Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1861-07-10

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alIing thar pecksts 4 his sxpsusss and
fimposing upon his hard-workisg s<ssats-
We hsss of nansroas Instances Ia which
tho most outrageous sxsessions aud the
srosssss fraads hare bean prastiosd, snd
men IL kixh olkeial rank and coed social
postssons are ffsqusnsiy iiaplicaAsdin the
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san it "a, co. sAsa SiIhsr esnsrs pre-
ssadsd 20 sak Cor her WA e17s 600. WhO
pseksssd The eiS ,00oq Undoubtedly soms
patrsot Who has hsan foissed upon tbs
Governmsns % fsishfal and trustworthy
agent. 10 s
Tho way BY which the plandsFsss shout
Troy do up shs shisving gAzae, b thus told
10 the Bssdgsf, By manufactures who
had articles 70 seil: ~
81 carried psop0sitioa 70 farnish sss-
saia articles foT given prices, 70 the on
sssi. He sxia shsrs woald b no tEoahle
about getting my proposition sesspssd
bud, hs added, gsgs ass y0ssg eAeck for
500. told him thai sam weala be more
shan my proGs ON the JOB. We will DIX
saat, said he, im sccspfiag sAe apovk, sss
10Th ssaks sack pieces eoaag tksss ssEses I
la psansyivania, as ii has been disoioa-
ID, notorious polisisiaas figured - mid
die msn or go-bsswssns In thssa moss ia-
famous transactions IL appsass that fa-
vorises reserved coHsracsa for furnishing
parts Of anifogms ss $40 dollars each,
whsn responsible bids mere pas In for $T IT,
90; that psasaloons made 81 vaxy poor
matsrial, wsrs paid for At the rate Of IS
each, whss they could hare been Ob<ainsa
as retail for $3.50, asoralag the naksE .
psoss Of 2s per Gees. seen as shaa lev saee
The journals give the naaae q prominsns
polisieiaas whs ara charged with hasaag
recsissd Aanasoms suuas fsx apnsaazaas-
ing shess contracts
In New York ssbig agureo was rsaehed
In moro adFoIf manner, ~ satissd fy
the Buffalo Csssssr: ~
Whsa the Military Board invited pro-
posals for furnishing Il, 9o0 s-my uai-
forms, the advertisement stated that
ssazmy clothD would BE- required for the
garments. Thswe were several bidders |;
Brooks 4 CO., the wall-knowu sAiloss Of
Broadway, corner Of GxAad street, being
some ffissa per esas. higher than the
lowest olfsr made. BY some sasans nos
nov understood, Bfusks D Co. bsoame APP
priced of the sxaos figures of tas ether
bids, and before tbs Beard acted upea
them, those saesepFisiag gsnslemaa bon
up all the army daesh In she naskss.
The cohsrass was awarded 30 The lowest
bidder, ms matter OF form. bat he soon
asosxsMinsd that the cloth was not 70 be
had, and consequently declined to execute
the eentrsss.
Brooks 4 Go. then procured specimens
Of certain stuff known ia the aaxkes ~
ssshoddy sasinss, - an inferior arsicla. cost
ing lsss thAa bali the prizes OF army cloth
and really aimoss worthless for the pur-
pass irsendsd. The Board, shroagh shsir
authorised zgsas, accepted the ashoddy
aatinst, paying the fun prizes agreed up
on for the anfforms Of army cloth. The
auiforas accepted and paid for al The rsse
OF $lD,5 each, eyen Il made OF aarny
eloEh, = cost from sigiss 10 nine doIlars--
ines Afforded pEoRs Of 81 lsazs 8i2S 900
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