New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1847-04-05
Lesi.iarur, Of n. Y.-Fiass and tn. Printing.

Chris "A Ton Of Specie Bill not r0rfl REQ niaiaes
MOTTO, ,-Ebeue.u MaeES Nice Lfris SHaes-CaTroi
q Cooks $4,000 Shcs-IHnplieGble Hsns-Ths Re
ge1f, Rfport-A $4,000 Picture. Col0rfns Corfraet-
Where az, RE G,olosieaLS '-SeRaior Folsom and III
Coi<Ss Biz
Correspondence of The Tribune.
ALBANY. Friday, April 9.
Controller Auditor Flagg sent, this morning, &c
the Assembly, a statement, in reply to their in
quiry. made on Mr. Michael w slshs motion. about
the State secrets of the State Printing Its disclo
surss afford farther confirmation Of the fact have
50 often reiterated that Mr.. F. like the rest Of the
artul band of Loco. Foco politicians, in whose tenn
pie he is the high priest is hollow pretender to
economy and quite ready TO wink at public expenditures
which might have crmsoued the cheek OF Jesse Hoyt
Benjamin Butler during their Joint revenue reign
{ over foreign commerce down at Newfork
The State Census of lsi5 consists OF nearly 265 sheets
| of paper, printed only on side-rule and figure
work-the same head lines serving on many sheets-the
headlines being in large handful type-ihe tables spread
over the paper In manner openly, shsmeessy pro-
fgste that perhaps nothing even at Washington ever
equaled it. In one sheet, charged over 500 to the
State o. the whole information given IT, that in Long
Lake Hamilton County. there 10 one Church-all else
is blank The 263 to 265 sheets charged over $50
each and entered 400 pages the preteNt that
contract two tables which could put on two or three
syo pages and sometimes one, are 10 pages charge
able at double the highest price few copies are on
finer paper bound in sheep and exhibited In the Senate
and Assembly oices-others on coarse brown paper
halfbound in the meanest style and the book Is four
/ hfths empty.
At fair and lust prices to workmen-givng gil toe In
formation TO q word-correctly printed, tool will
wager and find the best security America put the
whole in type and bind the $3.50 copies for far less
than the Binder got saying nothing of the $2l sS TO the
Printer and much Landowner edition. do not knor
that there Is collision in this case, but any ono who
learns the facts will have TO try hard not to be sus
picious.
Mr. Flagg, in explanation of his estimate of $4,000
for Printing In l547 admits that his rule of estimate
probably will prove to be erroneous in consequence OF
the change in the rates of printing which he says he
forgot about when be EXAMINED the estimate. Did he
not make it out Was that contract made quietly and
in corner
As to the $4,000 on paid for printing and binding
them $50 copies of the Census Mr. Flagg says that he
did not examine these accouns-he left that to clerk
ia the ofce-neither did he this [bifR9 bill of
nearly TON of solid syer-he left that to the Depu
~ Controller Had this scandalous JOB never been
overhsuled, would the exedtor of Plattsbwgh, who
made and renewed the contract mot by dtpHty) and
whose duty it to have checked gross and papable
abuses thought OF throwing the odium OF examining
and admitting the justice and correctness OF this clause
of % 3O3 dollars for clumsy, coarse b0aied apology
for book, upon bis helper supposed to be Mr. Philip
Phelps Would he have paid such bill in private
matter, had the cash been his own
II is perhaps the worst job that ever passed through
printers hands since the stirring times of 1872
even the binding is complete botch. Piles OF these
uncouth volumes which have cost the State in way
or other over $40 each lying about in the public Of
fees here, because will take send them away.
All the account the Assembly have got is sl4gO5 for
1000 copies for LEGISLATURE and CONVENTION" 400
pages-snd 81 O66 for other 1850 copes-wh $349 for
reprint of OF pagesl0 per cent is deducted-net S2l
5se-end the Binding at 81 CO. s added at S54l5 This
says Mr. Flagg according to the contract made In
ls43 with Carroll Cook printers elected by the As
semby and which / renewed for year In Feb. lei5,
and ditto with Ebenezer Mack. for the Senate; and
contract made with w. J Warner, binder, per the
Assembys resolution OF lef6. such base uses made OF
a small plea contract who ever knew
Mr. Flaeg gives the items Of $4,000, nearly paid in
1876 for state printing. Of this Ebenezer Mack got
Sl4,579 77-and Carroll g. Cook Si2y2l 30. Many print
ers of papers got $50 50 each for publishing the bill
recommending Conventional. Van Benthuysen &
Co.'S bill was S633 80.
This $4,000, Mr.. Flsgg, being State auditor and
practical printer editor did not audit but left the
matter TO Mr. Phelps his deputy and to one or more
clerks to say whether the printers accounts were
rect.
Messrs Carroll & Cook charge for printing Governor
Wrights Message Sf33-Conuoler Flaggs Report
s3ls H-School Superintendents Report s607Quaran-
tine Laws Reports l3s3-on Canal Expenditures S3i7
Deaf and Dumb Report Si05-Anti. Rent Troubles Re.
port S392-Americsn Institute Report 2i0 pages s2l70
-426 Assembly Rules s34l5-Rue and Figure Work
(bm not pord as TO uhat document tds) s2s5 Sofa
bles in Sheets S225-Assemblys Journal 3l2 copies,
30 Tor thereabouts each copy exclusive of binding
Mr.. Mack, for Senate There were then three public
printers, viz; Croswel, Mack, and Carroll & Co
charges $500 for other 400 OF Mr. Wrights Message
1863 for Bentons Report-S3l2 for the Asylum Report
$500 Canal Fund RePort-ssi5 for Regents of Unyer
sity Report
How is it that Carroll calls the Regents Report Sc
pages and charges but Sl02 for $50 copies while Mack
prints it (seemingy) again for Senate calls il pa
pages which not and Charges another ss45 for
other 1850 copiesl
Mack charges sis55 for 5000 copies Of the Agrlcultu
raj Soeieys Report 5Is pages and 1854 for Secretary
Benton' Report-also sos for plates. heavy charge
is made for rule work but there 10 no mention as 10
q. Endcott and F. Emro have received 1907 for
merely coloriny prints, at cents-when larger they
demanded 10 cents and for coloring maps Sc. each.
IHpuh liz al
some $4,000 have been paid 10 Carroll Cook, and to
Van Benthuyssn. within about tweyemonth for print
lug, pressing and binding on the geological work
To whom have these costly volumes been sent for !
sale and in what quantities and what returns have
the vendors made
Endicots last bill for pressing on 253l5O engrsvings
is S2,53l 80
The State printing bills alone for ls46 will take %
cents out Of the pockets OF every family in the State
Even now amid the profusion of legislative grants
told that there is not enough money In the Treasury
20 pay members wages from month TO month. So /
much for Flagg Benton and Wnghts boased y fnsn-
cial economy, the net profit on one census book in
which Is than the State allows In year for the
education of 1914 American children
Votes of Public Money for Education.
The Senate have printed the Assemblys bill, en- |
closed approprating s73390 in le47, and over 100000
in lsls TO certain Colleges Academies, &c with dend
mSnts offered by Senator Foster, changing the vote
which grants s. 500 to Geneva and Hamilton Colleges |
and New-York University for ls47, leaves the Single
District Legislature OF lsiS TO vote as may be advised
Dy people THESE tOilcBes III
l547 and another $4,000 in l545-Geneys having just |
81 students and your University only A. and above
the SO cent scot tree by the porhy Stockholders Mr. +.
also proposes TO strike out the S2 COO TO the Normal
School, and to continue the District School Journal
The latter Is dull automatically conducted; but |
might be and very useful and interesting 1
The selfish publisher, instead of allowing It's col
umns to be filed with valuable educational matter has
actually applied Eh0ls leaves OF 1t for months puff his
own bookstore and its mulhfarious contents Why did
Mr. Superintendent BENTON allow this Is not the Pc /
iodics issued by the Teachers the best OF the two p
Who tell monthly School Journal, containing |
every and valuable suggestion and improvement in
the way Of public instruction carefully conducted, like
Luther fuckers farming periodical, and adorned with .
suitable cuts would not dixie the coarse and heavy hand
bill pstronsed) be allowed to Tie in any Post
Office Good wine needs no bush"
That special appropriations to private corporations,
not under the control Of the State and managed tor the
advantage Of stockholders and their friends private
grants, and require twothird vote cannot well be- |
doubted get both Houses act as II 80.
Both Houses chiefly occupied with private or !
local bills &c. We have snow and enough OF il every
day with seghing. which ii is hoped viii soon be ex
changed for weather open canals and rivers and
active and profitable Summers business.
ETHALlDES.
Court Calendar. .THIs DAY.