The Tiffin tribune. [volume] (Tiffin, Ohio) 1848-1859, 1857-02-20

IN this contract the wrong done N,
State is perfectly transparent IL /,
doubted whether a matter so plain rs chi,
could have occurred without au under.
standing between the parties. The con
tract was concluded on the part Of the
State Gy Edwin Smith, at the city OF
New York, ON the eel Of June. A. ".
I 1855. ny the terms Of said contract.
Mr. Phtt agrees 40 deliver for shipment
az the city Of New York, for said State
House, al the British plate glass sc the
best quality, with the approval Of The
archiIec, Of said State House, that may
be required for tho completion of the
same yer bill Of prices, printed aud mark
ed, as here attached and made part OF
this conttact-deducting from said prin-
ted bill OF prices thirty-two per cent.
from said bills" Part oC said class.
25S3i, say one hundred aud. seventy /.
Eve lights, to DO ready for shipment AZ
New York city for Columbus, Ohio, ON
or before the 10th day Of August, 1855,
aud the Balance Of said glass, say six
hundred aud seventy -four lights b. the
same more or less, to Be ready for shin
ment," Nc. Now, the bill ofpricos at-
tached to said contract had no glass in
II of the dimensions therein specified,
aud consequently, nd price Of glass Of
that siao. This must have been known
to the parties, 2l by 36 and 26 by 36
was i'm the bill, but on the desired size
and quantity the difference between
those prices amounted td larger sum.
The FIRST was Si9.e). aud the second.
Sl3, 40 per light. On 500, the quantity
allowed, the di,leren o woald be 50 100.
Now, the oXac, difference between these
sizes would be just the price agrded to be
paid for the glass ddhtractcl for, via -
$l2, 10 per light. by this contract Mr..
Plat could furnish no other s;fe and col
ect no other price. He does, however,,
charge for the largest si25 mentioned, and
in violation Of his contract is paid seven.
ty-fye cents on each light more than he
had agreed td deliver them for. The
sum per llghti one size, 500 lights,
amounts to tho snug little sum Of $3.50,
600. Who got this sumY
But glass Of tho Same quality and kind
was selling, and could be bought in New
York at that time mdch lower than this
sum. Mr.. Plat deducted from his bill
thirty-two per cent. Others on time
were making deduction OF fifty PEI
cent and for cash lifty-6vo per cent
Roosevelt IL Son, Importers Of New
York, an extensive house and doing a
heavy busnossi Without knowing the OBJ
ject 0f ottr iuduiryi furnished us prin.
ted bill Of their prices for the best quail
" and kihd of British plate glass.
In June, July, aud August, 1885, on
an order for 500 lights of the very best
quality of the above plate glass 80 by %,
our price would have been SI9,1O eaUhi
less 80 per cent. discount 6 months, OF
8 off cash. Our present price would be
60 per cent. discount 6 months or per
cent for cash, RoosEyELT & Son.
New York, Nov 81, 1856.
@. p DRowN, Esq,
Chairman Of the Ohio Investigating
Committed.
IL will be seen at how mitch less the
House Of Roosevelt u Son would have
furnished tho same glass. 800 lights.
Mt St3,40 per light, amounts to $40,
72000. From this sum Mr.. Plat du
Quoted thirty-lwo per cent, leaving th
sum actually paid by the State 81 ,3S9,
90. being S0,il per light, This sum
per light, and this gross sum was paid
Mr.. Plat by the State! Roosevelt n
Son would have furnished the State 500
lights at $l2,70 per light, making the
sum Of $40, 10000! from this sum de.
duct fifty per cent, aud it leaves the
amount S., $50 being S6,35 per light.
Al these prices the State could have
bought Of Roosevelt & Son, instead of
paying the above prices TO Mr., John r,
Platt.
1t will be observed that tie State pay
| Mr., Platt, S9i76,2 per light more than
! Roosevelt & Son asked.
That on the entire bill the State pay
Mr.. Platt 50, I09.6O move than Roose-
welt u Son would have furnished the
same bill for. Comments are unnt Gee
sary We have clearly demonstrated "a,
we think, that the state has bean ia thi'
glass contract, Gefrauded out Of 81, 600.
80. If tho one item Of glass the Stat,
suffers thus, some conception can b,
; formed rs to the magnitude Of other
? frauds on nfote aud larger items. Who
I has the money? 1t can be but in one o.
? Two Dlaces