Fremont journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County [Ohio]) 1853-1866, 1853-04-30
1890 70 $4,000 574
Total,

AS will be seen dy the above, Mr. Medary's
charges for the Senate Journal is but a small \
fraction higher than the proposals of the sue
cessful bidders under the law. But his for
printing the House Journal (which he was
notified by the House not to print), is S727,-
3l4 greater than the price at which it was
proposed to be executed by responsible bid
ders under the law. In like manner, bis
charge for printing the two volumes of Legis-
ative Documentsis $l,47s,e71 greater than
the price proposed under the law.
If Mr.. Medary bad been duly authorized
and instructed to peform this work. he would
have had right to exact such rate Of pay
ment as might have been agreed upon. But
the General Assembly. feeling that the Con-
sttution must be respected and obeyad, gave
no such authority or instructions. The Sem
ate, by express terms, limited its Clerk to the
procurement of such printing as should be
necessary ".for the time being" and until a
law in Rcordinance with the constitution could
be passed The House of Representatives
exhibited even greater care than the Senate,
directing its Clerk TO procure only such prin-
ting as should be particularly ordered"
| In view of these facts, the Auditor feels
that Mr.. Medary has no rerson to demand or
expect higher rate Of compensation for the
execution OF the Journals and Documents than
the price at which they would have been prin-
ted by the successful bidders. under the law
of April 10th, 1882, and which Gt may be
added)is a still higher price than is paid for
similar printing at the present session Of the
General assembly. The difference between
Mr. Medary's charges and the prices at which
Il the orarl vvaul1 haua haaa ,,n1a-
law is S2,249 35. This sum- as well as GER
tain constructive charges heretofore alluded
toy, amounting TO $l,S27 40, the Auditor has
declinod to pay. With these deductions, let
us see how Mr.. Medary's account will stund !:
The amount claimed by
Mr. Medary, $25,2ls 10
Payments made to Mr.. Medary
previous to May 4. 1852. 1889 s5
s,S53 l6
, Amount not allowed by Auditor 4.oTe rs
> ATTIC ~
Deduct 81 reams paper wasted $40 90
Balance unpaid at this date 1920 Al
;, Having entered thus fully into an expana.
t ton of this account. il is now proper to add
e that within one week after Mr. Medary's &C.
e counts were filed in this Office, the Auditor
drew his bill in for Of Mr.. Medary for the
g sum ofSS, ,s64 SO, being the whole of the TN
= expended balance Of tie printing appropria
7 ton then an tie treasury. 70 remove all un
e certainty on this subject, Mr. Armstrong
e Chief Clerk in the Auditors office, called
all Ar Madarr's Al Al.
IN November and gave notice that the above
r. bill had been drawn on the treasury and wa
IL ready for delivery. A treasury bill for tn
is small amount necessary TO discharge the re
to naming balance on the s4,280 Al, as abov
sc shown. vii! be drawn at any time il may b.
=, called for.
Asa msans of guarding himself agains
u mistake in examining the accounts presented
70 by Mr.. Medsry, the Auditor caused them b
" De examined by practical printers and binder
Ill at present engaged in The service of tn
r. State. The results of their examination s
'n far as they were prosecuted, show that NJ,
OF Medary's bills for binding are calculated q
CT prices differing from those authorized BY III
ne t,uo HotiS-s Corrected statements for th
oe binding, for which he claims payment, ar
DC appended to this communication, marked
and F. The errors amount to a sum exreed
Sc ing 81, 300 Examinations have alsc bee
r. made Of Mr.. Medary's bills for the types,
lis ting and press-work of the journals and do,
= dnients. The following will show the result
or Estimote Of Composition and Pres: Work {
in Legisl'five Documents for the Session {
he 1872, printed By Saaasi IKedary
e. FART /.
Contains 4i6 pages Long Primer,
sc plain, 1000 ems to the page $4,000
r. Contains 60 pages Small Plea.
OF plain, 1885 ems to the page llo,le
on Contains ls7 Pages Long Primer
he rule and figure work, 1900 ems
y, to the page 74s,oO
cd Contains 81 pages Long Primer
figure work, 243,OC
'e Bank Abstract 2o,lss
te Tabular Slsteneut 2o,s2S
a. %o.5l
'e, Total number Of ems I,o7267
ps Excess of matter caused nv nm