The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-12-22

fair prize for the arise furnished; It may have
been In every csse an article of a superior qusity
but Is the price strictly proportionats 10 those soc
CITED Ia the contract, auf, II not, why WAS the bill
\ audited and paid to the amount of tl3 52S SO
Was the datcap ct IS so superior to the fooiscsp
No 3, plain at one cent per yesm, or No. A. at 50
Was Tie twoqoire blank books, at 81 each, above
bstter than those of No. "a, two quire blank hooks
at ore cent per dozen? II, then. Ar. Flag fonnd |.
desirable, in measure, to suspend the Contract Ia
obtain an article OF superior quality 10 there any
fault in others doing sol What kind Of envelopes
were those furnished at 81 10 fo- three hundred 2?
were they better than the note size, No. Is, at ST.
or Of the letter size and the official size, at on,
cent per hundred, or were they Of size not spe-
Then there is stu better quality, judging by the
price two quire blank books at 81 ~ each. One
quire patent blotters ct ST. surely cannot be the
same as No. 8 b!ottiDg paper, per ream, lc.." or
MIR. Fiaga would not have "paiS" for it; but the
patent" explains it-of course it Is dearer Ipk.
stands Yes we have heard of such articles before.
Let us see oh, we have il now before u.s. like
Macbeth's air drawn dagger, aud now we clutch it.
Instead Of getting inkstands according to the sas-
pie in the contrsct Nos. O. g. at one cent piece,
the statoper could pursuade them that the charac-
ter Of the city would b. compromised by the use OF
these cheap articles, and the acquisitions would be
f,Ied with inlstards at two, three and five doll rs
page !. 02s) We don't wonier Of other depart
ments not using
No. a inkStands, as per sample No. !, EACH. 10.
No. 40 NO. ., oscn. Ic.
siticn for " six cut glass inks.ands, $6.''
Page l,l77, Mr.. Flagg says, mo- engrossing
papers ruled 70 pattern, per Icam, ore cent" On
irg paper ruled to pattern" it il found that only
ore solitary ream OF this paper has been used during
the twelve months In the thirty-aine enumerated
departments and bureaus: AID yet, in almost every
somewhat less In weight, but identica, with this IL
size and color, hove been used.
On calling for sheet Of paper used for engross-
ing, and comparing 1t with the sample attached to.
and quality Of the sample, with the sisgIe option
that the margin was about q quarter Of an inch
wider on the paper USED for engrossing than the
sample OF engrossing paper furnished when the con-
tract was made. Bat, besides moving the margin
line quarter Of an inch, the name Of the thing was
changed the paper furnished and used in lieu OF
"engrossing paper" was placed outside the contract
BY being called tgaef paper" and charged to the
city at FIVE DOLLARS AND PITY CENTS PER HEIN,
Il stead Of one cent, specified In the contract.
(Tbe italics and caps sre Mr.. Flsgg's.
:, BY referring TO No. 6G, 1t viii 30 found BY Mr.
Flsgg thas two reans Of .sngrossng paper ruled to
TO THE COMPTROLLER, or any other Department or
Bureau. Then by referring to No, As, page ], 108,
ard continuing, It will be seen that the FINANCE
DEPARTMENT." audited and paid for the following:
ls54-Feb. 6, one ream BRIEFS. ............ 90
May 80 ~, one ream briefs. ........... s SO
June IL, one ream briefs. ............ 8 SO
While reference to No. 81, page $780, it will be
found that NOV. IA, 1853, lone ream iefs IS So is
charged to the City Inspector, and not one single
seom Of "engrossing paper' at :" ONE GENE" FL.
thou oh two reas stated to have been furnished,
according to No. &C. Now explain, @r. Comptrol.
Ter, did you audit and pay IS so for "bref PAGER"
when engossing paper, at one cent" was or
dered and furnishedf Read your o,rn srpiaaation,
M. FyGgg.
We are getting tired Of this subject as we believe
our citizens are Of the whimsicaties Of the Comp.
troller, end will make only few more inquiries.
Who will examine and tell us If the four tax re-
turn books at $l4 IL anything like No. u Assessors
returns per dozen, 1c. or II the dozen of carmine
ink, at Sc, was of superior quality to No. 81 ink,
red, Guyot carmine, per dozen lc.?
Pouncs, shilings and pen'o are, however. An in
teIesting study. and will pursue it little fur.
ther reducing the old style currency to dollars and
cents, by giving statement Of the amount thus ex-
pended under the contract made BY Mr.. Fiagg, and
audited and paid for stationery, for six months Of
1874 ~ in each dADartmept:-