The Cadiz Democratic sentinel. [volume] (Cadiz, Ohio) 1854-1864, 1863-11-11

The year before you charged for the
same notice S67, so, only the price of
a good horse in those times. Persons
who want to see exactly what this no
tice is can see like one now being
published in your paper for the pres
ent year. 1t is found on the Sd page
at the top in the two right hand col
umns. This one is precisely like those
published in previous years and con-
tains precisely the same number of
lines. Now let any man count the
lines and he will find it contains sixty
five, counting parts of lines as whole
ones, and it occupies in width two col
umns and no more. So doubling the
lines we get 13O lines single column
matter. By your terms ten lines make
a square. So this notice contains IL
squares and no more, and this is Civ
ing you every advantage in counting
pieces of lines as whole ones in both
columns. The law requires this notice
to be published six weeks, and it must
be kept in mind that the notice for
which you charge this $50, ,25 was pub
lished in October, 1862. Now let US
see what your advertised rates were at
that time. They were as have them
in your own paper now before me
"For one square for one or three in
sertions 81, So" "For each additional
insertion $.O2." These expressions
just quoted are all the published rates
for advertising in your paper at that
time. Nothing is SAID about TABULAR
matter being charged DOUBLE as you
have since stuck in your rates, doubt
less to cover up your frauds. Now let
US cipher little, 1--WE will not ''call on
the Principal of the High School just
yet.) 13 squares at 81, so per square
is $40, for the first three insertions.
The three additional insertions at 2
cents per square comes to 78 cents,
making for the whole time $20,28.
This being deducted from the S56,25
shows your over charge on that item
last year $35,97, and the year before,
$47,22. Showing ooNcLUs1vELY that
for this ITEM you charged the county
about THREE TIMES your usual rates.
This being proved as to one item pub
lished under your advertising rates, it
is reasonable to conclude that your
charges as to the other work which falls
under your advertised rates, are
two>thirds too high. So now let
us look at the above statement a.
gain, and it will be seen that your
other charges for this class of work
amount to $2G1,8 The two-thirds
of which being an over charge we have
as the gross amount Of such over char
ges $174,54. A PRETTY CLEVER LIT
TIE SUM, Richard. Well, let us again
look at the above statement. 1t will
be seen you printed for the county Of
fcers 223 quires of blanks for which
you charge $1,25 per quire for all ex'
cept S quires of cost bills for the Clerk
for which you charge 81 per quirc
Now you have for this kind of work
"No PUBLISHED rates" ill your paper
and never had, and therefore we viii
have to resort to the market price
We have men here every month in the
year from Cleveland, Cincinnati and
Columbus peddling such blanks, who
offer them at Is cents per quire at RE
TAIL. Taking larger quantity | have
no doubt they can be had at 50 cents
But let us put them down at Is cent;
and it will be seen that on 218 quire
you charge SO cents, and on 5 quire'
$1,25 per quire too much. So it i
clear on these blanks you have charg
ed the county at least S115,25 toc
much, and above the market price a
RETAIL. Now let us put these items
together:
Amount Of over charge On Treasurer's
notice, 1858
Amount Of over charge on other work
done, li4,5
Over charge on Blanks, 1852
Whole amount OF your over charges,
"frauds," il you please, $325,7
What YOU actually got, 600,5
What you should have charged, $274,7'
Did ever any body read of sucl
OUTRAGEOUS "FRAUDs?" occurring
right here in Harrison county unde
our own noses. No wonder you arr
afraid to publish my replies to your Ii
bells. About year ago after you ha'
made repeated attacks on me in YOU
paper took occasion to look into tn
, Records and found the printing of th'
county since you came among us hat