department of parks of... · minutes ,and documents of the board of' commissioners department...

MINUTES ,AND DOCUMENTS

OF THE

BOARD OF' COMMISSIONERS

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS FOR THE

YEAR ENDING APRIL 30, 1901.

t ••

/ NEW YORK: MARTIN 'B. BROWN CO., PRINTERS AND STATIONERS,

Nos. 49 TO 57 PARK PLACE.

1901.

ANALYTICAL INDEX.

From May 18, 1900, to April 25, 1901.

23 MEETINGS.

Cominissioner CLAUSEN ............ , ............ , ..... present at 20.

" MOEBUS ....... : ............ , , ..

" BROWER ....• ' ...••.•......•...........•.

"

"

20.

20.

ANALYTICAL IN DEX.

A PAGE

Abbot-Gamble Construction Company..................................... 49

Adams, W. R., & Co .. ..... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86

Administration, Bronx..................................................... 82

Amel1ican Lumber Company............................................... 43

American Museum of N atul'al History .................. : . .. .. . . . . . ... . . .. .. 8, 38

Anchor Post COJ;llpany ..... " ......•.. , ... , ...... " ....... ' " ............. '. 121

And:rus, N. H............................................................. 69

Asphalt ConSitructioili Company............................................ 156, 157

Asphalt gutters .............................................. ~ . . . . . . . . . . .. 20, 143

Asphalt walks ................................................. ' ........ 45, 4~, 51, 83 .

B Barber Asphalt Paving. Company. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 156,,157

Bay Ridge Parkway ................... " ................................ 2, 10, 14, IS

Beckwith & Quackenbush .................................. ,.............. 73, 77

Hernard, Henry H ....................................................... . Bitter, Karl ....................... : ...................................... .

Blacksmithing materials .................................................. .

B'otanical Gardens (see" New York Botanical Gardens ").

Bonker, Andrew A .... : .................................................. .

Bouker, John A ... ; ...................................................... .

Bouker, Samuel E ........................................................ . Brady, John T ........................................................... . Brennan, P. F ............................................................ .

43 61

105

60

152

II4

27

75, 77 BricNs and cement. " ... , .... " .............. " ., " ., ..... , " ............. 10, 16, 106

Broken stone ............................................................. 152

Bridge over N. Y., N. H. & H. R. R. tracks............................... 52

Bronx and Pelham Parkway ........................................ 52, 54,66,72,82

Bronx Park ...................................................... 18, 21, 64, 69, 182

Brooklyn Alcatraz Asphalt Company ................................... ~. . . 45

VI INDEX.

Brooklyn Institute Qlf Arts and Sciences ................................... .

Brown & Fleming ................. " ..................................... .

Budget ................................................................... .

Bunting, flags, etc .................................. ·· .. ···················

BUl'ke, WiUiam E ...................................... ··················· Butterworth, Joseph E .......... , ., .. " ................. , ... , .... , " ., .... .

PAGE

8

II5

55

6

7 120

Byrnes, Thomas F .......................................... ·· .. ·········· 137, 139

c Cady, Berg & See ..................................................... " .. 8

Carlin & Co., P. J. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Carrere & Hastings ........................ , ... , ................. ' .. . . .. .. . I5,6g

Casey, James ............................................................. 11,16,44

Cathedral Parkway ....................................................... 157

Cats, Central Park ............................................... ·········· 39

Cement pipe, etc., Brooklyn ............................................... I I, 16, 44

Central Park-Drainage .............................................................. 6

Entrance ... , .. " .... " .. " .' ... , " ., .. . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 61, 151

Gutters................... ............................................ 20

Mould ... ~ .......... ,................................................. II9

Ordinances .. . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39

Walks ................................................................ 38,51,83

Chenoweth, A. C.......................................................... 27

CoaI'-Manhattan .................. : .............. ' .......... " .. " ... 8, 8r, 107, II6, 153

Brookl~n ...................... " ., ... , ............ " ..... 10,61,84, 107, II7, 141

Cockerill & Son ..................................................... 8, 108, II5, 151

Coldwell Lawn Mower CO'll1pany ..... : . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . I I I

ComptroiJ.er ............................................................... 60

Conklin, Jacob E.......................................................... 60,152

COIllslervatory, Central Park (see "Greenhouses ").

Cornell, Samuel W........................................................ 6I,8g

Creamer & Co., F. D....................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106

Crimmins, David .................................................. 112,119,153, 157

Crimmins, T. E ............................................. 7,22,54, 75, 76, 137, 145

Crotona Park ........................................................ . . . . . 44

Cunnimgham & Kearns ................................................. 7, 20, 53, II3

Curtis, GroveD........................................................... S

INDEX. VII

D PAGE

Dady; Michaei J....... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4

De Camp, Edwin: R........................................................ 20

Departmental estimQte .................................................... 55

De Venoge, H,arry........................................................ 69

Devl~ll', John B., ........................................................... 68,116

DevHn, John B., & Co ....... " ....................... , ......... , ...... " .. 18, II7

Dev1in, John H .................•................................. 64, 75, 78, 145, 146

Dietz, J. F ............... " ........ " ................ " .... .... .... .... .... 120

Dillon, Jamles ............................................................. II9

Dogs, etc., Central Park................................................... 39

Donovan & Sons.......................................................... 85

Doran, Charles L ........... " ................. 19,21,60,64, II2, II9, 120, 145, 157, 158

Dorgan, John J........................................................... 6,137

Dowd & Maslin ............................ '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108

Du Bois & 'Co ...................... , .............................•...... 89,103,115

Dunlfee & Co........... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147

Dunham, T. C. (In:c.) ....... " ................ " .................•... 95 ,112, 123, 133

Dunn., Bart. .............................................................. 77, 151

Dunne, Edward B ............ " ......................... " .................. 119,120

,Dunne, v". L ................. ' .... " ............................... , " .. .. . 9

Dwyer, Thomas .................................................. 8, 20, 27, 49, 51, 53

E Eagan, Joseph 119

Early, Joseph N ............................................... " .... .. ... . 7,12 3

Eastern Stone Companry ............................... " ................ ·5, 37, 49, 50

East One Hundred and Eighty-first Street Park ........ " ................ ~. . 153

East River Mill and Lumber Company... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

East River Park. ....... " ................................................ ·36, 54, 159

Eaton, Bradley L ........................................... ,.............. 43

Eighty-sixth street, paving roadway (see "West Eighty-sixth street ").

Electric lighting plant, Metropolitan Museum of A'rt. .. .... .... ... .. .. .. ... 50

Electric lighting fixtures, Metropolitan Museum of Art. ............. " ...... IsS, 159

Elevators,. Metropolitan Museum of Art. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . 83

Entrance to Central Park.................................................. 61, 151

Estima~e and Apportionmenrt-Board of .....•........................ 8, 21, 38, 54,60,66,67,82, 108, 116, 148.' 153

VIII INDEX.

F PAGE

FarreLly, E. J ............................... ". . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

F<liY, James .............................................................. 47, 66, loS

Fences, deer-house, Central Park .............................. " . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Fences, rail'--

Bronx .................................. " .... ......................... 144

Manhattan ............................................................ 22, 121

FertiliZJer ................................................................. 136

Ficklen & Murphy....... .... .................................. ............ 146

Fiske (J. W.) Iron Works....... .......................... ................ II9

Fifty-ninth street, widening of. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153

Flanagan, James .......................................................... 60

Forage-

Manhattan ........................................................ 20, 22, 81, IO.~

Brooklyn ............................................................. 8S

FO'rd, Walter J ................................... "........................ 59, II3

Fort Green Park.......................................................... 49

Forty-second Street Reservoi,r.... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6g

Foshay, A. G.............................................................. 43

Fox & Engel. .................................. " ............. , .. .. .. .. .. . 22

Fox & Co ...................................... , ...... " ........... , ...... 121, 126

Fox, John M ............................................................. .

F1"awley & Rooney ....................................................... .

Fulton Avenue Park .................................... , " ....... , " .... , .

Fury, John ............................................................... .

G

138

37

9, 145

157

Gallagher, Frank J........................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

Galbraith, Andrew •• 0.0.0.0.0.0'0'0.0.0'0.0 ••• 0.' ••••• 0'0.0.0.0.0 ••• 0 ._re .. 120

. Garden Mould'--

BrooKlyn .......................................................... 4, 16,21, 138

Manhattan ..... , ...................... " ..................... 44, 59, II9, 128, 157

Gecks, Peter ..................................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80

Gildersleeve, A. C ................................................ S, 27, 36, 38, 54, 59 G~over, Henry W .................................... , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149

Gordon, Robert ............................................... . . . . . . . . . . .. II 6, 153

Graham, James P ............ , . . . • . . • . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3

INDEX. IX

PAGE

Grant's Tomb ...........•......................................... ,' .. . . . . . 8

Gravel.................................................................... 137

Greenhouses-

Bronx ............................................................... 60,68, 109

Manhattan ............................................................ 157

Gunnison, A ............................................................... 113, 133 Gutters, Central Park..................................................... 20, 143

H Hamilton Fish Park ............. ' .. , " ., .................................. -8, 15,54

Handibode, Jr., Peter ...................................... 7, 59, 65, 113, 119, 145, 158

Hardware-

Bronx ............................................................... .

Brooklyn ............................................................ . Manhattan ...................................... ; .................... .

II4 61,88

126

Harl<em Riiver Driveway ... : ........................................... 21, 50,59,70 Harper, C. A ................................. " ........... , .. .. .. .. .. .. .. . II3 H-arris & Maguire ................................ , ........ " ., ..... , ... , .3, 5, 14, 16

Harris, Isaac .......................................................... 136, 137, 139

Hart Company ....................................................... 65, 73, 76, 147

Hartman Manufacturing Comp~ny .......... ,.............................. 121 Hastings Pavement Company.............................................. 49

Hecla Iron Works ..... :. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158

HeiolSohn. Charles H...................................................... 43, 125

Henderson, William ............................................... 47, 49, 66, !O8, 120

Hennessy, WtHliam P...................................................... 148

Herring, Peter B.......................................................... 149

l-Egh Bridge Park......................................................... 66 Hildebrand, George .... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 108, 120 Hitchings & Ca .................................................. 47,60,69, log, 151

Hoenig, E. F.............................................................. 81

Horne Company .......................................................... 71, 120

Huber Company ................................................... " ..... 103 Hudson Park....................................... ...................... 38

Huffman & Co ........................................................ . 20, 22, 8i, 82

H1.1ghes, James ........................................................... 10

HuH, Grippen & Co ............................................. '-..... '" . IIS Hunt, R. H............................................................... 67

x INDEX.

J PAGE

Jefferson (Thomas J effersol1 l) Park........................................ II3. 153

Jennison, SamueI S........................................................ II6

John1son, Isaac C ................................... " .......... " .. .. .. .. . II9

J CJlnes, William ............................................................ 120

K Kane, Patrick J......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113

Kane, Thomas H..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148

Keenan, C. W............... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 95, 132

Kelly' & KeHey............................................................ IS

Kelly, Anthony. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . II3

Kelly, Thomas............................................................. 20, 44

Kelley, W. D................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Kenyon, William N... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

King, Garrett S........................................................... 120, 144

Knoepple, Herbert J.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148 Koch, F. A................................................................ 69

L Labor, maintenance and supplies, Manhattan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66 Lake, William B.......................................................... 4

Lamb, W. & T............................................................ 8

Larrgler, Philip J..................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100

Lavatories, Harlem River Driveway. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50

Lawn mowel's.............................................................. III

Leesoll!, WiUiam G ..................................................... 36, 52, 59, 64

Lentilhon, Eugene ....................................................... 51, lIS

Lumber

Brooklyn .................. , .................. , .... ,,'., .... ,' ... ,. ". 86 Manhattan ........................................................... 42, 44, 124

Me McCollum & Nortoll'...................................................... 87

McCollum & Co..... .............................. ........ ................ 125

McCormack, J. Frank..................................................... 139

McDonald, Bart........................................................... 53

McKune, C. S............................................................. II9

INDEX. XI

PAGE

McMahon, Hugh .......................................................... 144,157

MclYlullen & McBean .... , " ...... " ... , " ., .... " .. _ ...... " .............. ; , 31

McPherson Material Compan~ .......... :................................... 106

M·cQuade, ]o·hn ] ......................................................... 53, 75, 78

M Mahoney, Eugene P: ...................................................... 18, 21, 22

Maillie, John F ....... ; ............................................... 5, So, 137, 139

Maintenance and construction, Bronx...................................... 82

lVIan:hattan Square.......................................................... 66

Manhattan Supply Company .............................. 6, 88, II3, I14, 123, 126, 133

lvIanhattan Trap-ro'Ck Compan;y............................................ I IS

Manure" ........................ '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120

lVlarks, James ].,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152

Marren, James ]. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119

Martin, Andrew W ......................................... -......... 95, 113,123, 133

Martin, C. C............................................................... IS

Masters,on, William ·R ............................................ ~ .18, 21, 60, 65, 72

Meehan, Patrick. ............................... -.. " ........•............ 22,120,158

Metropolitan Museum of Art-

Caryatides and medall-ions............................................. 61

Coal ........................................... -. .................. " .. 116,153

Electric lighting plant................................................. 50, 68

Electric Hghting fixtures· .............................................. .

Elevators ............................................................ .

Equipment '," .' ...... : ................................................. .

Sewer .............................. ' .................................. .

·Windows ............................................................ . Meyer, DanieL .... -....................................................... .

Meyer, John H .....................•.................. .- ......... : ........ .

158, 159

83 67

20

144 n6

8

Monohan, Thomas ......................................................... 3, 4, 5, 14

Moore, Harry ... ; ........................... ,.............................. 17, 120

Moore, William] ...................................................... : . ',' 7,9, 145

l\foquin, W,ill~am C........................................................ 116

~1oran, P: ]. ...... : ..................... .- .............................. 145, 151, 157

Mo'rris, Charles B., & Co..... . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21

Morton's. Sons & Co ............................ , .... .. ..... .. .. .... ........ 106

Mul,berry Bend Park...................................................... 158

Murphy Brothers ........................................................ 2, 5, 14, 139

Murray & Munzinger ................. ,................. •....•.•.•.•.•.•.•..• 157

XII INDEX.

PAGE

Murray, W. F ... :......................................................... 79

Murtagh & McCarthy..................................................... 106

Mus~c stands .............................................................. 120, 128

Mutual Contracting Company .............................................. 7, 20, 59

iN N atioll'al Trading Company ............................................... .

Nelson Brothers ........................................................ , ..

NeIson, F. W.H .................... ,., .............. , ........ , ..... , .... .

Neuchatel Asphalt Company (Ltd.)" ........ , .... , .... ,." ...... , ........ .

Newman, E. D .............. " ... , .. , ..... , ........ " ........... " ....... .

New York Botanical Garden6-

Funds for ......................... , ....... , .. , .......... , ..... , ....... .

II

10,61

84, II7

83

87

Grading grounds, etc ..................... , ...... ".................... 76, 82

Horticultural buildings .. , .............................. " ... , ........ " 151, 159

Improving Museum Building and approach .. , ...... , .. , ... ,., ... ,..... 146

Propagating houses ......... , ...... , .. " ... , .. " ............ , ., ....... 47, 48,109

Roads .......................................... , ..... ,............... II6

New York Central Coal Company .............................. , . . . . . . . . . . . II6

New Y'ork Mastic Works ........... , .... , ..... , .......... , ... ,........... 143

New York Public Library-

Contract No. I .................................................. ,'. . . . . 6g

Contract NO.2 ............................... , .. , ............. 51, 54,82, lIS, 148

Contract NO.3 ................................ , ..... , ........... ,..... 116

Funds for ........................................... ', .. , ...... ,..... 67

N ew- Y urk Zoological Park-

Entrances .................... " ................... , .. , ....... ,........ IS

Greenhouse ................. , ..... , ......... , .......... ,.............. 60

P!'imate house ......................... , ... "., ..... ,................. 108, 109

Public comfo:rt building ...... , ............ , ... , ... ,., ........ , ....... 47, 48,159

Regula ting, grading, etc .... , ..... , ................................... .

Settees ....................................... " ...................... .

Shelter pavilion ..................... , ......... , ................. , .... .

Workshop ...................................................... , .... .

Nicholson, Robert C .......................................... , ........ , ..

Norton, P. J ............................................. , .......... , .... .

21

9 17

71,80

6

87 Norton & Gorman ................................... , ............... , .. , .. 3,4,138

INDEX.

o Oastlter, William Churchill ................................................ . Ocean Parkway ..... .' .................................................... . Q'DonIlreH, Joseph P ..................................................... . O'Hern & Berrigan .. " .................................................... . Oliver, James ................................... .' ........................ . Ordinances .............................................................. .

Otis Elevator Company ................................................... .

p Paints ana painters' supplies-

XUl

PAGB

IS 4, 16

31

65,79 68

39 83

Bron~ ................................................................. 112

Bl'oo;klyn ....................................................... 94, 107, 109, 132

Manhattan ......................................................... 122, 128, 140

Parker Company, John H................................................. 51 Paving tires ...................................... :......... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49 Pelham Bay Park......................................................... 60, 108

Permins, William P .......................................... , ...... " ..... 136, IS3

PhiH:ips & Co ........ , " ...... " ...... " ............................ '" . .. . B9 Pidgeon, Frank ........................................................... 77 Pilkington, James .......................................................... IS8

Plant, William J .. , . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7, 21

Plumbers' supplies ......... :.............................................. 103

Port, Wihliam H.......................................................... 8 Porter Monument ........................................................ 48

Price, Rodman M......................................................... 70 Probst, Herniap. .......................................................... lIS, 148

Prospect Park ............................................................ 45

Publk building, Crotona Park, .............................. ~ . . . .. . . .. . . . . 44

Q Quinn, J. Frank .......................................................... 60, 80, lIS Quinn, William L......................................................... 137, 139

R Red HoO'k Park............................... .. .. .. ...................... 49,50

Regulating, etc., roads, Bronx P.ark ................................... 18, 64,82, II6 Reinhardt & Co........................................................... 81, 82 RemoVling trees .... "" ................................................................................. "" .. " ........... .. !22

XIV INDEX.

PAGE

Reynolds, J ohrt J., Jr ................................................... 19, 20, 21, 44

Richards, W. F........................................................... 69

Riverside Park and Drive-

Fences ............................................................... .

Funds for ........................................................... .

Grounds around Grant's Tomb ....................................... .

Mould ............................................................... .

22

60,148

8

44 Sewer .. ;............................................................. 59, 140

Rodgers. J. c., Jr .................................................. 21, 53, 73,79, lI3

RolLers (see "Steam Road Rollers ").

Rutan, Kenny & Henningham .... ,................ .... .................... 8

Ruwe Brothers ........................................................... 100

Ryan & M,cFerran ...................................................... 66,108,120

Ryan & Parker .................................................. , . . . . . . . . . 31, 36

Ryan, Nicholas W .................................................... 17, 47, 49,159

s Sand 10

Sandberg & Feek ........... " ...... " ............................. , ....... 151, 157

Schenck, Martin .......................................................... 148

Schlegel. Oscar .................................................... . . . . . .. lI2, 133

Screen~ngSl

Limestone

Trap rock:

Bronx ........................................................... .

Brooklyn ........................................................ .

Manhattan

Shale:

'Brooklyn

So,138

60,152

So

1I4

54, 137 Manhattan ........................................................ 6, 22

Sea waH, East River Park ............................................. 36, 38, 54, 159

Settees ........................ " .. " ...................... " .. " ., ...... '. 9

Seward (William H. Seward) Park ....... '. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 82, 109

Sewer connrections, Central Park ..................... " ........ " ., ...... "

Sewer, Riverside Drive ................................................... .

Sewer from Swedish School-house ........................................ .

20

59, 140 68

Sheehan, John R ..................................... 15,17,47,48,49,66;71,108,151

Sicilian Asphalt Paving Company ................................ 51, 83, 143, 156, 157

INDEX. xv

PAGE

Skate and golf house ...................... , .......... " ., ....... , ., .. " ., .49, 54, 66 Slattery, John ......... " ... , ...... " ....... , .... " ... , ... , .... " . . . . .. .... 59

Smith, Harry L........................................................... I12 ,

Smith, Reeves ............................................................ 145, 147

Smith, W ... R ....•....... , ...... " ... ' ................. " ........... ,.. .. .. . 152

Sod . " •....•.••..•••................................................ 22, 59, 120, 158

SpeI1!cer, 1:. W ........................................................... , . 148

Springfield road roUer............. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15

Spuyten Duyvil Parkway .......... , .. " ........................ " ., ...... " Staats, R. P. & ]. H. (Inc.) ............................................... .

Stearn road roHers ........................................................ . Steeves, Bernard & Eaton ................................................ . Stone & Thurston .................................. , .................... , . StOIl!e archways, Brooklyn ................................................ . StoI1!e, Thursto,n & Puffer ................................................. .

Sutliffe, Robert S ........................................................ . Swedish School-house ................................................... .

T

68,144

37 15

43,125

147

4 108

61), 140

68

Tait, John G.............................................................. 53

Thatcher & Son ............................. '.' " .................. " .. .. . . 8 Thileinan & Smith .. : ............................................ 19,53,59,64,73,79

Toilet facilirt:ies ............................................................ 159

Top soil (see "Garden Mould "). Trap-rock .................................................................. 60, 80

Traub, Alexander 81....................................................... 144, 157

u United Engineering and Contracting Company ............................ 31, 50,.68 United States Trading C'ompany ................ 7,87,89,94,100, 103,106, III, II3, Il5

V Van Cortlandt Park ....................................................... 49, 54, 66

Verity, W. E.............................................................. 86

Viaduct, Riverside Park .................................................. 26, 38,140

V ollkommer, Joseph........................................................ 85

XVI INDEX.

w PAGE

Waldreaon, A. G.......................................................... 69

Walks, Central Park....................................................... 38

Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Company........................................ 156

Water-mains, Central Park................................................ 21

Watson, James R......................................................... 87

Wechsler, Louis........................................................... 51

Weeks, Ellwood........................................................... 10,16

Wells & Newton Co................................................. ...... 67

West Eighty-sixth street, paving.......................................... 67, 156

Wille, Charles............................................................. 120

W>i1liams & Gerstle ............................................ 49, 50, 66, 71, 108, lIS

Wilson & B'aillie Mfg. Co................................................. II, 147

Wood ashes and bone ......................... " ............. ' .. " ........ 136, 153

Wright, Wilbur T......................................................... 71

Wright, W,illiam R., & Son ............................. " ..... 17.47, 49, 66, lO8, 120

W\ynn, James C................................... ...... .... ............... 116

y y.oung, William ........................................... 21, 22, 59. II9, 120, 157, 158

Y'oungs, David L........................... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 125

Z Za:rtInan.n. William J... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70

Zoological Park (see "N. Y. Zoological Park ").

• DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.

FRIDAY, MAY 18, I900-ADJoURNED MEETING, II A. M.

Present-Commissioners Clausen (President), Moebus, Brower.

A representative ~f the Comptroller being present, and the meeting open to tbe public, the

estimate-box was opened and all.the estimates or proprn.als rej:eived, in pursuance of duly publi~hed

advertisements, were opened and read, as follows:

MAY 18,1900.] 2

For Regulating, Grading, Curbing, Guttering and Paving with Macadam Pavement, the

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Stripping and piling surface soil. .................. '" •....•

Excavation ..................................... ' .......... .

3 Embankment ...•..•...•.••••.••......•.....•..........•••

4 Macadam pavement ....••••••••.••............•..........

5 Dressed curb ........................................... " ..

6 Bri?k pavement in gutters ................ ............... .

• QUANTITIES.

12,500 cubic yards.

72 ,500

18,000

14,500 square yards.

1,300 linear fee'.

1,400 square yards.

Brick pavement in roadway under arches.... ............. 900

8 Asphalt pavement in walks ............................. .

9 City inlet·basins ....................................... .. '9

10 Park inlet-basins, road type........ . ..................... . 24

II Park inlet·basins, walk type ............................ ..

12 Manholes .............................................. . [4

'3 9·inch egg.shaped cement pipe. .......... .. ............ .. 2,360.0 linear feet.

,.-inch egg'shaped cement pipe ....................... , ... 450 • 0

IS I5-inch egg· shaped cement pipe .... · ...

,'16 IS-inch egg-shaped cement pipe ................ 0. •.•••.... 800.0

I, 24-inch egg-shaped cement pipe.... ...... ..... ............. 1,400.0

Totals .................................. .

Alternati'lll! Bids.

Cement curb instead of stone .... _ ..... , ........... '" .,. _ . 1:.300 linear teet.

Total ........................................ .

8 CemeBt vavement in walks instead of asphalt ............ .. 4,450 square yard~.

Total ....................................... ..

MURPHY BROS •

Price. Amount.

$0 24 ~3,OOO 00

22 15,950 00

180 00

75 10,875 e.o

70 9 1000

2 65 3,710 00

2 65 2.385 00

1 95 8,677 50

8000 1.520 00

3000 720 co

30 00 45000

3000 4 2000

97 7,289 20

t 02 459 00

1.40 1.435 00

, 65 1,320 00

2 35 3,290 00

--.--~-

$57,590 7°

90 I,I70 00

$57,850 70

I 77 7,876 50

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_56,789 70

3 [MAY 18, 1900.

Bay Ridge Pa1!e;way, from Fourth Avenue to the present Shore Road, Borough of Brooklyn.

FRANK J. GALLAGHER. JAMES 1>. GRAHAM. TH(>MAS MvNAIlAN. NvR'I'ON & GO!<!\oIAN .. IHARRIS & MAGUIRE.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Pric~. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amou\lt.

--- ---- --- .- ---$024 h,04IO 00 to 20 $2,500 00 11<> 19 $',375 00 Go 20 $2,500 00 to 18 t2,2~O oP

:as 20,300 00 25 18,125 00 19 13,175 00 20 14.500 00 18 f3.oso 00

I 2 36000 5 900 00 5 goo 00 1 18000 44 7,93000

-. 79 11,4-55 00 97 14.-65 90 74 JO"~30 00 79 11,.55 00 64 9,.80 90

90 I,I10 00 100 1,300 00 85 1,105 00 70 91000 65 8~S 00

• 43 3,402 00 330 4,620 00 • IS 3 ... °10 ~ • 33 3,06, 00 • 49

3,486 00

243 s,r87 00 330 2,970 00 2 15 1,935 00 " 33 2,097 00 243 2,181 00 \

1,565 00 9,567 50 I 7tl , IS I 50 6,675 00 I 70" 7,565 00 I 70 7,565 00

9500 ~805 00 3000 57°00 10000 1,900 00 1:20 ~ 2,2:80 00 75 00 1.425 oe

35 00 84000 3000 7,20 0") 19 00 45600 35 00 8~0 00 so 00 ~,200 co

25 QO 375 00 3000 450 00 17 00 '5500 3500 5 ' 5 0 ' 3000 45000

40 00 56000 3000 4·.00 2S 00 3SO 00 3" 00 44800 3000 +~ 00

6S 1,534 00 60 1.416 00 75 1,77° 00 ?5 2,24200 35 806 co

So 360 00 ISO 5,40 "" 90 ' 405 00 92 44'00 5<> 225 00

120 1,230 00 ISO 1.537 SO • '5 .,dI2S 140 I •• US 00 85 871 ~5

I 4S 1,1:60 00 " 00

1,600 00 I 45 1,160 00 I 45 1.100 00 , 10 88000

3 00 4,200 00 '90 2,66000 I 75 2,4SQ 00 3 00 4,200 00 , 65 3.31000

.... 1161,5°3 00 . ~ .. to3,96IOO .... '50,532 '5 .... $5(\.040 00 . ... $55,190 '5

90 1,:11000 No bid. ........ 8s. I~I05 00 No bid. ........ No bid. . ......... ,

.... $6,.503 00 .... ........ . ... '5°.53" 2S . ... ........ . ... .......... , 60 7,]:20 OQ loS $4,806 CoO I 50 6,675 00 No bid, ........ ''I'' $5,785 00

.... • 6I,os8'00 .... t59,I99 50 . ... $5°,53' 25 .... ........ . ... iS3,4'0 25 .

MAY 18, I9<JO.] 4

FO? Construlfting Two Stone ArchwaJls, One Under Second

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16,500 cubic yards excavation for both archways, etc . ............... .

Second avenue archway,. alternatives:

[st. With facades granite and arch brick ......................... .

zd. With facades gran;te and arch betvn ........................ .

3d. With facades Ohio sandslone and arch brick ........... ....... .

4th. With facades Ohio sandstone and arch beton ..•.••.•...•......

Third avenue archway, alternatives:

Ist. With facades granite and arch brick .......•••••... ...........

• d. With facades granite and arch beton...... • .•...............

3d. Witb facades Ohio sandstone and arch brick .•••.•••••••.••••.

4th. With f:lcades Ohio sands· one and arch beton •.....•......••.

MICHAEL J. DADY.

Price. Amount.

$' 00

37,00000

35,00000

43,000 00

.p,OOO 00

For Furnishing and Delivering 2,000 cubic yards of Loam, to be delivered on Ocean

NAME OF BIDDER.

Thomas Monahan.... . ....................................................... .

Norton & German ........ ..........•..........................................

William B. Lake ...•.••••••.•...••.....•.....•......•••••........•.............

.,000 CUBIC YARDS.

110 65

98

7S

AMOUNT.

1,500 00

5 LMAY 18, 1900 ..

Avenue and One Under Third Avenue, Borougk of Brooklyn.

THE EASTERN STONE COMPANY. A. C. GILDERSLEEVE. THOMAS MONAHAN.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

jjo 22 $I6,5OO 00 jjo 23 $3.79500

30,000 00 34,924 00

30,000 00 34,924 00

26;000 00 40,000 00 37.000 00

.6,300 00 40,000 00 37,000 00

30,000 00 32,724 00

30,000 00 32,724 00

40,000 00 34,7"4 00

40,000 00 34,,24 00

Parkway, between Twenty-second Avenue and K,ng's Higkway, Borough oj Brooklyu.

NA .. E OF BIDDER.

Murphy Bros ............................................................... .

John F. Maillie ......... , ..................................................... .

Harris & McGuire .....•

2,000 CUBIC V ARDS.

to 90

6.

47

AMOUNT.

111,800 00

94000

MAY 18,1900.] 6

For Bunting, Flags, etc., for

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ITEMS.

American Flags, viz. :

8 by 12 feet ••.•..•.....••.

6 by 10 feet ................................... .

12 by 20 feet. . • . . . . • • • • • • . . . . • . . . . . . .. • . . • .. . .•

12 b~o~:~et~ .~~~~ .I.~~~ o.n .. s~.c~.~~. ~.~i~~. ~~~i~ .. (~~~ } 10 by :16 teet. lettered "Veterans of the War.}

1812," on the stripes.... . •.•.............. '

Red Flags, 6 by 8 feet. ...........•..........

Red buntmg, 36 IDche:5 wlde ••••••.• 0 ••••

White bunting, 36 inches wide __ .........•••..... _ .... _ ..

BIl.).e bunting, 36 inches wIde .••••..•.•...•••..•.••...•..

Total. .•...••..•....••..•.••....••....•.•.•.

QUANTITIES.

4

25 yards.

25

THE MANHATTAN SUPPLY COMPANY.

Priet"'. Amount.

$'3 00

23 20

8:1 00

56

50

5 50

5 50

$186 01

All above of best quality American double warp wool bunting. All seams, stars and lettering on flags shall flags as per samples shown.

For Furnishing and Delivering 7.500 Cubic Yards 0/ ====.:c.-=--=-=:-=~~=-=--=--=--_-_-_-_-__ . _____ _

NAME OF BIDDER.

John J. D.>rgan ...................................................... .

1.500 CUBIC YARDS SCRRENISGS.

..69

AMOUNT.

For Repairs 10 the Drainage oj a Portion of the East Drive in emlral

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ITEMS . QUANTITIFS.

ROBERT C. NICHOLSON'

Price. Amount.

-------- ---- ----t { 6·inch vitrified salt.glazed stoneware drain pipe furnished}

and laid, as specified ............. , .................. . 570 linear feet. $1 20

2 8·inch vitrified pipe. as specified ......................... . I 35

3 Io·inch vitrified pipe, as specified. ..•....•.••...••••• " ... .. 1,120 I 50 1,680 00

4 a·inch vitrified pipe, as specified ......••.•.....•.•. '" •.. 2,080 I 95

Rock excavated and removed .........•.•.....•••••...•.•• 200 cubic yards. 3 00 60000

6 Road basins built complete. • . • • .• • . . . . . . . . • ••••. . .• . ..• • • 4 180 00

1 Sod furnished and laid ....•.••.........•••.....•.. eo...... 10,500 square feet.

8 Gutters taken up and relaid •••• ~. • . . . • • . • . . . . • . • •. . . . • . . .• '50 square yards. 62 50

Total. ....•..•.••...........••.........•..•.•

7 [MAY 18,1900.

Parks, Borough of Manhatmn.

UNlTllD STATBS TRADING CoMPANY. WILLIAM E. BURKlL JOSEPH N. EARLY.

Price. Amount. Price. AmouDt. Price. Amount.

'0200

1 6000

t8000

3S 00 I •• 00

r 3800

Lump sum. Lump sum.

1000 I 1000 I 1000 J

i:i87 00 '.25 00

be hand sewed or lOCk stitched, with the edges turned under. Samples must be submitted with bid. Lettering on

Shale Sand-stone Screenings, B01'ough of Manhattan.

NAME OF BIDDER. 1,500 'CUBIC YARDS

SCREENINGS. AMOUNT.

T. E. Crimmins ........................................................... . $IQ,OSO 00

Park, between Eighty-jifth and Ninety-seventh Streets, Borough of Manhattan.

PETER HANDIBODE,JR. CUNNINGHAM & W,LLIAM J. MOORE. WILliAM J. PLANT. MUTUAL CONTRACT. KEARNS. ING CO.

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Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

--- --- ----$1 6S $940 50 fl 20 $Ii&! 00 fa 15 .,.21 50 $1 95 $1,:1'11 So ill 80 '1,02600

1 65 759 00 I 10 78• 60 . 100 460 00 I 91 '818 60 190 87400

I 65 1,1\4800 220 ',464 00 .00 2,24000 I 59 ',780 80 200 !'.a,240 00

1 65 3,H2OO 2 25 4,680 00 250 5,200 00 1 77 3,68t 60 2 IS 4.412 00

So 10000 3 00 600 00 ...... ........ 3 00 600 00 01 200

4500 18000 30 00 12000 40 00 160 00 39 So IS800 35 ob' T4b 00

04 4"" 00 04 42000 03 31500 03 3IS 00 03 315 00

SO J2500 ,3" 15 00 50 ISIS 00 . ·s 60 So ·s 6. SO , ...... \1I1,S"4 50 ...... $9;8zS 00 ...... $8.9#7 50 . ..... .8,58800 ' . ..... , '9,'31 '5t>

MAY 18, 1900.] 8

For Coal for Parks, Borough of Manhattan.

GROVE D. CURT.S. JOHN H. MEVER.

ITEMS.

First quality egg coal .•••.••••••••••.•...••....

First quality broken or furnace coal. ....•.•••••.

First quality pea coal.. . . . . . •••• • • • • •• . • . . .. . ..

Total ....•..•••••••..•••••••••..••.

All white ash, well screened, etc., etc.

QUANTITIES.

350 tons

1,200

Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

$1,333 So

1,173 2S

2 97

For Furnishing Materials, Labor, etc., and Erecting Complete tke Centre Pav,/ion of the

Eastern Parkway Elevation, Brooklyn Instilute of Arts and Sciences, Borough of B10oklyn.

======================================================~==========7=====~c~~ AMOUNT

NAME OF BIDDER. I PAVILION FOR CUT-srONE COMPLETE. DOME INgTEAD

OF COPPER.

Rutan, Kenny & Henningham ................................................ .

W.&T.Lamb ............................................................... . 302,500 00 3.500 00

John Thatcher & Son ........................................................ .

Thomas Dwyer ............................................................. . 320,OCO 00 7,0(0 00

Wilham H. Port..... .. .. .. .. .. ... .. ....................................... .. 333. lI8 00 336,355 00

P.J.Carlin& Co ............................................................ . 294,189 00 1.963 00

The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

The following communications were received:

From the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, forwarding copies of resolutions,

as follows:

1st. Approving plans and authorizing the issue of bonds for planting and improving the

grounds around Grant's. Tomb, including that portion of Riverside Park between One Hundred

and Twentieth and One Hundred and Twenty-seventh streets, embracing the steep embankments

of the park west of the tomb.

2d. Authorizing an additional issue of bonds to the amount of $3,500 for the improvement ot

Hamilton Fish Park.

Filed.

From Cady, Berg & See, Architects, reporting upon the contract of T. Cockerill Ii: Son for

work on the enlargement of American Museum of Natural History Building, and recommending

9

that all penalty for overtime thereon be remitted on acc~unt of delays not due to fault on the

part of the. contractot.

Commissionllr Clausen offered the following:

Resolved, That in accordance with the recommen4ation of the Architects, Messrs. Cady,

Berg & See, and for the reason set forth in their report, the time fixed for the completion of work

under the contract with T. Cockerill & Son for the lecture hall and other work of enl? rgement of

the American Musellm of Natural History Building be aJ).d the same hereby is extended to the

date of the completion of the same, and that all penalty for excess of the time stipulated in the

contract be and the same hereby is remitted.

Which was adopted by the following vote:

Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.

From the Engineer-in-Chief, Borough of The Bronx:

1st. Reporting a time statement on the contract of V. L. Dunne for park settees, and

~r(._"mmending that no penalty for overtime be charged against the contractor.

Commissioner Moebus offered the following:

Resolved, That the report of the Engineer-in-Chillf of the Borough of The Bronx, upon

the application of V. L. Dunne, for the remission of the penalty for overtime on his contract for

furnishing and delivering Park Settees in the New York Zoological Park, in Bronx Park, in

The City of New York be approved, and that the penalty for overtime, one hundred and

twenty and one-quarter days, be remitted as recommended, the delay being due to causes not

the fault of the contractor.



2. Reporting a time statement on ,the contract of William J. Moore, for improving small

park on the west side of Fulton avenue, between One Hundred and Sixty-ninth and One Hundred

and Seventieth streets, and recommending that. no penalty for overtime be charged against the

contractor.


Resolved, That the report of the Engineer-in-Chief of the Borough of The Bronx, upon the

application of William J. Moore for the remission of the penalty for overtime on his contract for

improving Small Park on the west side of Fulton avenue, between One Hundred and Sixty

ninth and One Hundred and Seventieth streets, in the Borough of The Bronx, of The City of New

York be approved and that the penalty for overtime fifteen days be remitted, as recommended,

the delay being due to causes not the fault of the. contractor.

Which was adopted by the following vote :

Ay8s--CommissiDners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.

MAY 18, 1900.] IO

Commissioner Clausen offered the following:

Resolved, That [he security deposit made with the bid of James Hughes, March 29, 1900,

for furnishing and delivering one thousand cubic yards of sharp building sand where required for

parks in the Borough of Manhattan, be and the same hereby is declared forfeited, said Hughes

having failed to provide sureties satisfactory to the Comptroller within the time required

by law.



Commissioner Brower offered the following:

Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with Ellwood Weeks, dated January

22, 1900, for bricks and cement for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn, the quantity of Lehigh

, cement therein called for, be and hereby is authorized to be increased, as may be required, not

exceeding twenty-five per cent.




Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with Nelson Brothers, dated January

30, 19oo. for coal for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn, the quantity of furnace coal therein

called for be and hereby is authorized to be increased as may be required, not exceeding twenty

five per cent.



Commissioner Brower offered the following :

Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest formal bidders for work and materials for which

bids have been this day received, excepting the improvement of Bay Ridge Parkway, be for

warded to the Comptroller for his approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved that

cc.ntracts for the same be entered into for and on behalf of the department.




Resolved, That this Board, deeming it to the interest of the City so to do, hereby rejects all

the bids or proposals this day received for the improvement of Bay Ridge Parkway, in the Bor

ough of Brooklyn.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Moebns, Brower-3.

On motion, at IZ o'clock M., the Board adjourned.

WILLIS HOLLY, Secretary.

II [MAY· 240 I goo.

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS .

• THURSDAY, MAy 24, 1900·

Present-Commissioners Clausen (President), Moebus, Browe!r.

A representative of the Comptroller being present and the meeting open to the public, the

estimate box was opened and all the estimates or proposals which have been received pursuant to

a duly published advertisement were opened and read, as follows :'

For Furnishing ant! Delivering Cement Pipe, Granite Heads for Straight Side Inlets, and

Iron Basin Pans, Borough of Brooklyn.

J AMIIS CASEY.

ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

Price. Amount.

Cement Pipe, I2-inch •••••.••••.••••.••... 400 linear teet. $<}6oo

IS-inch ................... .. i,I88 00

IS-inch .................... . 135 00

Granite Heads for Suaight Side Inlets •.•. 12 sets. 2500 300 00

Cast-iron Basin Pans ............................. .. 12 " 500 60 00

Total. ...................... .

.The minutes of the previous meeting were read and approved.

THE WILSON & BAILLIE MANUFACTU R I N G COMPANY.

Price. Amount.

tz,I03 00

A communication was received from the National Trading Company stating their intention

t? submit a bid for vitrified, Salt-glazed sewer-pipe, and asking that it be considered.

Filed.

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Resolved, That the proposal of the lowest formal bidder this day received be forwarded to

the Comptroller for his approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved, that a contract

for the cement pipe therein mentioned be executed by the Commissioner.


Ayes--Commissioners 'Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.

On motion, at 11.30 A. M., the Board adjourned.


'3 rJUNE 7, .1900.


•

THURSDi\Y, JUNE 7, I~oo-ADJOURNED MEETING, II AM.

Present- Commissioners Clausen (President), Moebus, Brower.


estimate-box was opened and all the estimates or proposals received, in pursuance of duly pub

lished advertisements, were opened and read, as follows:

For Regulating, Grading, Curbing, Guttering and Paving wzth Macadam Pavement, the Bay Ridge Parkway, from Fourth Avenue to the

Present Shore Drive, Borough of Brooklyn.

<5 z

9

hEMS.

Stripping and piling surface soil ........................... ..

Excavation ........•....••.....................•...•••..•.•.

Macadam pavement, new ..••.•....... 0 •••••••••••••••••••••

Macadam pavement, relaying .•.....•........................

Dressed curb ..........•................. _ ......•...........

Taking up, rejointmg and resetting curb ..........•......•.••

Brick pavement in gutters .....•............................

Cobble-stone pavement. relaid ....... .

Belgian block gutter, relaId ........................... , ..•..

Crushed limestone for walks ............................... '[

City inlet basins .......................... , ' .....•.•..•......

12 I Park inlet basins, road type .....•........... I •••••••••••••••

I3[ Park inlet basins, walk type ..... , , ........ , , ............... .

14 Manholes ••••.......•.•.......•....•......•.....••....•.••••

15 9·inch egg shaped cement pipe ............................. .

16 12 inch egg-shaped cement pipe .......................... ..

17 Is-inch egg-shaped cement pipe ............................ .

IS IS-inch egg- shaped cement pipe ............................ .

19 24·inch egg· shaped cement pipe .......................... .

QUANTITIES.

12,500 cubic yards.

62,800

14,500 square yards.

4,500

1.300 linear feet.

1,620

1,475 square yards.

',475

900

300 cubic yards.

24

15

'4

2,360 linear feet.

450

1,021)

800

1,40 )

TotaL._ ......................................... 1 •• , ................. ..

MURPHV BROS. HAFlRIS & MAGUIRE. THOMAS MONAHAN.

Price. Amount. Price. I Amount. Price. Amount.

$0 22 ~2,750 00 $0 25 $3,125 (0 $0 20 $2,500 00

25 15,7°0 00 25 15,700 00 20 12,560 00

74 10,7 ... 0 00 70 10, :50 00 58 8,4IO 00

53 2.385 co 50 2,250 00 25 1,125 co

70 91000 65 845 00 58 754 00

'4 226 80 ,8 291 fo 10 162 co

2 45 3,61 3 75 2 49 3,672 7.:!' I 95 2,876 25

25 368 75 '0 295 00 20 295 00

30 2700:) 30 270 00 20 180 00

60000 I 60 480 00 1 40 420 00

80 00 80:) 00 75 00 750 cc 75 00 750 00

3000 720 cu 25 00 600 (0 25 00 6QO 00

30 00 450 00 , 2000 300 00 15 00 225 00

25 00 350 00 2000 280 0:) 23 00 322 00

45 1,(62 0,) 40 944 00 4° 944 co

60 270 00 50 225 00 50 'l25 00

I IO 1,127 50 85 871 25 70 717 50

1 30 1,040 00 I 10 88000 90 720 00

2 00 '2,300 00 1 65 2,3 1000

I $44'239~0 $46,173 80

I 40 I,96o 00

$35,745 75

·-----.--~-----~·c-__ -_-___ _=_-_-_-_-_-__ _

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IS [JUNE 7, 1900 .



From the Chief Engineer, Borongh of The Bronx, reporting a time statement on the work

under contract with John R. Sheehan for constructing four entrances to the New York Zoological

Park in Bronx Park, and recommending that no penalty be charged against the contractor for

overtime, which was not due to fault on his part.

Commissioner-Moebus offered the following:

Resolved, That the report of the Chief Engineer of the Borough of The Bronx, upon the

application of John R. Sheehan for the remission of the penalty for overtime on his contract for

furni_hing all labor and all materials for constructing four entrances to the New York Zoological

Park in Bronx Park in The City of New York be approved, and that the penalty for overtime,

ninety-four afl.d one· half days. be remitted as recommended, the delay being due to causes not

the fault of the contractor.

Which was adopted by the following vott: :


From Carrere & Hastings, Architects-Reporting a time statement on the work under contract

with Kelly & Kelley for the improvement of Hamilton Fish Park, and recommending that the time

fixed for the completion of the same be extended to June J, J goo, on account of delays not the

fault of the con tractors.

CommIssioner Clausen offered the following:

Resolved, That the work, as performed and completed under contract with Kelly & Kelley,

for the improvement of a park in the Eleventh Ward (Hamilton Fish Park) be and the same hp.reby

is accepted, and that the time for the completion of said work be extended to June I, 1900, as

recommended by the architects.


Ayes-Commissioners Clansen, Moebus, Brower-3.

From C. C. Martin, Civil Engineer, reporting as to the merits of the Oastler Road Roller

and the Springfield Road Roller in their adaptability to park use.

On motion of Commissioner Brower the resolution adopted rejecting all bids received March

I, Igoo, for a steam road roller for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn was rescinded, the same

having been inadvertently applied to all bids, instead of the lowest, which was informal, and . -the contract was awarded to WilHam Churchill Oastler, the lowest bidder, in conformity with

the specifications, by the following vote:


Commissioner Brower offered the folbwing :

Resolved, That the proposal of the lowest formal bidder, this day received, for regulating,

grading, etc., the Bay Ridge parkway, in the Borough of Brooklyn, The City of New York, be

JUNE 7, 1900.]

forwarded to the Comptroller for his approval of the sureties thereon; and when so approved,

that a contract for the work be executed by the Commissioners.




Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with Harris & Maguire, dated Mav

29, 1900, for furnishing and delivering loam on the Ocean parkway, Brooklyn Borough, the

quantity therein called for, be and the same hereby is increased, as may be required, not exceed

ing twenty-five per cent.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Moelms, Brower-3.


:Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with James Casey for cement pipe,

etc., for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn, the quantity of I 5-inch pipe called for therein, be and

the same hereby is increased, as may be required, not exceeding twenty-five per cent.




Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with Ellwood Weeks, dated January

22, 1900, for bricks and cemeQt for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn, the quantity of North River

hard brick therein called for be and the same hereby is increased as may be required, not exceed

ing twenty-five per cent.





(JUNE 28. 1900.


•

THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1900-AD]OURNED MEETING, II A. M.

Presenl- Commissioners Clausen (President), Moebus, Brower.

A representative of the Comptroller being present, and the meeting open to the public,

the e~timate-box was opened and all the estimates or proposals received, in pursuance of duly

published advertisements, were opened ~,nd read, as follows:

For Constructing a Shelter Pavilion in the New York Zoological Park in Bronx Park, Borough

0/ The Bronx.

NAME OF BIDDERS.

Harry Moore ......................................................................... 0 •••••••••••

John R. Sheehan ............. , ............. , ................................................. .

William H. Wright & Son ....................................................................... . 3,800 00

Nicholas W. Ryan.... . . ..... ..... .. .......................................................... .

I

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6

For Grading, Paving and Improving Existing Roads, from Bronx and Peiham Parkway to and around .Vursery in Bronx Park,

Bm'ough of The Bronx, The City of New York.

lTE.\lS

Earth excavation ............ : ..............•...............

Rock excavation ..•......•.•............•............•......

Filling furnished in place ...•••....•.••.•..... , ............ .

Road basins built complete .•..•.....•...... -, ............ .

8-inch vitrified stoneware drain-pipe Jaid .......... _ .......•.

12-inch vitrified stoneware drain-pipe laid ..••••..............

Cobble-stone gutters ...................................... .

Telford macadam pavement .............• , ............... .

Total.. ..................................... .

QUANTI I'm:=..

---- -~- .. _--

1,450 cubic yards .... .

2CQ cubic yards ....... .

I,SCO cutic yards ..... .

Six ............. _ .•..

EUGENE P. MAHONY. I ---- 1- -- --I

Price. I Amount. ~

$0 35 $507 50

1 25 2.-.0 00

01

40 co

Ie; co

240 08

200 linear feet, .. , .... , 'I 15

2CO linear feet........ .. I!

30 0)

40 00

300 squ~re yards, . . .. I 50

'~~"·~,':::'I---=-I ~:::: 150 OJ

] OHN B. DEVLI~ & Co. WILLIAM H. MASTERSON.

!'rice. Amount. Price. Amount.

$0 30 $435 GO $0 60 $870 00

I 25 25000 2 50 S()V 00

39 585 00 40 60000

29 00 174 0:) 40 co 24000

35 70 co 1 00 20000

50 1000:) 1 25 23000

50 15000 75 2?5 co

•• ,,0,. ~ I "" 7,590 00

----.. -·-.-1~422 00 ·-----.· .. --.-1 $10,475 00

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~

Ct>

For Grading, Paving and improving Existing Roads, from Bronx and Pelham Parkwa" to and around Nursery in Bronx Park, Borough oj The Bronx, The City of New York.-Continued.

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ITEMS. Qu ANTITIES.

Earth excavation. '0 ••• 0 ••••••••••••••• 0 ••••••••••• 0 •• '/ 1,450 cubic yards ..... .

Rock excavation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. 200 cubic yards ..•.....

Filling furnished in place ........................ ,0' •• 1 1,,00 cubic yards ... o ••

4 I Road basins built'Complete ............................ Six ................... .

8~inch vitrified stoneware drain-pipe laid.............. 2CO linear feet .. ....... .

6 I 12·inch vitrified stoneware drain .pipe laid...... .... .... 2?" linear feet ......... .

Cobble-stone gutters....... . . . . . . .. • . . . . . . • . . . • • . • • ... 300 square yards ...... .

S I Telford macadam plvement .............. : ............ . 6,900 square yards . ....

I Total. ................................. ..

I JOHN J. REYNOLDS, JR.

Price. Amount.

--- ------$040 $580 00

I 50 30000

35 525 00

35. 00 21000

85 170 00

I 10 22000

45 135 00

I 35 91315 00

------$11,455 00

THILRMA.NN & SJ\-UTH. CHARLIlS L. DORAN.

Pr;ce. Amount. Price. Amount.

$0 25 $,62 5° $0 40 $58) 00

I 50 300 00 200 400 00

25 375 0) 40 6co 00

40 (0 24000 40 00 240 00

35 70 (.0 50 100 00

60 12000 60 12000

30

I 9J (0 50 ISO 00

90 6 1 210 00 90 6,21000

---$7,767 50

I .... $8,40000

_.

... '"

c:; c: Z l':I tl ,00 .. ~

JUNE 28, 1<;00. J 20

For Ex{avatin/:, Refit/in!: and Repairing ajter same, so far as herein specified, Trenches for

Sewer Connections, from the New East Wing and B,'x!ension of the Metropolitan Museum

of Art, in Centra! Park, to the Sewer on the East Side 0.1 Fifth Avenue, Borough 0.1 Man/lattan.

NAMES (F BIDDERS. AMOUNT.

Thomas Dwyer....... . .......... ,.......................................... .................. $1,450 co

Edwin R. De Camp .................................... . 1,875 co

The Mutual Contractmg Comp:my. ..········· .. 1 1,089 00

John J. Reynolds, Jr ........................................................ . ... 1 5 ... 00;) co

Cunningham & Kearns ........................................... . 1,565 00

Thomas Kelly .................................. .

For Laying Gutters oj .Rock Asp/lalt with Concrete Base and other Work, in a Portion 0.1 the

Drives of Central Park, Borough of Manhatta1t, C ty 0.1 New York.

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<----- --~---------- ----. ---------<-----------

ITEMS

Concrete, as fQunmuion for asphalt 1 gutters. to turnish and. lay with ~ other work in connection therewith I

as specified ..................... J Rock asphalt mastic. two (2) incht.s ~

in thickness, as Wearing surface for gutters, to furnish and lay ....

QUA"':TITIES.

330 cubic yards.

28,700 square fEet.

TotaL .................... 1 ••••••••••..••.•••••.

iTHE SICILIAN" ASPHAL'l PAVIfl.G (OJ\IrANY,

---_ ... <-----

pnc~I_A_m_o_._n_t_. _I

, $,1I 00

5,30'9 50 I

$8,939 5<> I

T. HUGH BOORMAN.

Frice. Amount.

$8 45

For Forage to be Delive1'ed in the Central Park, Borough of Manhattan.

==:::========;===========:====<.--THEO. P. HUFF.\IAN I CHARLf.S B. MORRIS

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2

3

5

6

7

& Co. i & Co. -<---·-----I-~·------ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

i Price. I Amount.

~--------i----'---- ---'._---Pr,ce. Amount.

Prime, sweet Timothy ... o •••• to •••••• 32':1,000 P9unds. ~o 8i" $2,784 0'0 $090* $2,880 00

Red clover hay .... ". _ ....... to _ ••••••. 75,000 74' 555 00 75* 562 50'

Clean rye straw ...................... 28,coo 84* 235 20' 80'* 22400

No. I white clipped Qat' ............... 8,575 bushels. 35 3,oor 25 35 3,O'JI 25

Clean, sound. No.2 yellow corn ....... 25"~OO pounds. 9,)f* 233 75 90 * 225 00

First quality bran ......... '" ........ 6,000 9°' 54 00 9oT- 54 00

First quality ground oats ........ 20 bags. 86 1 ___ 1_7 ~

, IO*t II 00

Total ............... I $6,880' 40' $6,957 75 ..................... .... ·1 I * Per 100 pounds. i' 1,000 pounds.

21 IJUNE 28, lsod.

For Furnishing and Delivering Top-soil or Earth Top Dressing for the Harlem River

Driveway, Rorough of iWanhattan.

NAMES flF BIDDERS.

Charles L. Doran ••••.•••••.••••..•.....•.........••••••••....•••••......•.••..•

Eugene P. Malony ••.•..•.•••••...•...••.••.•.•.••••...•.•••.....••••••..••••

William H. Ma.terson ••••••....•••..••••••••..••..•••••......•.........••••••.•

John J. Reynolds, Jr ......•.••••••••••••••••.•.••.•••••••••.••••••.•••.•••••.••

William youngs ..••.....•..••.....••••....•........•••...................••..... 1


The following communications weJe received:

14,000 CUBIC·_ YARDS TOP.SOIL.

Price. lio 84

ago

I ,8

I 24

I 20

AMOUN'T.

----

. $xx;,60 00

12,60000

x6,520 00

17d60 00

16~80o co

From the Cl~rk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, forwarding a copy of resolu

tion authorizing a. bond issue for $2,000, balance of amount provided for by chapter 575 of the

Laws of 1887. Filed.

From the Chief Engineer, Borough of The Bronx, reporting a time statement on the con

tract for regulating, grading, constructing retaining-walls and po~ls for use of the New York

Zoological Society in Bronx Park, and recommending that all penalty for overtime be remitted

on account of delays caused by changes in the work and not the fault of the contractor.

Commissioner Moehus offered the following:


application of John C. Rodgers, Jr., for the remission of the penalty for overtime on his contract

for regulating, grading, constructing retaining-walls and pools for use of the New York

Zoological Society, in Bronx Park, inThe City of New York, be approved, and that the penalty

for overtime, twenty and one-half days, be remitted as recommended, the delay being due to

causes not the fault of the contractor.



From the Chief Engineer, tocoughs of Manhattan and Richmond, reporting favorably upon

an application of William J. Plant for an extension of thirty days' time on contract for furni~hing

and laying water-pipes in the Central Park.

On motion, an extension of thirty days' time on said contract was granted as recommended

by the Engineer by the following vote :

Aye~ommissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.

JUNE 28, 1900 . J 22

Commissioner Clausen oftered (he following:

Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with Theo. P. Huffman 8.: Co., date,\

January IS, 1900, for forage for parks in the Borough of Manhattan, the quantities of timothy

hay, straw, bran and ground oats be increased as may be required, not to exceed twenty-five per

cent., and that the item of corn be decreased as may be required, not to exceed twenty-five per

cent.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, :'>loebus, Brower-3.


Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with T. E. Crimm;ns, dated May 28,

19oO, for shale sandstone screenings for parks in the Borough of Mallhattan, the quantity of

screenings be increased as may be required, not exceeding twenty-five per cent.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Moeblls, Brower-3.


Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with Patrick Meehan, dated February

27, 1900, for sod for Central and other parks in the Borough of Manhattan, the quantity of sod be

increased as may be required, not exceeding twenty-five per cent.


Ayes--Commissioners Clausen, Moebus, Browt:r--3.


Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with Fox & Engel, dated April 25,

1900, for pipe rail fences on Riverside Park, the amount or quantity of fencing be increased as

may be required. not exceeding twenty-five per cent.


Ayes-Commis.ioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.


Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with William Young, for grass sod for

Riverside Park, dated April 2, 1900, the quantity of sod be increased as may be required, not





Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with Eugene P. Mahoney, dated

April 10, '900, for removin~ Olle hl!ndred and twenty dead trees from Riverside Park, the

23 IJUNE 28, 1900 .

number of trees to be removed be increased as may be required, not exceeding twenty-five per

cent.

Which lVas adopted by the following vote:

Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Moehus, Brower-3.


Resolved, That the contracts for the several works, etc., for which proposals have been this

day received, he awarded to the lowest formal bidders respectively, and when the proposed sure

ties shall have been approved by the Comptroller that the said contracts he executed for and on

behalf of the Department.


Ayes-Commissiouers Clausen, Moehus, Brower-3.

On motion, at II.50 A. M., the Board adjourned.


[JULY 3, 1900.

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS.

TUESDAY, JULY 3, I gOO-ADJOURN ED MEETING, II A. M.



estimate-box was opened and. all the estimates or proposals which had been received pursuant

to a duly published advertisement, were opened and read, as follows:

JULY 3, 1900.]

For Furnishing il1aterials and Performing the Work of Sui!dinK a Vzaduct at Riverside

One Tool-house, One Public Comfort House >. also Completion of Walks and Westerly Wall >"

etc., Borough of Manhattan.

No. ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

A.-Viaduct Portion, from Ninety:/i/tk to Ninety-sevrnlh ::"retl.

F01Jndation excavation ......•................................................... 3,0(.0 cubic yards.

2 Borrowed embankment and filling, e.\clu ive of l:em No. I... •••..••• .••. •... •••. 20,000

8

9

10

II

12

IS

16

16a

'7

18

19

21

22

23

Foundation concrete, etc................... .... .... .... .... . ... .. ....... .... .... 1,000

Rubble masonry, etc ........................................................... . 1,100

Anchor wans, etc ... , ................... , ............. '" ...................... . 1,150

Pedestal pier~caps ...................... , .......................... , ........... . 224 cubic feet.

Granite sidewalk portal ........................................................ .

Granite rail-caps and bases .................... _ ....... _ ............ __ ........ . 1,420

Square granite balusters ........... _ ........................ _ ... _ .............. .

Round granite balusters ....................................................... .

Granite steps and cheeks ........•....................... , ...................... . 6so cubic feet.

Granite anchor wall coping .....•............................................... 200 linear feet.

Bluestone tail~wall coping ...................................................... . 212

Granite east retaining-wall coping .......... _'" ................................ .

Iron and steel column bases, cants, bolts, beams, etc ............................ . 847,000 pounds.

Ornamental railing and cast-iron cornice (a) .................................... . 136 linear feet.

Ornamental railing, if of bronze, and cast-iron cornice (b) .••. .••..•.•...•.•.•.••.

Ornamental lamp-posts, cast iron, and globes ................................... . 4·

Ornamental lamp-posts of bronze. and globes .............•.•.................... 4·

Asphalt pavement, over plates .................................................. . 1,236 square yards.

Graveled SUI faced telford park roadway ....................................... . 6,200

Asph~lt sidewalk along drive ............... _ .......... _ ..... _ .......... _ ....... . 2,100

Asphalt sidewalk 96 feet under drive .................... ,' ..................... . 600

Curbing, 96 feet under drive ..•......................................... _ ...... . 220 linear feet.

New curbing on driv:eway ..•.....•.... _ ................... _ .................... . 1,200

Taking up and relaying old curb, and new curb if required ..................... .

Catch~basins, complete, and connections ..........•..............................

Catch~basins removed ar:d rebuilt, with connections ............................. .

Manhole removed and rebuilt .................................................. .

12~inch vitrified drain.pipe ...................•...•.....................• , ...... . 400 Imear feer.

27 [JULY 3. [900,

Drive, over NtnNy-sixtlt Street, f"o,m Ntnety-.fifth to Ninety-seventh Street; also Two Pavilions,

also Steps and Walks an.t At! Drainage, Grading, Curbing, Guttering and Paving Necessar}',

THOMAS DWYER. A. C. GILDERSLEEVE. A. C. CHENOWETH. JOH~ T. BRADY.

Price. Amount . Price~ Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. ..

--~--

$I 00 $3,ot')o 00 $IOO $3,00000 $0 40 $r,2oo 00 $I 60 $4,800 00 I

OI 200 00 01 200 00 aS 1,000 00 IO 2,000 00

7 00 7.000 00 7 00 7,000 00 7 50 7,50,) 00 6 75 6,750 00

7 00 7,77000 7 50 8,250 00 9 00 9,90000 5 50 6,0';000

10 00 17,500 00 9 00 ]5.750 00 35 00 6r.250 00 IS 50 27.125 00

100 ~24 00 3 00 672 DC 200 448 00 I 37 306 88

2 50 21,750 co 200 17.400 00 3 25 28,275 00 3 30 28,710 00

3 00 4,26000 200 2,84000 3 75 5,325 00 2 75 3.905 00

3000 1,08000 10 00 36000 4000 1,440 00 4' 00 1,476 00

25 00 1,35° ~ 10 co 54000 3000 1,620 00 35 00 1,890 00

3 00 I~950 00 200 1,30000 2 80 1,820 00 2 60 1,6900()

5 00 1,00000 - 5 00 1,000 00 6 75 1,350 00 590 1,180 00

2 00 424 00 200 42 4 00 2 50 53000 2 25 477 00

2 00 860 00 3 co :1,29000 260 1:,I18 00 2 35 I,010 50

04 33,880 00 04% 3R,IIS 00 05 42,350 00 04% 38,II5 00

15 00 2,04000 14 00 1:,904 00 17 00 2,312 00 ,6 50 2,244 00

7000 9,52000 5~ 00 7,344 00 :lOa 00 "'3.600 co 75 00 10,20000

~50 00 1,000 00 300 00 1,20000 500 00 2,00000 350 00 1,400 00

2,00000 8,000 00 1,600 00 6,40000 2,300 00 9,200 00 1,6:)0 CO 6,400 00

3 10 3,831 60 3 10 3,831 60 380 00 4,<96 80, 3 40 4,202 40

100 6,200 00 100 6,200 00 I 25 7,750 0,:) 160 9,92000

100 2,100 00 120 2,52000 4 00 8.400 00 2 55 5,355 00

I 00 60000 I 20 72000 4 00 2,40000 2 55 1.530 00

I 50 33000 100 220 00 ISo 39600 2 00 44000

I 50 1,801,) 00 go 1,080 0:> lOO ]",'200 00 I 80 2,160 00

*200 .......... *20 .......... *50 .......... *25 . ......... 100 00 4 0000 5000 200 00 15000 6co 00 200 00 800 00

10 00 3000 25 00 75 00 125 00 375 00 75 00 225 00

'00 00 100 00 100 00 10000 50 00 50 00 75 00' 75 00

50 200 00 2 25 900 00 50 206 00 3 50 I,400 00

* Per linear foot.

JULY 3,1900.]

No.

27

28

29

3°

31

3'

33

34

37

39

40

4'

ITEMS. QUANTIT1ES.

1-------------------------1----------Electric lighting, complete, for viaduct. ........................... , ... ........... .

Gas-pipe railing ............................................................... . 4.10 linear feet.

Totals with iron, Items Nos. 16 and 17 ....................... .

Totals with bronze in place of iron, Items Nos. 16a and 17a.... . ..................... .

B.-Stone Balustrade Between Viaduct and Pavilions.

Foundation excavation ......................................................... .

Foundation walls, rubble and concrete ........................................ ..

Granite balustrade, including rail and base ..................................... .

Totals ..................................................... .

C.-Shelters on West Side Driveway, Opposite Ninety-fifth and Ninety-seventh Streets.

Foundation excavation ............................................ ............. . . Foundation walls, rubble and concrete .................... ...................... .

Pavilions, complete, with steps, etc., above foundation walls ......... ............ .

200 cubic yards.

290 linear feet.

700 cubic yards.

2.

Totals ............................................ _ ................................ .

D.-Wall.ron Ninety-sixth Street, with Return Wall Along Railroad, with Park Filling, Asphalt Walks, Steps, Tool-house and Public Comfort House.

Borrowed park filling .......................................................... .

Foundation excavation for walls ................. ............. , .................. .

Foundation concrete ................................................... _ ....... .

Walls on Ninety-sixth street below coping ..................................... ..

Granite coping and capstonei ..................... ............................. .

Wall work below coping, return wall along railroad .......... . , .......... ........ .

Granite coping for wall along railroad ......................................... ..

Bluestone steps and cheeks .... ............................. , .................. .

Asphalt walks on Ninety-sixth street, between drive and railroad ............... .

Asphalt walks in Park ......................................................... .

Curb reset along Ninety-sixth street ........................................... ..

Tool-house, complete above foundations, includmg electriC lights ................. .

Public Comfort House, complete above foundations .. including fixtures, plumb- ~ ing, heating, drainage and electric lights ........................ ~ ~ ......... ,

15,000 cubic yards.

1,500

600

1,000

1,500 cubic feet.

150 cubic yards.

300 linear feet.

700 square yards.

800

SOO linear feet.

J.

1.

_1 _______ T_ot_a_ls .................................................... .. ....... _ ............... ,

29 [JULY 3, 1900•

THOMAS DWYER. , A.:C. GILDBRSLEEVR. I A. C. CHENOWBTH. JOHN T. BRADY.

I Price. Amounta Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

........ ~500 00 ........ 5300 00 . ....... $50000 . ........ $1,250 00

$3 00 J,290 co $1 80 774 00 $4 co 1,720 00 $3 00 1,290 00 --

........ $122,599 60 ........ $n8,165 60 ........ $197.725 80 . ....... $157.776 78

........ $137,079 60 ........ $128,805 60 ........ $216,213 80 . ....... $170,732 78

--

$1 00 $200 00 1h CO $200 00 $040 #80 00 $1 50 300 00

600 2,400 00 4 50 1~8oo 00 800 3.'lOO 00 13 00 5,200 00

30 00 8,700 00 II 50 3.335 00 So 00 14,500 00 45 00 I3~o50 00

........ $11,300 00 ........ $5.335 00 . ....... "7,780 00 . ....... $x8,550 00

$100 $700 00 • 1 00 $70000 $040 '280 00 $1 50 $1,050 00

7 00 2,975 00 4 50 1",912 SO 800 ,,400 00 .0 00 4,25000

8,500 00 17,000 00 6,25000 12,500 00 7,O1.9°O 14.°3800 8,506 00 J7,OI2 00

... .... ,$'0,675 00 ........ $JS,Il2 50' . ....... $17.718 00 . ....... $22,312 00

$0 a. 1115000 $0 o. "50 00 $0 05 $75000 to 10 $'.50000

100 1,500 00 • 00 1,500 00 40 60000 2 50 3,750 00

7'!O 4,200 00 7 00 .,200 00 750 4,50000 6 75 4,°5000

1000 10,000 co x3 So 13,500 00 27 00 27,000 00 IS 50 15,500 00

3 00 4,500 00 .00 3,000 00 280 4,200 00 • 75 .",125 00

1000 x.5°O 00 I xo 00 1,500 00. 850 1,215 00 5 50 825 00

5 00 1,500 00 4 00 1,200 00 400 1,200 00 275 825 00

4 00 1,04000 • 50 3go 00 75 '95 00 X 20 31200

• "5 875 00 x 20 840 00 4 00 2,800 00 2 55 1,785 00

I 25 r,ooo 00 1 20 960 00 4 00 3,20000 2 5S 2,04000

20 xoo 00 10 50 00 50 250 SO 20 100 00

........ 8.900 00 4 ••••••• 15,90000 . ....... 8,43:) 00 •••••• e • 10,750 00

........ 8,700 00 . ....... 1,100 00 . ....... 9,865 00 ........ 12,250 00

........ 43,965 00 ........ $50.8go 00 . ....... /164, 265 00 I ........ $57,812 00

IULY 3, 1900.J 30

No.

6

9

IO

'3

'4

,6

,6a

'7

18

'9

2I

22a

23

=====C====-~~~~=-.-_ -_-_-_______ ~_. _______________ ·c_·-.=-_-_-_~·-_-_·_-_~:===-~ ---

ITEMS. Qu ANTITIES.

A.-Viaduct Portion, from Ninety-fifth to Ninety-seven~h Street.

Foundation excavation. .. ... ................................................... 3,000 cubic yards.

Borrowed embankment and filling, exclusive of Item No. I..... .... .... ......... .. 20,000

Foundation concrete, etc ............................. . 1,000

Rubble masonry, etc. .... ...... .... .... .... .... ..................... .... .... .... 1,100

Anchor walls, etc ........•............................. _ ....

Pedestal pier caps ......................••....•.•.•...........

Gramte sidewalk portals ............................................ .

Granite rail· caps and bases ....................................... , ............. .

Square granite balusters ..... ' ................•.................................

~::::::g:::::~::l::::;~~:::"': .... ::::.:: ... :.::. : .......... : :':':.:: .. :::: ':.:::"': [ Blueston~ tail wall coping ..............•.................. '.' ..... , .. ,. . ...•...

Granite e:a!;t retaining-wall cop ins .. ; ........................... ,'.. .. ......... ..

Iron and steel column bases, cants, b3ltS, beams, etc ..•.•.. , .................... .

Ornamental railing and cast·iron cornice (a) ...•••..• .••••...•...... , ....•••••.•..

Ornamental railing, if of bronze, and cast-iron cornice (b). '" ....... .

Ornamental lamp posts, cast 1ron, and globes ...... " , ............................ .

Ornamental·lamp-posts of bronze, and globes ............................. ' ...... .

Asphalt pavement, over plates ...........................•.............. , ....... .

firaveled surfaced telford park roadway ......... , ............... ' ............... .

Asphalt sidewalk along drive .................... ~ .............. , .............. .. Asphalt sidewalk 96 feet under drive ........................................... .. Curbing, 96 feet under drive .................................................. ..

2:<'4 cubic feet.

8,700

1.4 20

650 cubic feet.

200 linear feet

212

847.C00 pounds.

136 linear feet.

136

1,236 square yards.

6,200

2.100

600

220 linear feet.

New curbing on drivewaJr .........•.... ,... ..•......... .••.•.. .................. .1.200

Taking up and relaying old curb and new curb, if required ................ _ ..... .

Catch-basins, complete, and connections. .... . ....... ...... . .. . ... .... . .. . ..... . 4·

Catch-basins removed and rebuilt, with connections ............................. . 3·

25 Manhole removed and rebuilt ................. " ., - ......•.................. ' ... .

72-inch vitrified drain-pipe ........... , ............ _ ............................ . 400 linear feet.

27 Electric lighting-, complete. for viaduct. ....... ~ ......... , ....................... .

Gas-pipe railing ..........•........................................... ' ........ . 430 linear feet.

Totals with iron, Items No;. 16 and .17 ................. _. ~ •..•

Totals with bronze in place of iron, Items Nos. ]6a and .l7a •.••

31 [JULY 3. 1<)00.

, RYAN & PARKER. llifcMuLLRN & McBEAN. THE UNITED ENGI~ER" ING JOSEPH P. O·DO>lNRLL.

AND CONTRACTING CO.

I

p,rice. Amount. Price. Amount. Pr1cp. Amount. Price. Amount.

---~- ----- -----~

$040 1tY,2CO 00 $, 50 $[.50000 ilt 25 113,750 co .075 ~2,250 00

30 6,000 00 05 I~OCO 00 :15 3,000 co 25 5,000 00

700 7.00000 600 6,oo~ 00 600 6,000 00 7 po 7,000 00

4 75 5.225 00 650 7,'50 00 1200 13,200 CO 5 00 5,50::> 00

9 78 I7,IIS 00 to 00 17,500 00 3000 52.500 00 2000 35.000 00

2 co 44800 2 00 44800 200 448 co 200 44800

200 17,4('0 00 3 00 26,100 00 4 00 34~8oo 00 , 85 ,6,095 00

I 2 50 \ 3,55000 3 00 .,26000 350 497000 200 2,84000

29 j5 1,049 40 2000 12000 42 00 1,512 00 3000 l,oSO 00

]4 7S 796 So '5 00 81000 35 00 1,89000 3600 1,944 00

, 49 968 50 3 00 1,95000 3 00 J ,950 00 200 1,300 00

5 29 1,058 00 600 1,200 00 6 So 1,300 00 2 So 500 00

, 20 25440 , 50 3 18 00 , 00 21200 , 90 40280

3 25 ',397 So 2 50 1,075 00 3 00 r.29° 00 I z 50 J,075 00

.0424 35,912 80 .048 40,65600 oS 42,3;0 00 I 03 25,41000

,6 50 2,244 00 15 50 2,108 00 ,8 00 2,448 00 I 19 ~o 2,652 0::>

48 93 6.654 48 54 00 7 344 00 54 00 7.344 00 59 00 8,02 4 00

3500:> 1.400 00 325 00 1,300 co 340 co 1,360 00 125 00 500 00

1:,75000 7,00000 1,575 0:) 6,300 co 1,680 00 6.720 00 450 00 1,800 00

3 23 3.992 28 3 00 3,708 co 3 25 4,017 00 2 50 3,090 00

1 57 9.734 00 1 So 9,300 00 1 So 9.300 00 , So 9,3"" 00

3 23 6,783 00 2 50 5,250 00 1 25 2,62500 2 SO 5,2S0 00

3 23 1,938 co 2 50 1.500 co , 25 75000 2 50 1,500 00

, 44 3,680 2 00 440 00 2 50 55000 I ' 00 22000

, 35 1,62000 , So 1,800 00 , So 1,800 00 80 96000

*60 .......... *, 00 .......... *50 . ......... *35 , . ...... - .. 100 00 400 00 15° 00 600 00 75 00 300 00 160 00 64000

75 00 225 00 15000 4'50 00 I So co 150 00 12500 375 00

50 00 50 00 5000 50 00 I 100 00 100 00 50 00 5000

30 12000 200 80000 70 28000 , 50 60000

........ I,SCO 00 . ....... 650 00 ........ 250 oc . ....... 2,000 00

4 24 :1,823 20 200 £60 00 4 00 1,720 00 2 50 1,075- 00

........ $13:1,521 38 ........ $'39.503 00 ........ $t94,82l 00 . ....... $'34.056 80

........ I $'4'.53' 86 ........ $'49.739 00 . ....... $205,078 00 . ....... $140.728 80 I

* Per linear foot.

JULY 3, 1900.1. 32

No.

29

30

3'

32

ITEM~.

B.-Stone Balust1"ade Bet'ween Viaduct and Pam'lions.

Foundation excavation ....•.. " _, .............................. .

Found,ltion walls, rubble and Concrete .•................ , ...........•.••• eo ••••••

Granite b3lustr.lde, including rail and base ............. _ ................... ' .,. !

Totals ...........................•.......................•..

C.-Shellers on West Side Driveway, Opposite Ninety fifth and Ninety·seventh Streets.

J-~oundation excavation ....•.•• , ............••••.• " ................. " ......••••

33 Foundation walls, rubble and concrete ......................................... n.

34 Pavilions complete, with sleps, etc.~ ab:)Ve foundation walls ................. .

Totals .........................................•...........•

D.-WallsonNinety-sixth Strut, witlt Return Walt Along R'l.ilroad, with Park

I Filling, Aspkalt Walks, Steps, T.ol·house and Public Comfort House.

35 Borro,"'ed park filling .~ .•• ,.~ •.•••• ~ , ........... " .... "~"""'" ..••.•••

Foundation excavation for walls." .. "" .. " ... "."." ... "."". ~'"'''''''''''''''''''''''''''' .

Foundation concrete"""." .. " .. ""." ., ... "." ... " ...... " ... " .. " .,,"" "" ".' '" "'" ..... ,

Walls on Ninety.sixth street, below coping ..................................... .

39 Granite coping and capstones ..•... '" ~ ." .. " ... " .... ".,."" ........... " .. ,,' ..... .

40 'Vall work below coping, return wall along railroad. ",." ." ... " .•....... "." ... " ..

Granite coping for wall along railroad .... , ... , . , . , , , , , , , .. , .... , . , .. , .... " ." .. ,

Bluestone steps and cheeks."" ... "" ,,,'" "" '" .. "".".""" ........ ,," .. , .. "."",, " .. , "" .. ".

Asphalt walks on Ninety·sixth street_, between drive and railroad ......... "

Asphalt walks in Park. .•.. ... •..•... .. . . ...•. . ........• , ••......... ' .. .

Curb reset along Ninety .. sixth street. "." .. ". """" ... " ..... """,,.,," ...... ,

Tool-hollsP, complete above foundations, including electric lIghts .... "". "" .. " ... " •.

Public Comfort House, complete above foundations, including fixtures. plumb- ~ ing, heating, dramag-e and electric lights ...... " " .. ,," ...... " .. "" .. " .... "." ... .

QUANTITIES.

200 ell bie yards.

-290 linear feeL

700 cu bie yards.

2.

15tOOO cubic yards.

600

<,000

1.500 cubic feet.

150 cubic yards.

300 linear feet.

260

700 square yards.

Boo

500 linear teet.

1.

I.

Totals .............................................................................. .

,--~-,- ._-_._-----,----

33 DULY 3, 190CJ•

RVAN & PARKER, !vIcM ULLEN & McBuN. THR UNITRD ENGINERRING

JOSEPH P.O'DON~ELL. AND CONTRAcrING CO.

~ce. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

$040 $8000 $[ 00 $200 00 $1 25 $25000 $075 11[5000

7 00 2,8::000 5 So 2,200 00 600 2.40:) co 5 00 2,00000

22 J7 6.42930 15 00 10,150 00 6000 17,400 00 43 00 I2~470 00

......... ~9,309 30 . .. ~ .... $12,550 co . ....... ~2o,o50 QO . ....... $14,62000

I , $040 $28000 $100 11100 00 $125 11875 00 ~ 75 11525 00

7 00 2,915 00 5 50 2,337 50 600 2,55000 5 00 2,125 00

4,65000 9,300 00 7,000 00 14,000 00 20,000 00 40,coo 00 5,000 00 10,000 00

........ $[2,555 00 ........ $17,037 50 . ....... $43,42500 . ...... $12,65000

$030 $4,500 00 $001 $150 00 $0 15 $2,250 ~ $0 25 iI),750 00

40 60000 100 I,SCO 00 I 25 . 1,875 00 go 1,350 00

7 00 4,200 00 600 3J600 co 600 3,600 00 5 50 3,300 co

9 05 9,05000 '5 00 15,000 00 ,800 18,000 00 9 00 9,00000

207 , 3,1°5 00 2 SO 3,75000 3 00 4,500 00 2 50 3,75000

800 1,20000 9 00 1,350 00 12 00 I.Sea 00 8 go 1.335 00

3 01 90 3 0 :> I 675 9,025 00 600 1,800 ~ 2 50 75000

1 25 32 5 00 2 00 52000 200 52000 • '5 585 00

3 23 2,261 00 250 1,750 00 1 25 875 00 • 50 1.750 00

3 23 2,5.84 00 250 2,000 co I 25 1,000 00 250 2,00000

20 ICO 00 50 25000 50 25000 10 .5.0 00

........ 3,89000 ........ 10,300 00 . ....... 10,000 00 . ....... 6,000 00

........ 6,IOO 00 ........ 13,890 00 . ....... 10,000 00 . ....... 3.cOO 00

........ $38,828 co ........ $56,085 00 ........ $5".470 co . ....... $36,60000

SUMMARY.

----- ~-- -------- -~---

BIDDER.

I DIVISION A. DIVISION B. DIVISION C. DIVISION D.

Thomas Dwyer............. .. .. 1 Wilh iron ...... $'22.599 Eo $U,300 co $,0,675 00 $41.965 00

With bronze ... 137,079 60 1I,30e 00 20,675 co 43,965 00

1 WIth iron ...... u8.165 60 5.335 00 IS.1I2 50 50 ,89000

A. C. GildersleEve .............. I With bronze ... 128,805 60 5,335 00 IS,IJ2 So 50,890 0:)

A. C. Chenoweth ................ ! With iron ...... '97,725 80 '7.780 00 17,7 1800 64.265 00

With bronze .. 216,213 80 '7.180 00 17,718 00 64,265 00

John T. Brady ................... ! Wit}. iron ...... '57,i7" 78 18,550 00 22,)12 00 57,8]2 co

With bronze ... 170,732 78 18,550 co 2?"~I2 00 57,812 co

Ryan & Parker ............... '" ! With iron ...... 131,521 38 9,30 9 30 12.555 00 38.828 00

With bronze ... 141,53' 86 9.309 30 12,555 co 38.828 00

McMullen & McBean ............ f With iron ...... 139,503 00 13,550 co 17,037 50 56,085 00

With bronz(' ... 149,739 co 12,550 cc 17,037 50 56,085 00

Ti,e U niten Engineering ond Con- r Wthi iron .. " •. 194,822 00 20,050 00 43,"P5 00 56.470 co

tracting Company ............ With bronze ... 205,°78 00 20,050 co 43,415 co 56,470 co

Joseph P. O'Donnell .. , ....... ".1 With iron ...... 134,056 80 14,620 00 12,650 co 36,620 00

With bronze .... 1.4.0,728 eo 14,620 00 [2,650 00 ,6,620 00


On motion, at 12 o'clock M., the Board adjourned.

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GRAND TOTAL. DIVISIOr.;S DIVISIONS A AND B. A, BAND C.

$'98,539 60 $133.899 60 $'54,574 60

213;019 fa '48.379 60 16g.054 60

189.5°3 10 Ia:,~oo 60 138,613 10

200,143 JO 134,140 60 '49.253 10

297,488 80 215,505 80 233.223 80

3'5,976 80 233,993 Ho 251,7Il 80

256,450 78 1)6,326 78 '98.638 78

,69,406 78 ,89,.82 78 211.594 78

'92,213 68 140.830 ~8 '53.38; 68

202,224 16 150,84' 16 163.396 ,6

225,175 50 J52,053 (0 169,c90 50

235,411 50 162,28;> 00 179,326 50

314,767 co 214.870 00 258,297 00

325,023 co 225,128 00 268,553 00

'97.946 eo 148,676 80 161,326 80

20.;,618 8(\ '55.348 80 107,998 80

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35


THURSDAY, JULY 19. Igoo-ADJOURNED MEETING, II A. M.

Present-Commissioners Clansen (President) and Brower.

A representative of the Comptroller being present, and the meeting open to the public, the

estimate-box was opened and all the estimates or proposals received, in pursuance of duly pub

lished advertisements, were opened and read, as follows:

.For the Completion 0.1.. the Work of Regulating, Grading, and the Erection of a Sea-wall and lron Railing along the Eastaly Front of the

Extension of East Rzver Park, from Eighty-sixth Street to the End of the Sea-wall near the Northerly Line of Eighty-ninth Street, Borough of Manhattan, Cil)' of New York.

o z

4

6

ITEMS.

A. c. GlI.DRRSLEEVE.! WILLIAM G. LEESON.

, . Price. ~:unt. I-;rice. I Amount.

Earth excavation, e,copt from wall trench ............................ 1 ~':o ~-~::y~r~~.---I--;::I $205 co I~-= 1- $82000

Qu ANTlTIES.

Ro:k excavation, except from wall tren::h ..................... 0" •••• 1

Filling to be furnished in place from sources exterior to the site Of}. i 2,500 the work ..••.• 0. .•.•• •••.••.......•.•. .•.....•.....•......... I

Excavation of all kinds for Irench for sea~w,lll ••••...••.•.........• ,.. 1,700

'Vv"all m'lsonry ....... ,. " ... ,_ •......•......•....••.• 0 ••••• ,_ ••••••• i 2,000 ,

Concrete in foundatIOn... . ...... .... .. ... . ........................ I

Granite coping to furnish and set ........... , .......•.•.....•........ I

600

550 linear feet. , Granite piers above eopi!"'g to furnish and set. .•....••••••....•....... i

l Galvanized~iron railing to fLlrnish and creeL .........•.......... , .... 830 linear feet.

i Total ................................................... 1 ..................... .

2 00

01

I co

1100

5 50

(i 00

5000

2 50

2000 3 00 300)

25 00 10 25000

I,7OO 00 7 00 II,900 co

22,000 00 6 50 13,OCO 00

3,300 OJ 10 00 6,0.00 co

3,3:0 00

30000

4 00 I ISO 00

2,'2000)

~oo co

2,075 00 I 50 1,245 00

$32J92~ 0) ~36,345 00

RV-\N & PARKER.

Pr:ce. I Amo:.mt.

$0 75 $J07 50

I 00 'Xo 00

60 1,500 00

IO 3$ 17,595 00

8 00 16,000 00

: :: I 50 00

3,300 00

1,787 50

30000

3 5' 2,905 00

$43,705 00

...... <::1 t"' ><: ~

'9 ~

!

tN 0>.

For the Completion of the Work of Regulating, Grading, and the Erection of a Sea-wall and Iron Railing along the Easterly front of the Extmtirn of East River Park, :from Eighty-sixth Street to the End of the Sea-wall near the Northerly Line of Eighty-ninth Street, Borough of Manhattan, City of New Yurk.-Continued.

<5 Z

IrEMS. QUA~TITIES.

Earth excavation. except from wall trench. . . ... . . .. . . . ••••.... ...... 4'0 cubic yards.

Rock excavation, exc(pt from wall trench.. ................... ..... 10

Fil~ih! !~~k .f~.r~.i.:~~~. ~~. ::~~~ .~r~~. ~~~.r.c.~.s .. e.~t~.r~~~ • t.~ . ~~~ . ~i~~. ~~} 2,SCO

4 I Excavation of all kinds for trench for sea· wal1.... .... ........ ........ 1,700

Wall masonry .................. 0 .................................... :2,000

6 I Concrete in fcundation....... ....................................... 600

Granite coping to furnish and set .....................•..... '" ••.... 550 linear teet.

Granite piers above coping to furnish a.nd set ....................•... 6

Galvanized·iron railing to furnish and erect ....................... . 830 linear feet.

Total ................................................... 1 .................... ..

R. P. &}. H. STAATS (Incorporater ).

Price. Amount.

--$030 $123 co

1 25 12 SO

60 1.500 00

4 00 6,80000

16 co 32,000 00

7 00 4,200 00

4 00 2,200 00

ISO 00 goo 00

200 1,660 co

$49.395 50 I

THE EASTERN STONE FRAWLEV& ROONEY. COMPANY.


$0 35 $143 50 $0 25 $102 ~o

100 1000 25 2 50

10 '25000

990 16.830 00 I 00 1.700 00

700 14,000 00 12 90 25.800 00

8 co 4,800 00 12 90 7.740 co

2 50 l,375 co 600 3,300 00

16000 96000 25000 1,500 00

I 20 99600 1 50 1,245 00

...... I $39.364 50 I ...... I $41.390 00

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JULY 19. 1900.]


The following communications were received.

From the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment -Forwarding copies of resolu

tions, as follows:

I. Authorizing an issue of bonds to the amount of $91,610.68 to provide funds for constructing

viaduct over Ninety-sixth street, on Riverside drive.

2. Authorizing the expenditure of $6,000, previously provided for repairs to building on the

Harlem River drivew3l}, for constructing and repairing walks in Central Park.

3. Authorizing the issue of bonds to the amount of $200,000 to provide for the improvement

and development of the New York Botanical Gardens, etc., in Bronx Park.

4. Authorizing an issue of bonds to the amount of $15,000 for the improvement of Hudson

Park. •

5. Authorizing an issue of bonds to the amount of $150,000 for the completion and equipment

of the buildings of the American Museum of Natural History, under chapter 185, Laws of 1900.

Filed.

From Carrere & Hastings, architects, reporting favorably upon an application of Eugene

Lentilhon for a further extension of time on his contract for the removal of the Forty-second

street reservoir, etc.


Resolved, That the time for the co~pletion of the work under contract with Eugene

Lentilhon for the removal of the Forty-second street reservoir, etc., be and the same hereby is

extended to December 15, 1900, as recommended by the Architects.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Brower-2.


Resolved, That the contract for constructing a viaduct carrying Riverside drive over West

Ninety-sixth street, etc., be and the same hereby is awarded to A. C. Gildersleeve, the lowest

bidder; that his proposal be sent to the Comptroller for approval of sureties, and, when so

approved, thaI a contract be entered into by the Department for doing the work.




Resolved, That the proposal of the lowest formal bidder this day received for the completion

of the East River Park sea-wall, Borough of Manhattan, be forwarded to the Comptroller for his

39

approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved, that a contract for doing the work be

entered into by the Department, provided sufficient funds are available for the purpose.


Ayes-Commis~ioners Clausen, Brower-2.

Commissioner Clausen offered the followinJit: :

Resolved, That section 3 of the Ordinances applicable to the ordinary uses of Central Park,

adopted March 31, 1873, by the Board of Commissioners of the Department of Public Parks,

and by the Park Board September 15, 1898, be and hereby is a.mended so as to read as follows:

3. No quadrupeds except those placed in the Park by the Commissioners, and except dogs

when controlled by a line of suitable ~trength, not more than six feet in length, and horses and

others used for pleasure travel, shall be driven or conducted into the Park or allowed to remain

in it.,., No dogs shall be allowed at large': Stray dogs shall be captured, when capture is possible,

and turned over to the American Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, but vicious

or stray dogs, dangerous to persons or property, may be shot or othewise destroyed, as the

Commissioners may determine and direct. This ordinance shall also apply to cats.



On motion, at 11.40 o'clock, the Board adjourned.


41 lAUGUST 2,1900.


•

THURSDAY, AUGUST 2, 1900,ADJOURNED MEETING, II A. M.

Pre~ent-Commissioners Clausen (President), Moebus.


the estimate box was opened and all the estimates or proposals received, in pursuance of duly

published advertisements, were opened and read, as follows:

AUGUST 2, 1900.1

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4

6

7 8

9

10

12

ITEMS.

U-inch white pine, planed both sides ...................•.

7 %-inch white pine, planed both sides ................... .

.%-inch yellow pine, planed both sides ......•............

White pine ceiling boards. U inch by 4% inches by 13} feet, planed one side, etC .•.. .• , .•••• u •••••••••••••

1% inches by 3% inches Cog. yellow pine flooring, planed j one side, etc., :16 feet and upwards in length ........... )~

No.1 quality 1~ inches by 9 inches by 13 feet spruce plank.

No. I quality 3 inches by 4 inches by 13 feet spruce posts ..

Spr:nc3 ~~~~~ds~ .i~~~~~ ~~~. :~~~~~: ~~. ~~~~~~~. ~~ .~~ :~~~ }

Astragal moulding, pine, ;. inches by U inch ........... ..

No.1 quality, 1~ inches bY9 inches by 13 feet .pruce plank

No. I quality, 2 inches by 9 inches by 13 feet spruce plank.

No.1 quality, 3 inches by 4 inches by 13 feet spruce plank.

13 Spruce timbers, 3 inches by 10 inches by X7 feet.

TotaL ..................................... .

For Furnishing and Delivering Lumber jor

QUANTITIES.

1,000 feet B. l\t.

500

I,O(lO

300•

T ,000 feet face M.

100.

50.

100 linear feet.

1,000 feet.

3 00•

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EAST RIVER MILL AND LUMBER COMPANY,

Price.

Per I,OOO,

$6000 Per 1,000,

$60 00 Per I,OOc),

$35 00

30

Per 1,000 B.M , l $35 00 I

26

26

1 400 ft.B.M., l

per :X,OOO,

$22 50

{Per 100 linear ft .. J

$060

{

26

40

26

Per :x ,000 ft4' $22 So

Amount.

$60 00

3000

35 00

90 00

52 50

2600

13 00

9 00

600

1200c)

65 00

3' 56

43 [AUGUST 2, 1900.

Parks in the Borough oj Manhattan.

AMERICAN LUMBER JOHN F. STFEVES,

COMPANY. HENRY H. Bf<RNARD, CHARLES H. HRINSUHN, A. G. FOSHAY. BRADLEY L. EATON,

Price. I Amoaut. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. [ Price. Amount.

------~ ----

$007 $7000 $0 05 $60 00 $006 $6000 $0 06* $5500

07 35 00 067.( 3l: 25 06 3000 07 3500

05 5000 04 4000 044 44 00 04~ 45 00

'5 75 00 27 81 00 '3 69 00 35 10500 i 2,000 sq. ft., l i 1,&SO ft.B. M., , per ft., 12000 05 SO <YJ "93 93 00 per ft., 8. 50 $008 05*

'9 '9 00 .8 2800 30 30 00 25 25 0 0

3" IS 5" 24 1200 26 13 00 25 12 50

i 400 ft., ~I {

400 ft., } 10 1000 "9 9 00 per sq.1t., 800 per ft., 9 00

$0 02 $0 0.7.(

oo~ 1 50 { Per 100 ft . • 600 oo~ 006 600 $060 j 5 00

'9 87 00 .8 84 00 30 9000 25 75

47 ,

141 00 40 120 '00 42 12600 40 12000

3" 77 50 24 6000 .6 6500 25 6. 50

1 06 3498 96 3' 68 96 31 68 96 3,68

---- ---- ~~~- ----................. $75' 48 . .............. $61. 93 . ............ $664 68 . ................ i/6'4 18

I

AUGUST 2,190<>.] 44



From the Landscape Gardener, boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond, sUbmitting a time

statement on the contract for mould for Riverside Park, between Ninety.sixth and One Hundred

and Eighth streets, recommending that the time for the completion of the delivery be extended

fifteen days.


Resolved, That the time for the completion of the work of supplying and spreading mould

on Riverside Park, between Ninety-sixth and One Hundred and Eighth streets, under contract

with J. J. Reynolds, Jr., be and the same hereby is extended fifteen days, as recommended by

the Landscape Gardener.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Moebus-2.

From the Chief Engineer, Borough of The Bronx, submitting a time statement on the con

tract for erecting the approach to the Public Building, al.o grading and improving the grounds

surrounding in Crotona Park, and recommending, that all penalty for overtime be remitted on

account of delays not due to fault on the part of contractor.



application of Thomas Kelly, contractor, for the remission of the penalty for overtime on his con

tract for furnishing all the materials and labor for erecting complete the approach to the public

building, also grading and improving the grounds surrounding, in Crotona Park, at Third and

Tremont avenues, in The City ot New York, be approved, and that the penalty for overtime, six-

/ teen and one-half days, be remitted as recommended, the delay being due to causes not the fault

of the contractor.




Resolved, That the contract for lumber for parks in the boroughs of Manhattan and Rich

mond, for which bids have this day been received, be awarded to the lowest formal bidder, and

when the proposed sureties shall have been approved by the Comptroller that a contract for the

same be executed by the Department.




Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with James Casey, dated June 25,

1900, for cement, pipe, etc., for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn, the quantity of each of the

45 [AUGUST 2, 1900·

items called for be and the same hereby is increased, as may be required, not exceeding 25 per

cent.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Moebu&-2.


Resolved, That, pursuant to the termJ of the contract with the Brooklyn Alcatraz Asphalt

Company, dated J,anuary IS, 1900, for laying asphalt walks in Prospect Park, Borough of

Brooklyn, the quantities of work required to be done be and the same hereby are increased, as

may be required, not exceeding 25 per cent.



On motion, at 11.25 A.M., the Board adjourned. ,


47 [AUGUST 9. 1900·


•

THURSDAY, AUGUST 9, 1900-ADJoURNED MEETING, II A. M.



estimate-box was opened and all the bids or proposals which had been received, pursuant to

duly published advertisements, were opened and read, as follows:

For Furnishing all Labor and all Materials /01" Constructing CIJmplet. a Public ComjlJrt Baild

ing in the New York ZIJological Park, in Bronx Park, in the City oJ New York, jJo'l"ough

0/ The Bronx.

NAMI! OF BIDDI!RS. AMOU"T.

William H. Wrigltt-& Son... .... .... ...... .................... ...... .......... ..... ............... $l1,450 01>

J oQn R. Sheehan ........................................ ~ .. .. ... ............. .... .. • .... . • .. .. • .. • 18,400 00

Nichrlas W.Ryan.......... ................... .................................................. r1,~oo 00

WIlli~m Hendenon...................... ........................................................ 11,400 00

James Fay .•... _ .......... , .......... 0 ••••• 0 ........................... .

For Fumishing all the Labor and Materials Necessary /01" the Erution oj a Range 0/ Propa.

gating Houses in tile Bota1tical Gardens in Bronx Park, in The City 0/ New York,

together with.all Appurtenances and other Work in Conltecti()}Z titerewith--.BIJrough 0/ The

Bronx.

AMOUNT.

Hitchings & Co.-

For houses Nos. J, 2, 3. 4 and 5 ...................................... 0 ••.•••••• 0.... ••••.••.• ••• .20,95800

N os. I, 2. 4 and 5 .......•... I. • •• • .... • • • • • • • ••• .. • ••••• ............................. ~6,36: 00

Nos. x ... and S ................ .. . ......... ..... ...... . ... ...... ..... .... .... ...... 12,939 00

AUGUST 9. 1900.j

NAME OF BIDDERS. AMOU:s'T.

John R. Sheehan-

For houses Nos. I, 2, 3, 4 and 5 ......................... .

Nos. J, 2,4, and 5 .............................. .... .............................. . 16,700 00

Nos. I, 4 and 5 ................................................................. "

A communication was received from the Commissioner of Parks for the Borough of The

Bronx forwarding, with his approval, an application from the National Guard Association for

permission to erect a monument to the late Major-General Josiah Porter on the plot of ground

opposite to and south of the Mansion House in Van Cortlandt Park.

Further consideration of the matter was deferred pending the action of the Municipal Art

Commission as to the artistic merit of the statue.


Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest respective bidders for materials for parks in Man

hattan, this day received, be forwarded to the Comptroller for his ap~roval of the proposed

sureties, and when so approved that contracts be entered inlo hy the Department for the same. ,




Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest bidders for the public comfort station and the

propagating houses, respectively, in Bronx park be forwarded to the Comptroller for approval of

sureties, and when the same shall have been so approved that contracts be entered into by the

Department for doing said works, the latler based on the propositions for houses Nos. I. 2, 4 and

5, at $16,362.


Ayes-Commis,ioners Clausen, Moehus, Brower-3.


CLINTON H. SMITH, Assistant Secretary.

49 [SEPTEMBER 6, 1900.


"

TlJURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, I gOO-ADJOURN ED MEETING, II A. M.

Pfese~-Commissioners Clausen lPresident), Moebus, Brower.

A representative of the Comptroller being present, and tbe meeting open to the public, tbe

estimateAlox was opened and all the estimates or proposals received, in pursuance of duly published

advert~ement, were opened and read, as follows:

For Furnishing, Delivering and Laying, with Hexagonal Asphalt Paving Tiles, 110,600

(Approximately) Squar!Feet of Walks, including Borders, in Red Hook and Fort Grem

Parks, .BorouJ[h 01 Brooklyn.

The Abbot-Glmble Contracting Company .....•••.••.......••.....•••••••....•••••

The }Iasting' Pa"ement Company ...•..... '" .................................. ..

The Eastern Stone Company .................................................... .

110600 SQUARE FFET.

Price. SO.I8~

'7 t9Vs

AMOUNT.

$20,461 00

:18,802 LO

21,981 75

For Furnishing all Labor and all Materials lor Construcling Complete a Skate and Goll House

at Van Cortlandt Lake, Van Cortlandt Park, in 7'he City of New York, Borough of The

Bronx.

NAME OF BIDDERS.

I AMOUNT.

-------William Henderson. .................... .. ............................................................................................................... . Nicnolas W. Ryan .............................................................................. .

John R.Sbeehan ................................................................................ ..

Wilram H. Wright & Son ........................................................................ .

;~~~:s:w~::~l~::::::: ::::: ~::::::: :::: ::::::. ::::: :::::::::~:: :::::: :::: :::: :::: :::::::::: ::::/

$21,200 00

21,500 00

'21,800 00

21,437 00

22,315 00

24.900 00

SEPTE.MBER 6,J900.J 50

For Furnishing and Delivering and Setting Ohio Sandstone and North Ri11er Bluestone Coping

at Red flook Park, Borough of Brooklyn.

THE EASTERN STONE WILLIAM N. KRN¥ON. CvMPANY.

ITEMS. QUANIITIES.


Ohio sandstone coping •..••....••.•...........••. 65 ft. 3 in ••.. 1117 00 $I,I09 25 $2000 $1,30 5 00

N crth river bJuestone coping .•......... , ......... 59 (I. 8)( in •• 7 50 447 66 8 00 477 50

Red PorI age COpbl!' ....................... ..... 65 ft. 3 in .•• '3 00 1,50v 75 25 00 1,631 25

TO'a!' •••••••..••••••••••••...••••••• ., ........... $3,057 66 113,4'3 7S

. For Furnishing Labor and Materials to Complete the Installation of the Electric-lighting Plant

and Altering the Old Engine Room jor the New East Wing and Extension oj the

Metropolitan Museum of Art, in Central Park, Borough of Manhattan, including

Engines, DynamDs, Switchboard, Conduits, Wires, etc., and Mason, Carpenter, Iron

and Steel Work in Connection with this Work.

NAMES OF BIDDERS. AMOUNT.

The United Engineering and Contracting Company..... ............. . ..... ...... .••••••••••••••••• $37,844 00

Williams & Gestle ........... •••••• ••••• 0 ••••• 4 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• t..... .................... 38,7(000

For Building .Men's Lavatvries on the !:farlem Ri7'er Driveway, Borough of Manhattan.

NAMES OF BIDDERS. AMOUNT.

William A. Sales. • • • • • .••• • • • • . • . ••• • • • . . . . • . • . . . . • ••• • • • • • • • • •• .••• • • . . • • • • . • . • • • • . . . . . . • • . • • • • • . $2,0.8 00

James Fay .•••••.. " •..••.•....• " ............................................................. "..... 2, I 16 00

Williams & Gerstle ...•.•. "." .•••....••..•..••.............•.••....•..........•.•..•....•••...•. , 1,884 00

Ellon E. ParI Y .... '" .••••.....•..• 0........ ................. ................................... 1,590 co

William H. Wright & Son ••••.•.•••......

William young ........................................................................... .

1,575 co

1,469 00

For Contract No.2, New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations at Fortieth and Forty-second Streets and Fifth Avenue, for Constructing Fortieth Street Vault for the Boiler and Engine Rooms and Other Rooms, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York.

THOMAS DWYER. EUGENE LRNTILHON'I JOHN H.P..........tCo. I LOUIS WEcHsLaR.

d Z

ITEMS.

For the complete; execution of the work t as ~ shown on the contract dra wing~ and de. scribed 1D the specifications ............. .

For the excavation of rock ne<.essd.ry for the i execution of the work ...... , ............ J

QUANTITIES.

3,000 cubic yard~.

'J·otal. .....•.•... o ",,0' •••••••••••. 1 ••••••••••••••••••

Price. I Amount.

$[C2,747 00 I

$350 I lo,seo 00

$II3,z47 00

Pnce. I Amount. Price. I Amount. I Price. I A~

I $[26,100 00 $125,900 00 I $104,700 00

$025 75000 $> 50 7,seQ 00 $3 00 9,000 00

I $U3,7~0 00 $I27,I50 00 $[33.400 00

For Rcpavwlf with Rocl Asphalt Certain Walks around the Arsenal and the Menagerie Buildings, in the Central Park, BorouKh of Mal'hattan, City of New York.

T. HUGH BoORMAN.

ITEMS. QUANTIfiES.

~ Price. Amount.

Rock asphalt wearing surface, to furnish and lay as specified ................... .. 16,600 square feet. 1I!.C. $1,892 40

. 2 I Concrete, to furnish and lay as specified... • ••...•. 40 cubic yard •. $600 24000

Total. ........................................................... .. $2,132 40

THE SICILIAN ASPHALT PAVING COJ\lPASY.

Price. AmouDt.

. I4Uc. $2,401 00

$a 00 32000

\ ......... \ ",727 00

~

'Ill

.-. g; >t! ,., ~ til l'l

" p-. ... $

SEPTEMBER 6, 1900rj

For the Construction oj a Bridge over the New 'York, New Haven ana Hartford Railroad, The

o z

3

9

ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

Earth excavation ........•...........•••..............••....••. 1,500 cubic yards

5 r ,400 Jine"r feet.

Yellow pine timber in foundations t etc ..... o.o •••••••••••• 0. ......................... 1151,500 feet B. M.

Iron bolts, spikes and other fasteni:n~. etc. .............. ...•......•....••......•••• 4,000 pounds.

Foundation masonr j'. • • • • • • • •• • •••••••.•••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

Ashlar masonry. • •..........• , .•....

Granite coping and bridge seats .. _ •...

2,000 cubic yards.

2,300

co

10 One (z) bridge supcrstrUt:ture complete, including railing ........................... .

II Brick pavement .....• , ..........•..........•••.........•.•. _ ............. . geo square yards.

TotaL ............................................................... .

ci Z

'3

6

7

8

9

10

hEMS .•

Earth excavation •....•.•....................••••.......

Earth filliug ........................................... /

Grave! filling ........................................ ..

Spruce or yellow pine piles .• _.. • ...................... .

Yellow pine tim bl."'r iu foundations, etc ................••.

Iron bolts. spikes and other fastening. etc ......••••......

Foundation masonry ..•.. 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •••

Ashlar masonry ..•••••••...... , •••••.....•.. o. . ••• • •••

Granite coping and bridge seats ............ 0 ••••••••• 0 •

One (l) bridge superstructure complete, including railing.

Br'ck paveJIlent ••••••••••••••••••••

QUA"rtIJIES.

1,500 cubic yard~.

(,000

700

5',400 linear feet.

161.500 feet B. M.

4,000 pounds.

'2,000 cubic yards.

2,300

fo

980 square yards

Total ......................................................... ..

WILLIAM G. LEESON.

Price. Amount.

----------

$( 50

50

200

28

Per :I,OOO, }

3' 00

05

4 50

8 50

45 00

3 00

50000

l.J:392 00

5,.68 00 1 :20000

S3 rSEPTEMUER 6,.1900.

Harlem River Brandt, at the Crossing of The Bronx and Pelham Parkway, Borough of

Bronx.

-CUNNINGHAM & KEARNS. THILl!MANN & SMITH. THOMAS DWYER. JOHN C. RODGERS, JR.

Price. Amount. . Price. Amount . Price. AlTlOunt. Price. Ammnt.

$075 $1,'25 00 $070 $1,05000 '1 co $1,500 00 $.00 $1,500 00

70 700 00 30 30000 100 1,000 00 25 ~So 00

I So 1,05000 I 00 7 .. '000 200 1,400 00 I 25 87500

oS 2,$7000 20 10,280 co 05 2,57000 ,8 9,25200

Per 1,000, } 6,460 00 { Per 1,000, }

5.814 00 r Per I,OOO,} 11,3°5 00 {

Per I,ooo,} (,360 So 40 00 3600 7000 27 00

o.U go 00 03 120 00 05 200 00 oS 200 00

800 16,000 00 600 12,000 00 5 00 10,00000 4 50 9,000 00

800 J8,400 00

I 9 23 21,275 00 9 00 20,700 00 600 13,800 00

33 75 2,025 00 4000 2,400 00 5000 3,000 00 3000 1,800 00

...... 15,500 00 ...... ]6,~oo 00 . ..... 16000 00 ...... 15.000 00

• '5 2,205 00 2 So 2,45000 3 00 2,94000 I SO 1,470 00

...... $65,125 00 . ..... $72,889 00 ...... $70,6'5 00 . ..... $51,507 So

M

BART McDoNALD. O'HRRN & BERRIGAN. JOHN J. MCQUADE. JOHN G. TAIT.

-Price. Amouo·t. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount .

. -$050 $75000 ill 50 $2,'5000 '.00 $3,000 00 $.00 $3,000 00

40 400 00 I co 1,000 00 50 500 00 20 200 00

100 700 co '00 1,400 00 \'c.o 1,400 00 I 50 1,05000

24 1'2,336 00 25 12,850 00 10,28000 24 12,336 00

Per 1,000, } 6,,83 00 { Per I,OOO,}

4,845 00 { ,«.~ 5,65' 50 { Per I,ooo,}

4,845 00 4200 3000 35 . 3000

04 J6000 05 2CO 00 02 100 00 06 24000

5 00 10,000 00 5 00 10,000 00 3 '5 6,500 00 3 60 7,200 00

800 I8,4cO 00 7 50 17,25000 4 00 g,2oo 00 470 10,81000

4000 2,400 00 4000 2,400 00 So (0 \000 00 3600 2,leo 00

...... 16,000 00 ......... 16,500 00 . ..... I~~oo . ..... 13,500 00

.00 1,960 00 100 98000 .00 I'~oo I 40 1,372 09 .. ...... $69,88~ 00 ...... $69,675 00 . ..... $58,59' \\ . ..... $;6,,13 00

SEPTEMBER 6, 190(),] 54


A communication was received from the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment

forwarding copies of resolutions as follows:

1st. Authorizing a bond issue for $28,000, under chapter 417, Laws of 1892, and amendatory

laws, for tbe improvement of existing roads on Bronx and Pelham Bay Parks.

2d. Authorizing a bond issue for $6,500, under chapter 320, Laws of 1887, and chapter 69,

Laws of 1895, for the unfinished work of erecting a sea-wall on the extension of East River Park.

3d. Authorizing a bond issue for $5,000, under chapter 293, Laws of 1895, and chapter 676,

Laws of 1897, for erecting fences to protect lawns in Hamilton Fish Park.

Filed.


Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest respective bidders for works for which proposals

have this day been received, excepting for work on the New York Public Library and also the

golf and skate house in the Borough of The Bronx, be forwarded to the Comptroller for his

approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved that contracts be entered into by the

Department for the works.


Ayes--Commissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.


Resolved, That the proposal of A. C. Gildersleeve for completing the erection of a sea-wall,

etc., on the extension at East River Park, the lowest bid received for that work on July 19, 19co,

be forwarded to the Comp.troller for his approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved

that a contract be entered into by the Department for doing the work.


Ayes--Commissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower- 3.


Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with T. E. Crimmins for shale sand

stone screenings for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn, dated March 14, 1900, the quantity of

material to be furnished be and the same hereby is increased as may be required, not exceeding

. twenty-five per cent.


Ayes--Commissioners Clausen, Moeblls,Brower-3.


Resolved, That all the bids or proposals this day received for erecting a golf and skate house

in Van Cortlandt Park, Borough of The Bronx, be and the same hereby are rejected.


Ayes--Commissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.

55

On motion of Co~missioner Moebus, the Departmental Estimate for the yeat 190i;-its pre

pared and revised, was adopted and ordered forwarded to the Board of Estini.ateand Appo~tionment and a copy to the Municipal Assembly, as required by law, as follows:

DEPARTMENTAL ESTIMATE FOR 1901.

Park Board-Salaries of Commissioners. Landscape Architect, Secretary and

Employees of the Board ....................•..............•............

Boroughs of Manholtan and Richmond. Administration ....•••........•..•.... : .......................•.••..•.....

Labor, Maintenance and Supplies. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .................. .

Zoological De-partment ... " ....................................... . .... .

Maintenance of Museums ...................................... ' ............ .

Mnsic ............................ '.' ................................ '.'" .. .

Cohtingencies ............ ' .... '.' ......... . ....................•.........

Surveys. Maps and Plans .................................................. .

Aquarium ..... '" ...............•.........................................

Trees, West End avenue ............ , . . . . . . . . . .. • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• . .. .

Care Grant's Tomb ...................................................... . Harlem River Driveway ............................................... , .. .

Ambulance Service .................................................... , ..•

Asphalting West Seventy-second and Eighty-sixth streets ..................... .

Aquatic House .......•................................•..................

Approaches to Conservatory ................ , .............................••

New Drive to Conservatory ............................................ : .. .

Asphalt Walks, Central Park ............................................. .

Approach to New Wing, Metropolitan Museum of Art. . . . . . . . . . . .. . ........ .

Improvement Parkway streets .............................................. .

Cement Walks, Riverside Park ............................................ .

Drainage, Central Park. . .. . ............................................. .

Water "System Repairs .... " ....................................... . .... .

Sewerage, Park Cpttage<. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .• . ....... .

Vault and Maps .............................................. , .......... ..

Widening Fifty-ninth Street Roadway ...................................... .

Central Park, West, Improvement .......................................... .

Total. .......... " ............................. .

Borough of the Bronx. Maintenance and Construction .................................•...........

Administration ............•.•.............................................

Maintenance of Botanical Gardens ...... " .............. , ................... .

·Maintenance of Zoological Gardens ........................................ .

Music ................................................................... .

$27,66000

600,000 00

37,500 00

230,000 00

25,000 00

3,000 00

3,000 00

60,000 00

5,000 00

5,000 00

20,000 00

1,200 00

121,500 00

8,300 00

9,400 00

9,500 00

16,000 00

10,000 00

7,000 00

12,000 00

25,000 00

25,000 00

45,000 00

3,000 00

20,600 00

$334,000 00

17,400 00

73,280 00

80,000 00

12,480 00

SEPTEM~ER (i, 1900.)

C()ntingenciel> .. ~ .. , .: . . . . . . . . ',' .... " ................... .

Surveys, Maps.and P1:ms. '.' ..... ~ .......................................... ,

Total. ......................... , ....... " .................. .

Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens. Administration .................................................. .

Labor, Maiutenance and Supplies ......................... ~ ..... ' ........•..

Music .•••••.............................................................

Maintenance of Museums ........................... , ...................... .

Coney Island Concourse (bath-houses, casino, etc.} •.... " .................•..

RECAPITULATION BY BOROUGHS.

SI,5OO 00

10,00000

------

$20,900 00

558,122 95

11,548 45

71,352 00

200,000 00

$861,923 40

Park Board ......... " . . .. . • . • . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . .. . . . $29,300 00

Boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond..... .......... ...................... 1,365,135 00

Borough of The Bronx. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ............................ ;...... 528,660 00

Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens ... '" . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . 861,923 40



57 lSEPTEMBER 27. 1900.


THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, I900-ADJoURNED MEETING, II A. M.

Present- Commissioner Brower.

In the absence of a quorum Commissioner Brower caused the estimate-box containing bids or

proposals which had been received, pursuant to duly published advertisements, to be sealed until

the next meeting of the Board, and annouuced to the bidders who were present that the bids

would be opened on the 5th proximo, at I I A. M.


59 [OCTOBER 5. ISOO.


• FRIDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1900-ADJoURNED MEETING, II A. M.

Present-Commissioners Clausen (President), Moebus.

A representative of the Comptroller being present, and the meeting open to the puhlic, the

estimate-box was opened and all the estimates or proposals received on the 27th ultimo and also

on this day, in pU!$uance of duly published advertisements, were opened and read, as follows:

For Constructing Sewer in Riverside Drive, between Ninety-fifth and Ninetl'-seventh Streets,

and Coveri1ZJ! Connections with Existing Sewers in said streets, and with Sewer in Ninet).

sixth Street, Borough of Manhattan.

NAMES OF BIDDERS.

-------.---_ ... -

F. Thilemann. Jr., and F. V. Smith ......................................... .

A.C. Gildersleeve ............. 00 00' ........... 00 00 ...... 00 .. " 00 00 ........................... ..

Peler Handibode, Jr .. 00 •••• 00 .... 00 •• _00 •••••••••••• • ......... 00 ................................ .

~';~~:o~,~;~:; :co~;.~,::::·::·:· ... ·:::.·::::::d

AMOUNT.

5,<'9000

8,700 00

5.419 00

6.5000D

For Furnishing and Layin,r: Grass Sod and Garden Mould 0' Top ;:'oilon the Harlem River

Driveway, Borough of Manhattan, City of New Yor~.

WILLIAM YOUNG. I WILLIAM G. LEESON.

,; Z

ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

Price. Amount. \ Price.

-:- -G-ra-.-s-s-O-d-t-o-b-e-~-u-rn-i-'-he-d-a-nd-Ia-i-d-.-.. -8-o-,-o·o'-0-sQ-u-ar-e-r.-ee-t. $0 02

80

$'",6

2

00

00

00

00

i

l--$o-0-3-}3-

2 Garden Mould or Top-s"il to be I r~r~~~:?: .~~~i.~~r.e~ • ~~~ .• ~~~~~~ ~ y~SOO cubic yards. ____ . _I I 'JO

Total. ........... 00 ...... " ................. • .. .. • #2,800 co !

Amount.

$2,t66 6

OCTOBE~ 5, 19oo.J 60

c5 Z ITEMS. QUANTITIE<.;.

Grass sod to be) furnishe jan d l 80,coo square feet. la'd ............ .

CHARLES L. DORAN.

Price. Amount.

\ \Vn,LI.UI H. ~,L-\STRR:- II J F sox. AMES LANAGAN.

I~- . I

Price. Amount. 'I Price. I Amount.

-.-.--,-----.--I----~-'

~o 02 $1,600 00 ~::J 02 ~I,6oo GO

2 Garden Mould or 1 Top-soil to be I

furnished.deliv- ~ I,5°O cuLic yards. ered and spread I in place ........ J

Tota!.. ...•.•

----------~- .

65 975 co : _____ 1

95 1,4 2 5 co i go

---I $2,255 co i

. For FZI1'nishing' all Labor m;d all JIat.:riais .for COJulru<li"g C('J}lplde a CrCl'Jlholt.,e in the lYe""

York Zoological Park ill BroJlx Park, in T/,e Cit)' of .,ye'iil Yurko

XA:\I,;; OF BIDDFR. Al\lOCKT.

Hitchings & Co. (fnc.i ........................ . $3,449 co

For Furnishing and Deli,'!ril1g Trap it'oc/., alld Trap-rod ,Ycreellillgs in Pelham BaJ' Park

where direeled ill The City of i\:''iiI York, Boroltx" (}.f The Bronx.

ITEMS.

Trap rock, as herein ... t after specified ..•...• \

Trap.rock screenings. as} he.reinafter speCIfied.

Total ........... .

QUA!\TITIE'-;.

l,OJO cubic yards ...

:<00 cubic yards ..••

I ' I JAcon E. COXKLI::\.I ]. FHA;\"K QL:INN. A~DRE\V A.BoUKER.

I p~~~:' ;I:o~m-t. -I--;~:;:T-:~-:l:.- -Price. I Amount.

I

Sr 75 Sr 45 Sr 44

I 75 I 45 I 44 288 00

S2,100 00

The minut:-s of the previous meeting were read and approved.

The following communications "ere received.

From the Comptroller-Requesting that the amount of security received with each Lid be

announced at the time the bids are opened. Filed.

Frum the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and ~\pportionll1ent-Forwarding copies ot

resolutions as follows:

1st. Authorizing a bond issue for $40,000, under chapter 666, Laws or 1897, for grading and

reconstructing the surface of the roadway of Riverside drive, etc.

2d. Authorizing the expenditure of an unexpended bal,mce of a bond issue l11'lde under chapter

74 of the Laws of 1894, for the construction of walks on Riverside Park, sonth of~ Seventy-ninth

street.

61 L OCTOBE~ 5, 1900·

3d. Author.izing a bond, i8sue under section 48 of the Greater New York Charter for $8,200,

for constructing an equestrian and pedestrian entrance to Central Park at Sixty-sixth street and

Central Park, We,!. Fi~ed.

I

From R. H. Hunt, architect-Recommending that the time fixed for the completion of con-

tract with Karl Bitter for caryatides and medallions for the new wing of the Metropolitan Museum

of Art be extended to October I, 1900.


Resolved, That the time for the completion of the work under contract with Karl Bitter,

dated September 12, ISOO, for caryatides and medallions for the new wing of the Metropolitan

Museum of Art be and the same hereby is extended to October I, 1900, as recommended by the

architect.

\Vhich was adopted by the following vote:



Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with S. W. Cornell, dated January 23,

1900, for hardware for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn, the quantity of material called for in

Items Nos. 96, 93, 97, 99, 100, 104, III, 11,2, II3 and 1I6, be increased, as may be required, not



Ayes-Commissioners C)ausen, Moebus-2.


Resolved, Teat, pursuant to the terms of the contract with Nelson Brothers, dated January 30,

1900, for coal for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn, the quantity of egg coal called for therein be

increased, and the quantity of stove coal called for therein be decreased, as may be required, not





Resolved, That the propo:,als of the lowest formal respective bidders, this day opened, be

forwarded to the Comptroller for his approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved, that

contracts for the work and material be executed by the Commissioners.


Ayes-Commis,ioners Clausen, Moebil5-2.

On motion, at 11.45 A. M., the Board adjourned. WILLIS HOLLY, Secretary.

[OCTOBER 2S. 1900·


THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1900-ADJoURNED MEE'l'ING, II A. M.

Present-Commissioners Clausen (President), Moebus, Brower'.

A representatiVe of the Comptroller being pr<'Sent, and the meeting open to the public, the

estimate-box was opened and all the estimates or proposals received. m pursuance of duly pubHshtd

advertisement, werei<Jpened and read, as follows:

FtJr Grading, Paving and Improving Existing Roads, from the Lorillard Mansion Gate /0 Bleecker Street, and to and Across the Blue Bridge, Connecting with Improved Road Near the Botanical Museum in Bronx Park, in The City of New York, Borough of The Bronx.

JOHN H. DEVLIN. !CHARLES L. DORAN. I W,LLIAM G. THILEMANN & LEESON. SMITH

ITEMS. QUANTITIES. ~~~

.; Price. Amount. i Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. I Amoul1't. Z

! ~~~~ ~~--

Earth excavation .................. o ........................ J ,000 cubic yards. .0 30 . $30000 $0 ~o $400 00 $060 $60000 $030 $300 00

2 I Rock excavation ............. , ..... 0 ........................ 2,300 I co 2.3°000 I 35 3,105 00 I 50 3.450 00 I 40 3,220 00

Filling furnished in place ......... '" ...................... 600 '5 150 00 10 60 00 50 300 00 10 6000

Road basins built complete ........... ..................... I. 35 00 420 00 400:;:1 480 00 3000 360 00 35 00 42000

Six (6) inch vitrified stoneware drain pipe laid ............• 300 linear feet. 30 90 co 60 18000 20 6000 35 105 co

Twelve (12) inch vitrified stoneware drain pipe laid ........ 300 50 15000 80 24000 I 0, 300 00 60 180 00

Eighteen (18) inch vitrified stoneware drain pipe laid ....... 125 I 25 ]56 25 2 00 '25000 200 25000 2 50 3'2 So

Cobhlestone gutters ...................................... 300 square yards. 40 120 00 50 15000 50 15° 00 35 105 00

9 I Telford macadam pavement ............................... 12,156 83 10,089 48 85 10,332 60 7° 9,238,56 80 9,724 80

I ~~~~I ----- ----Tota!.. ........................................ ! .................... '/1]3>775 73 ! $15,'97 60 $'4.703 56 , $14.427 30

o Q c t!:I ["l :>:I. ~

':!' ... '§ .:..,

0-~

'--

FIJr Grading, Paving and ImprlJVing Existing Roads, from the Lorillard Mansion Gate to Bleecker Street, mid to ana Across the Blue Bridge, Connecting with Imjroved Road Near the Botanical Museum in Bronx Park, in The City of New Yt>rk, Borough of Tlte Bronx.- Continued.

ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

~

Earth excavation ......................................... ) 1,000 cubic yards.

,. Rock excavation ...... ................. , ...•...••.. : ..... 2.5°0

3 Filling furnished in place ............... , .................. 600

4 Road basins built complete ................................ I'

Six (6) inch vitrified stoneware drain pipe laid ••••.•••••••• 300 linear feet.

6 I Twelve (IO) inch vitrified stoneware drain pipe laid •..••••. 300

Eighteen (I8) inch vitrified stoneware drain pipe laid ....... 1'5

a I Cobblestone guttors ............. "," ...................... 300 square yards.

9 Telford macadam pavement ... ; ........................... 12,155

Total ....................................... .

WilLIAM H. MASTERSON.

O'HERN & BERRIG.l.N.

Price. I. Amou"t. 1 Price. Amount.

$0 35 $35000

I 25 .,875 00

35 21000

$0 '9 $.9

0001

1 30 >,99000

ao 48000

35 00 42000 35 O~ 420 00

'5 75 75 8:25 00

So ISO 00 100 30J 00

1 00 125 co I 50 187 SO

100 300 co 40 12000

I bo I 12,156 co 90 JO,940 40

----$16,66, 00 $15,95' GQ

PETER HANDIBODE, JR.

Price.

$. 14

2 14

2 '4

6.00

IOO

I 25

I 75

40

65

I Amount.

$2,14000

4;922 00

1,284 0)

73' 00

300 co

37500

218 75

12000

7,GQI 40

$17,993 IS

THE JOHN J, HART COMPANY.- ,

Price. 1 Amount.

$040 $40000

95 2,185 00

50 300 00

35 00 420 00

So ISO 00

go 270 co

200 25000

40 :12000

7" 8,758 32

$'r2,847 3"

0-v.

,...., 0 (") .., 0 to i:'l ~

N If'

~

OCTOBER 25,1900.] 66

For Fumishingall Labor and all Materials for Constructing Complete a Skaleand Golf House at

Van Corllanat Lalte, Van Cortlandt Park, in 1 he Ctty of Aew York-Borough of The Bronx.

==============;:':-;:':-"'--=--"'--;:':--;::--.=-0=-"'--========== __ == _________ . ___ _

NAME OF BIDDERS. AMOUNT.

W lliam H. Wright & Son .•••••• ' ..•••..••..•.....••••••....•••....•.....• ,... .............. $,8.9"0 (0

William Henderscn ...................••...• ' ..................................... , ......... ...... 18,400 00

John~. Sheehan......... .... ...... ....•••••... .............. ...... ......... ... ..... ... .... ...... '9.85000

Ryan & McFerran. .•••••..••• •...••••••••••••. ... ••••.••. ... . .••. .... .. . . . . . . ...•..•.•••. . .. •..• '9,89' 00

James Fay....................................................... .••............................. 20.84500

Williams & Gerstle.. . . . . • . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . . . . . • . • . . . . .. . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . '9.846 00


A communication was received from the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment,

transmitting copies of resolutions adopted by said Board:

1st. Directing the initiation of proceedings for acquiring title to certain lands for extending

High Bridge Park.

2d. Approving plan for the improvement of Manhattan square and authorizing a bond issue

of $36,000 to carry out the work.

3d. Transferring the sum of $2,533, made up from balances of several appropriations, to the

appropriation for" Labor, Maintenance and Supplies, Boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond," for the current year.

4th. Authorizing a ·bond issue of $72,000 for improving Bronx and Pelham Parkway in Bronx

Park, Borough of The Bronx.

Filed.

Commi,sioner Moebus offered the following:

Resolved, That the proposals of the lowe~t formal bidders this day received be forwarded to

the ComptrolIer for his approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved, that contracts for

the works be entered into by the Department.

Which was adnpted by the following vote:

Ayes-C.,mmissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.



l DEC EfolBER. 20, 1900'


THURSDAY, DECEMBER 20, I!)OO-ADJOURNED MEETING, II A. M.

"




From the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, forwarding copies of resolutions

affecting this Department, as follows:

1st. Authorizing a bond issue for S2,850,000 for the erection of the building of tm: New York

Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundation ••

zd. Authorizing a bond issue of $64,00:> for paving with asphalt the roadway of West Eighly

sixth street.

3d. Authorizing a bond issue for $Ioo,ooo-under chapter 14, Laws of 1900, for the equipment,

etc., of the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Filed..

From R. H. Hunt, Architect:

1st. Reporting a time statement on the contract for plumbing work, etc., for the new east

wing of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, and recommending th~t all penalty for overtime be

remitted on account of delays not due to fault on the put of the contractor.


Resolved, That, in accordance with the re.:ommendation of the Architect, the penalty for

excess of time in the completion of the plumbing work under contract with the Wells & Newton

Company, in connection with the new ea,t wing and extension of the Metropolitan Museum of

Art, be and the same hereby is remitted on account of delay~ in the work n()t due to fault on the

part of the contractor.


Ayes-Cornmissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.

DECEMBER 20,1900.] 68

2d. Recommending an extension of time on the contract of the United Engineering and

Contracting Company for electrical work in the new museum wing.

Commissioner Clausen offered the fvHowing :

Resolved, That the time stipulated for the completion of work under contract with the United

Engineering and Contracting Company for electrical work, etc., in the new east wing and

extension of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, be and the same hereby is extended thirty working

days, as recommended by the Architect.



3d. Recommending a further extension of time for the completion of the contract for erectmg

the new east wing and extension of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.


Resolvt'd, That the time stipulated for the completion of the work under contract with Thomas

Dwyer, for erecting the new east wing and extension of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, be and

the same hereby is further extended one hundred and fifty days, as recommended by the Architect.



From the Chief Engineer, boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond-Reporting a time statement

on the contract of John B. Devlin for constrncting a sewer in Central Park, leading L-om the

Swedish Scho01-house to Manhattan square.


Resolved, That in accurdance with the recommendations of th~ Chief Engineer, boroughs of

Manhattan and Richmond, the p~nalty for sixty-seven days' overtime 011 contract with John D.

Devlin, for constructing a sewer, etc., from the Swedish School-house in Central Park to Manhattan

square, be charged against the contractor, and that all penalty for overtim~ in exce,s of the

number of days with which he is so charged be and the same hereby is remitted.


"Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Moehus, BrO\ver-3.

From the Chief Engineer, Borough of The Bronx :

1st. Reporting a time statement on contract lor the improvement of the Spllyten DlIyvil

parkway.


Resolved, That the report of the Chief Engineer of the Borough of The Bronx, upon the apl'li

cation uf James Oliver, contractor, for the lemission of the penalty for overtime on their contract

for regulating, grading and constructing a roadway and appnrtenancei and otherwise impruv

ing the Spuyten Dnyvil palkway, from the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad to

Broadway, in the Twenty-fourth Ward of The City of New York, he approved, and that the

lI?ECEMBER 20, 1900·

penalty for overtime, one hundred and twenty-e~ht d~ys, be remitte4 as recommended, the delay

being due to causcs 'not the fault of the contractor.



2d. R~pOrting a Hme statement on the contract for erecting a greenhouse in Bronx Park.


Resolved, That the report of the Chief Engineer uf the BorOlJgh of The Bronx upon the

application of Hitchings & Co., contractors, for the remission of the penalty for overtime on their

contract for fu,rnishing all labor and furnishing and erecting all the materials necessary to erect

and complete a greenhouse in Bronx Park, in the Borough of The Bronx of The City of New York,

be approved ,md that the penalty for overtime (twenty-four days) be remitted as recommended, the

delay being due to causes not the fault of the contractors.


Ayes-CommiS!>ioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.

From Carrere & Hastings, architects-Recommending a further extension of time for the com

pletion of the contract for the removal of the Forty-second Stre~t Reservoir and other work in

connection with the New York Public Ubrary, 'etc., on account of extra work,etc.

CommIssioner Clausen offered the fqllowing :

Resolved, That the time stipulated for the completion of the work under contract with Eugene

L~ntilhon for the removal of the Forty-second street reservoir and other work in connection with

the New York Public Library, be and Jhe same hereby is extended to June I, 1901, in accordance

with the reClMnmendation of the Architects, Carrere & Hastings. , , .

Which was adupted by the follow. vote :

Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, .us, Brower-3.

Commissioner Clausen reported the following action taken by him regarding employees of the

Park Board and the Park Department, boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond, since last report:

February I, 1900, A. G. Waldreaon, Horticultural Draughtsman, salary fixed at $1,800 per

annum.

May I, 1900, F. A. Koch, Mechanical Engineer, salary fixed at fIOO per month.

May 14, 1900, Harry De Venoge, Axeman, appointed at $65 per month.

May 1&, 1900, William F. Richards, Assistant Engineer, salary fixed at $2,500 per annum.

May 16, 1900, Robert S. Sutliffe, designated Typewriter.

October 11, 1900, N. ,11. Andrus,promoted Leveler al $100 per month.

Commissioner Moebus offere<l the following:

Resolved, That the appointment, changes of salaries, etc., of employees of the Pa!k Board

and of the Department, in the boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond, this day reported bY' Presi

dent Clausen, be and hereby are approved and confirmed.

Which was adopted by the fonowing vote:


"

DECEMBER :20, IgoO.) 70

Commissioner Brower reported his action in fixing salaries of employees in the boroughs of

Brooklyn and Queens, as follows:

Rodman M. Price, Engineer, $2,750 per annum.

William J. Zartmann, Assistant Engineer, $2,250 per annum.

On motion, the action of the Commissioner for the boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens as

reported by him was confirmed by the following vote:



Resolved, That the rules governing the use of the Harlem River driveway be amended so as

to read as follows:

I. The use of the speedway is restricted to light vehicles of the classes known as buggies,

runabouts, surreys and other like vehicles adapted to the speeding of light harness horses, seating

not more than four persons and drawn by one or two horses, except that exercising carts may be

used until 2.30 P. M. only.

2. Speeding on Sundays and holidayit and after 3 o'c1uck P. M. on other days will be permitted

in one direction, from north to south only.

Turning is forbidden except at the ends of the driveway and at the bridges.

3. When not speeding drivers must keep closely to the right-hand side of the road and keep

moving.

4. Pedestrians must not eros, on the speedway j subways are provided for that purpose.

5. Loud shouting to make horses break or to urge them on is strictly forbidden. Violations of

these rules are punishable by a fine not to exceed ten dollars.



On motion, at 12 o'clock M., the Board adjourned.


7 I [DEe£WUlt a'l, 19'».-


•

THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2'1, I!)OO--ADJOURNED MEETING, II A. M.


A representative of the Comptroller being prelienJ, and tl),e meetilli open to tlu! public,

the estimate-box was opened and all the estimates or proposals rel!eived, In pUlSuanee of duly

published advertisements, were open6d and read, as follows :

For Furnishing all Labor and q,ll Materials for ConstruttinK ~lete a Wflrkskoj PHd $heds in the New York Zoowgica/ Parkin Bl'o~ PINk, iii City oj Ne'III Y01"k.

ITEMS.

One WorkslwjJ and Sheds Complete. Wilbur T. Wright ......

Williams & Gerstle................ .......... .. .............. .

John R. Sheehan & Co. _ ...................................... .

William Horne COmP:'"ny........... .. ............. ..................... . ..................... .

DECEMBER 27, 1900.] 72

fior Constru;ting and Imjr{)'/Jing a Podiou of The Bronx and Pelham Parkway, from the Western

Road, to a Point 1,275 Fee! West 0.1 said Terminus,

<5 Z

hEMS. QUANTITIES.

WU.LIAM H. l\IASTERSON.

PRICE. AMOUNT.

-II------------------~-- -------- .. _.-----J-----

Earth excavation •• 0 ............... " .0 •••• 0 ••••••••••••••• , 3,210 cubic yards

Rock excavation.... • .. • . • • • . ..... . • . . . . . . . . . . • . . . . • . . • . • . • • 9,620

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

II

12

13

15

16

Filling, furnish ell. in place ................... _ ... ___ . _ .. ..

Mould or top soil, in plac~ ................................ I Telford pavement for carrIageways, .•••.••................. ! Gravel pavement, Telford foundation, for ride or bridle path. I

{Pavement for bicycle path, with Telford foundation,}

broken stone and screenings of limestone ..... 0 .... ' •••••

{Vitrified brick gutters for roadways, with Teltord and}

concrete foundation. • •• • • • . • • . • . ... • • . . . . .. . •.••.•..

Bluestone curb, 6 inches thick, tine axed .....•.••.•......•.

Bluestone curb,s inches thick, fine axed •..••. o ••• 0 ....... .

Bluestone curb, 3 inches thick, fine axed ..... 0 0 •• o' ••••••••

Gravel walks, rubble-stone foundation .................... _

{Brick ~ulverts, 2 feet 4 inches by 3 feet .6 inches, con~}

crete foundation, masonry cradle and end walls ...... .

Vitrified 12~inch stoneware drain pipe .•...••.•.......•... 0 •

Vitrified a-inch stoneware drain pipe .•••........•.•...... 0

Road~basins, complete .•... 0 ................... 0 ••••••• 0 0 •••

17 Receiving-basins, complete ............. o •••••••••••••••• 0 ••

5. 200

7,840 square yards

1,680

2,550 linear feet

72,300 square feet

910 linear feet

II

IS Manholes, complete ................................... - . .. 4

19 Gneiss piers, 4 feet by 4 feet, built complete ... 0 ••••••••••••

20 Gneiss piers, 2 feet by 2 feet, built complete. • • . . . . .• • •.•••

21 Dry rubble masonry in retaining~wal1s ....... 0. • • • • • • • • • • • • 220 cubic yards

22 Rubble-stone mason~ry, in cement •.•.•...• 0.. ... .. ... .. ..• 20

23 Concrete in foundation •..••••••.•••••.•.. " . • . .. • . . . • . • . . • 10

24 Sod furnished and laid........... ......... ........... ...... 2,400 square feet

25 Ground finished and seeded...... ...... ...... .. .. .. ... .... 1.75 acres

26 Resurfacing old roadway ............................. '" .. S,670 square yards

Total ............................................................. .

$030 $963 00

I 77 17,027 4 0

or '46 50

50 2,600 00

75 5,880 00

37 440 3 0

33 429 00

2 43 4,082 40

I IS 2,932 50

I C5 2.614 5°

80 J ,920 00

04 2,892 00

5 00 4,550 00

50 425 00

50 4 2 5 00

35 00 385 00

125 co 625 00

6000 24000

200 00 4CO 00

6000 24000

22000

5 00 10000

5 00 5000

02)1: 6000

25 00 43 75

10 567 00

$50,258 35

73 (DECEMBER 27. 1900·

Termirzus of the I1?Zproved Portion of said Parkway, 400 Feet West of the Bear Swamp

in Bronx Park. in The City of New York.

JOHN J. HART COMPANY. I BECKWITH & QUACKENBUSH. THILl£"ANN & SMITH. JOHN C. RODGERS. JR.

PRICE. AMOUNT. PRICE. AMOUNT. PRICE. I

AMOUNr. PRICE. AMOUNT.

----

$040 $1,284.00 $0 30 6963 00 $020 $64200 $0 25 $802 50

I 10 ~IO,582 00 I 00 9,620 00 I IS 11,063 00 I 10 16,354 00

40 5,860 00 40 5,86000 40 5.860 00 01 I46 5°

100 5.20::> 00 100 5,200 00 100 5,20000 100 5.200 00

80 6,27200 . 90

I

7,05600 85 6,664 00 85 6,664 00

70 83300 80 952 00 100 1,19000 80 95200

65 845 00 'So :1,04000 115 1,105 00 70 9[000

I 80 3,024 00 250 4,20000 I 75 2,94000 350 5.88000

I 40 3,570 00 75 1,912 So 90 2~295 00 90 2,295 00

I 10 2,739 00 65 1,618 50 80 ~,992 00 60 1,494 00

95 2,'280 00 55 1,32000 75 1,800 00 40 96000

07 5,061 00 09 6,50 7 00 07 5,061 00 05 3.615 00

800 7,280 00 650 5,915 00 7 00 6,370 00 800 7,28000

75 63750 80 68000 100 85000 75 63750

65 552 50 60 60 51000 .

510 00 50 4 2 5 00

38500 ,

3000 330 00 35 00 4000 44000 39 00 429 00

I?O 00 ' 750 00 100 co 50000 ISO 00 75000 ISO 00 75000

45 00 lao 00 35 00 . 14000 50 00 200 00 39 00 15600

22000 44000 100 00 200 00 15000 300 00 100 00 200 00

12000 480 00 60 00 240 co 100 CO 40000 6000 24000

200 44000 I 3 00 660 00 I 50 33000 25 55 00

5 00 1.00 00 5 00 ICO 00 500 100 00 5 00 100 00

5 00 50 00 600 6000 5 00 50 00 600 6000

03 7200 03 72 00 03 7200 03 7200

175 00 306 25 3000 52 SO 100 00 175 00 4000 ,,7000 . 50 2.835 00 30 :1,70,1 00 40 2,26800 30 1 .. 70100

...... $62,003 25 ...... $57,46~ 50 I . - ... $58,627 00 ...... $57,<148 50 I

74

ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

------------------------------

Earth excavation.... . ... ...... .. .. ... . ..... ..... . ....... . .. .... . . .. .... . ......... . 3,210 cubic yards

Rock excavation ........ ~ .......... " . . . . . . . . . . .. .............................. ... 9,620

3 Filling, furnished, in place.... .. . ....• ..•....... . ... ....• .................••••..••• 14,650

Mould or top soil, in place ......••••.•...............•.......•...................•... 5.200

Telford pavement for carriage\Vay~ .•••••. .•.••••.•........ .. ~ ........ , ....•....•.... 7,840 square yards

6 Gravel pavement, Telford foundation, for ride or bridle path... ... . . . . . .. . . . . . . . ... .. 1,190

{Pa:{l':::to~; .. ~i.~~~l.e .. :~~~:. ~i~h. ~~~f~.r~ .f~.~~~a:i~~.,. ~~~~.e.~ ~~~l.l~. ~~~. ~~~~~~:~~~ } 1,300

8 Vitrified brick gutters for roadways,with Telford and concrete foundation............ 1.680

9 Bluestone curb, 6 inches thick, fine axed ............. . 2.550 linear feet

10 Bluestone curb,s inchei thick, fine axed ............. ............................... .

n Bluestone curb, 3 inches thick, fine axed.. ..... ............ ....... .................... 2,400

12 Gravel walks, rubble-etone foundation.. ...•• ..•..•.. .•.••..•.••............. ••..• 72,300 square feet

910 linear feet

'4 Vitrified I:>-inch stoneware drain pipe ...........••••.•• _ ••..•.....••••• _ . . .. . . . . . . . . 850

IS Vitrified 8·inch stoneware drain pipe •••...•.••..••• , . ••••• .••. .••. ••.• .... ... . .... •. 850

.6 Road.basi"", complete. •• • • • • • . . . • . . . . . . . . • . .••• • • • . . • . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . • . II

I ~ .7 Receiving .. basins, complete ......... ...................... 0 • 0 ••• 0 •••••••••••• 0 ••••••••

18 Manholes, complete .••••••••••••. " ..••.••••••.••.................•..........•••.••.

19 Gneiss I>iers, " feet by " feet, built complete ....•••.••••....•.•.......••••..•.......••

20

21

22

Gneiss piers, • feet by 2 feet, built complete .....••..•••.•................•..•••••..•. !

Dry rubble masonry in retaining.walls ..........•............•.......................

Rubble-stone masonry, in cement. 0" •••••••• 0 ••••• 0 •• ' ,_ •••••••••• •••••.• o ••••••••••

Concrete in foundation •. , ........... " , ... 0 ••••• 0 •••••• , •• , ••••••••••••••••••••••• , .. 'I Sod furnished and laid ............................................................. .

Ground finished and seeded .••••.. ' ..........••.......•••••..........................

Resurfacing old roadway ••.•....•••.................•.•..•..................••..• , ••

4

~20 cubic yards

20

10

2,400 square feet

I.75,acres

5,670 square yards

Total ••••••••.••.••......•..•.•..•.••..•...........•...•.........•..•....••••••.••••.••••••.•.••

7S [DSC£M:8ER 27. 1900."

P. F. BkENNAN. JOHN J. MCQUADE. JOHN H. DEVLIN. THOMAS CRIMMINS.

PRICE. AMOUNT. PRICE. AMOUNT. PRICE. .\MOUNT. PRICE. AldOUNT.

----- ------

110 35 $1,123 50 $030 $g63 00 I $025 $802 50 $0 45 $1,444 50

100 9,620 00 I 25

I 12,025 00

I 87 8,36940 200 19.24° co

.-

35 5,127 SO So 7,3'5 00 28 4,102 00 90 13,185 co

100 5,?OO 00 I 50 i,800 00 I 60 3,12000 I 50 7,800- co

J 00 7,84000 I 10 8,624 00 74 5,801 60 I 50 ,

1I.760 00 i 100 1,190 ,00 10 II9°O 85 7,011- SO I 10 ~,3d9 00

100 I,SOO OQ 10 13000 70 91000 I 50 1,950 00

ISo 3,°2400- 50 84000 2 65 4,452 00 5 00 8,400 co

I 25 3,IB7 50 I 50 3,825 00 I 35 3,442 50 I 45 3,697 50

I 05 2,61450 I 40 3,.8600 95 >,365 50 I 30 .

3,237 00

go 2,160 00 100 2,400 00 85 2,0 .. 000 I 05 2,520 00

IS ~o,845 00 07 5,061 00 06 4,33800 I. 8,676 0 o

650 5,915 00 800 7,280 00 7 25 6,597 So '5 00 13,650 00

I 50 1,215 00 75 637 50 60 510 co I 50 :1,275 00

I 25 1,06. SO SO 425 00 40 34000 x 25 I,062 5 o

6000 660 00 35 00 385 00 35 00 385 00 40 00 I 4400

ISO 00 75000 3000 15° 00 u:o 00 55000 - 200 00 i 1,00000

I 50 00 20000 45 00 ISo 00 5000 200 00 9000 36000

I 6500 13000 1'2000 24000 JIO 00 92000'" 40000 I 800 00

5000 200 co 75 0' 'jOO co 6000 240 00 200 00 I 800 00

i I 25 275 00 200 44000 "50 11000 200 I 440

550 11000 3 00 6000 5 00 100 00 4 00 I

80 0

--

00

o

550 55 00 4 00 4000 5 00 5000 800 Soo o

10 240 00 05 12000 02 4800 03 72 00

50 00 57 50 25000 437 50 75 00 13T 25 20000 350 00

25 1,417 50 06 34020 40 2,26800 I 25 7,087 5 o

...... $6S,60g so ...... jj63,6B 20 ...... $5',504 75 . ..... I $110,716 0

! o

.--

DECEMBER 27, 1900.]

For Grading Grounds, Constructing, Regulating, Grading and PazJing Walks and Roads, Furnishing

Park, in The City

JOHN J. HART COMPANY. THOMAS CRIMMINS. I

'I I

,; ITEMS. QUANTITIES. i z Price. Amount. Price. Amount. I - -------- ----~- -------

I Earth excavation ...... " ... .J1,JOO cubic yards $0 28 $II,S64 00 $0 45 $18,585 00 I

2 Rock excavation ........••.• 12,800 " I IS 14,720 00 3 00 38,400 00

3 Cast-iron water-pipe fur-} nished and laid, 6·inch. 2,060 linear feet 100 2,06000 150 3,090 00

4 Road surface-b'1sms, com-} 28 3000 84000 4000 1,120 00 plete ..••••..•••••.••.. 5 Vitr!fied st?neware drain-} 2,300 linear feet 55 1,265 00 I 25 2,875 00

pIpe, 8-mch........... I 6 Vitr~fied st!=meware drain-} " 65 780 0 0 I 50 1,800 00

pIpe, I2#lflCh •••• , •• • •• 1,200

7 Vitr~fied st~mewaTe drain-} I 375 " 200 75000 3 00 1,125 00 plpe, IS-Inch ••••• ' .•.

8 Vitr~fied stoneware drain-} 260 .. 2 25 585 00 400 1,040 00 pIpe, I8~mch. 0 ............

9 Walks of trap·roek screen'l ings with rubble-stone 13:1,000 square feet 05 6,500 00 06 7,800 co foundations ... '" ......

IO Telford macadam pavement. 3f,ooo square yards 72 22,320 00 I 50 46,500 00

n Rock-faced broken range} I25 cublc yards IO 00 1,250 00 1000 1,250 00 ashlar masonry .. 0 •••••

12 Rubble 'd~sonry laid in} ISO

.. 4 00 600 00 600 goo co cement .. , ., .• o ....... 0

'3 Concrete in place ............. 60 .. 5 00 300 00 7 00 42000

'4 Gneiss piers, 4 feet by 41 feet, coursed ashhr ma- ~ 200 00 1,600 00 400 00 3,20000

sonry .lnd capstone ..... '5 Hydrants furnlshed and I

3 37 00 III 00 2600 7800 set and connectioD5 ..... J 16 Rock·faced gneiss coping. o. 100 linear feet 2 50 25000 3 co 300 00

'7 36-inch by 42.inch egg- ~ 130 " 7 00 91000 IS 00 1,950 00 shape brick culvert •••• 18 Street washers furnished 20 5 00 1.0000 1200 240 00 and set and connections

Resurfacmg old roadway •••• 2,800 ~quare yards \ \

3.08000 19 42 1,176

00 I I 10

................ I ----" Total. ......•••..•... ...... $67,681 00 , . ..... $133,753 00

I

77 LDECEMBER 1.7, 1900.

and Laying Iron Water-pi/Jes, Setting Hydrants, etc., in the Botanical Gardens, in Bronx

0.1 New York.

.---

P. F. BRENNAN. BECKWITH & QUACKENBUSH. FRANK PIDGEON. BART DUNN.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. I

Amount. Price. I Amount. --------

$0 35 $[4,455 oc $0 36 $14,86800 $0 29 $II,977 00 $040 $16,520 00

[ 00 12,800 00 75 9,600 00 95 1:2,160 00 , 50 19,200 00

80 1,64800 80 1,648 00 , 90 3,914 00 , 25 2,575 co

60 £,680 00 35 00 98000 40 00 J,I20 00 3000 84000

I 25 2,875 00 60 1,380 00 55 1,265 00 40 92000

I 50 1.800 00 80 960 00 85 1,020 00 60 72000

200 75000 2 50 93750 95 356 25 , 25 468 75

290 75~ 00 • 75 7'5 00 I IS 299 00 200 520 co

I" I9,5CO 00 og II,700 00 09 1:1,700 00 03 3,900 00

I 00 31 ,00000 90 27,900 00 97 30,c70 00 60 18,600 00

9 co 1,125 00 7 00 875 00 '4 00 1,750 00 3 00 375 00

550 825 00 5 00 75000 800 1.200 00 250 375 00

5 50 33000 600 360 00 650 390 00 3 00 18000

65 00 52000 100 00 800 00 100 00 80000 35000 2,80000

75 00 225 00 5000 15000 9000 27000 5000 15°00

350 35000 100 100 00 3 00 300.00 50 5000

7 00 91000 800 1,04000 7 00 91000 3 00 39000

IS 0::) 300 00 25 00 500 00 3000 600 00 15 00 300 00'

20

I 56000 30 84000 35 98000 20 56000

~-----

...... $92,407 00 ...... $76,103 50 ...... $81,081 25 ...... $69,443 75 /

========~=='-== ---======--==="-' =======~------'~--- -~-----,--------

JOHN H. DEVLIN. JOHN J. MCQUADE.

0 ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

Z Price. Amount. Price. Amount. - ----~ --, -- --- -~-----

I Earth excavation ... , ........ 41,300 cubic yards $0 25 1ho,J25OO $0 35 $14,455 00

2 Rock excavation ............ 12,800 .. 85 10,88000 IOO 12,800 00

3 Cast.-iron water~pipe fur-} 2,060 linear feet 81 I I,668 60 100 2,060 co nlshed and laid. 6-inch. ' 4 Road surface-basins. com-} I 28 35 00 I 98000 35 00 98000 plete .................. '

i,

5 Vitrified stoneware drain-} 989 00 t pipe, a-inch .......... .. 2,300 linear feet 43 i 50 .1,150 00

6 Vit~fied st<?neware drain- t .. I

684 00 i

pIpe, I2-lnch ........... , 1,200 57 75 90000

7 Vjtr~fied st~:>neware dram-} 375 " 90 337 50 I 25 I 468 75 pIpe, Is-mch ........... I I

8 Vitr~fied st?oeware drain- l 260 .. pIpe, 18-mch ....... , ... I I IS

I 299 00 I 50 39000

9 Walks of trap·rock screen· ! 05%1 iogs with rubble-stone 130,000 square feet 7.'5000 I4 18,200 00

foundations ... ~ ....... 10 Telford macadam pavement. 3I,oCO square yards 74

I

22,94000 I 00 31,0':0 00

II Rock-faced broken range} 125 cubic yards 5 00 625 00 5 00 625 00 ashlar masonry ....••.

12 Ru~b~~t~~~~~.r:~ .l~~~ .i~. ~~~ } ISO .. 3 80 57° 00 3 00 450 GO

13 Concrete in place .......... 60 .. 5 00 300 00 400 240 00

14 GneIss piers, 4 feet by 41 feet, coursed ashlar ma~ 8 165 co 1,]20 00 12000 960 OJ sonry and capstone .....

I5 Hydrants furnIshed and I 3 So co ISO 00 50 00 ISO 00 set and connections .... f ,

16 Rock-faced gneiss coping .... leo linear feet I 70 170 00 2 50 250 00

36-inch by 42-inch egg-} i

'7 130 " 800 1,040 00 7 co 910 co shape brick culvert .•.. I

18 Street washers furnished} 20 I 1000 200 00 10 CO 200 00 and set and connections

19 Resurfacing old road way •... 2,800 square yards. 40 1,120 00 06 16800

-~-----

Total ..... _ ... ...... . ............... I . ..... $61.742 10 $86,356 75 !

. . ~ ...

79 [DECEMBER 27 .. 1900:

JOHN C. RODGERS, JR. THILEMANN & SMITH. W. F. MURRAY. O'HERN & BERRIGAN.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. ----

Price. I ,Amount. Price. Amount.

$) 25 $10,3'2'5 00 $0 Eo $'4,780 0:> $0 40 $16,52000 $0 28 $rr,564 00

I 10 14.08000 60 7,68000 I 30 16,64000 110 14,080 00

70 1,442 00 80 1,641 co 1 40 2,884 co 100 2,060 00

39 00 1,09-200 40 00 1,120 00 55 00 1,540 00 3500 93000.

40 92000 60 1,380 00 1 25 2,875 co 75 1,725 00

75 goo 00 100 1,2000:;' 200 2,4')000 I 00 1.200 00

I OJ 375 00 2 0' 75000 2 25 843 75 100 375 00

, 50 39:) co 2 50 65000 2 50 65000 100 26000

O{~ 5,850 00 07 9,10000 09 U,700 00 06 7,800 00

85 26.350 O~ 85 26,350 00 70 21,7':000 75 23,560 00

800

I

1,0_0 00 1000 1,250 00 9 00 I 1,125 00 7 00 875 00

400 60000 500 75000 4 00 6co 00 3 00 450 00

600 36000 50) 30000 4 00 24000 450 270 00

100 00 8eo co ISO 00 1,200 00 19° 00 1,52000 75 co 600 00

50 00 ISO 00 7000 21000 2000 6000 30 00

I

9000

100 10:) 00 3 00 30) 00 1 ~o 150 co 1 CO 100 0')

7 00 9[000 9 co 1,170 00 800 1,040 O~ 7°?

I 91000

800 160 co 7 00 14000 1 00 20 co 1000 20000

30 84000 50 1,400 00 30 84000 30 I 84000

I ----- 1---I ...... $66,644 00 . ..... $81,378 00 ...... $33,347 7S . .....

I $67>939 00

DECEMBER 27. 1900.1 80



Resolved, That the proposal of the lowest formal bidder for workshop and sheds, etc., this

day received, be forwarded to the Comptroller for his approval of the sureties thereon, and when

so approved that contracts for the work be executed by the Commbsioner.




Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract with J. Frank Quinn, dated March 14,

1900, for blue limestone screenings for parks in the BJrough of Brooklyn, the quantity of material

to be furnished under said contrac t be and the same hereby is increaseo, as may be required, net



Ayes-Commi;sioners Clausen, Moehns, Brower-3.

Commissioner B.rower offered the following:

Resolved, That pursuant to the terms of the contract \1 ilh John F. Maillie, dated J\Iarch 20,

1900, for trap-rock stone and screenings for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn, the quantity of

material to be furnished under said contract be and hereby is increased, as may be required, not

exceeding twenty-fi ve per ccn t.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, }Ioeb-us, Brower-3.

Commissioner Moebus reported that he had fixed the salary of Superintendent of Parks, Peter

Gecks, at the rate of $3,000 per annum from January I, 1901.

On motion, the action of the Commissioner for the Borough of The Bronx, as reported by him,

was'approved and confirmed by the following vote:


On motion, at 12. IS P. M., the Board adjourned.


81

DEPARTMENT OF PARKS,

•

THURSDAY, JANUARY 3, 190I-ADJ0URNED MEETING, IX-A.M.

Present-Commissioners Clausen (President) Moebus, Brower.

A representative of the Comptroller ueing present, and the meeting open to the public, the

estimate-box was opened and all the estimates or propo;a]s received in pursuan~e of duly pub

lished advertisements were opened and read, as follows:

For FurnishinJ! and uelivering First-class White Ash Coal, as Required, Borough of

lIfrmhattall.

ERN!:IT F. HOE"IG.

i QUA;\;TITI'fi'S.

-------~---I-Egg coal, fir~t quality ....................... , .... ' .. ~ ....... , ..... , '" 2.25 tons.

ITEMS.

$4 81

Price. "Amount.

Broken or furnace coal, first quality ............................ _ ..... .

Pea coal, first quaHty ............. , ..... ' ..... .. .... .... .. ............ .

600 tons. 4 4 (

I 975 tons. 3 67

Total.. .................................................. . I ........ ·· .... ! .......... ..

For Furnishing and Deliz'ering Forage-Borough of 1I1anhattan.

I~ THEODORE P. HOFFMA~ GEORGE N. REJNHARDT & Co. & CO.

ITEMS. QLTA?\TITIES.

Prime sweet Timothy hay '" _..... .... .. 35':::,000 pounds.

Red clovfr hay .......................... _ 75,COO

Clean rye straw.. ....... ....... ... . .. -1

White c'ipped oats, NO.1 .............. "I First qual"ty bran ...................... ..

Red Liverpool rock salt. ................. I

31,000

10,375 bushels.

7,600 pounds.

2,00<) i * Per ICO pounds.

Price. I Amount.

*$099

*0 8772

*089

036

*0 ll9

*r 00

293 70

20 CO

Price.

*$099

*0 9272

*094

036

*095

*090

Am'unt.

31020

3,735 00

72 20

IS co

JANUARY 3. 1901.] 82

THEODJRE P. HOFFMAN GEORG!! N. REI~HARDT &CO. &CO.

ITEMS. Qe AX rITIES.


- -----[-----Fine salt {in 2CO pound bags)............. 600 pounds. t1h 50 $4 50 "$070 ${ 20

Oil meal .............. 0 ................... 0 I ,co:) *1 cO I6 00 *, 65

Ground oats, first quality.... . • • • . . •. ... 30 bags. 0 80 24 00 *.1 20 ,5 00

Clean, sound No.2 yellow corn. ... ...... 25,000 pounds. I *0 86% 216 25 *100 25000

Total. ..•.•.••.........•.... $8,547 84 I, $8,650 35

*Per 100 pounds. tPer 200 pOll lds.

The minutes of the previous meetiug were read and approved.

A commuuication was received from the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment

forwarding copies of resolutions adopted by said Board. as follows:

1st. Approving contract and specifications [or work embraced in Contract No.2 in the

construction of the New York Public Library, etc.

2d. Authorizing a bond issue to the amount of $98.394.19 for the construction and implOve

ment ot William H. Seward Park.

3d. Transferring the sum of $1,500 from the appropriation for Administration, Borough of

The Bronx, to that for Maintenance and Construction for the same Borough, for the year 1900.

Filed.

Commissioner M~ebus offered the followiug :

Resolved, That the contracts for constructing and improving a portion of the Bronx and

Pelham parkway, Borough of The Bronx, and for grading grouuds, constructing, regulating, etc.,

walks and roads, etc .• in the Botanical Gardens, in Bronx Park, Borough of The Bronx, for

which proposals were received ou December 27, 1900, be and hereby are awarded to the lowest

respective formal bidders; that their proposals be sent to the Comptroller for his approval of the

sureties thereou, and, when so approved, that contracts for the works be executed by the Com·

missioner.


Ayes-Commissioners Clauseu, Moebus and Brower~3.

On motiou, at II.40 A. M. the Board adjourned.


[JANUARY 10, 1901.


THURSDAY, JANUARY 10, 190I-ADJoURNED MEETING, II A. M.


A representative of the Comptroller being prl"'sent, and the meeting open to the public, the

estimate-box was' opened and aU the estimates or proposals received in pursuance of duly publisbed

advertisements, were opened and read, as follows:

For Repaving with Rock Asphalt Mastic Certain Walks in th,. Vicinity of McGown's Pass

Tavern, in Central Park, Opposite Fijth Avenue and One Hundred and Fijth Street,

Borough of Manhattan, City oj New Yot·k.

o z

ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

THE SICILIAN ASPHALT PAVING

COMPANY.

Price. Amount.

THE NEUCHATEL ASPHALT COMPANY

(LIMITED).

Price. Amount. -1·-------------1------------- - __ --__

Ro::k ao;phalt mastic wearing surface, } to furnish and lay ................ 12 000 square feet.

$0 '. $.,680 00 $0 '5.3 ,$1,836 00

Concrete, to furnish and Jay ........... 30 cubic yards. 9 00 27000 7 50 225 00 ----

Tota!.. ...............•.••• ..................... $1,95000 1/i2,o61 00

For Furnishing Labor and Materials, etc., for Two Electric Elevators, with Mason and

Iron Work, etc., for the new East Wing and Extension of the Metropolitan Museum of

Art, Central Park, Borough of Manhattan, City of New York.

NAME OF BIDDER. AMOUNT.

Otis Elevator Company. . . .. • • • • . • • . • • • • . .•. • • • . •• • • . . . . . . • • . • . . . . . . . . . . . . .• • • • • • • . •• . • . • . . • • • • . • • $S.980 00

1'01' Furnislting and Delivering 950 Tons of Lehigh Coal on Parks and Parkways, as Required-Borough oj Brooklyn.

FRED'K W. H. NELSON.

ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

Price. Amount.

Best stove coal ..........•.••.............................•.•••.••..........•....••.•.•••• , ••.........•... 450 gross tons. $S 49 $2,470 50

Best egg coal..... .. .... ..... .. ... .. .... .. . .. .. .. . .. .. ... .. . ... . . .. . ........ .... .. . .. ... . ...... .. ........ 1 200 5 24 I

J ,048 00

Best broken coal .••••••••.......•....••.....•.•......••........•.•.....•............ , .....•..•.......... 1 300 4 74 1 ___ IJ422 00

Total ..............•............................................•••. ,_, ,. , .......... , .....•.. 1 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••• $4,910 SO

'--. ;.-Z C ;.", ><:

,0

'8 .:.--.,

00 +-

For Furnishing ~nd Delivering Forage at Prospect Park Stables and Farm House, as Required-Borough oj Brooldyn.

ITEMS.

Prime, sweet Timothy hay ............................................. ,

: -~i

Red clover hay ........................................................... I

White clipped oats ........................................................ 1

No.2 yellow (orn ........................................................ .

Clean rye straw .......................... ............................... .

Best quality bran ................... " ................................... .

TotaL .................................................... ..

If! Per ICO pounds.

QUANTITIES.

175,000 pounds

35,OCO

6,000 bushels

40,000 pounds

35,000

4,000

JOSBPH VOLLKOMMER. F. DONOVAN & SON.


*$095 $1,662 50 *$0 92% $1,6,8 75

*95 332 50 *85 297 50

t36% 2,190 00 t37 2,22000

*95 38000 *95 3 8000

*90 31 5 00 *87 304 5°

*90 36 co *9'% 37 00 .~----

$4,916 <0 $4,857 75

t Per bushel.

00

'"

:::::: > Z c: > ::a ><:

9 '8 !'"

JANUARY 10, 1901.1

ITEMS.

White pine bOdrds, Ya-inch thick, 101 inches wide, 13 feet long, dressed I all sides, !;ound, no large knots and ~ free from knots on edges~ as per I sample ...•.•...............••..... j

:I inches clear pine, I l inches to 18 (

inches wide, 16 feet long, two sides, no sap. shakes and knots .. ~ .....•.

J % inches clear pine, 12 inches to IS}

~~~h~id~~ .~~ . :~e.t.,. ~~~~. ~~ .~~~~~: IVa inches clear pine, 12 inches to 18 ~

inches wide by 16 feet, two sides} same as above .•... ' ••...•••.••.••.

,Va-inch clear pine, 12 incheo; to :IS inches l by 16 feet, two sides, same as above .•••..... _ ....••....•... _.,.

U-inch clear pine, 12 inches to 18 inches ~ by 16 teet, two sic'es, same as above. '" ••••.••........•..... "

},.inch whitewood, I2 inches to ISl ~~c:b:v~:. ~~.~e~.t:. ~~.~ ~~~~~:. ~~~~

Clear white pine, .%;.inch by 9% inCheS! by 13 feet, tongued. grooved and beaded, for wide ceiling ..........•

Clear white pine, %-inch by 9% InCheS} by .6 feet, tongued. grooved and beaded, for wide ceiling .......... .

Yellow pine, %-inch by 4~ inches by I ft~:~i~g ~~~~~~~. ~~~ .. ~~~~~~~:. ~~~ ~

Yellow pine, 2 inches by .. inches by 16} feet, dressed all sides..... . •. . ..•

Yellow pine, 2 inches by 6 in:hes by 16l

feet, dressed all sines .............. , Yellow pine, 2 inches by 8 inches by 20 '-

feet, dressed all SIdes ........ " •... r Yellow pine, U-inch by 12 inches by 16}

feet, dressej all sides ... " ....... . Clear yellow pine, Ji.inch by ,6 feet I

by 4% inches, dressed and beaded ( two sides, for ceiling. . ...•....... J

Clear yellow pine, 76-inch by 3'h inches I ~fct:~, ~~t~~lf~!~~ .~~~. ~~.a~~~ .t.":~ ~

Clear yellow pine, 17.( inches by 1?4 t inches by 16 feet, rough strips ..... !

Yellow pine. I}4' inches bv J}4' inches, t quarter round moulding ... " ..•••. f

Spruce, 2 mches by 6· inches by 16 feet,} dressed all sides ..... · ...••..•.....

Spruce, 2 inches by 8 inches by 20 feet, } dressed all side •...••.............

Spruce, " inches by 6 inches by 16 feet ...

Spruce, 3 inche~ by 6 inches by 16 feet. ..

Spruce, I U inches by 3 inches by 16 t feet, dressed all sides ...........•. f

Spruce, 2 inches by 2% inches by '3 l feet t dressed all sid~s •.......... " r

Spruce, 2 inches by 2 % inches by IS l feet, dressed aU ~ides .............. J

Spruce. 2 ~ inches by ... inches by 16l teet, dressed all sides ... , .......... r

Spruc~t 2~ inches by ... inches by I3} feet, dressed all sides ..... , .. " .. .".

86

For Furnishing and Delivering Lumber on Parks

QUANTITY.

4,000

4,000 feet B. M.

3,OCO

8,('00

1.500

Sao pieces.

500

500

200

200

500 feet B. ~I.

400 pieces.

2,000 feet B. M.

1,000 pieces.

1,000 linear feet.

ICO pieces.

100

100

500

1,000

',000

500

500

* Per 1,000.

W. R. ADAMS & Co.

P.rice.

*60 co

*6000

*6000

*55 00

*35 co

18

37

56

90

oJ

*2000

06

co!4 i

Amount.

$r,100 00

180 00

72 co

52 50

16000

185 00

112 00

ISO CO

IS 00

74 00

60 00

500

65 00

17° 00

12000

62 00

~8o 00

lIS 00

I WILLIAM E. VERITY. I I-----... -i i I . i Price. \ Amount.

-----1---------

$0 28

*50 00

*50 00

*45 co

*37 50

*36 50

22

.8

17

3'

60

$1,120 00

swo 00

15000

3~O 0:)

3 15 00

75 00

54 75

IIO co

11200

8500

16000

12000

'3 75

68 00

37 00

700:)

7 50

37 60

6. 67

7'2 00

270 00

117 50

128 00

fJANUARY 10,1901.

and Parkways, as Required, 8IJrIJugh IJj BrlJlJklyn.

JAMES H. WATSON. E. D. NEWMAN. A. J. MCCOLLUM AND I UNITED STATES

P. J. NORTON. TRADING COMPANY.

- --

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

---_._-- .- ---------

i $030 $1,20000 110 267> $1,060 00 $0 '7 $i,oSo 00 $0 27 $r,080 00

I *5000 :20000 *4800 19200 *5000 20::> 00

I

*70 co 28000

*5000 15° 00 * .... 7 00 141 00 *500::> 150 co *7000 I 21000

*50 00 400 00 *47 00 37600 *5000 .... 00 00 *70 00 560 co

*5000 35000 *42 50 297 50 *50 co 3'5000 *6000 42000

*4000 Bo 00 *34 50 69 00 *35 00 7000 *40 OJ 8000

*3500 5' So *",000 60 00 *26 00 39. 00 *70 00 105 00

30 15000 287> 1 .... 2 50 38 19° 00 30 ISO <-0

40 16000 397> ]58 co 46 184 00 35 14000

20 100 00 '77> 87 50 '3% 67 50 25 125 00

3" 16000 3' 16000 .8 14000 , co 50000

So 10000 42 84 00 4' 8200 I 50 30000

co 12000 55 11000 75 1500;) 200 ",00 00

"3~ 17 50 30 00 IS 00 02~ 12 50 037> 17 50

20 8000 17% 7000 16% 6667 20 80 co

*2000 ","000 *2100 4200 *2l 50 45 00 *22 00 44 00

07 7000 05 So 00 06 6000 10 ICO 00

f7s 750 00%1 7 So co% 6 67 \ 01 10 00

37 37 00 39 39 00 36 3600 ! -10 4000

65 65 00 01 61 co 60 6000 50 5000

78 7800 7' 72 00 72 7'l 00 80 80 00

57 .85 00 54 27

0001

54 27000 60 30000

I I. 12000 '2~' 125 00 ,. 12000 15 ISC 00

12 12000 '3 130 00 II 110 00 15 ISO 00

'5 60 00 16 64 00 " 56 00 20 80 co

25 1 2 5 00 32 1:0 00 27 135 00 40 200 00

20 100 00 27 135 00 22 11000 30 ]5000

.. -* Per 1,000. t Per 100.

JANUARY 10, 1901.]

ITE1I.lS.

Spruce, ~ inches by 9 inches by 16 feet, l dressed all sides .....•...•........ f

No. I rough 5pruce, 2 inches by 9 inches l by 13 feet ......................... r

Spruce, 2 inches by 4 inches by 4 feer J t c.me end pointed for slakes •.••... ,. ~ :

Spruce, I-inch by 2 inches by 13 feet" ! furrjng strips ....••.......•......• (

North. Carolina pinf', I-inch by 10l inches by]6 feet, rough plankillg ..

Total. ...................... i

88

QUAl-TTITY.

400 pieces

600

500

300

4-CO

W. R. ADA'tS & Co.

Price. Amount.

$0 55 "220 00

40 2,0 co

09 45 00

04 12 00

22 88 0:,)

$5,270 00

\V ILLIA:ll E. VBRITY.

--~.---.--

Price. Amount.

$0 54 $1I6 00

39 234 OJ

0772 I 37 50

047<: I2 75

22~4 : 89 00

$'h775 1I

flor Furnishing and Delivering Hardware on Parks

ITKMS.

1 THE MANHATTAN SU1'-I 1 PLY COMPANY.

QUA}I"TITY. I

8d. big head nails ........•••............••.•..................•..

,od. big head nail •....•.....••......•................•••••........

-~-------I '20 kegs. I 24 II

Price. Amount.

~-----

$2 ".:> $50 00

~ 45 58 80

.od. big head nails .............................................. .. 2,0 ~4 00

40d. big head nails.. .. .. ...... .... .. ........................... . • ,0 12 OJ

60d. big head nail. • .. .. . ... ...... .. ........................... . • 4

0 9 co 8d. finishing nail ............ , .................................. .. • co 13 00

6d. finishing nails......... .. ........... o •••••••••••••••••••••••••• j 2 85 14 25

I-inch wire roofing nails .......... 0 •••••• ' ••• 0. ,0_." ••••••••••••• ! 9 60 9 co 2-inch bung head wire nails, No. 17 ...... 0 ..... ~ •••••••• ' ......... '

x~-inch bung head wire nails, No. '7 ............................. I.

30 gre.is.

::0

06 , 80

06 3 00

I-inch bung head wire nails, NO.17 ............................... j 10 06 60

~-inch bung head wire nails, No. '7 ........................ . 08 40

3-inch flat head screws, No. 16 .•.•••................... , ..... . 54 • 70

2%,-inch flat head screws, No. 16 .... 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••• o ••• ! 47 2 35

:r-inch flat hea.d screws, No. 14 ...... 0.0 •••••••.••••••••.•••••••••• 34 3 40

l~-inch flat head screws, No. I2 .••• ' ••..•••.•••••.•••.•.••..•.•••• i 50 23 II ~o

xU-inch flat head screws, NO.IO .................. . ~o '9 7 60

I~-inch flat head screws, No. IO .•••••••••..••••. 20 '7 3 40

I-inch flat head screws, No. 10 .•.•.•••••...•••••.••••••••.••••• 0'0 I 14 2 20

I-inch flat head screws, No.8 ........................ . 20 '4 • 80

1i -inch flat head screws, NO.7 .................•............ , ..... I 24

U·inch flat head screws, NO.5 .................................... 1

13 3 12 I 08 40

I

JAMES H. WATSON. E. D. NEWMAN. P. J. NORTON.

[JANUARY to,1901.

UNITED STATES TRADING COMPANY.

I

A. J. MCCOLLUM AND

�-------~--------I--------~------- --------------- ------~--------

Amount. I Price. I Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Price. Amount.

! ------ ---:----1----1----1

$0 60 11240 00 : $0 54 $216 00 $~ SO $20000

40

08

13 So

100 00

38 228 00 I 39

oS% 27 SO I'

05 15 00

25 104 00

$4.192 So I

and Parkways, as Required-Borough of Brooklyn.

I

F. N. D'I BOIS & Co. ! SAM'L W. CORKELL. A. A. PHILIPS,

1------- --------

I i

Price. Amount. Price. !

Amount. Price. ! - - ,

$2.6S $53 00 I $2 5S

f:~ :: I $2 75

260 62 40 • 50 2 70

• 5S 25 50 • 45 • 65 i 24 SO

I 2 55 12 75 • 45 12 2S • 65

2 55 1020 2 45 i 9 80 2 65 ,

.80 '4 00 • 7

0 13 50 • 9

0

• 9 1 '455 • So

I

14 co 3 00

3 63 3 6.1 3 60 3 to 7 '5

I 10 3 00 0$. ' 50 07

10 5 00 05% • 75 07

10 ,00 06 60 07%

10 50 07 35 08

52 260 52 :2 fo 48

46 • 30 46 2 30 48

37 370 3' 3 20 3'

23 II 50 2, 10 50 23

'9 7 60 ,8 7 .0 20

'S 3 00 16 3 20 ,8

'7 340 IS 3 00 ,8

IS% 310 '3 • 60 ,6 .. 2 64 II 2 64 '4

9 45 09 45 I I.

234 00 40

35 00 10 5000

I3 50 OS 'S 00

9600

:. ~~ I

JR., & CO. UNITED STATES TRADI:iG COMPANY.

Am)UDt. Price. Amount.

~55 00 $3 00 $co 00

6480 3 00 7200

.6 50 3 00 3000

'3 25 3 00 '500

]0 to 3 00 12 00

I 14 50 3 '5 16 25

'5 00 3 35 ,6 75

7 25 7 00 7 00

2 '0 07 2 '0

3 50 07 3 50 I

75 07 70

40 09 is 2 40 i 63 3 '5

2 151 50 2 50

3 20 42 " 20

11 50 I 23 II 50

:: 23 9 20

,8 3 60

3 60 ,6 3 20

3 20 i q • 80

3 36

I

'4 3 36

to II 55 !

JANUARY 10, 1 90 I. J

ITEMS. I QUANTITY.

~-~---I~ 8·oz tacks .........•.... _, ...........•••••.....•............... .o ••

Common brass padlocks ....................................... ..

a-inch wrough t iron T hinges ...........•.••• , ................... .

6-inch wrought iron T hinge5 .•....•••.....••••...................

I,%-inch by 2-inch galvanized iron back flaps •.....................

I-inch wire staples ............................................... .

Ya-inch galvanized wire .............•...............•••..........

Cotton sash ct)rd ..•....................•••.......................

Tarred marline ...•....................•...........•..••••.......

3-ply tar paper ................................................. ..

3-ply Hewitt's buildinR paper .................................... .

Paper tins ..•.••.............•......••.••....................•••.

Hy. Diston's cross cut saws, NO.7 ..................•.............

Hy. Diston's rip saws ..........•..•..............................

~edium weight claw hammers ................................... .

8-inch screw drivers .......••••...................................

Stout cotton chalk line .......................................... .

Stout cotton garden line .•..••...............................•...•

Ball~ of stout t\vine ...••••.•..•..••••.•........... , ............. .

White chalk .................................................... ..

Large size mason's trowels ............••.........................

Large size plastering trowels ............•.....•.....•............

Small siz~ pointing trowels ..................... " ..........••.•..

Coach or plumber's candles. .... .... .. . ......................... .

Laundry soap. I' ••••••••••••••

Double end No.8 hand files ..................................... .

Double end No. 9 hand files .................................... ..

Double end No. Jl hand files .................................... .

14-inch flat files ................................................ .

12-inch flat files .•............................•.....•.............

6-incb smootb hand files....................... . ............... ..

Flat key files ................................................... .

Blank keys, assorted sizes ....................................... .

Lanterns, Dietz make .........................................•..

Red globes for Diet'z lanterns ................................... ..

White ,lobes for Dietz lanterns ................................. ..

50 gross.

24 dozen.

50 pairs.

30

3.0 ;)0.

6,000 feet.

50 hanks.

400 pounds.

20 rolls.

20

20 pounds.

I dozen.

300 feet.

500

2 dozen.

10 pounds.

6

3 boxes.

6 dozen.

12

216.

6 dozen.

------

THE MAKHATTAN SuP ..

i PLY COMPANY.

!-------

Price. Amount.

$004 $200

4 47 107 28

12 06

08 2 88

10 3 00

a37 ' II

bx 75 10 SO

~2 ox 00

CIO 00 -40 au

97 '9 ~o

97 '9 40

10 200

13 40 13 40

13 50 4 50

3 40 680

4 00 4 00

d25 75

dr 50 7 50

3 00 600

03 30

37 2 22

42 2 52

'5 45

2 24 6 72

3 40 17 00

90 5 40

95 , 90

, 10 220

274 5 48

, 95 3 90 I

• 20 2 40

2 20 4 40 :

70 4 20

4 55 54 co

'5 32 4 0

45 2 70

" Per '.000 feet. " Per 100 pounds. d Per 100 feet.

[JANUARY 10, 1901.

I

F. N. Du BOIS & Co. SAM'L L. COR~ELL. A. A. PHILLlPo, JR., & Co. UNITED STATES TRADING COMPANY.

Price. Amount. Price. I

Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. ----

g $095 $002 $100 $0 04 $. co $003 $1 50

$1 05 25 ~o • 75 6600 3 50 84 00 .00 4800

" 600 06 3 00 I 07 3 50 07 3 50

10 3 60 06 2 16 05 ,

2 16 06 2 .6

85 25 So 07 • 10 08 2 40 06 I 80

aso I 50 a20 (0 a25 75 445 I 35

bI 50 9 00 b, 15 690 ,,, 60 9 60 bI 60 9 60

50 25 00 35 17 50 47 2350 35 17 50

CIa LO ,,000 CIO 00 4000 '9 10 36 40 10 40 co

220 44 00 (0 ]60,) 75 IS 00 I 10 22 00

2 20 44 00 65 '3 00 68 13 (0 65 '3 00

06U I 35 06 I 20 I 05 I O~ 06 I 20

IS 85 IS 85 13 20 13 20 12 65 1265 13 co 13 00

17 8. 5 94 13 20 4 40 1'2 65 4 22 12 00 4 00

2 64 5 28 3 00 600 3 00 600 5,°:) )0 co

........ I 28 I 80 I 80 3 00 3 00 I 50 I 50

d22 66 dI8 54 d20 60 d,o 60

d4I 205 d44 2 20 d35 I 75 d,25 II 25

I 50 3 00 1 50 i 3 co 200 4 00 I 20 2 40

06 60 02% 25 03 30 02~ 25

B44° 220 80 4 80 42 2 52 50 3 00

e440 2 20 100 6 co 5' 3 12 So 3 00

eI 87 47 25 r 75 22 66 50

i I 50

4 25

t

12 75 60 I 80 2 25 6 75 200 600

2 75 13 75 3 00 IS 00 3 So 1750 2 50 12 50

85 5 10 8S 5 '0 85 5 10 80 4 80

96 I 92 9S I 90 95 I go 100 200

I 18 2 36 I 10 2 20 I IS 2 30 I 20 2 40 i

• 92 5 84 2 90 5 80 2 80 560 3 00 600

• 13 4 26 2 50 5 00 2 10 4 20 2 40 4 80

I 23 246 I 25 2 So I 40 2 80 I 40 2 80

88 I 76 88 I 76 I 10 220 I 10 2 20

40 • 40 25 I ,50 65 390 45 2 70

6 27 75 24 5 25 63 00 5 25 63 00 5 00 6000

'2 31 41 58 14 3024 eo 00 36 co 10 21 60

59 3 54 40 2 40 55 330 50 3 00

D Per 7,000 feet. c Per 100 pounds. d Per 100 feet. e Per dozen.

JANUARY io, 1901.]

ITEMS.

12-inch bY·I6-inch square glass frame lamps and reflectors .. '" .... ,

i Large size iamp chimneys, scallop tops •......................

I~-inch by ~-inch carriage bolts, per sample ............... .

I%-inch by %-inch carriage bolts, per sample ..................... !

Iron mauls, 8 pounds ..•... . . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ........ .

Hickory maul handles .........•...........................

Van Riper's double pointed glazing tacks ... .

Wire cutting phers ........................ .

Spirit levels, 2 feet long .•.••............................

Wire cloth, %-inch mesh, medium weight ................ , ..•••....

Hip rubber boots, No.8 .••••••..........••.•.......••.....••••••

HIp rubber boots, NO.9 ................................... .

Hip rubber boots, No. 10 ••••...

Brass desk locks ............. .

Yale door catches. . . . . . ..•• • • . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . .. .... . ..... .

Carpenters' broad axes, large ............................ , .

Lane's door hangers, with 60 feet of rail. .. .

C. S., long handle, round-pointed shovels .............. .

Iron rakes •....•.. ~ .•..•....•... " ............•.................

English lawn scythe blades, with handles ............•...........

Tissot's cast-steel square shovels ........•... , .

Cast-steel scoop shovels ...••...•.•.

Grasssickles ....•.....................•..........................

Grass clippers ...••.......••......

Manure forks ••••••.......•• 0 ••••••••••

Stone forks ...........•••........................••...•...........

Wooden rakes, 22 teeth •.............................•...........

Scythe stones ...•................................................

Knee rubber boot~, NO.9" .............. , ..................... .

Knee rubber boots, No. 10 ••••••• , ••••••••••••••••••...•••.•••• < ••

Knee rubber boots9 No. II ••••.............•......................

Pruning saws, .•. .... .... .... .. ... . ............................ .

Pruning saw handles .•.......................

Pruning pocket shears ..................... .

Pruning knives .. , ..... , ......•................... , ... " ...•......

Railroad picks ...............•..........

a Per 1,000.

I ! THE MANHATTA~ SUp

Pl.Y COMfANY.

QUANTITY.

Price.

--------1----2 dozen. I

3 b~rreis.

I6,coo.

IO,COC.

2 dozen.

50 paper:.

2 Gozen.

2.

5 rolls.

2 pairs.

2 dozen.

6

I dozen pairs.

I dozen.

I2

'5

20

4 boxes.

I dozen.

·1

12

$11 70

a6 20

as 00

70

;0

47

75

62

70

4 90

90

90

4 50

90

I 80

I 30

7 90

70

I 70

I 65

14 90

260

I 30

3 55

3 55

3 55

7 50

65

3 55

4 40

4 70

Amount.

10 20

99 20

600::>

2 80

18 .:-0

9 80

9 80

9 80

9 <0

17 40

21 60

7 80

JIS 50

8 70

10 ::;>0

6 60

32 80

52 00

5 20

42 60

42 60

42 fa

22 50

I 95

7 IO

8 80

. .

93 !J ANUARY 10, 19010

F. N. Ou BOIS & Co. SA!\.1'L W. CORN~LL. A. A. PHILLIPS, JR., & CO. UJ\ITEO STATES TR.'\DING COMPANY.

I Price. Amo:Jnt. PI ice. Amount. Priet'o Amount., Price. Amount.

----- --- ----- --- --~---- ------- ------

$26 13 $52 26 $19 O<J $38 00 $21 00 $4200 $£5 00 $3000

2 75 8 25 2 So 7 cO 3 75 J[ 25 3 00 9 00

a3 00 4800 a5 00 80 0) a7 88 12608 as 00 '000

a3 co 3000 a4 fo 4800 a7 56 75 60 as 00 5000

260 5 20 4-20 840 4 50 9 00 8 co 1600

I co 4 00 1 25 5 00 , fo 7 20 ~o 3 60

04 200 CO 3000 53 26 50 50 25 00

550 II 00 4 20 840 3 75 7 50 35 70

65 1 30 70 I 40 ........ 75 60 I 1 20

'4 85 74 25 8 25 4' 25 9. 00 45 00 1 50 7 50

470 Q 40 3 85 7 70 4 00 800 4 00 800

470 9 40 3 85 7 70 4 00 800 4 00 - 800

4 70 9 40 3 8S 7 70 4 00 800 600 12 00 !

5 50 II 00 2 50 5 00 I

3 25 , 6 50 3 00 6 00

2 40 2 40 ........ 1000 . ....... 7 30 4 00 4 00

CJ2 10 605 75 4 ~o e7 80 390 1 00 6 co

........ 9 00 ........ 1000 . ....... 7 45 15 00 15 00

........ 800 7 70 7 70 7 25 7 25 800 800

2 00 24 00 2 05 24 60 1 82 21 84 2 25 27 OJ

2X 00 1260,) ,8 00 10800 1600 96 co 17 00 10200

800 120 co 7 70 115 50 7 25 108 75 800 12000

........ II 00 . ....... I::l CO 9 15 9 15 8 50 8 50

3 85 23 10 3 85 23 10 1 75 1 0 50 3 00 1800

4 40 17 60 4 00 1600 3 25 13 00 200 800

8 25 33 00 7 20 28 80 5 10 20 40 7 00 28 00

16 So 99 00 15 0) 9000 15 co 9000 15 00 9000

3 00 6000 2 70 54 00 2 35 47 00 2 6S 53 00

No bid. ........ 3 30 13 20 1 38 5 52 2 50 1000

a 3 45 4' 52 ........ 3600 32 IS 32 IS 35 00 35 co

a 3 46 41 52 ........ 3600 32 IS 32 ~5 35 00 35 00

a 3 46 4' 52 ........ 3600 32 IS 32 IS 35 00 35 00

6 75 20 25 7 00 2100 600 1800 7 00 2J 00

I 80 540 I 40 4 20 1 Q5 5 85 I 50 4 So

3 00 600 3 00 600 2 65 5 30 , 25 6 So

I . 3 30

.6 6~ I 5 50 II 00 390 7 80 5 00 1000

3 85 4620 3 75 45 00 3 55 4260 7 00 84 00

4 Per 1,00,). e Per dozen. it Bids on Sl~ P~JrS.

JANUARY IO, 1901.) 94

I THE MANHATTAN SUp-, PLY COMPANY.

ITEMS.

Price. Amount. !

-------------~--~------

Railroad pick handles.... .... .•.. ..•.. . .. , .. . 12 dozen. Sr 20 S'4 4 0

8·inch gutter hoes •••••.•......... , ........... ,.,." ......... ".' 2 35 14 ]0

Steel spades........................ .............. .. .... .. .. . 8 20 24 60

Arc-light globes, per sample ............................ , .. , ..... , 95 5 70

Totals ....................... ,., .................. . $1,636 64

. --._------------

For Furnishing and Delivering Paints and jlfaterials Oil

ITEMS. Qt:ANTITY.

Best Atlantic white lead, or equal. •................. , 5,coo pout:ds.

Chrome yellow in oil. Masury or equal. •. ,."" . .. . ..... 2,0(;0

Lamp black io oil, Masury or equal. . ... .. .. . .. . . . .. .. . . . . . ... . . . .. . . . .. ..... " ....... 2,COO

Burnt umber in oil, Masury or equal............................. .. ................ . ........ 200

Burnt sienna in oil, Masury or equal. .•............................... ,. . ...... ' .......... . 200

Raw sienna in oIl, Masury or equal. .••....... , ......... . 200

Ultramarine blue in oil, Masury or equal........ . . . .. . . . . . . . . ... .. ..................... .. 200

Indian red in oil, Masury or equal.... ...... .. . •.

Chrome green in oil. Masury or eqllal. •...•...••........ , ....• , .. .. .. . . . . . . • . . . . . • . . • . . . . .. ...... .. .. 200

Dry lamp black ................................... . 100

Dry pale English vermillion........ ............. ........................................... 10

Dry ultramarine blue ..................................... : ... " .............................•... 10

Valentine's one·coat coach varnish or equaL ................................................... . 25 gallon~ ..

Valentine's quick leve~ing varnish or equal ....................................................... .

Valentine's liquid dryer or equal. ......................................................... . 25

Valentine's brown shellac or equaL ................................................. , .......... .

Valentine's wood alcohol or t.qual ......... , " .... , .............................................. . 10

Pratt & Lambert's spar varnish or equal... . . . . . . .. . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . . . .. . ................... .

Best raw linseed oil ................................ 00 ................................... .. 6 barrels.

Best turpentine ............................................................... 00 ........ .. Best bolted whiting ..................................... , ............................ , ..... . 4

"Thomson's Thistle brand metallic paint or equal. as per sample ................. , ................. i

Thomson's or equal elastic durable roof cement ............ , .............................. 001 LOO pounds. I

F. N. Du BOIS & Co.

Price. Amount.

iiI 65 ih9 80

No bid. ........ I

8 co 24

00 I 38 50 231 00 I

........ I . .......

95 fJANUARY ro, 1901.

SAM'!.. W. COR:-lELL. II A. A. PHILLIPS, JR., & CO.-, UNIT~DCST,ttES TRADING OMPANY.

Price.

$1 50

3 30

': 70

38 (0

. .......

Amount. I

~I8 00

19 80 i I

23 10 I

22800

I

________ ._~--~I----__c-----

Price. Amount. Price.

-----1------ i-----i

$1 50

7 25

2 CO

~,8 00 I'

'950 .

21 75 [ I

$[ 50

2 70 • 8 00

1200 IS0

------!

Amount.

16 20

24 00

9 00

$I.8n 69 ! I $I,7 19 23 i ~.---============

Parks and Parkways, as Rquired, Borough of Brooklyn. --

I UNITED STATES TRADING T. C. DUNHAM, INC.

COMPANY. C. W. KEENAN. ANDREW W. MARTIN.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. I Amount. Price. I Amount.

c$61 00 $366 00 c$60 0' $36000 c$58 80

•

$352 80 c$S8 80 I $352 80 I

C136 80 273 60 C1S2 00 30 4 00 elSo 00 ,,(000 dI35 00 I 270 co

eg8 70 '9740 C[43 00 286 co ellO co 22000 CI25 00 I 25000

d8 2 5 16 5" dIloo 22 00 do 50 17 00 d9 50 I

19 00

I d9 '5 18 50 dIt co 22 00 dg 50 19 co dIe 50 I or 00

d9 2 5 18 50 dII 00 22 00 d,50 19 0 :) dlO 50

I

21 co

dIS <Xl 3000 dIO 50 21 00 dq 00 2600 d·3.\O 27 00

d9 00 1800 dlo 50 21 0;) d} 0:> 18 OJ dio 80

I 21 ~o

dl4 co 280;) dIO 50 21 co dIO 00 :<'0 00 dl200 ; 24 00

. d9 00 9 00 dIO 00 IO 00 dil co II 00 d800 800

75 7 50 20 200 75 7 50 75 7 50

08 80 35 3 50 IO Ioo 08 80

2696 67 40 4 00 100 00 I 80 45 00 4 00 100 00

2 42 60 ';0 3 55 88 75 I 80 45 00 3 00 75 00

80 2000 I II 27 75 50 12 50 80 2000

I 50 22 50 I 50 '22 50 2 +5 36 75 I 50 22 50

94 940 1 15 J[ 50 9" 9 00 r 50 IS 00

........ I 63 44 2 40 6000 r 40 35 00 2 25 56 25

z~ 00 16800 25 0:> 150 00 27 00 16200 28 50 171 00

22 50 135 co 24 00 144 00 22 00 13200 ::2 00 132 00

I So 7 20 2 25 9 00 2 .':;0 10 00 2 80 It 20

64 68U 258 75 2S 00 100 00 4000 160 00 9 00 36 00

........ 3 25 dlO 00 10 00 d395 395 d600 600 I

c Per 1,000. dPer 100.

J A~UARY 10, T90I.] 96

------------~- -~--.----~----------------- --~---------

--------------- -----~----~-------~~--

ITE.:\lS. QCA:-ITI'fY.

Kerosene oil .•........................... 52 barrels.

Galvanized sackets for loot brackets ............................. .

Galvanized holders for roof brackets ........................ . 100

s/o paint brushes, H. & G. or equal ............................ . 4 dozen.

2~inch titches, H.& G. or equal. ............. . · .. ··.·· ..... ··.·1

I,%-inch fitches, H. & G. or (qual. ......... .

I~inch fitches, H. & G. or equal. ......... . . ..................................... ··.·1 ~-inch fitches. H. & G. or eque'!. ...... _ .................. ..

NO.9 sash tools, H. & G. or equal. .......... _

No. 3 ex~ra dusters, H. & G. or equaL ............. .

NO.5 ex. oval varnish brushes, H. & G. or equal ........•......................... , _ .

472 inches diameter, fldt paint brushes, H. & G. or equal _ ...... __ ... .

2 inches cameb' hair blenders, H. & C.or equal ....••..... .- .... I

I-inch camels' hair blendels, H. & G. or equaL ........... .

Best black sable lettering renclls, H. & G. or equ::ll ............. , .

Best black sable striping pencils, H. & G. or equal. ... , ..... , ........... .

-(Above pencils to be selected.)

Steel wire scrub brus~es, H. & G. or equal ....•...... , . ········1 I Van Reyfer's glazing points, NO.2 .................•...•................

Van Reyfer's glaz:ng points, No. zYz. \ , ......................... _ .......................... !

I doz. pkges.

Van Reyfer's glazing points, NO.3 ........... · ................. · .............. · ....•....... 1

Zinc glazing points, No. I ...... " ................. .

Zinc glazing points. No.2 .................. _ .... _ .. .

Zinc glazing pOInts, NO.3 .. ' ............................................. .

Hand pt1mp, for pumping oils and turp's., with 20.foot hose anj attachment.

No. I American gIas.::, 10 by 12. , ••.•.•••••••••••••••••••.••••••..•.••• , ••.•••••••• 6 !wxes.

No.1 American glass, 10 by 16 ....................................................... .

No. I American glass, 12 by 14 •••••••••••••••••••••••.••..•••..

No. I American glass, 12 by 16 •••••.•.•••••....••.•.••.••••

No. I American glass, 12 by :::0 ••••• , ••••••••••.••••••••••••••.•. ,., ••••••••••.•••••.•••• 6

No. I American glass, 12 by 24. e .............. . .................. , 6

No. I American glass, 16 by 20 ............. .

NOe I American glass. :r6 by 24 .••••••.••..........•

No. I American glass, 18 by 20 •.•••••.•••••.

No. I American glass, 18 by 21. . . . . . .. . ... . 6

No. I American glass, 18 by 30 ............................................................ .

9~

T. C. DUNHAM, INC. UNITED STATES TRADnlG COMPANY.

-Priet". Amount. Prlce. I Amount.

,~-----

i $5 75 $2 99 $600

I

$312 00

d2100 21 00 d20 CO 200')

I d2IOO 21 00 d.c 00 10,0:>

16 74 66 96 15 co fa 00

3 60 14 40 75 3 00

2 19~ 8 79 75 3 00

I 34~ 5 39 75 3 co

72 2 88 75 3 00

3 13% 12 54 3 60 14 40

595%1 1:I 91 6 25 12 50

........ 12 54 II CO II 00

........ 15 20 IS co 15 00

.... 00. 4 07 3 88 3 88

........ I 82 2 25 2 25

........ I 250 390 3 go

........ I 3 01 4 75 4 75

.... ... I 56 3 25 3 25

........ 660 3 50 3 So

........ 660 3 So 3 SO

........ 660 3 50 3 50

........ 72 100 100

....... 7 2 100 100

........ 72 100 I 00

........ 14 So 790 7 90

2 59 IS 54 I 90 II 40

280 16 80 200 I2 00

2 go 1680 2 00 12 00

2 80 16 80 200 I200

2 80 16 80 • 00 12 00

3 03 18 18 2 25 :13 50

3 03 18,8 2 25 13 50

3 03 18 [8 2 25 :r3 50

3 0 3 18 18 2 25 1.) 50

3 14 18 84 2 50 IS 00

3 ''I 1884 2 50 IS 00

-- --

b Bids on 16 inches by 26 inches.

C. W. KEENAN. j

Price, I Amount.

lis 80 $301 co d2500 25 00

d2500 25 00

17 28 <9 12

395 IS 80

2 60 !o 40

I 79 7 16

] '9 476

3 So It 00

6 70 13 40

13 00 13 00

IS 55 IS 55

4 So 4 50

2 24

I 2 24

3 (0 3 00

3 50 3 :0

2 30 2 30

4 co 4 00

4 00 4 00

4 LO 4 co

80 80

80 80

20 80

10 00 10 CO

2 78 16 68

2 89 '7 34

2 89 17 34

289 17 34

2 89 17 34

3 06 18 36

3 06 18 36

b3 18 19 08

3 06 ,8 36

I

3 18 19 08

3 ,8 19 08

d Per 100.

[JANUARY 10, 1901.

ANDREW W.

Price.

$6 32

<el

te)

23 5<;>

390

2 40

I 45

80

3 30

6 70

7 20

9 00

450

2 25

2 75

2 8,3

I 80

I 05

I 05

I 05

105

I 03

[ aS

........ 3 08

3 32

3 32

3 3.

3 32

3 59

3 59

3 59

3 59

3 7.

3 72

e No bid.

MARTIN.

Amount.

1/]28 64

........

........ 94 00

'S 60

9 f a

5 8 a

3 20

13 2 a

]3 4

7 2 a

9 a a

4 5 o

2 2

2 7 5

2 8

I 8 o

I 0 5

I a

r a

10

I a

I a

5

5

5

5

16 00

18 4

199

199

]9 9

'9 9

21 5

21 5

21 5

21 5

22 3

22 3

8

2

2

4

4

.. 4

2

JANUARY 10, 1901.1

ITE:\lS. QUANTITY.

NO.1 American gla_ss, 20 by 24 ...... . 6 boxes.

NO.1 American glass, 20 by 28 ............................................................. .

No. I American glass, 22 by 24 •••••••••.....••..•...•.••••••••.•.•••••••••••••••••••.••••••

No. I American glass, 22 by 30 ••••••.••••••.....•••••••••••••••• , .•••••....••.•••.•...••••

No. I American glass, 22 by 36 ... _, ........................................... .

No. I American glas~, 24 by 30. .... ... .................... ................................. 6

Ground Gla-;;,s, 12 by 16 ••••.•••••••••••••••.••..•.••••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••.••••...•.

Ground glass, 16 by 24 .•.•••••.........•••••..•••..•.•..•..••.•••.•..•••.•..••••••..•....•.

Ground glass, ,6 by 30 •.••....••....••.........• , .•........•...•.....•..•.•.....••.•....••.•

Ground glass, ,8 by 24 ...•••................•....••.•....•••• , . •• . • •. •.• . . . . . . . . • ••• . ••• . .• . 6

Ground glass, ,8 by 30 ...•..•••.•...••...••.••••••••.......................... 6

Thomson's Thistle Brand or equal, metallic roof paint. ..................................... . 2 barrels.

TotaL .............•.•.........................................................

99 rJANUARY 10, 1901.

UNITED STATES TRADING I

T. C. DUNHAM, INC. COMPANY.

C. W. KEENAN. ANDREW W. MARHN.

Price. Amount. Price. AmoullI. Price. l Amount. Price. Amount.

113 14 $18 84 $3 00 $1800 $3 18

I $19 08 $3 7~ '22 32

3 14 18 84 300 1800 3 18 19 08 3 72 22 3~

3 14 18 84 300 18 00 3 18 19 08 3 7~ 22 3:l

3 37 2022 3 '5 19 50 3 28 19 68 399 23 94

3 65 Of 90 350 2100 3 56 21 36 4 3~ '592

3 37 2022 350 2100 3 28

I '9 68 399 2394

3 19 '9 '4 3 50 IS 00 3 44 2064 3 6, 21 66

3 36 20 16 3 00 18 co 3 61 21 66 3.80 22 9-~

3 47 20 82 4 00 24 00 371 !'l226 395 '3 70

3 47 2082 4 00 24 00 3 71 22 26 395 23 70

I

347 2032 400 24 00 3 71 22 26 39S '3 70

3" So 65 00 2S 00 So 00 (a)

I

........ 7 56 IS 00

i ...... I f2,8I9 03 ........ • 2,738 23 ........ ........ . ....... . ........

--

a ThIS item nOI on schedule furmshed bIdder.

JANUARY 10,1901.1 iob

For Furnishing and Delivering' Blackslllitllillg lVEatt'rial Oll Parks and Parkways, as

Required, Borough oj Brookl),n.

I PHILIP J, LA"GLER. I

I RUWE BROTHERS.

i i UNITED STATES r TRADING C01IPANY.

. -p--ri-c-e-.-,-A-m-o-u-n-t,-I--pri-c-e-. -'--A--mo-u-n-t.-I-~~c-e-.--:-lO-u-n-t.-

"------:--.-,-2-,-1--<-,-4-4 .. 0.1 '1-", 0' ",200

ITEMS. QUANTITY.

~M-inch truck poles ........ ,' 12. .lJl" ,p $1 10 *13 20 ;qo" 11'

I 5 by 2 doubletrees, hickory, 1

3 U -: i nc h whiffletrees, lj' hickory ............... I

2%-inch Roston backers ... i Snow plow handles ........ i oX.inch XXX unfinished} !

platform shafts •.. :... . : •• inch XXX unfinlsbed}

bug~ shafts .....•.•..

2 Yo-inch XXX oak spokes. White oak, dre.ssed, 2M j "j

inches by 5 mches by ~ ,6 feet .....•. ' •.......• \ i

White oak, dressed, :aX ~ incbes by 3 lnches by ,6feet. ............. '

White oak, dressed, 'Yo/ ~6c~~~.~:..~ .i.n.c.~~~ .~~ I

White oak, dre~sed, II }~~~. ~:.:~ ~~~h~~.~:. ~~ J

Whitewood, dres~ed, I I inch by ,8 inches by ,6 feet ••...• · .. ····· ..

Whitewood, dressed, U I inch by ,8 inches by l6£eet ............... .

J erssi~~s~~~~~~:: . ~~~~~~~~ }

J er:iz~s~~i.t~. ~~~'. ~~~~~~~~ } ::z-inch A wheels, 3 feet t

by 4Ieet .......•••.. ;.1 Field's hub bands .......•..

:U-incb wood screws, Nos. I YO, 12 and q ......... - f

I-in('h wood screws, Nos, t I'2, 1:4 and 1:6 .......... f

I7{-inch wood screws, l Nos. I2, I4 and 16 ••••• f

I ~ ·inch wood screws,} Nos. :12, I4 and 16 •••••

IX -inch wood screws, t Nos. I2. 14 and 16 .... J

:2-inch wood screws, N os. I 12, '4- and 26 .......... {

'27:'4>inch wood screws, l Nos. 1.2, I4 and 16 ..... f

:'l%-inch. wood screws, l .Nos. 12,. 14 and 16 ..... J

Large wrought clevises ...•.

Large wrought draw-bolts .. j I

Small wrought draw-bolts ..

FeIru}es, 278 inches by l 2J~ inches ..•••. ······ f

Ferrules, 1:% inches by} 2% inches .......... .

5::1 12 00

16 80

-48. 10 4 80

2.0(. 60

6 pairs. 1 10 6 60

I 10 6 60

IOO. 10}6 10 50

24 p;eces. I 15 27 60

24 66

44 board,. 86

500 feet. i a 5 00 25 00

5eo a -4 00 20 00

500 a 8 50

500 a 5 25

I set. 25 74

, .. J GO

6 gross.

18 1 08

6 .. 25 I 50

6 29 I 74

2 ,6

6 2 22

10 56

j .-_._------- ._------- -----------

a Per too feet.

10

50

I 00

I 20

09 !

I 00

80

50

80

06

24

35

40

20

16

13

1'200

4 80

12 OC>

6 00

7 20

9 00

2400

19 20

1200

35 20

30 00

20 cO

35 0:)

27 50

25 co

I 50

I 08

'44

, 80

2 10

2 52

9 60

7 63

50 12 00

12

I 00

80

, 75

I 30

, 00

a 6 GO

a 4 co

a 80:)

a 800

13 co

4 00

41

47

49

20

15

12

06 ~

24 00

4 80

600

1000

31 20

24 00

57 20

30 (0

2000

000

13 00

4 00

( 08

I 50

I 92

2 82

2 94

fo

7 20

II 52

101

ITEMS.

I PHILIP J. LANGLER.

Large wrought cockeyes I and rings ............. .

Small wrought cockeyes} and rings ........... '0'

~ .inch to f..inch assorted l tire·bolts ............. f

Assorted cnt tacks, 6 to'l

~e)~~.c.e •• (~~ .. t~ •. ~~~~~ I I4-0Z. tufting nails, Japan- }

ned.![, to package) •... f..inch by ~.inch twist I

chain .............. 0. r Large 2~·inch pole crabs .•

Half side harness leather ..

Half side patent leather .••.

54·inch enamelled duck •.•.

Wood whip sockets for I leather dash .............. ..

I~.inch by I%.inch} finished jacks ...•.•.••

Assorted mill jack bolts ....

I%·inch tee bolts (Skelly's).

2 inch tee bolts {Skelly's) ...

4~·inch by ¥a-inch whif·l fletree bolts (Skelly's). r

Wood rasps. fine cut, 12} to 16 inches ...... _ .. .

Circular saw files,8.incht by lo-inch, fine cut ....

Ausab1e horse nails, Nos. 5 to 9 ................ ·

5,000.

I '4 p,ckages.

I2

100 pounds. i

12.

~ side.

12 yards.

[2.

12 pairs.

100.

IOJ.

IBO.

100.

<2.

24·

1:2 boxes.

Phoonix horse shoes. .. .. .. 25 kegs.

Horse shoe iron. ............. J ,00;) pounds.

Toe caulk steel. .•••....•.•

Stockholm tar. ...... .. ...

Oakum ................... .

Hoof nippers, 14 inches .....

Turning hammers ........ .

Dnving hammers ......... .

lIs.inch by ~.inch twist ( drills ................. j

~.inch by %.inch twist} drills ............... ..

;J1i.inch by %.inch twist l drills ................. r

NO.4 swivel clamp drill} (Burnham, D. Co.) ••..

2·inch by ~-inch by} 36·inch fifth wheels •..

Valvoline cylinder oil .•••••

Machine oil .............. . Chloro-naphtholeum dis.}

infecting flui<l ••••....

500

5 gallons.

IS pounds.

I pair.

2.

2.

1:2.

'2. '2. I.

t pair.

2 barrels.

3

8

50

08

40

c 4"

dI2

25

, 25

60

[2

30)

400

e 2 25

20

0)

I 25

60

50

28

37 50

15 00

3000

9 60

6 co

8 co

4 80

7 56

3 24

4 80

3 bo

15 00

• 50

I 90

I 90

4 50

720

2 88

1'::000

22 50

12 OC

I oc

I 0;

[ 2,

2 50

, 20

600

18 50

2 30

75 00

45 00

4cO 00

(JANUARY 10, 1901.

RUWE BROTHERS.

I UNITED STATES

TRADING COMPANY.

----;----

Price. Amount. Price. i Amount.

~----l---- ~--- -----

$0 II

IO

0. 5 00

30

35

35

'5

[0

3 00

4 00

027.(

08

[0

, 30

35

30

32 50 I

I

I3 00

45 00

$IO 56

9 60

25 00

7 .0

4 20

7 60

7 00

6 50

4 20

I 80 I 8,0

250

I 6g I

4

00

I 5 00

[00 00

22 50

200

I 50

t 30

2 60

1 40

4 20

3 60 '

~ 00 I I

I6 50 'I

3 00 , I

65 ~o 'I

39 co

360 00 I I

$0 10

IO

b 4 00

15

08

3 75

1000

20

I 25

20

e 1 10

e I 10

e 3 75

25

2 70

4 00

o~

06

30

I 06

2 25

200

2 co

5 50

5000

xo 00

4000

$9 60

9 60

2000

3 60

3 00

80'

45 00

5 00

1000

9 60

2 40

15 co

~o 00

, IO

1 [0

3 75

3 00

6 00

100 co

3000

J 50

90

4 00

4 00

4 56

540

4 80

100 co

3000

32000

bPer 1,000. c 18 pounds at. d27 feet at. 6 Per ~oo.

JANUARY 10, 1901.]

ITEMS. QUANTITY.

102

PHILIP J. LANGLER. RUWE BROTHERS. UNITED STATES TRADING COMPANY.

Price. Amount. i Price. Amount. Price. Amount •

. ~~~~~--~~~- ------. --- 1.--- ~.~ .. ---Blacksmith's vise, I2Sl

p·ounds ••..•••••••..•• f I.

I-inch iron pipe.... •...•••. 3:0 feet.

Horseshoeing knives....... 2.

Heller's ra~ps. 16 inches to} 1% dozen. 18 inches •....•.......

Hel~le:~~:.o~.~~~~ .~~~~J. ~~ } ~ i %-inch round refined iron. 5 tons,

Assorted round refined t }~~h~r ... i~~~ •. t~ •• ~~ f

Flat iron, I ~ inch to .. } inches by 7:( inch to { ;Jiinch ..••.•••....••. 1

2-inch tee iron ...•......... :

I2·inch Stillson wrenches .. _I 6.

3 ~~~n~4' ~~i.s.t~~ ... ~:~~}, 1,000 pounds.

NO.J2 galvanized wire...... 100

No. 16 galvanized wire ..... i 100

8.lnch gauge g]asses. . . . . . • r dozen.

Assorted rainbow sheet tID:) pounds. pa<:kmg ......•••. , . " I

U-inch washer top nuts,} topped stand thread. • . 300

¥S-inch washer top nnt~, } topped stand thread.. . 50

%" ·inch washer top nuts, l topped stand thread ... f 50

Assorted washers, t\-inch t to %-inch iron ........ I lID

2 inch by U-inch ~kellY"1 ',oeo. carriage bolts.. •. . ..• J

2U-inch by U-inchl Skelly's carriage bolts 500.

2%-inch by U-inch\ Skelly's carriage bolts J 500.

3-inch by U-inch Skelly's I carriage bolts .....••.• , 500•

3U-inch by U-inchf Skelly's carriage bolts 200.

3~-inch by J4-inch} SkeJly's carriage bolts 200.

4-;nch by U-inch Skelly's }' carriage bolts. .•.•••. 200.

Trurk springs, 3-12-42 ••••• 1 2 sets. Solid axles, S. C. C. H., t

i1th!~~~~s:.: .. f~~~:. ~~ ) 4· Assorted Norway iron..... 2CO pounds.

%-inch square cast steeL... 500

2-inch by y'l-::-inch car- l riage bolts (Skelly's) •. f 1,000.

2U-inch hy ,,,-inch car-} riage bolts (Skelly's).. 500.

2%-inch by {£inch car-I riage bolts (Skelly's) .. j 500•

3: inch by l.-inch carriage l bolts (Skelly's) ........ f 500.

3U-inch by I.-inch car- \ riage bolts (Skelly's) .. J 200.

e Per 100, /Each.

IO 00

4000

so 00 I

[60

05

06

60

05

07

e80

e88

34 20

7 so

°3U

°7U

e84

e88

e95

'98

22 50

50

9 45

5 00

23° 00

12000

12000

100 00

9 60

47 50

5 00

600 I

I 50

6000

15 co

2 25

200

7 70

7 20

3 70

3 80

, 90

r 60

I 64

3000

4 60

4 75

I 96

g Bids on 2;1 inche£.

$0 08

35

6 40

8 40

40 co

40 co

4000 i

II

50 00

T ::%1 05

05%

/10

55

05

e7°

e80

e9°

'25 00

600

08

eSo

t82

e88

'95

24 00

9 60

4 20

200 00

120 00

]2Q CO

100 OJ

9 00

45 00

5 00

5 50

I 20

55 00

12 03

:r SO

I 50

660 I 7 0 0

3 50

3 75

4 00

I 68 i

I 76

ISo

50 00

24 co

800

4000

800

4 10

4 40

4 So

I 90

08

I 50

4 00

4 00

52 00

5000

6000

05

05

3 00

60

07

07

e85

e88

'90

e95

'98

" 00

el 05

37 So

]2 50

06

el 02

II ]0

k Bids on 500 pounds.

24 00

3 00

600

2 co

260 00

ISO 00

120 o~

600

5000

500

5 00

3 00

6000

2100

3 50

50

70

8 50

4 50

4 75

I 96

2 10

75 00

,50 00

,2 00

10 ~o

5 25

5 50

5 90

[JANUARY 10, 1901.

PHILIP J. LANGLItR. Ruwlt BROTHERS. UNITED STAT"S TRADING COMPANY.

hEMS. QUANTITY.


3~-inch by ,,,-inch car-~ 200. t$I 02 $204 e$[ 00 1h 00 e$[ 25 $2 50 nage bolts (Skelly's) •. 4-inch by ,,,-inch carriage

200. 'I 06 2 [2 el 10 220 tI 2 66 bolts (Skelly's) .•••••• 33 2-inch by %-inch carriage I

1,000. CI eI co 1000 bolts (Skelly's) ••...... I 04 IO 40 tI 25 12 50

2>.( -inch by %-lDch car-} 500• n oS 540 el 05 5 25 'I 650 ri.ge bolts (Skelly's) •. 30

2 ~ -inch by %-inch carol 5:10. n J2 5 60 eI 10 5 50 ex 35 6 75 riage bolts (Skelly's) .. 3-inch by %-inch car- }

500. er 16 5 80 eI 20 600 'cx 45 7 25 riage bolts (Skelly'sj •. 3}i-inch by %-lDch car- f 200_ " 20 I e< 260 riage bolt. (Skelly's) __ • 40 30 eI 50 3 00

3~-inch by :It-inch car-} 20C. " 24

I 2 48 eI 2 86 ex 55 3 [0 riage bolts (Skelly's) .. 40

4-inch by ~-inCh carriage ~ 200. cx 28 2 56 ex tI 65 330 bolts ( kelly·s) •.•.• _. 50 300

5-inch by %-inch carriage} 250-· ,J 3' 3 30 .. 60 eI 80 4 50 bolts (Skelly's)_ ....... 4 00

5~-inch by }ii-inch car- I 250. - ex 38 eI 70 riage bolts (Skelly's) •. I 345

1

4 25 e2 00 5 00

6-inch by %-inch carriage f 250. eI 48 3 70 eI 80 eo 5 62 bolts (Skelly's) ........ 4 50 25

6~-inch by %-inch carol 250 . eI 58 I 395 eo 6 25 riage bolts (Skelly's) _. ex 90 4 75 50

7-inch by ~-inch Carriage} 250 . cx 68 I 4 20 e2 00 5 00 I e2 60 6 50 bolts (.kelly's) .......

7%·inch by % inch carol 250 . II 78 I

4 45 f2 10 5 25 6 88 riage bolts (Skelly's) .. ,2 75

8-inch by %.incb carriage} 250 • eI 88 eo 20 5 50 7 25 bolts (Skelly'S) •.. __ •. 4 70 .290

a-inch by ~-mch machine l 5°::>· eJ 50 7 50 eI 25 6 25 '200 ,000 bolts ................. \

5-inch by )\jj-inch machine} 300. e2 25 6 75 .200 600

bolts ............ •••• \' t3 75 II 25

5%-inch by )\jj-inch ma-t 300• to 40 7 ~o

I 82 50 7 50 44 00 .200 chine bolts .... ' ....... J

6-ioch by )\jj-inch machine I 300• eo 60 7 80 '2 75 8 25 bolts .•••... ___ ....... '4 25 12 75

8.inch star hack saw} 6 dozen. 3 60 blades ............... , 90 5 40 ' 60 I 20 7 20

Hack saw frames. _ ........ 1 " ./80 9 60 ./90 1080 4 00 4 co ----- -----

$2,311 05 ...... $.,193 47 . ..... $2.493 92

e Per 100. ./ Each.

For Furnishing and DelivC1ing Plumbing Materials on Parks and Parkways, as Required

Borough f'[ Brooklyn.

! F_ N. DuBOIS & co.! UNITED STATES I THE HENRY HUBOR TRADING COMPANY. COMPANY.

!TEMS_ QUANTITY.

Price. Amount. I Price. Amount. Price. I Amount. - 1--5~inch cast-iron soil pipe, } leo feet. 115000 $0 27~ extra heavy ........... .036 $3600 1 $050 $27 50

5-ioch cast-iron D. H. soil} leo " 3816 38 16 53 53 00 pi~eJ extra heavy ..... 29 29 00

5-inC by 4-inch cast-iron l I dozen. 1080

1080 I 35 00 3500 7 92 7 92 double V's, extra heavy, 5-inch by s-inch cast-iron}

~ .. 8 10 4 05 25 50 12 7S double Y's, extra heavy 5 94 2 97

JANUARY 10,19°1.]

iTEMS.

5~iDCh by 2-inch cast-iron} : double ¥'l', extra heavy ,

s-inch cast-iron running I '.'. traps, extra heavy, 2 '

handholes ...... .. .. .. I 4-inch cast-iron running ~ !

~~tdhof:~t.~~. ~.e.~~:~. ~ \ 3-inch cast-iron rUnning}

traps, extra heavy, 2

handholes .......... .. 4-- inch ca"t-iron w ate r-l

pipe, Brooklyn Water Werks, regulation ....

4-inch cast-iron w ate r .. J pipe sleeves, Brooklyn: , Water Works, regula- r· tion .................. J I

6-inch by 4-inch cast-iron 'I water-pipe tees, Brook- ~ lyn Water Works, regu- I 1atioo .. , ......•••.. -, J I'

4-inch double-gate water) valves, bronze mount- I

ings, hub ends, at right r thread stem (Kennedy) J

6-inch double-gate water 1 valves, bronze mount- ~ iogs, hub ends, rIghtthread stem (Kennedy) I

Large basin gratings .•....

Ca~~~~~ .~~j.~~t.a.~l~. :~~:~ }

9-inch A k rOll vitrifie 1 t drain-pipe .... _ ....... r

1 2 -inch A k ron vitrified l dram-pipe ...... _ ..... J

Is-inch A k ron vitrified I drain-pipe .' .......... .

Cast-iron manhole headS} and covers (Sewer De· partment specifications)

l~:i~e~. ~~.l~~~.i~~~.~~~~~ }

~ -;i~~ .. ~~~~~~:~~~ .-. ~~~~ } Cast-iron stopcock boxes, l

extra he.avy rod~ ...... f Pipe stopcock boxes, ex-}-

tra heavy rods ....... .

Large cans piumbers' SOlI..

Po r eel a i n water-closet I bowls, U Harlem" •.•.

Hopper valve rubber dia- } phragm washers ..••••

~-inch -fibre washers ... _ ..

%-inch fibre \\ a'ihers ..•....

:u -inch fibre washers .•• ',. , .

:u -inch rubber washers ....

:¥a-inch rubber washers ..•.

8-inch best hack saw blades.

Plyers and wire cutters,} combined .........•..•

QUANTITY.

%" dozen.

6 le;tgths.

6

2

6

600 feet.

1000

I2

IOO feet.

roo ..

I dozen.

6

104

, F. N. DuBOIS & Co. : r' U~ITED STATES , , I I RADIN"G COMPA:\ Y. i

Price. Am0unt·I-;~i=- i Amo:~-I -----'1------- 1, ---- - ---

$8 IO N 05 $'5 50 $12 75

'9 80 9 90 II 29 70 I4 85

IS 30 7 65 23 co 14 00

I II S2 5 '76 20 00 10 CO

45

1 75

6 I3

8 00

12 00

Ir 50

3 25

II 25

03 15

*30

60

10

IO

10 50 2 CO

32 00 12 00

24 00 18 00

69 001 75

19 50

99 00

255 00

135 00

II 09

31 50

]0 80

IS 00

I 80

9 60

2 40

30

30

)0

60

to

9 00

28

50

II 00

17

24 co

6000

co 00

Co

10

12 00

6 00

4 50

54 00

144 00

280 co

75000

17 00

7 co

2400

60 00

I 80

30 00

30

60

60

60

6 i 60 60 60

I doz. pairs. I I3 50 13 50 12 00 11 00

* Each.

THE. HENRY HUBER COMPANY.

Price. Amount.

$5 94 52 97

II 22 5 6I

7 92

4 30

I 80 10 80

IO 'i 1020

7 75 31 (0

12 25

117 0,:)

4 75 28 50

99 GO

558 75

13 20 '

I nUll II 25

33i I:

*3 60 43 20

39 co I 50

16 ~o

( 60

30

1\ 50

70

6 75 6 79

105 tJANUAR\' 10, ISO!.

-- . -----~----- ----- ----" --- -- . ---------- ------ ------ -------------------- - ---" -------

F. N. DuBoIS 8< Co. UNITED STATES THE HENRY HUBER TRADING COMPANY. COMPANY.

ITEMS. QUANTITY.

Price. I Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

------- ----1_- ---- --~----

Large pipe vise ............. I. . ..... $7 00 .600 $600 . ..... $8 50 24-inch Stillson pipe 1

wrenches .............. 2. . ..... 540 3 00 600 $3 00 600

Tinner's snips .............. 3 pans. $1 40 I 4 20 3 00 9 00 3 25 9 75 I%-inch hy ~-inch flat}

48 I

head stove bolts ...... 4 papers.

I I 92 50 2 co 40 I fo

I %-inch by ,'I.-inch round} I " 41 4' 50 50 37 37 head stove bolts ....•• I-inch by t\-inch round}

I " 3

6 I 36 50 I 50 35 35 head stove bolts ...... I Galvanized - iron ' j a c k } 300 feet. 2% 7 50 20 I 6000 5 'S 00 chain, per sample ..... I NickeI;plated water-closet l 8 papen:. I I

84 6 72 chaIn ..... 0 •••••••••• \ 54 4 32 90 7 20

2-inch female solder nip- } 2 dozen. 4 20 840 4 20 8 40 2 75 5 50 pIes (heavy) ..........

1 ",-inch female solder} I " 300 3 00 3 20 3 20 I 85 I 85 nipples (heavy) ......

I·inch female solder nip.} I " I 50 I I 50 200 2 00 I 00 100 pIes Iheavy) .......... I

X ·inch female solder nip- } I " 90 90 90 go 60 60 pIes (heavy) .......... %-inch female solder nip~ } 2 " 75 I 50 75 I So 50 100 pies iheavy) .......... ii-inch emale solder nip- }

2 " 67% I 35 90 I 80 45 90 pIes (heavy) .......... I

%-inch male solder nip- I 2 " <7% I 35 90 18. 45 90 pIes (heavy) .......... \ I·inch to X·inch garden}

" hose, reducer coup- 2 2 co 5 20 220 440 2 35 4 70 hngs, per sample .•... i

%-inch lever-handle stoP} I " 480 I 4 80 IS 00 IS CO 4 80 4 80 and waste for iron pipe

I-inch lever-handle hose-l I I

hibbs for iron pipe ~ " 17 10 ! 4 27 36 co 9 00 5,0 I 42 (rough) ...............

" I N ic1<·eI.plated basin cocks .. % 7 20 I 3 60 9 00 450 7 50 3 75

s-inch brass sewer-valves ... % " 48 00 I I

24 00 4800 24 00 .p 00 20 50

4-inch brass sewer-valves ... % .. 2'[ 00 10' 50 21 00 )0 50 ,800 9 0 0

S

Sheets of zinc, NO.9,} % ,. *:1 50

I 9 00 *1 75 10 So *90 5 40 84 inches by 36 inches. heets of I6·ounce copper, I I

tinned On one side, 60 % " *3 25 I '9 50 *5 00 3000 '"3 '5 18 90 inches by 30 inches ...

i Bundles of No. 22 galvan-! ized sheet iron, 84 % " *7 25 43 50 *800 48 co *7 00 4200 inches by 28 inches ... 11 %-inch AA lead pipe ..... ' .. 100 feet. o73:l! 7 31 25 25 00 9% 950

Best quality Ys-inch rub-j ber packing, cloth both ,. 2 sq. yards. 200 4 00 15 00 3000 2 50 5 0 0 sides ................. \

I late stalls for water-) closets and urinals at ~ 10 ) .... 132 00 I2 00 120 CO . ..... i· Red Hook Park, per \

~ plan ........... ___ ... J

J 255 00 Slate backs for above, per} 8 J .... . ..... 800 '64 00 . .....

plan ................. I-inch by Joi-inch flat-}

2 papers. 44 8& 50 100 37 74 head stove bolts ......

S

$I,786 59 ....... $2,435 05 . ..... $1,974 70

* Each.

For flal-d Brick, Portland and Rosendale Cement Olz Parks and Parkways, as Required-Borough of Brooklyn.

ITEMS.

North river hard brick ....... . Lehigh Portland cement, or l

it~ equal ................ f Dyckerhoff's Portland cement.

Rosendale cement ............ .

Total. .............. .

MURTAGH & MCCARTHY.

UNITED STATES TRAD·I ING COMPANY.

FRANK D. CREAMER iJOHN MORTON'S SONslMCPHERSON MATERIAL & Co. I & Co. COMPANY.

------1-------- ,---- ----, - ---'----,-Price. I Amount Price. I Amount. I Price.

QUANTITIES.

Price. Amount. Amount. Price. Amount.

---I~--I~-* $7 2511 $725 00 * $6 50 I $650 00 I * $7 50

2 40 1,440 00 I 98 I 1,188 00 I I 90

100,000. * $8 50 $850 00

600 barrels. 2 20 1,320 00

-------

$750 00 * $7 45 ~745 00

1,14000 2 25 1,350 00

50 3 10 ISS 00 3 00 ISO 00 2 95 I '47 50 2 9" 145 00 25 162 50

100 I 35 135 00

············· .. ··1········ $2,460 00

I 15 lIS 00 1251

125 00

1---$2,150 0, I ......•• i $2,382 50

I 08 I 108 00 1 10 11000 I

-~'''5 00 I $2,093 50

* Per 1,000.

....... >z c:: >:>:I ><:

,0

'8

~

8-

[JANUARY rO,190 1.

The minutes of the previous meeti;ng were read and approved.


Resolved, That contracts for furnishing coal and forage for parks in the Borough of Man

hattan, for which proposals were received on the 3d instant, be awarded to the lowest respective

bidders; that their proposals be forwarded to the Comptroller for his approval ~f the sureties

thereon, and when so approved that contracts be entered into by the Commissioner.




Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest respective formal bidders this day received, with

the exception of those for coal and for paints, oils, etc., be forwarded to the Comptroller for his

approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved tbat contracts be executed by the

Commi.sioner.





JANUARY 24, 190I.J roll


THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, I90I-ADJoUR:s'ED :\[EETING, II A. M.

Present-Commissioners Clausen (President), Moebus.

A representative of the Comptroller being present, and the meetin" open to tbe public, the

e!timat~-box was opened and all tbe estimates or proposals received this day, in pursuance of


For jurnishing the Labor and j}:Eaterials .for the Endion and Completion o.f a l:louse jor

Primates in the New York Zoological Carden in flronx Park, in The City oj New York.

NAME OF B1DDER. AMOUNT.

___ 'i~ ____ _ John R. Sheehan & Co.... .. . . . .. • .. .. . . ... .................................... ...· ............. 1

William H. Wright & Son ................... , ...................... . . ....................... [

:::: ~h:r::::·~·~~~~~::: :': :::: ::::::: ::::: ::::: ::::.: :::: ::::::: :::::: :: .... : ::::: ::::::::':'.:: 1

James Fay ................................................................. '" .. .... i .. · .. ··· .. 1

Ryan & ~{cFerran ....•...... ' ......•. , .... , •...........................................

\Villiams & Gerstle ... , ................ _ .... , .......•.... '" ......... .

$68,450 00

79,9CO 00

80,740 00

66,HS7 00

66.494 OJ

Tho •. Cockerill & Son .............................................. , .............. ' .............. i 59.700 00

William Henderson .................................................. .

':::::::::::::::::::::1 George Hildebrand .................... , ................ .

The minutes of tbe previous meeting were read and approved.


From the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment-Forwarding copies of

resolutions of said Board, as follows:

I. Authorizing a bond issue of $15,000 fur surveys, plans and other work preliminary to the

construction of a bridge over Eastchester Bay, in Pelbam Bay Park.

I09 LJANUARY 24,I90t.

2. Rescinding resolution of the 27th ultimo, authorizing a bond issue for the improvement of

William H. Seward Park.

Filed.

From the Chief Engineer, Borough of The Bronx-Snbmitting a time statement on the work

under contract with Hitchings & Co., for erecting a range of propagating houses in the Botanical

Garden in Bronx Park, and recommending that the penalty for overtime be remitted.



application of Hitchings & Co. (Incorporated), for the remission of the penalty for overtime on

their contract for furnishing all labor and materials necessary for the erection and completion of

a range of Propagating Houses in tbe Botanical Gardens in Bronx Park, in The City of New

York, etc., be approved, and that tbe penalty for overtime, twenty-six and one-half days, be

remitted as recommended, the delay being due to causes not the fault of the contractors.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen and Moebus-2.


Resolved, That the proposal of tbe lowest formal bidder, tbis day received, for constructing,

etc., a House for Primates in the Zoological Park, Bronx Park, Borough of The Bronx, be

forwarded to the Comptroller fot' his approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved that

a contract for the work be executed by the Commissioner.




Resolved, That it being deemed for the interest of the City so to do, this Board hereby

r~ects all the bids or proposals received on the loth instant for supplying Paints, Oils, etc., for

Parks in the Borough of Brooklyn.



On motion, at 11.35 A. M. the Board adjourned.


lIt [FEBRUARY 1, 1901 •


• THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 190I-ADJoURNED MEETING, II 11..)'

Present-Commissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower.


the estimate· box was opened and all the estimates or proposals received, in pursuance of duly


For Furnishing and Delivering Lawn Mowers for Parks in the Borough of The Bronx.

ITEMS.

Coldwell's improved horse lawn mowers, 35 inches, t ~~~::l~~~: ~~ .. e.:~~~t.~~~. ~~~~. ~~~~ ~~. ~e~~i~ .. ~~~ f

Imperial hand lawn mowers, high wheel, 18 inCheS,}

~~~;,l~~~: .o.~ .e.:~~~,. ~~. ~~.~~ .s.~u:~ .i.~ .~~~~~r .. ~~~ Furnish all materials and labor to repair and maintain t

for one year I8 horse lawn mowers and '29 hand lawn mowers belonging to Department, Borough of The Bronx; lump sum ............................ J

Total .... , ............................... .

QUAN' TITlES.

---

10

20

THE COLDWELL LAWNI UNITED STATES MOWER COMPANY. TRADING COMPANY.


----

#6000 $6co 00 $87 00 #87000

650 13000 9 00 :t80 00

1h,ooo 00

FEBRUARY 7. 190 1.] Il2

For Regulating and Grading that Portion of Thomas yefferson Park, Formerly Property of

One Hundred and Twelfth Streets, in the

CHAS. L. DORAN. HARRY L. SMITH. DAVID CRIMMIr>:S.

ITEMS .. QUANTITIES. I

Price. I Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

----- --1---- -- --------Excavation of earth, rock, masonrY1

in foundations, bricks, bats, mortar, curb, pavements and flagging. etc ................... J

Filling in place, including ramming, l rolling, spreading J grading and shaping same .. , . _ ............ .

Total .................... ..

9,200 cubic yards. $0 6~

O[

I

75 00 08 60000 r,800 00

$6,33' 00

For Furnishing and Delivering Paints, Oils, etc.,

1

ITEMS. QUANTITIES. _O_SC_A_R_S,.-C_'H_L_E_G_E_L_' __ I T. C. DUNHAM (INC.).


---- -----I----I~-----I

Atlantic white lead or equal (50S) ....••.•........ 5,000 pounds. $0 0549 $274 50 c$6 '2 $306 00

Chrome greenJ in oil. ..... . ..................... . 3eo 0625 ,8 75 cs 40 1.6 20

Indian red. in oil .................................. . 400 075 3000 c5 70 22 80

Chrome yellow, in oil .......................... . 200 1 0 75 21 50 c6 40 1280

Drop black, in oil .............................. .. 200 06 ,200 q 90 9 80

Whiting for tennis courts (about 325 pounds each) 20 barrels. aOI 65 00 , 35 27 00

Pratt's astral oil (about 5C gal10ns each) ......... . No bid. d13X4. 32 12

Machine oil (about 50 gallons each) ............ .. 1 barrel. b20 1000 ,,8 9 00

Spirits tutpentine (about 50 gallons each) .......•. 5 barrels. No bid. d43 J075°

Raw linseed oil (about 50 gallons each) ......... . d64 16000

Charcoal. .... .. .. ... . . ... .... .. • . . . . . .. ... .. . .. . 25 57 14 25

Portland cement ............. .................... . 25 2 48 62 00

Total. ............................ .. I ........ I a Per pound. bPer gallon. cPer rOO. d 250 gallons at. e 50 gallons at.

113 [FEBRUARY 7, 1901 •

ConsJlidated Gas Company, East of Fzrst Avenue, between One Hundred and Eleventh and

Borough of Manhattan, City oj New York.

j PATRICK J. KANE. ANTH~NY KELLY. CUNNINGHAM JOHN C. RonGERS, W ALTER-J. FORD.

PETER & KEARNS. JR. HANDIBODEJ JR.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. AmouDt. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

------ -- ---- ------ -- --

$055 $5,06000 $0 65 $5,98000 $099 $9,108 00 $1 00 $9,20000 $0 95 $8,740 00 $090 $8,280 co

05 375 00 10 750 00 09 67500 30 2,25000 4° I

3,000 00 .... ..........

---- ---- ----

····1 ----

.... $5,435 00 .... $6,73000 I . ... $9,783 00 . ... $n,450 00 $II.,740 00 . ... $8,.8000

at Claremont Park, Borough of The Bronx.

I

UNITED STATES ANDREWW. MARTI". C. A. HARPER. A. GUNNISON.

THE MANHATTAN TRADING Co. SUPPLY Co.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. --- --- --- ----

$0 6~ $31. 50 e$s 88 $294 00 .... $300 00 <$5 35 $.6750 $0064 $320 00

18 54 00 09% 28 50 .... '3 50 07 2100 07' 21 CO

'4 5600 10 4000 .... 24 00 08 3200 084 33 60

17 34 00 13% 27 00 .... '4 00 10% 2100 09 1800

14 28 00 II 2200 .... 14 00 09 1800 094 18 80

f OO 19U 58 50 e60 39 00 , .. , 25 60 /e55 35 75 .go 3800

600 3000 0'3 32 50 .... 24 00 ou% .875 016 4000

19 00 19 00 014 7 00 .... 9 12 020 1000 on 10 So

21 00 105 00 042 105 00 .... 100 80 040 . 100 00 045 112 SO /

29 00 145 00 062 ISS 00 .... IS[ 20 06. .55 00 07' '77 50

60 IS 00 I 65 1625 .... 1.1 25 55 '3 75 64 1600

2 25 5625 240 6000 .... 52 50 210 52 50 240 6000

-----

.... $9'3 25 . ... $826 25 .... $739 97 .... $755 25 . ... $866 50

/J Per gallon. e Per 100. /"6,590 pounds at,

FEBRUARY 7. 1901.] [14

For Furnishing and Delivering Trap-rock Screenings

ITEMS. I j--P-n-' c-·e-. --c

i --A-m-o-u-n-t.-

___ 1 ____ '1

foo cubic yards. I $1 37 I Screened trap-rock, like sample ................................ .

Qu ANTITIES.

SAMUEL E. BaUKER.

Smaller trap-rock screenings, like sample ................... .

I

I 37

Total •••.........•.....•...•.........

Fur Furnishing and Delivering Hardware, etc.,

===:=====--=-===c---=-=----.------,.-.---=.------=

THE MANHATT.\N SUPPLY Co. II

ITEMS.

:rod. cut nails ................................................ .

2Od.

Wood screws, % inch, No.6., ............................ ..

% " No.8 ................................. .

% .. No.6 .............................. ..

% No.8 .............................. · •.

I~ .. No.8 .............................. ..

IU " No. 10 •••••••••••••••••••••••..••••••

I~ .. NO.I2 ............................. .

17.( " No. J5 ••••••••••.••••••• •••••••.•••••

Galvanized iron, 24 x 84 inches, No. 26 .....•...•....••.... 0.

No .• 8 .................... ..

4-tine.spading forks, "D" handles ....................... _.

Steel snow shovels, long handles ..•..•.•.... , .•............

Turfedger ............................................... .

Axe mattocks ............................................. .

Steel rakes, 16 teeth ..•..•.. ·.0 ••••• , •••••••••••••••• 0 ••••••

Wooden lawn rakes ..•. 00 ••••••••• , ••••••••••• _ •• , ••• , •••••

English scythes, steel pointed, cast steeL. .... .•...• . ..... .

English scythe stones .......................... , .......... .

Galvanized-iron pipe. 2.inch .............................. ..

I-inch •••••••..•.•..........•.••......

I

Total ......................................... J

QUANTJTJ ~ s. Price. Amount.

-_._-_._- ---- ------

10 kegs.

:2 gross.

2

3

5

5 bundles.

4- dozen.

4

3 dozen.

6

S

4

6

2,000 feet.

2,000 u

:2 45

c8

09

08

[4.

2[

50

9 00

7 40

4 40

4 40

40

20

2 55

12 50

$25 00

12 25

16

18

24

27

60

75

70

[ 05

37 50

45 00

'29 60

[7 60

40

[3 20

25

20 40

50 00

5 04

327 co

lIS [FEBRUARY 7. 1901 •

in Central Park, Borou[{h of Manhattan.

J. FRANK QUINN. I MANHATTAN TRAP-ROCK COMPANY. BROWN & FLEMING.

Price. Amoullt.

I Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

$130 $780 00

I No bid ...... $122% $735 00

[ 30 52000 $1 30 i/520 00 I 22~ 49000

...... $1,300 00 I ...... . ..... . ..... $7,'225 00 ,

for Parks in the Borough of The Bronx.

UNITED STATES TRADING Co. I

F. N. Du BOIS & Co. HULL, GRIPPEN & Co.


$2 45 $2450 $2 86 $28 60 ...... $2420

2 40 1200 2 80g 14 02 ...... 12 10

08 • 6 xc '0 ...... 14

08 16 u% 23 ...... 16

08 24 10% 31 ...... 22

09 21 [2% 38 ...... 25

12 60 .6 80 ...... 55

13 65 .611 83 ...... 60

15 75 20 • 00 ...... 70

22 I 10 28 I 40 ...... '00

...... 31 87 ...... t35 27 . ..... 3683

...... 33 00 ...... t39 97 . ..... 4082

600 24 0 ::1 7 60):( 30 4 1 $7 IS 2860

4 co 1600 440 17 60 4 35 '740

450 450 ...... 438 ...... 3 98

5 00 15 00 *444% 13 33 5 IS '5 45

400 24 00 5 64% 33 85 500 3000

2 50 2000 2 727.{ 21 78 2 95 23 60

2000 8000 *n 38% 45 54 16 50 6600

3 00 180:) 1 10 660 1 10 6 60

20 4co GO 16l15'h 337 co ...... 348 48

10 200,00 07t.'\, 145 00 ... 159 7'

............... $906 80 ............... 11778 50 . ............. $817 41

* No handle:;;, t 24 X 81 inche<;;.

FEBRUARY 7.1901.] 116

For Furnishing and Delivering Broken or Furnace Coal to 31etropolitan Museum of Art tit

Central Park, near Fij~h Avenue and Eighty-second Street, Borol/gll of Manhattan.

NAME OF BIDDER I 450 1'00;5 I WHITE ASH,AT

AMOUNT.

~ober-:-;:rdon~.~~ ...... ~~ ... -.-.-.. ~ ....................... -.. -.-.. ~:~=.I---$~. *SamuelS. Jennison ...................................... ,", ...... • •.. r 435 I

New York Central Coal Company .... , ........................................ 1 4 2 3 I'

i

1.9S7 50

~::;e: ~::r~~::::::: :::::::: ::::: .::::: ::::::: ::::'. ::::::::: :'.:::::::::::: ::'.:: I : 9: II

* w. C. Moquin ....................... , ......................•...... , ............ j 4 70

J,890 (0

2,11$ 00

* Bids on 2,240 pounds.



From the Secretary of the Board of Estimate and App1rtionment~For\Varding copy of

resolutions approving form of contract add specifications for the work embraced in Contract

NO.3 on the New York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden Foundations, and author

izing a bond issue of $2,850,CXXl for doing the work. Filed.

From the Chief Engineer, Borough of The Bronx~

1st. Submitting a time statement on the work performed under contract for regulating, grad

ing and paving the existing roads near the Botanical Museum in Bronx Park, and recommending

that the penalty for overtime (41 days) be remitted on acconnt of delays not due to fault on the

part of the contractor.



application of John B. Devlin, contractor, for the remission of the penalty for overtime on his

contract for regulating, grading and paving the existing roads nCilr the Botanical Museum in

Bronx Park, in The City of New York, be approved, and that the penalty for overtime, forty

one days, be remitted as recommended, the delay being due to causes not the fault of the

con tractor.

Which was adopted by the following vote


2d. Snbmitting a time statement on the performance of work under contract for grading,

paving and improving existing roads from the Bronx and Pelham parkway to and around the

Nursery in Bronx Park, and recommending that all penalty for the overtime (3' Yz days) be

remitted on account of delays which were not due to fanlt on the part of the contractor.


Resolved, That the report of the Chief Engit.leer of the Borough of The Bronx, upon the

117 [FEBRUARY 7. 1901•

apvlication of John B. Devlin & Co., contractors, for the remission of the penalty for overtime

on their contract for grading, paving and improving existing roads, from the Bronx and Pelham

parkway to and around the Nursery in Bronx Park in The City of New York, be approved, and

that the penalty for overtime, thirty-one and one-half days, be remitted as recommended, the

delay beiug due to causes not the fault of the contractors.

Which was 'adopted by the following vote :



Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest respective bidders, this day received, be for

warded to the Comptroller for his approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved, that

contracts for the works and supplies be executed by the Commissioners.




Resolved, That deeming it to the interest of the City so to do, this Board hereby rejects the

bid of F. W. H. Nelson, received January 10, 1901, for coal for parks in the Borough of Brooklyn,

the same being the only bid received for such material.

W'hich was adopted by the following vote:




119 [FEBRUARY :aI, 1901•


•

THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 19oI-AD]()URNED MEETING, II A. M.

Present-Commissioners Moebus, Brower.

In the abs\!llce of the President Commissioner Moebu~ wa!l called to the chair.


estimate-box was opened and all the bids or proposals which had been received, pursuant 10 duly

publisbed advertisements, were opened and read, as follows:

For Furnishing and Deli7JerinK lVIould in Lentral Park.

NAME OF BIDDER. 2,000 CUBIC YARDS AT •

AMOUNT.

.. _--_._--_._-_ ..• _- ---- --- --._-- ----Wil~iam young .... e ........ '" ~o 80

Charles L. Doran .............................................. . 80

Edward B. Dunne ............................................................ . 1,900 00

David Crimmins .......... '_0 ....................................... 0 •• ............. 100 2:,000 00

For Iron Fences around Yards on North and South Sides of Dee,' House, Central Park

Borough 0/ Manhattan.

NAME OF BIDDER. AMOUNT. NAME OF BIDDER. AMOUNT.

Peter Handihode ]r.. .. .. .. .. ... ........ 1)',944 00 Isaac C. Johnson...................... '-',"94 00

J. W. Fiske Iron Works ...... ............ >,489 00 James Dillon. .......... ...... .......... 2,09.7 00

James J. Marren. ................ .... .... ',589 00 Joseph Eagan.......................... 20"94 ob

W. D. Kelley... ........... .............. ",042 co C. S. McKUAe ......... 0 00.... ..... ..... ~>r60 00

FEBRUARY 21, 1901.] 120

For Furnishing all Labor and all Materials jor Constructing Three Music Stands in Parks

in the Borough oj The Bronx, in City oj New York.

NAME OF BIDDER.

J. Frederick Dietz..... . . ..•• •• . ..••.•••..........•....•..••.••.••.................•.........

William Young .••..•.•..•.•...••••............•••...••................•..........•..........

Garrett S. King ..•..••......•..........................• , ., ••........••......•................

George Hildebrand ..••.•••.......•............•..••......••••.•........•........•.•..•....••

Joseph E. Butterworth .••.•..•...................•.•.•••.....................................

William Horne Company .••...•..•...••..•.............................••..••••.••.....•..•.

William Henderson .......................................................................... .

Charles Wille .. " .........•.......••...•......•...•......•.•••.. , . • . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .......... .

Andrew Galbraith ....•........•...•....................................................•.....

William Jones ••••....•.........•...........••..•.........•................•............•.....

William H. Wright & Son. .......•............................•.. .....•................. . ...

Harry J. Moore .•••..•....••...............•.............•................................•. : I

Ryan & McFerran ..•........•...•....•..... '" .............•...............•........... · .... 1

AMOUNT.

3,947 00

2,68'2 00

3,570 00

3,600 00

2,884 00

2)90000

For Furnishing and Delh'ering Hors~ Manure where required on Parks in Borough of

Manhattan.

500 LOADS OF NAMR OF BIDDER. 70 BUSHELS AMOUNT.

EACH.

Price. Edward B.Dunne.................. ...... ...... ..•... ........................ ... $3 go

Charles L.Dorao................................................................ 275 1,375 00

William young .................. "" ....................... "............. ..... 2 70 1,350 00

For Furnishing and Delivering Grass Sod where required on Parks in the Borough of

Manhattan.

NAME OF BIDDER.

Patrick Meehan ..................... .

William young ............................................................... , .. .

Edward B. Dunne ............................................................... .

Charles L. Doran ............................................................... ..

a Per I,ooo square feet.

300,000 SQUARE FEET AT

a $15 99

a I5 go

I 60

AMOUNT.

$4,797 00

121 IFEBRUARY 2[,190 1.

For Furnishing and Erecting Irott Pipe and Wire Fences in Central and other Parks

Borough of 1l1anhattan.

JOHN Fox & Co. THE ANCHOR POST HARTMAN MANUFAC-COMPANY. TURING COMPANY.

ITEMS. QUAloi"TITIES.


--- ---

Wi~i!~~: int~ll r~~~~~i~ 1 fences DOW around J I,SOO± linear feel. $059 $885 00 $080 $1,200 co $0 73 $1,095 00 flower beds, etc., and like sample and painted ..•••••.••.••

Two-rail iron pipe fence, ) to conform in all I respects to certain

" fences now around t 4,ooo± 40 1,60000 39~ 1,580 00 41 1,640 00 flower beds, etc., and like sample and painted •••••.•••..• J

Total. ••.•..••...• .................. ...... $2,485 00 . ..... $2,78000 ...... $',735 00

FEBRUARY 21, 1901.] 122

For Furnishing and iJeliveting Paints,

ITEMS.

Best Atlantic white lead ..•...•.•.•.••......•.••••••............... , .. , ........•.........•

(Medium) chrome green, Mru;ury's he st .•••.••.•.......... , . ....•... •. .....• ..•• •. .... . ... .

(Medium) chrome yellow in Japan, Masury's best ......................................... .

Drop black in Japan, Masury's best. •••.•.•..•...........•.•..•••..............••......••.•

Drop black in oil, Masury's hest. .. . . •••• • • . . • . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . .. . .. . .................. .

French zinc, Masury's best ................................................. :' ............. .

Venetian red, Masury's best ............... , .............................................. .

Grain alcohol. ........................................................................... ..

3 barr:ls turpentine.. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ... . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ............. .

2 barrels raw lin. OIl, Calcutta. . ............................. .

Double thick American A. A. plain glass-

12 inches by 18 inches ......... ........................... .

12 inches by 26 inches ............................................ _, ............. .

14 inches by 26 inches ................................... ......................... .

18 inches by 32 inches ...................... ~ ............... , ..................... .

24 inches by 36 inches ............................................................. .

24 incbes by 38 inches ..••••.• , ................................................... ..

24 inches by 4> inches .................. .

Double thick American A; A. ground glass-

:14 inches by IS inches ............. .. .

24 inches by 36 inches ........... ... ,. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . .. . .......... .

For conservatory, clear straight glass-

x6 inches by 24 inches ............................................ .

x6 inches by 30 inches ............................................................. .

:16 inches by 22 inches. .......... .... . . .. .. .......... .... .... . .. ... .... . ......... .

16 inches by 18 inches ........... , ............................................... .

Clear bent glass-

x6 inches by 24 inches 4/8 ............ '" ........................................ ..

16 inches hy 24 inches 8/8 •.••••••

Ground straight glass-

16 inches by 22 inches .................................... ......................... .

16 inches by 24 inches ............................................................. .

Gronnd glass-

x6 inches by 24 inches, half bent ...•...

16 inches by 24 inches, one· quarter bent .............. ............................. .

Total. .................................................................. '" .. .

Items 2 to 7, b;ds on equal of Masury brand.

QUANTITIES.

5,000 pounds.

I,eoc

150

50

50

100

50

5 gallons.

I 3 barrels. t Price per gallo n .. \

{ :2 barrels. }

Price per gallon ..

2 boxes.

6 "

4

····•····· .... 1

123 [FEBRUARY 21, 1901.

Oils, Glass, etc., Borough 0./ Manhattan . .... "" ..

JOSEPH N. EARLY. ANDREW W. MARTIN. MANHATTAN SUPPLY THOMAS C. DUNHAM, COMP}\NY. INCORPORATED.

Price. I Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

$006% $325 00 h$5 88 $29~ co $0 o6lo- $335 00 b $5 88 i\294 00

17% '75 00 .2 12000 IS ISO 00 b 12 80 12800

33 4950 22 33 00 15% 23 25 27 40 50

22 11 00 21 10 50 20 1000 '9 950

17 850 , 12 600 16 800 '3 6 50

9 9 00 9 9 00 12 12 00 8 800

9 450 5 2 SO 9 4 50 b 680 3 40

1 50 7 50 2 65 13 25 100 500 2 80 14 ::0

a225° 67 50 C42 % 63 75 C44 6600 C 43 64 05

a42 50 85 00 C 86 8600 C 88 8800 C 84 84 00

600 12 00 4 65 \I 30 540 :10 80 498 996

6 75 13 50 498 996 595 :u go 546 10 92

6 75 27 00 4 98 1992 595 23 80 5 46 21 84

7 25 14 50 5 52 it 04- 6 2:) J2 40 594 II 88

7 75 15 50 5 70 II 40 6 70 13 40 6 24 12 48

800 16,00 609 12 18 7 20 14 40 67' 13 44

800 1600 60g 12 18 7 20 1:440 6 72 '3 44

6 75 13 50 5 15 1 0 30 5 80 11 60 5 10 1020

8 25 .6 50 620 12 40 7 00 14 00 6 15 12 30

675 40 5c 498 29 8d 595 35 70 5 46 32 76

7 2 5 14 50 5 52 II 04 620 12 40 5 94 II 83

6 75 13 50 498 996 5 95 11 go 5 46 10 9 2

600 1200 4 65 930 5 45 10 go 498 996

1200 4800 998 3992 940 37 60 9 00 36 co

1200 4800 998 3992 940 37 60 9 00 3600

7 45 '490 5 48 10 96 620 12 40 5 43 1086

745 '490 5 48 10 96 620 12 40 5 43 1086

1200 24 00 II 72 2344 [040 2080 9 00 1800

1200 1200 '[048 IO 48 10 40 10 40 9 00 9 00

...... $(,129 30 ...... $942 54 . ..... $.,030 55 . ..... $955 .0

-'0

a Per barrel. "Pertoo Ibs. c Per gallon.

FEBRUARY 21, 1901.] 124

For Furnishing and Delivering

ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

}6-inch whitewood, planed two sides ........•........................................•...... i Ys-inch whitewood, planed two sides ............................... -.......••............. I

I,OOQ feet, B. M.

2,COO

-12 inches to 24 inches wide and 12 feet to 16 feet long, No. I quality, clear, well-~easoned, etc

%-iI~~sr:kr~~~~~~ ~~~ .~i~.~,. :~~~~~. ~~.~ ~~~~~: ,1,2, ~~~~~~ .t.~ ~~. ~~~~~~ .~:.~: .f~~.t. ~~. ~~ .~e.e.t: .~~ } 1,000

Pine, plan€d two sides. 12 inches to 20 inches by 16 feet-

j/g-inch..... .......... ..••.. . . .. . ... .. ... ... . ...• ... .. . ........ . .. .. . ..•.•. . . .. . ... 1,000

U-inch............ ... ...... . .......................... ...... . ..... ................ 1,000

lYs-inch .....•......• _ ................................... &... ......... ...... ... ... I,OCO

I%-inch ....•.................................................................. , .. , 2,000

lYe-inch ........•.......•.........................••..... _ ................... _... 1,000

~ -i~~~t ~:Jt:P;!~d~i~.~ .~i.~~,. :.]~~.e.d~ .t.,:~. ~:~~~' .. c:~~~: .~~~l.-~~~~~~.~~, .~~~.: .~~ .i~c.~~~. ~:. :~} ~ ,o~o JYs-~~c~e~te~~d ~\!:~a~~~~? .t~~. ~i.~~~,_~l.e.~~,.~v.~l~-.s.~a.s.~~~~: ~.t~:J. ~~. ~~~~~~ .~~~.~~~~:~ .~Y } 2,000

Ys-inch by 4%-inch by 13 teet white pine ceiling boards, planed one side, tongued, } grooved and beaded, clear, well-seasoned, etc. .... .• .. .. .... .. ......... .. ............. 300

Oak~ planed two sides, clear, well-seasoned, etc., 12 inches to 20 inches by 12 feet upward-

IJi-inch ..... _ ........................ _ ............... _ .......................... .

IYo-inch ........................................................................... .

2Yo-inch .....•.. _ ................................................................ .

Second growth hickory, unplaned, 2 inches thick, 12 inches to 16 inches by '4 to 16 feet. .•...

IU-inch hy g-inch by 13 feet spruce plank, unplaned, first quality .•.....•...••.•......... _.,

Irs-inch by g.inch by 13 fed spruce plank, planed four sides, first quality ...• , .............. .

'Ys-inch by 2%.inch yellow pine flooring .................................................. .

IYs-inch by 3%-inch yellow pine flooring.... •. . ........................................... .

'Ys.inch by 4%·inch yellow pine flOOrIng ................................................... .

-to be clear, well-seasoned, etc •• planed oue side, tongued and grooved, 16 feet and upward.

Total ••••••••••• _ ........................................................... ..

2,000

2,000

2,000

500

500 plank.

100

1,000 feet, B. M.

2,000

1,000

125 lFEBRll'ARY 21, 1901.

Lumber, Borough oj ll1anltattan.

JOHN F. STEEVES, HENRV A. J. MCCOLLUM & CO. CHARLFS H. HEINSOHN. H. BARNARD, BRADLEY DAVID L. YOUNGS.

L. EATON.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

a$40 00 $4000 iio 04% $45 00 a$34 00 634 00 ........

a45 00 9" 00 4U 95 00 a37 00 74 00 ........

a45 00 4500 3)f 35 00 a32 5° 32 50

I ........

a42 5° 42 So 5)4" 52 So a45 00 45 00 ........

a45°O 4500 5% 55 00 aS200 5200 ........ a60 00 6000 6 6000 aS7 0 0 57 00 ........ a6000 ]20 00 6)f 13° 00 aso 00 100 00 ........

a60 00 6000 6% 6500 a59 00 59 00 ........ i, 0 0

a 2 5 00 25 00 4 4000 Q32 5° 32 50 ........ S

a4000 80 00 3800 7600 a34 00 6800 ........ " rn Po

25 7500 27% 82 50 25 75 00 ....... S

" ...:I

" " 0

'" a6000 11000 05% 11000 aS200 104 00 ........ :s!

I'Q

a6000 12000 05% IIO co a57 00 'II4 00 ........

a65°O 13000 06)f I3000 a6700 134 00 ........

alOO 00 5000 10 5000 a78 co 39 00 ........

27 135 00 3[ ISS 00 25 125 00 ........

46 4600 53 53 00. *55 55 00 . ....... a2800· 2800 a2800 2800 )

I a2B 00 56 00 a2800

I 5600 r a~2 50 13000 ........

a2800 2800 a2B 00 2800 J

-------...... $',395 50 ...... fr,4s6 00 ...... $1.330 co . ....... $1,363 00

a Per I,OOO. * Bid is on 2-inch by 9-inch stu If.

FEBRUARY 21, 1901.] 126

For Furnishing and Delivering Hardware, RorouJ?h oj Manhattan.

ITEMS.

Hrass screws, best quality-

%:-inch, No.6, flat heads .................... ..

%:.inch, No.8, flat heads .................... ..

I-inch, No.8, flat heads ..... , ........• u •••••

I-inch, No. 10, flat heads ..................... .

Iron screws, best quality, Am£rica'1 Screw Com-pany's make-

%-inch, NO.7, flat heads ................. 0_ •••

U-inch, No.8, flat heads ..................... .

I-inch, No.8, flat heads ................. _ .... .

I-inch, No. 10, flatheads ..................... .

I-inch, No. ]2, flat heads .................... .

I-inch, No. 13. flat heads .. 0 •• _ •••••••••••••••

17,f-inch, No. 10, flat heads ............ ....... .

IX-inch, No. I!.!, flat heads ............ _ ..... .

l~-inch, No. 13, flat heads .................... .

1}6"-inch, No. 10, flat heads .................. .

I~-inch, No. 12, flat heads ...... ............. .

I%-inch, No. 13, flat heads ................... .

2-ioch, No. 10, flat heads .................... .

2~ioch, No. 12, flat head:; ..................... .

2-inch, NO.13, flat heads .................... ..

2%-inch, No. '5, flat heads .................. "I 3-inch, No. IS, flat heads ..................... .

Narrow steel butts-

2-inch ........................ '0'

2U-inch ..................................... .

T hinges, 6-inch 0 ......... .

T hinges, 8-inch ........ , ..

Strap hinges, 8-inch ............................. .

Strap hinges, la-inch, extra heavy . ........ , .

Strap hinges, 12-inch, extra heavy ............... .

Cast-brass flap, hinges, brass pins. I %-inch by t .. 3-inch ..................................... \

Hea;In~hb~~~~.~~~~.~i~~~s.'.~:~~~ .~~~~'. ~~i.~~~ .~~} No. 404 horizontal dead locks, with brass bolt and ~

nickel keys, Reading Hardware Company's make, 2,%-inch by ~1i -inch ................ .

l-pO~~~s~~::e_~. ~~i~.c.~ .~.~'. ~~. ~:~~l. ~i~~. ~~i~~~~: }

QUANTITY.

5 gross.

10 gross.

10

to

20

20

20

20

20

10

24 pairs.

24

24

12

12

12

5 papers.

JOHN Fox & Co. THE MANHATTAN SUPPLY COMPANY.

Price.

$0 20

30

30

10

12

12

'4

.6

16

17

15

17

20

19

21

23

33

37

03

03

08

08

08

25

40

07

Amount. Price. i Amount.

$1 00 $0 17

I 50

I 50

2 CO

I co

100

I 20

I 20

2 80

3 20

3 20

3 00

200

95

I 05

I 15

I 65

I 85

72

72

I 92

I 92

96

3 60

3 60

6 00

9 60

9 60

35

22

26

33

08

08

12

II

IS

'3

IS

r6

15

17

18

28

3 2

05

05

I 10

I 30

r 65

80

80

90

I 10

240

2 80

I 10

3 00

2 80

260

3 00

160

75

85

90

I 40

r 60

60

60

72

I 08

60

, 80

4 00

600

7 20

25

127 LFEBRUAR'V 21, 1901•

JOHN Fox & Co. THE MANHATTAN SUPPLY COMPANY.

ITEMS. QUA;'TITY.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. - ---

.-pound papers I3i-inch No. I6 st"el wire finish- } 5 papers. $0 07 flo 35 fo 05 $0 2 5 ing nails .....•...•.••••••.. 0 •••••••••••••••

I-pound papers .~-inch No. I6 steel wire finish- } .0 07 70 05 50 ing nails .••.••..•.•.................... 0 •••

Steel wire finishing nails •• ~-inch, per sample ••••• I keg. 3 25 3 25 3 "5 ·3 '5

Steel wire finishing nails, 3-inch. per sample ••..... 3 '5 3 '5 3. as 3 .5

Finishing nails, 6d ................................ 3 00 3 00 • So • SO

Finish ing nails, I.od ..••••••••••.••••••••••........ 3 co 3 00 • 30 • 30

Cut nails, 4d ...... .......................... .... • kegs. 3 00 600 • 3

0 4 60

Cut nails, 8d •• .................................. 3 3 00 9 00 • '0 6 6~

Cut nails, IOd .................................... 3 3 00 9 00 • '0 660

Cut nails, I.d .................................... 3 kegs. 3 00 9 00 .20 660

Cut nails, 2od ...•.•••••......•.... ....••..•...... 3 00 600 '00 400

Oval-head carriage bolts, turned heads, Phila-delpbia ];lolt COl;llpany's make and like saml!e-

3i·inch y .~-incb .......................... Is,eon 7 00 IOS 00 6:0<> 9300

3i-inch by .U·inch ........................... 3,000 7 00 2100 650 I9 50

7.(-inch by .-inch ............................. seo a6S 3 '5 tP10 350

~-inch by .l{.inch .................... ...... 500 a6S 325 a70 3 So

7.( ·inch by .~-inch. '" ....................... 500 a65 3 '5 tP15 3 75

7.( ·inch by 'U -inch .......................... ·0 .00 a7° I 40 a11 • ';4

,..,cinch by .·inch ............................. 300 (170 ~ jO q:8& • 5'

,..,.inch by .7.(-inch ........................... 300 a80 .40 a87 • 6. ,..,-inch by .~.inch .......................... '. 300 a8s • 55 agS • 85

!«-inch by 'U -inch ........................... 300 a8s • 55 (195 2 85

%-inch by37.(-inch ........................... 300 aI '5 3 75 aI 35 4 05

%-inch by 3~-inch ...... , ......... _ .......... 300 at 30 390 aI 48 444

%-inch by 4-inch ............................. 300 aI So .. 50 aI 50 45'"

%.inch by 4%-inch ........................... 300 aI 50 450 q:I 60 480

%.inch by 5-inch ............................. IOO a. 50 I SO 41 75 • 75

%-inch by 6-inch ............................. Ioo a. 50 I 50 a.oo 200

Lag screws,. %-inch by 3-inch .................... 100 a75 75 a84 84

Sand paper-

No. I~ ...................................... I ream. .00 .00 I 90 I go

No .......................................... .% reams. • So 6 '5 • co 5 00

No •• ~ ...................................... I ream. 2 So • 50 • 35 • 35 IrQnwash __

For %-inch bolts ............................. .0 pounds. 05 50 oS 51'!'

For is-inch bolts ............................. 10 05 So oS 50

a per 100.

FEBRUARY 21, 19<>I.J 128

JOHN H. Fox & Co. ITEMS.

Araount.

-----

Iron washers-

For ~-inch bolts ............................ . $0 50

For %-inch bolts ............................ . 50

Countersunk-head bolts-

;Mj-inch by 3-inch .. _ ......................... . 3 00

;Mj-inch by 3%-inch ......................... .. 1 50

%-~nch by 4%-~nch ........................... ,

,,.,-mch by 3%-lDCh .......................... .

1 50

1 50

,,.-inch by 4-inch ............................ . 2 50

%-inch by 3%-inch .......................... . 2 75

Warding files, best quality-

4 inches long .................... " ......... ..

6 inches long ................. '" .... ... . too

Taper saw files, best quality-

4 inches long .............................. . br 00 2 00

4% inches long.. . .. .. .. .. .. .. .. .... . ....... . b'00 200

5 inche. long .............................. .. 4%-inch, No. 5764, right-hand, anti-friction, mor- t

~~:k~~~~. ~~~~. ~:~~ .~~~.~l.e: . ~~~~~~.t.~.:~ ~.:~ f

12

12

bIOO 1 00

r co 12 00

Finishing nails, 8d ............................... . r keg. 3 00 3 00

Total .............................. ..

a per 100. b per dozen.


THE MANHATTAN" SUPPLY COMPANY.

1

Price. I Amount.

---

$005 $050

05 50

aI 30 2 60

a1 35 1 35

a1 50 1 50

aI 75 1 75

90 1 90

a 2 40

b82

bg8

b48

b50

II'

b60

1 00

60

I Iz%1 13 50

2 35 i 2 35 1---'

I $298 40

Resolved, That the proposal of the lowest formal bidder, this day received, for constructing

three music stands in parks in the Borough of The Bronx, be forwarded to the Comptroller for his

approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved that a contract for the work be executed

by the Commissioner.


Ayes-Commissioners Moebus, Brower-2.


Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest formal bidders this day received, with the excep

tion of those for paints, oils, etc., and mould, which are hereby referred to the Commissioner for

the boroughs of Manhattan and Richmond, with power, be forwarded to the Comptroller for his

129 [FEBRUARY 21, 1901.

approval of the sureties thereon, and when so approved that contracts be entered into by the

Commissioner;


Ayes-Commissionen. Moebus, Brower-2.

On motion, at 11.40 A. M. the Board adjonrned.


13 1 [FEBRUARY 28, 1901.


THURSDAY. 'FEBRUARY 28. 1901-ADJoURNED MEETING, II A. M.

Present-Commissioners Clausen (President). Brower.


estimate-box was opened and all the bids or proposals which had been received, pursuant to duly


•

FEBRUARY 28, 1901.] 132

For Furnishing and Delivering Paints and Painting Materials, Consisting of White Lead,

Borough of

ITEMS. QUANTITY

Best Atlantic white lead, or equaL....... . . . . . . .... •. . .. . .. ....• . ...•. I 6,000 pound s. I

Chrome yellow in oil, Masury or equaL.... .. . .. . ..................... ! 2,cao

Lamp black in oil, Masury or equaL... . . . . .... •....... .. ............. 2,020

Burnt umber in oil, Masury or equal ..........•..••.....•••...........

Burnt sienna in oil, Masury or equal. ............. " ................ , .

Raw sienna in oil, Masury or equal .•.••... , .. . ...................... .

Ultramarine blue in oil, ':Masury or equal ............................. .

Indian red in oil. Masury or equal ..•...................•.............. !

I Chrome green in oil, Masury or equaL... .. .. > •••••••••••••••••••••••• I

Dry lamp black .••. ' ....•............. , ............................... I

Dry pale English vermilion ........... > ............................... .

Dry ultramarine blue ....•..•..................•............... " .....

Valentine's one-coat coach varnish, or equal ...... , .•.•••....•.......••• I

Valentine's quick. leveling varr.ish, or equal ........................... i Valentine's liquid dryer, or equaL .................................... I

Valentine's brown shellac or equal. ................................. .

Valentine's wood alcohol, or equal ....................•.......• , ..... .

Pratt & Lambert's spar varnish, or equal ............................. .

Best raw linseed oil .................................................... .

Best turpentine ••.•......•..........•................•.................

Best bolted whiting •.•.••••••••...•..•..........•..............•...... I

Thomson's Thistle brand metallic paint, per sample................ ." I Thomson's Thistle brand metanic roof paint, or equaL ....•.....•....•. I

Thomson's elastic durable roof cement, or equal .....•.•.... " .......... .

Kerosene oil •• " .••..••.......•....• " .•.•.••••...............•••.•..•.•.

Galvanized sockets for roof brackets .................................•.

Galvanized holders for roof brackets..... . .. . ........................ .

5/0 paint brushes, Hanlon & Goodman, or equal ..... " ...........•.....

2-inch fitches, Hanlon & Goodman, or equal. ........••.......•••.••...

L%-inch fitches, Hanlon & Goodman, or equaL, .. , ..............•......

I~inch fitches, Hanlon & Goodman. or equal .......................... .

%-incb fitches, Hanlon & Goodman, or equal. ......................... /

NO.9 sash tools, Hanlon & Goodman, or equaL ..•.....••.....••.•.....

a. Per thousand.

200

200

200

200

2CO

100

10

10

25 gallons.

IS

25

6 barrels.

100 pounds.

52 barrels.

100.

IOO.

4 dozen.

4

4

4

C. W. KEE:-.rAN.

Price.

la 15° 00

ia 110 00

08Yz

09Yz

'3

75

10

I 80

I 80

50

245

75

I 40

3000

2200

2 50

56 00

03:)i

5 80

25

17 co

3 95

2 60

I 79

I '9

Amount.

22000

17 00

19 00

'9 00

IS 00

2000

1100

7 50

I 00

45 00

45 00

12 SO

7 50

35 00

18000

132 00

ro 00

224 00

72 CO

3 75

301 60

2,3 00

25 0 0

6800

'5 80

10 40

7 ,6

13 60

• 133 [FEBRUARY 28, 1901.

Paints, Varnisnes, Turpentine, Brushes, etc., on Parks and Parkways, as Required

Brooklyn.

I

ANDREW W. MARTIN THE MANHATTAN THOS.C.DuNHAM, INC. A. GUNNISON. OSCAR SCHLEGEL. SUPPLY COMPANY. ,

PrIce. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

------- ---- -a $58 80 $352 80 C $0 6% $39000 a $58 80 6352 80 a $52 50 $315 00 $0 03~ $33000

a 15000 3cO 00 C. IS 360 00 a '101 ex> 214 00 a 100 00 200 00 I' 24000

a 107 50 215 00 C 14 28000 a98 70 197 40 a 11000 220,00 II~ 23000

08M 17 00 12 24 00 07~ IS 00 zo 2000 10.% 21 00

09% 19 00 13 2600 087 17 40 10 2000 II 2200

09 1800 13 2600 087 '740 10 2000 II 2<3 00

13 2600 I6~ 33 00 IS 3000 IS 3000 " 2400

09 1800 13M 27 00 09 1800 II 2. 00 10 2000

12 24 00 '4 2800 og8 19 60 12 I 24 00 10 2000

03M 3 50 '3 13 00 075 7 50 08 800 06 600

7' 710 80 800 80 800 65 650 80 800

06 60 'oj. I 10 06 60 10 100 10 100

3 80 9500 420 I 05 2 696 6740 .00 5000 3 50 87 50

3 10 7750 340 85 00 • 4136 60 34 • 50 6. 50 2 75 68 75

75 18 75 I 10 27 50 64 1600 60 IS 00 85 21 2S

I 40 2100 I 30 19 50 I 35 ?O 25 I 50 22 50 I 30 "9 50

90 9 00 95 950 80 800 90 9 00 75 750

2 25 56 '5 320 8000 2 5376 6344 240 60 00 3 00 75 00

3000 t80 OC? 3500 21000 2950 "77.00 3000 180 00 33 00 19800

21 25 E'27 50 2200 13200 22 SO 135 00 2000 12000 21 00 12600

I 80 7 20 200 800 I 80 7 20 200 800 3 50 14 00

600 2400 5000 200 00 63 00 25200 25 50 102 00 30 00 I2000

500 1000 5000 100 00 I 3000 6000 25 50 51 00 4000 8000

°3U 3 25 , 08 800 °3U 3 25 03 3 00 05 5 00

5 75 299 00 560 291 20 5 75 299 00 5 50 28600 600 3I2oo

19M "9 50 I2~ 12 50 20 2000 08 800 05 5 00

19M 19 50 I2~ 12 50 20 2000 10 1000 05 5 00

16 50 6600 4 20 16 80 16 725 66 90 1200 4800 13 50 54 00

3 65 14 60 270 1080 3 60 14 40 4 80 19 20 250 1000

I 60 640 I 70 680 2 1875 8 75 3 60 1440 200 800

100 4 00 90 3 60 I 3375 5 35 2 25 9 00 I 50 600

60 240 24 00 9600 7125 2 85 I 25 500 72 288

340 13 60 4 00 1600 3 125 12 50 I 75 7 00 3 00 1200

a. Per thousand. c. Items I, 2 and 3 bIds 6% cents, 18 cents and 14 cents per 1,000 pounds~ tabul~te4 a:~ 6% cents, 18 cents-and 14 cents per pound.

FEBRUARY 2~, 1901.1 134

I

ITEMS. I

NO.3 extra dusters, Hanlon & Goodman, or equal ...........•••••...... 1

NO.5 extra oval varnish brushes, Hanlon & Goodman, or equal. ....... .

4%-inch diamond flat }Jaint brushes, Hanlon & Goorlmao, or equaL .... .

2-inch camel's hair blenders, Hanlon & Goodman, or equal .......... 0 ••

I-inch camel's hair blenders, Hanlon & Goodman, or equaL ........... .

Best black sable lettering pencils, selected, Han10n & Goodman, or equal.

Best black sable striping pencils, selected, Hanlon & Goodman. Or equal.

Steel wire scrub brushes, Hanlon & Goodman, or equaL ............... .

No.2 Van Reyfer's glazing points ..................................... .

NO.2% Van Reyfer's glazing points ...............••............... _ ••.

NO.3 Van Reyfer's glazing points ..................... _ ......... _ ..... .

No. I zinc glazing points ......... _ . . . . . . . . • . . . . . . . . . . . . .. .. . ......... .

NO.2 zinc glazing points .•.... , .. ...•.. .. .. .... •.. .. . .... ... ... . ..... .

NO.3 zinc glazing points ...... .

Han~oIf~:~iOh!s~~.~i.n.~ .~i~ .~~~ .t~.~~~~~i.~~,. ~i.t~.~~~.e. ~~~~~~~~~~~ .~~~ ~ No. I American Glass, 10 by 12 ••••••••••••••.••••••••••••••••••••••••

No. I American Glass, 10 by 16 .•••••••••••..••••••.••••••••••••.••••••

No. I American Glass, 12 by 14..... .. . .. ... . .... .. .... ... . • ........ .

QUANTITY.

------

2 dozen.

I doz. p'kages.

6 boxes.

NO.1 American Glass, 12 by 16 ....................................... ! 6

No. I American Glass, 12 by ~o ...................................... .

No. I American Glass, 12 by 24 ., •••••••• ,.... • ••••. •••••••••.• ..• •••• 6

No. I American Glass, 16 by 20 ............ ....... ................ .... 6

No. I American Glass, 16 by 24 •........... .......................... 6

No.1 American Glass, IS by 20 •••••••••••••••• _ ...................... .

NO.1 Americm Glass, 18 by 24 ......................... ....... ....... 6

No.1 American Glass, IS by 30 ...................................... .

No. :r American Glass, 20 by 24 .....•.............. _ ••...............

No. I American Glass, 20 by 28 •••••••••••......••••••••••••••••••••••

No. I American Glass, 22 by 24 ..................................... .

No. I American Glass, 22 by 30 ••••••..•••••••••••..•.•••••••..•.••••.

No. I American Glass, 22 by 36 .•.......................

No. I American Glass, 24 by 30 ..................................... ..

Ground Glass, 12 by ,6. ........................ . .. . . .... ............ 6

Ground Glass, ,6 by 24 .............................................. .

Ground Glass, .6 by 30 .............................................. .

Ground Glass, 18 by 24 ••••••••••••••••••••••.••••••••.•••••••••••••••

Ground Glass, 18 by 30 •••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••...•••••••

Total .................................................... i

•

C. W. KEENAN.

Price. Amount.

$6 40 ~I 12 50 12 50

[5 co IS 00

430 4 30

2'4 2'4

3 00 3 00

3 50 3 50

2 30 2 30

4 00 4 co

4 co 4 00

400 4 00

80 80

80 80

80 80

12 co 12 00

2 78 1668

2 89 r7 34

2 89 '7 34

2 89 17 34

2 89 17 34

3 06 ,8 36

3 c6 18 36

3 18 19 08

3 06 18 36

IS '9 08

18 19 08

18 19 08

r8 '9 08

18 19 08

3 28 19 68

3 56 21 36

3 28 '9 68

344 20 64

3 6, 2I 66

3 7r 22 :;06

3 7r 22 26

3 7 r 22 26

$2.793 46

135 [FEBRUARY 28, 1901.

I ANDREW W. MARTIN. THE MANHATTAN

THOS.C. DUNHAM, INC. A. GUNNISON. OSCAR SCHLEGEL. SUPPLY COMPAl\Y.

Price. Amount. Price.

I Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

----- ---- -----$6 25 $,I2 50 $7 20 $[440 $5 95 i!1I 90 $590 i!n 80 $7 50 $15 00

13 50 '3 50 I 60 I60 12 SO 1 2 50 II 70 1I 70 1250 12 SO

1600 1600 9 50 950 15 20 IS 20 XI 50 II 50 1500 I600

440 4 40 470 4 70 4 aS 4 aS 5 IO 5 10 5 00 5 00

2 00 200 2 20 2 20 I ~O I 80 3 co 3 00 250 250

2 75 2 75 3 00 3 00 2 50 2 50 2 70 270 3 00 3 00

3 IS 3 IS 4.9° 4 (0 3 00 3 00 3 75 3 75 3 50 :; 50

I 90 I 90 650 6 50 I 56 I 56 ·Y2 50 12 50 450 450

I 05 I 05 5 20 5 20 600 6 00 b 70 840 1000 IO 00

I aS I aS 5 20 5 20 600 6 00 b 75 9 00 1000 10 00

I aS 1 ?5 5 20 520 600 600 b 80 9 60 1000 1000

I aS 1 aS 70 70 72 72 I 00 I 00 75 75

I aS , 05 70 70 72 72 I 20 1 20 75 75

I I aS I 05 70 70 72 72 1 80 1 80 75 75

9 75 9 75

I ...... 1000 ...... 14 50 . ..... 14 50 . .... 18 75

3 06 18 36 3 40 20 40 3 06 ,8 36 4 00 24 00 3 25 19 So

3 21 19 26 3 60 ~l 60 3 21 19 26 4 20 25 20 3 50 21 00

3 21 '9 26 4 00 24 00 3 2! 19 26 4 20 25 20 3 50 21 00

3 21 19 26 4 00 24 00 3 21 19 26 4 20 25 20 3 50 2! 00

3 21 19 25 4 00 2400 3 2! !9,6 430 25 80 3 50 21 00

336 20 16 4 00 24 00 3 36 20 I6 4 60 27 60 3 65 21 go

:3 36 20 16 4 00 24 00 3 3h 20 ~6 4 60 27 60 3 65 21 go

3 36 20 16 4 00 24 00 3 36 20 16 470 28 20 3 65 21 go -

3 36 20 16 4 00 24 00 3 36 2016 4 80 28 80 3 65 21 9°

3 54 21 24 4 00 24 00 3 54 21: 24- 4 85 29 10 4 00 24 00

3 54 21 24 4 00 24 00 3 54 21: 24 4 85 29 xo 4 00 24 00

354 2[ 24 4 00 24 00 3 54 2'1 24 4 85 '29 10 4 00 24 00

3 54 21 24 4 00 24 00 3 54 2I 24 490 2940 4 00 24 00

3 54 21 24 4 00 24 00 3 54 21 24 4 90 29 40 4 00 24 00

609 36 ;;4 4 20 25 20 3 60 21 60 490 29 40 4 25 25 50

5 70 34 20 4 20 2S 20 3 72 22 32 5 25 31 So 4 50 27 00

5 61 33 66 ~ 20 2S 20 3 60 2I 60 5 25 31 50 .. 25 2550

5 [5 30 go .. 50 27 00 3 66 21 96 5 00 ~o 00 4 00 24 0 0

5 48 32 S8 470 28 20 3 8! 2286 5 50 33 00 4 25 25 50

6 02 36 12 4 70 28 20 3 99 23 94 5 70 34 20 .. 50 27 00

602 36 Ii 5 00 30 Q{) 399 2394 5 75 34 50 .. 50 27 0 0

6 (2 36 12 5 00 300 ::> 3 '99 23 94 5 75 3450 .. 50 27 00

...... $2,706 48 ...... $3,289 40 . ...... g2,768 go . ..... $2,725 95 ..... $2,813 Q8 I

b. Each.

FEBRUARY 28,1901.]

For Furnishing and Delivering Wood Ashes and Ground Bone, as Required, during 1901-

Borouglz 0.1 Brooklyn.

r I I !. I WILLIAM P. PERKl~S'I' ISAAC HARRJS.

QUA~TITIES. 'I --~~-~--

: Price. Amount. I· Price. I Amount.

------------------i--------!--Canada unleached wood ashes, deliver2d on prospect}:1 I

Park Parade Ground .•......•.........••• _. .••••• 150 tons.. $9 49 $1,42 3 50 II $iII 00 $1,65000

Pure ground bone, delivered at Prospect Park Workshops. I 2 tons., 3C 00 60 co I 25 00 50 00

ITEMS.

Total. •.• \ ...•••.•.••.........•.••.......• 1 •..•...•.•• 1 I $',70000

For Furnishing and Delivering Hudson Rive?' Road Gravel on Parks and Parkways, as Required, during 190I-Borough oj Brooklyn.

THOMAS F. BYRNES. JOHN F. MAILLIE. ISAAC HARRIS. I WILLIAM L. QUINN. QUANTITIES.

I I Price. I Amount. Price. I Amount Prige. Amount. Price. Amount. !

---:::7i

On Prospect Park ......................... · .. ···1 3,000 cubic yards"l

j $I 74 $5,22000 $1 65 $4,95000 1

On Eastern Parkway, ................. ; ...... .... 1,400 " .. I 74 .,43600 I 65 2,310 00 I On Ocean Parkway ............................... 750 " I 74 2,30 5 00 I 65 1,'237 50 .. t $1 85 $n,562 50

I $1 95 I $10,187 So

On Glenmore avenue ............•.....•.......... 400 .. I I 74 69600 I 65 660 00

On Bay Parkway (Twenty-second avenue) ........ 350 ··1 I I 74 60g 00 I 65 577 50

On Shore road .................................... 350 ..j l I 74 609 00 I 65 577 50 -as per sample.

. ....... 1 Total ................................. $II,562 50 $Io,875 00 $10,312 50 $I2,I87 50 ....................

For Furnishing and Delivering Marcellus Shale Sandstone Screenings on Parkways, as Required, during 190I-Borough oj Brooklyn.

QUANTITlllS.

On Ocean parkway, between Avenue C and Twenty-second avenue •••••• 1 1,800 cubic yards •...• t On Eastern parkway, between Flatbush and Bedford avenues..... ....... 800 cubic yards ...... \ -as per sample.

Total .......................................... · ......... .

T. E. CRIMMINS.

Price. Amount.

$2 73 $7,og8 00

$7,098 00

THOMAS F. BYRNES.

Price.

$2 67

Amount.

$6,942 00

I $6,942 00 I

JOHN J. DORGAN.

Price. Amount.

$2 89 7,514 00

#7.514 00

.... c..> ~

~. l':I a1 ~ c: >-~ ~

.<:1>

.... '§

FEBRUARY 28, 1901.]

For Furnishing and Delivering Blue Limestone Screenings on Parks

QUANTITIES.

On Ocean parkway .....•.....................•...........•............ ! 1,500 cubic yards. I

On Eastern parkway... .. ...•••. ...... . . . .. • ........... , .............. i 600

On Prospect Park ..•........••......•............... , ..............•..

On Shore road .........•..........•.......................••......•...

On small parks ......••.....•........•.••.............................. --all as per sample.

Total. ..•.................................................

2,000

350

NORTON & GORMAN.

Price. Amount.

$1 62 $2,430 00

1 62 972 00

1 62 2,106 00

1 62 3,240 00

I 62 567 00

$9.315 00

For Furnishing and Deliverzng Topsoil, as Required,

At Highland Park, adjoining Ridgewood Reservoir.

On Ocean Parkway Speedway, between Twenty- I second avenue and Kings Highway .......•.. ,

-as per sample.

TotaL ............................. ..

Qu ANTITIES.

2.500 cubic yards

NORTON & GORMAN. JOHN M. Fox.

Price. I Amount. Price. I ~mount. $0 79 ~$~'~,~97~5-00~ $0 781 $1.950 00

79 .1,975 00 78 I,950 00

1~3'900 00

139 lFEBRlJAR\'28, 1901,

and Parkway;, asRequifed, during IfjOI-Borough of Brooklyn. . _.

THOMAS F. BylUIlIS. JOHN Ii'. MAILLIE. J. FRANK MACCOR-MACK.

WILLIAM L. QUINN. JSA4C H;Ai!R1S.

, .'i / Price. Am_. Price. AmollRt. Price. Amount. Price. Amwnt • . P~. Amm:lDJt

---- ---- --- ----) ( $1 to $2,,*CO 00 1 ( $140 $2,)00 00

I 1 160 960 00 I I J 4Q 840 QO

} $. 53 $8,19150

1 I6Q 2,08000 ~ 6.67 $9,602 SO $155 $8,91' 50 ~ 1 40 1.82Q OJ

J I 55 3,100 00 I I 140 2!--Soo

I $8,797 50

L I fo 560 co' J L 140 490 00

...... ...... , 1$9,10000 ...... 69,602 50 . ..... $8,91' 50 . ...... $8,05000

.. -. . ..

. . Juring IfjOi, and Spread-Borough of Bro~klyn .

. -~. - _ ..

JOHN F. MAILLIE. D. G. WHITE. MURPHY BROTHERS. THOM~S F. BYRNEs. ISAAC HARRIS.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. P!ice. Amount. Price. Amount .. .----- ----

$090 $2,250 00 $0 15 _1,815 O~ '093 $2,325 co } J $100 $2,500 cO $013 $3,65000

35 875 00 53 1,325 0 0 69 1.725 00 t 1 .... 3,000 00

1/3!I:.S 00 , .-...... ...... $3,200 00 ....... .$4,050 oc . ...... 113.650 00 . ..... .5.500 "f . . .

'.

- FEBRUARY 28, 1<}O1.1


A communication was received from the Chief Engineer, boroughs of Manhattan and Rich

mond, submitting a time statement on the contract for constructing a sewer in Riverside drive,

between Ninety-fifth and Ninety-seventh streets, covering connections with existing sewers, etc .. ,

an<l. recommending that the time specified for its completion be extended to January 23, 1901, the

day on which the work was finished, and recommending further, that the sum-of $150 be retained

from the final payment as security for erecting two drop-wells and setting heads on harne, which

work must necessarily be deferred until the Ninety-sixth Street Viaduct is completed.


Resolved, That the time for the completion of contract for constructing a sewer in Riverside

, drive, between Nmety-fifth and Ninety-seventh streets, with connections, etc., be and the same

hereby is extended to January 3, 1901, on account of unavoidable delays not -due to fault on the

-pait of the contractor, and that the sum of one hundred and fifty dollars be retained from the

. final estimate, as security to pay for the completion of constructing two drop-wells and for resetting

. heads on the same, which work cannot be prosecuted until the work of constructing a viaduct

l':arrying Riverside drive over Ninety.sixth street, has been completed . . -Which W;lS adopted by the following ,"ote :



Resolved, That the proposals ofthe lowest respective bidders, this day received, be forwarded

to the Comptroller for his approval of the sureties thereon. and when so approved that contracts

for the supp~ies be executed by the Commissioners.

Which-was adopted by the-following vote ~

Aie~=:Com~isS!o.ne~ Cla~sen, BrRwer-2.


Resolved, That all th~ bids and proposals received on the 21st instant for paints, oils, etc.,

for parks in the Borotigh of Manhattan, be and the same herebyare rejected, such rejection being

d-eemed for the interestofthe city.

Which was adopted by the following vote: .

Ayes-Commi!;sioners Clausen, Brower-2.


Resolved, That Robert S. Sutliffe be designated 6th grade Clerk at his present salary, from

March I, 1901.


Ayes- Commissioners Clausen, Brower-2.

141 [FEBRUARY 28, 1901.


Whereas, In response to ,an advertisement for proposals for coal for parks in the boroughs of

Brooklyn and Queens, but one bid was received, and in the interest of the ciJ;y, rejected; and

Whereas, As the result of a readvertisement no bid has been this day received ;

Resolved,'That the Commissioner for the Boroughs of Brooklyn and Queens be authorized

to consult with the Corporation Counsel and the Comptroller to arrange for a contract or purcliase of coal at the market price.

Which were adopted by. the following vote : ~

Ayes-CommisSionerloClausen, Brower-2.

On moti9n, at II.45 A.M., the Board adjourned.

WILLIS ItOLLY, Secretary.

[MARCH 21, I90I.


• THURSDAY, MARCH 21, 19o1-ADJOURNED MEETING, II A. M.

Present-Commissioners Moebus, Brower.

In the absence oUhe President, Commissioner Brower was called to the chair.

A representative of the Co~ptroller being present, and the meeting open to the public,

the estimate-box was opened and all the bids or proposals which had been received, pursuant to


For Paving with Rock Asphalt the Gutters oj a Portion of the West Drive, in Central

Park, Borough 0.1 Manhattan.

NEW YORK MASTIC THE SICILIAN WORKS. ASPHALT PAVING Co.

0 ITEMS. QUANTITIES.

Z PriCe. Amount. Price. Amount.

Concrete as base for gutting or cross-} 220 cub:c yards, $9 25 $2,035 00 $tI 00 $2,42000 walks, furmshed and laid ...........

Mastic of rock asphalt, 2 inch... thick, I 15,400 ~quare feet. 24 3,696 co 18% 2,849 co furnished and laid ..•.......•••..•••.. ) 3 Mastic of rock asphalt~ I inch thick, }

2,000 13 260 00 14 28000 wearing surface, furnished and laid ... 4 Bit~:JI~;~. ~~.~~:~t.e .. ~~~~~~' .. t~. ~~~~~~~} 10 cubic yards. 600 60 co 25 00 250 00

Wearing surface rock asphalt, 2 inChes} 720 square yards. "99 238 80 2 co 24000 thick, to furnish and lay •.•.••••••••.

Total ......................... ...................... $6,289 80 $6,039 00

MARCH 2I, 1901.] 144

For Furnishing and Setting Complete, as per SpecijicatirJ1Z, Four Windows in Westerly Wall of

the Attic 0/ the lYew East Wing of the Metropolitan .Museum of Art, Central Park.


Alexander S. Traub.............................. <.............................................. $I,743 00

Garrett D. King ............................. '" .... ..... .. . .... . .... . ...... . ........... ... .. ..... 2,738 co

Hugh McMahon.......... ...... ................ ...... ..... ....... ..... ....... .................... 3,97700

For Furnishing All Lab')r and All Materials for Erecting Iron Pipe Railing on Portions of

Retaining-walls Along the Spuyten Duyvil Parkway, in the T~lJenty-fou'th Ward.

NAME OF BIDDf:o..R.

J. W. Fiske Iron Warks-

Plan No. 1 •••••••• 0.0 ••••••••••••••••••••• 0 •• 0 •• 0 ••••••••••••••••••••••••••

PlanNa. 2 ............................................................. ..

Totai ............................................................ ..

1,520,0 LINEAR FEET OF RAILING.

$I SO

80

AMOUNT.

For Grading Grounds, Constructing, Regulating, Graa'ing and Paving Walks, Constructing Retaining-llJall, Erecting Iron Railing, etc., in Small Park between Fulton and Franklin Avenues and One Hundred and Sixty-seventh Street, Borough of The BI'onx.

d :z;

x

• 3

4

5

6

d :z;

ITEMS.

Rock excavation ..........• I •••••••• " ••

{Trap. rock screenings walks, with} rubble-stone foundations ........... '

{ Tindy!td~r •. ~~:~~~ .~.o.~l.d •• ~u.r.~i.s.~~~ ! Rubble masonry, laid in cement ........

Iron raIling furnished and erec.ted ......

~odding furnished and laid •.••...•..•••.

Total. .........................

ITEMS.

QUANTITIEO.

3,500 cubic yards.

2,300 square feet.

760 cubic yards.

25

60 linear feet.

10,500 square feet.

. ..................

:I Rock excavation .... ,. .........•....... · ......... 0 ••••••••••

2 Trap~rdck screenings walks, with rubhle-stone foundat:ons ..

3 Top soil or garden IT,ould furnished and laid ............... .

4 Rubble maso~ry ~ laid in cement ........................... .

5 Iron railing furnished and erected ................... " ... ..

6 Sodding furnished and laid ............................... ..

CHARLES L. DORAN.

Price. Amount.

$1 20 $4,zoo co

06 13800

75 57000

200 5000

3 50 21000

02 21000

$5,378 00

QUANTITIES.

3,500 cubic yards.

21300 square feet.

760 cubic yards.

25

60 linear feet.

10,5co square feet.

TotaL ......................................... , ...................... ..

REliVES SMITH.

Price. Amount.

$I 25 $4,375 00

IO 230 co

I 00 76000

IO 00 25° 00

3 00 leo 00

05 52 5 00

$6,320 co

PETER HANDIBODE, JR.

Price. Amount. __ I

$I 45 $5.075 co

15 345 co

I 45 1,10200

35 00 875 00

2 co 120 CO

02 21000

$7,727 00

WILLIAM ]. MOORE. P.]. MORAN.

Price. Amountr Price. I Amount.

$I 35 $4.725 00 $I 50 i/5,250 00

IS 345 co "S 345 00

I 35 1,026 00 75 57000

5 00 125 (Y.) 5 (0 1 2500

3 50 21000 3 00 18000

05 525 00 04 420 co

$6,956 00 $6,890 00

THOMAS CRIMM""S. JOHN A. DEVLIN.

Price. Amount. Price. Amount. ---_.

$I 75 $6,125 00 $I 85 $6.475 00

I 25 2,875 00 07 161 co

I 40 1,064 co 1 ~o 1,400 00

8 co 200 co 5 00 12500

3 75 225 00 3 00 180 00

05 525 00 03 315 00

$n,oI4 0 0 $8,396 00

~

"'" V>

......, ~ :>-~ (";

:I: N ~

~

'" 8

MARCH 21, 190I.]

For Grading Grounds, Constructing, Regulating, Gradzng and Paving Walks ana Roads,

Erecting Garden Fountain and Drinking-fountClin, Constructing Stone Seats, etc., in front

Botanical Gardens in Bronx Park.

.; Z

4

6

7 8

9

10

.2

13

14

16

17

18

IO

- ITEMS.

Earth excavation .......................... .

Rock excavation. • . . . .•.• . ..........• , ....

Telford macadam pavement .••............ ,

Trap-rock screp.nin~s walks with rubble} stone founda'lOns • .. . . ••..• . ........ .

Asp1.alt-bl-ock pavement. .•..•••...... , .... .

Combined concrete curb and gutters ....... ,

Concrete sidewalk ..............•..... , ....

Basin and pedestals for statu8ry fountain l (Estimate A) . ........................ r

GaJt{~ .f~~~~~i.~ ~~~ .s~~~~. ~~~~~. (~~~i~~~~ }

Drinking-fountain (Estimate C) ............ .

Ccrnice and roof ornaments on Mu~eUm} Building (Estimate D) ................ .

12~inch v:trified stoneware drain pipe .... , ..

8 ·inch vitrified stoneware dra;n J:ipe .•......

6~il~fd ~~~:-~~~~l .. ~~~~:-.~i.~~ .f~.r~.i~~.e.~ ~~~ } 4-inch cast-iron water~pipe furnished and l

laid ................................. I

2-i~~~ i~idu.~~~-.i~~~. ~~~~~-.~i.~~ • ~~:~~s.~~~ } Street washers furnished and set with I

necessary connections •.•.•...•.•••...

Road and surface basins complete ......... .

Totals, without Items 8, 9,IO and II

Basin and pedestal for stal uary fountain} (Estimate A) ....................... ..

Ga~t~ :~~.~t.a.i~. ~~.~ .s~~~~. ~~~~~ .(.~~~i~~:~} Drinking-fountain (Estimate C) ...•........

Cornice and roof ornaments on .Museum} Building (Estimate D) .............. ..

Total ......................... ..

QUANTITIES.

i Price. I ------~-,- :--~l

6,8co cubic yards. i $0 35 1

16,50:1 1 29 I 2,2::C square yard,;, 74

4,000 square feet.

1,100 square yards.

950 linear feet.

9,400 square feet.

05!1

3 ] 51 I 57 I.

! 30 i

Amount.

$',380 00 I 21,285 00

I,628 00

220 00

3,465 0')

1,491 50

2,820 CO

FICKLE~ & ~IuRPHY.

Price. I

Amount.

$0 27 $1,8..,6 00

I 20 19,8co 00

I 00 2, ?Oo 00

]3 521) 00

3 22 3.542 00

I 50 1,425 0:)

20 1,880 00

I.

T. 1 For Jems, Estimat es A, B, C, D, see be ]. I

J

4.':0 linear feet. 57 256 50 I 25 562 50

500 43 215 0 0 I 00 500 co

I,eao 81 81000 I .;0 1.500 00

350 70 24500 ] 25 437 50

4CO 30 %2000 Nobid.

8. 10 00 80 00 1000 80 co

35 00 525 00 18 00 2i O (Q

--~--~

$35,541 00

I. 14,428 00 $9,189 00

I.

I. 16,900 00 1!,31600 )

2,800 00 I,359 co

3,900 00 2,207 00

i!73,569 00

147 [MARCH 21, 1901.

Furnishing and Laving Iron Water-pipes, Constructing Basin for Statuary Fountain,

of the Museum Building, and Cornice and Roof Ornaments on Botanical Museum in the

THE JOHN J. HART THE WILSON & I JOHN

BAILLIE M ANUFAC- RE~VES SMITH. STONE & THURSTON. DUNFEE & CO. COMPANY. TURING COMPANY.

Price. I Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount.

.----

iIo 76 $5,168 0:) $030 $2,040 0:) $027 $r,33600 $0 85 $5,;80 00 $0 30 $2,040 00

.00 16,500 00 80 I3.2CO co 100 16,500 00 95 15.675 00 • 25 20,625 00

70 1,540 00 100 '2,200 00 80 1,760 O~ go 1,98.) co I 10 2,42000

05 20000 15 600 00 3:2000 II 44000 6 24000

3 00 3,300 00 2 95 3,245 00 3 00 3,300 GO 3 00 3doa co 3 00 3,300 00

I 50 1,425 00 I 52 1,444 00 150 1.425 00 I 65 1,567 50 I 50 1,425 00

20 1,880 00 22 2,06,8 00 20 1,880 00 22 2,068 co .6 1,504 00

low.

80 3 co 80 31)000 60 27000 88 396 00 85 382 50

65 325 00 65 32 5 00 40 20:) ()() 66 330 0':) 70 350 00

90 900 00 90 900 00 60 600 00 65 65000 99 99000

90 315 00 So 28000 40 14000 4<; '57 50 74 259 00

45 180 0::1 35 14000 30 12000 22 8S 00 47 I8S 00

800 64 00 2000 16000 2500 200 00 15 00 1:;:000 16 50 '13200

35 00 525 0') 3000 45000 30 co 450 co 45 co 675 00 3000 45000

ii32,682 00 $27,4'12 00 $29.001 00 $33,227 00 $34,,05 So

9,9'29 00 8,09' 13 7.300 00 9,t:00 00 9,42000

13.700 co )0,<:00 TI 10,(00 co 10,750 00 13,565 00

1,391 00 2,055 70 J ,850 00 2,375 00 2,465 00

1,930 00 2,099 00 2.400 00 2,375 00 2,772 QO

$59,632 00 $49,657 94 $51,151 CO $58:327 co $62,527 50

MARCH 21, 1901.]



From the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, forwarding copIes of resolutions

as follows:

I. Rescinding three certain resolutions providing, subject to the concurrence of the Municipal

Assembly, funds for the improvement of Riverside Park and Drive, and authorizing instead a

bond issue of $90,600 for said improvement without such concurrence.

2. Selecting b,d of H~rman Probst for the award of Contract No.2 on the New York Public

Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden foundations.

Filed.

Commissioner BlOwer offered the following:

Resolved, That the proposal of H. Probst, for work embraced in contract NO.2 on the New

York Public Library, Astor, Lenox and Tilden foundations, having been selected and accepted

by the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, be forwarded to the Comptroller for his approval

of the sureties, and when so approved, that a contract be entered into with Mr. Probst for doing

the said work, pursuant to the provisions of section 2, chapter 556 of tlYe Laws of 1897.




Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest respective formal bidders, this day received, be

forwarded to the Comptroller for his approval of the sureties thereon, and, when so approved,

that contracts for the several works be executed by the Commissioners.




Resolved, That the action taken by Commis,ioner Moebus of the Borough of The Bronx, in

fixing the salaries of

Martin Schenck, Chief Engineer, $4,000 per annum;

L. W. Spencer, Assistant Engineer, $1,800 per annum;

William P. Hennessy, Topographical Draughtsman, $1,700 per annum

E. J. Farrelly, Transitman, $1,800 per annum;

Herbert J. Knoepple, Transitman, $100 per month

Thomas H. Kane, Leveler, $100 per month;

149 [MARCH 21, IgOr.

And promoting Henry W. Glover and Peter B. Herring from Axemen to Rodmen, at $100

per month; ,

-be and is hereby approved.



On motion, at 11.55 A. M. the Board adjourned.


[APRIL II, 1901.


THURSDAY, APRIL II, IgOI-ADJOURNED MEETING, II A. M.

Present-Commissioners Clausen (President), Moebus, Brower •.


estimate-box was opened and all the estimates or proposals received, in pursuance of duly published

advertisement, were opened and read, as follows:

fior Constructin,.r a Stone Wall and other 'If.lork to Complete Entrance at Sixty-sixth street and

Central Park, West, Borough of Jfanhattan.


Bart Dunn ....................................................................................... . $2",'200 00

Sandberg & Feek ............................................................................... .. 2,20000

P.J.Moran ..................................................................................... .

For Furnishing all the Labor and Furnishing and Erecting all the Materials necessary to f£rect

and Complete the Range oj Horticultural Buildings, in the Botanical Garden, in Bronx

Park, in The City of New Y01'k.

BIDDERS. AMOUNT.

Thomas Cockerill & Son ...................................... "L'" .... .................. ........ $94,50000

John R.Sheehan & Co...... ........ ................. ...... ...... ...... ...... ...... ............. 68,300 00

Hitchings & Co...... .... .. • .... • .. ... .. . .. . .. .••• .. .. • ..... .. .. .. .. .. • .. . .. ... • .. .... .. ..... • .. .. 6g,g82 00

For Furnishing and Delivering Broken Stone, Coars~ Screenings and Fine Screenings, in the BorouJih of The Bronx, in The CIty oj

Jllew York.

W. R. SMITH. JOHN A. BOUKFR. JAMES J. MARKS. JACOB E. CONKLIN.

QUANTITIES. ITEMS.

Price. Amount.

------_._---- ------,--,-Price. Amount. I Pnce All'ount. Prico. I Amount.

I,%'-inch broken stone of trap rock, when required. I,2CO cubic yalds. $1 48 $1.776 00: $1 43% $1,722 00 I I~-~-

• '::: :} I ,.... "'" ~ ,,,. I ~, .. 00 Coa~: r~dr~~~~~~~.~~ .I.~.i~.~h. t.r.~~ .~~~~'. ~~~~. ~~:} I [,000

Fine screenings ~f 1{ -inch trap rock, when required 500

Totals ...... · .... ···· ...... ·· .... ·· ...... i .... ·· ..........

I 48

I 48

1,18,:.; 00

740 00

$3.996 co

I 43%

143%

$),87450 I ........ I $3,847 50 I ........ I $4,590 00

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l APRIL II. 190 1.


The folluwing communications were received:

From -the 'Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment, forwarding copies of resolu.

tions adopted by that Board as follows:

1st. Approving a bond Issue to an amount not exceeding $45,000 for widening the roadway

of Fifty-ninth street, between Fifth and Eighth avenues.

2d. Authorizing a bond issue of $IO,OJO, for the improvement of the public park at the

junction of Ea,t One Hundred aud Eighty-first street, Sedgwick and Cedar a.venues, Borough of

The Bronx.

Filed.

From the Chief Engineer, boroughs of Manhattan and Rkhmond, reporting upon an

application of David Crimmins for an extensLm of time on his contract for regulating, grading,

etc., Thomas Jefferson Park.

On motion of Commissioner Clausen the time fixed for the complelion of the work under

said coniract was extended to May 15, 190[, as recommended by the Engineer, by the following

vote:


Commissioner Clansen offered the foliowing :

R,e-solved, That, pursuant to the lerms of the contract between this Department and Robert

Gordon, dated April 8',1901, for coal for the Metropolitan Museum of Art in Central Park, the

quantity of coal to be-supplied be increased, as may be required, not exceeding 25 per cent.


Ayes- ComJ;Uissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3.

Commissioner Brower ofiered the following:

Resolved, That, pursuant to the terms of the contract between this Department and William

P. Perkins, dated March 29, 1901, for supplying wood a,hes and gr->und hone for parks in the

Borough of Brooklyn, the quantity of ashes to be supplied thereunder be reduceJ, as may be

required, not e?,ceeding 25 per c~nt.

Which was adopted by the follOWing vole :



Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest formal bidders tbis day received for broken stone

and screenings for parks in Borough of The Bronx and for c:ompleting entrance to Central

Park at West Sixty-sixth street be forwarded to the comptroller for his approval of the sureties

APRIL I I, 1901. J 154

thereon, and, when so approved, that contracts for the said work and supplies be executed by

the Commissioners.

,Which was adopted by the following vote :



CLINTON H. SMITH, Assistant Secretary.

I , 155 fApRIL.25,1901.:


THURSDAY, APRIL 25, I9QI-ADJOURNED MEETING, II A. M.


A representative of the Comptroller being prt·sent, and the meeting open (0 the public, (he

estimate-box was opened and all the estimates ·:or proposals received, in pursuance ot duly

published advertisements, were opened and rea~, as follows:

Fot Furnishing and Setting Curbstones and Paving with Asphalt the C.:arriageway mid other1vise Improving West Eighty-sixth Street,

bet'U/een Central Park West, and Amsterdam A'Uenue, Borough 0/ Manhattan.

----------------_.

WARNER-QUINLAN THE ASPHALT CO~- THE BARBER ASPHALT THE SICILIAN ASPHALT ASPHALT COMPANY. STRUCTION COMPANY. PAVI~G COMPANY. PAVING COMPANV.

ITEMS. QUANTIT.ES.

0 Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Z

Bluestone curbstones 6 inches thick, to} furnish and set, etc ..................... 3,570 linear feet. $1 0' $3,57000 $0 60 $2,142 00 $1 95 $6,961 50 $235 $8,389 50

Granite-block pavement, to take up and re-}

;!v:~:n~~~~~.~t~~~ .. ~o.r .. ~~:~.~l~ .~~~~~~: 7r35c square yards. 25 1,837 50 I <0 1,470 co 50 3,675 00 45 3,307 50

3 Roadway pavement of bituminous binder} 1 I and asphalt wearing surface, to furnish 7,350 2 00 14,700 00 2 35 J7,"l7 2 50 2 68 1 19,6g8 00 2 70 19,845 00

and lay .••••••••.•.......•.••••....•.•• I 1---·-Total ............................ .................. $20,107 50 $20,881 50 I $30,334 50 $31,542 00

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_For Furnishing and Setting and Resetting Curbstones, and Paving and Repaving with

Granite block and 4sphalt Pavement, P01·tions of the Roadway of Cathedral ParkzlJa)',

between Seventh and Riverside Avenues, in the Borough of Manhattan. --

THE BARBER THE SICILIAN THE ASPHALT ASPHALT PAVING ASP"ALT PAVI"G CON~TRUCTION

ITEMS • ' ·QUANTITIES. CO:\lPANY. COMPANY. COMPANV.

.; Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Price. Amount. Z

--- ---I Curbstones. taken}

up, redressed, re- 4.750. linear feet. $073 $3.467 50. III 50. 1h,125 00 $0 52 $2,47000 jointed and reset.

2 New bluestone curb. } 8 inches tbick. 250. ..

2 SS 637 50 3 co 75000 63 '57 50. furnished and set.

3 Granite·block pave- } 4,600 00 ment, to be taken '>"-r"~ ,.<d.

2"9 5,225 00 3 50 8.750 00 • 84 up and relaid •••.

4 Asphalt rOadWay} 1.989 00 raid~~~~~:. ~~u ~~ 780 " 268 2 1090 40 4 00 3,12000 2 55

5 Bridgestone. to. be I ~:~:~ ... ~~ ... ~~~ 1,200 square feet. 78 93600 25 300 00 52 624.00 .

6 New bridgestoae, to t be lurnished and [,300 " 99 1,281 00 I 50 1,95° 00 77 1,001 00

set •••••••.•.•• :.l . TotaL. .... ............ ..... ...... $'3.643 40. ...... 1121.995 00 ....... $.[0,811 50

For Fu.rnishing and Delivering Mould in Place as Required on the Northerly Portion of

Rivedide Park, in the Borough of Manhattan.

NAME OF B1DORR.

David Crimmins ~ .........................................•........ .. ', ........ .

Wiiliam young ............................................................ .

Charles L. Doran ............................................................. .

5.000 CUBIC YARDS AT

$1 [0

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AMOUNf.

For Building a Retaining-wall and a Flight of Bluestone Steps, in Connection 1uilh the

Conservatory, Central Park, Borough lJI Manhattan.

NA\lE OF BIDDER. AMOUNT~

Murray & Munzinger... ................................. ..... ........................... $1.450 co

AlexanderS. Traub. .............. ........... .••. .............. .... ...... ......... ............. 1.98800

P. J. Moran....... ........ ....... .................................. ............... ............. 1.945 00

Hugh McMahon ..................................... : ....•

John fury .............................................. ..

Sandherg & Feek ........................... , .................. _ ................... , ............ .. 1,534 00

APRIL 25, 1901 .]

Table 0/ Bids for Furnishing anti Laying Grass Sod where Required on Riverside Park,

North of General Grant's Tomb, in the Borough oj Manhattan.

NAME OF BIDDER. , __ I_2_0'_OOO __ S_Q_V_A_R_E __ 1 AMOUNT. 1- FEET AT

Patrick Meehan ............................. '" ............ : ............. { Per I'<'$,:q:gare feet,l} $1,786 80

William Young ........................................................ 11 Per I.o",:;q~are feet, I } 2,34000

Charles L. Doran.... . ... . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . .. . ........................ 1 02 2,400 00

For Resetting Curb and Edging and Resurfacing Walks and Lawns and Other Work in

Mulberry Bend Park, Borough oj Manhattan.

I'IEMs. QVANTITIES.

JA~ES PILKINGTON_] PltTER lj-~~DIBODR,

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For removal, of taps from mains and l plugging same. . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . ..... f

6-inch bluestone axed curbstone, taken I UO, red: essed, rejoin ted and !reset ....

2%-inch bluestone axed edging stone. to} tal.e up redr~s, njo'nt and reset ....

Pavement of Portlanj cement mort r t and loncrete oase, comp!ete, etc ..... r

Mould, to furnish and spread .. .

6 Sod, to furnish and lay ......... .

Total ..................... ..

Price.

1-A s specified .........

350 linear feet ..... $060

2.500 25

30,000 squ~re feet •••. 1 [6

leo cubIC yards ... 2 50

[2,00:) square feet ... . 1 015

..................... \ . ...

Amount. I Price. Amount.

$2,88200 1-.-.-.. $3,93' 00

210 CO $r 00 35000

625 00 50 1,250 00

4,800 00 I. 3,600 00

250 co 2 00 200 00

IrO 00 03 360 00

I $8,947 00 $9,6g200

For Furnishi1tg Labor and Materials .for the Electric-lighting Fixtures, Globes and Lamps, and

Erecting Same and Connecting with Wiring System in the New East Wing and

Extension of the Metropolitan jlfuseu11t oj Art in Central Park, Borough o.f jl:{anhattan.

A

B

C

D E

F

ITEMS.

For furnishing all materials and labor, etc., Par. I., for fixtures of galvano bronze and iron,} duplex-electro br0nze plated according to drawin~s lettered " A " ........ " ........... .

For furnishing, etc., as per Par. II., fixtures of galvano bronze and iron. duplex.electro} bronze plated according to drawings lettered" B ". ...... .... .. . ..................... .

For furnishing, etc., as per Par. ilL, fixtures of brass, according to the drawings lettered uA"

For furnishing, etc., as :per Pal'. IV., fixtures of brass, accordmg to the drawings lettered" B" If the fixtures at the main entrance, exterior, drawings 29t" A" and 302" A" are entirelY}

of brass instead of gal vano bronze and Iron, duplex-electro bronze plated. add to esti-mate '·A" ............................................................. , ... " ....... .

If lhe fixtures at the main entrance, exterior, drawings 29l .. B" and 302 " B," are entirelY} of brass instead of galvano bronze and iron, duplex-electro bronze plated, add to esti-mate "B"" ................ a ••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••••

HECLA IRON WORKS.

Amount.

6g,875 00

56,375 00

5,500 00

IS9 LApRIL 2;" 1901.

The following c~mmunications were received :

From the Clerk of the Board of Estimate and Apportionment. forwarding copies of resolutions

as follows:

I. Rescinding resolutions authorizing, subject to concurrence of the Municipal Assembly, a

bond issue of $6,500 for completing the East River Park sea-wall and a bond hiue of $3.SOO for

the improvement of Hamiiton Fisk Park.

2. Approving of an expenditure of $44.500, for constructing improved toilet ,facilities in the

city parks in the B>rough of Manhattan, and a.uthorizing. subject to the concucrence of the

Municipal Asse~bly. a bond issue to that amount for that p.urpose.

Filed.

From the Chief Engineer, Borough of The Bronx. submitting a time statement on the

contract for constructiug a public comfort building in the New YOlk Zoological Park, Bronx

Park.

Commis·ioner Moebus offered the following:


application of N. W. Ryan for the remission of the peualty for overtime on his contract for

furnishing all labor and aU materials for constructing a public comfort building in the New York

Zoological Park, in Bronx Park, in The City of New York, be approved and that the penalty for

overtime (#~ days) be remitted, a~ recommended, the delay being due to causes not the fault of

the contractor.

Which \\ as adopted by the following vote:


Commissioner. Moebus offered the following:

Resolved, That the proposal of the lowest formal bidder for erecting a range of Horticultural

buildings in Botanical Garden grounds, in Bronx Park, for which bids were received on the lIth

instant, be forwarded to the Comptroller for his approval of &ureties, and when so approved that a

contract be executed therefor by the Commissioner of Parks for the Borough of The Bronx.


Ayes-Commissioners Clausen, Moebus, Brower-3 • •


Resolved, That the proposals of the lowest formal bidders, this day received, excepting that

for fixtures for the new wing, Metropolitan Mu>eum of Art, be forwarded to the Comptroller for

his approval of the sureties thereon, and when s:> approved that contracts for the several works

and supplies be executed by the Commhsioners.





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