New-York tribune., 1869-01-16
NEW-YORK, SATURDAY. JANUARY 16. Is

accented,
part OF the Office TO the character OF the goods pur
and prices paid therefor snch purchases may be
psvment Of the bills rendered are by
upon the Treasury Department Tor the amount required
signed by the Commissioner OF Patents and the Secretary
OF the Interior making it ipso faco contract with the
Department proper. and became subject OF review review
of bempsey Il O'Tooe against the Patent Office, and
the subject Of controversy are their Ds rendered sept
1868 amounting to al 49, and their claim for the bal
nnce due on the contract bond paper amounting 70
$4,000 The items composing the bill nrst mentioned are
T. oTooIe by their own testimony, and also that OF
the messenger Of the office having cognizance OF
seSh sSS ina feSas sSmmsry Of evidence concerning
There doubt the Commissioner OF
sheets of bond paper at the rate or price of eight
per sheet, making the wn0e cost s aso
sheets, and Dempsey oOole admit that they have on
hand 10000 sheets already rendered TO te Once ahJ 10
refused and subject to delivery upon the adustment oi
the accounts Prior to the contracts above referred 20
Dempsey oToole under date OF March iSSs noteS e
hand in establishment subject to your order O0o
sheets of bond paper This was no portion OF tne oT e%
for by the Office and were to be used when
printed as patent sSaSs we're received by
the Office. Dempsey & OToole have charged Tor and
received payment for the printing OF Aoo pa'ehs emu
bond paper. Dempsey d O'Toole should deliver 70 the
office sheets = d Sf SI3 enes dhS Seads and
sheets of bond paper, TO which II 600 being et @ S
tine Printed m 9Saq e seT of Aforesaid
II the said Gibson does not furnish the 70o sheets
printed then the charged by them at the rate
OF s4o per thousand should be deducted from their b
TO wit $3.50 The foregoing is the result Of our debera
tons upon the matters referred to- so far as affecting
Dempsey 4 O'Toole other matters that refer TO the
Interests of the office, in which Dempsey ~ t4oe nav nav
by any testimony been implicated, ana when IA teir
nature should not be made public by thls
Commission. will form the subject OF a, sepa
rate report. On the reception OF the above report
Secretary Browning inclosed copy Of IT TO
Foot with note requesting him to settle WIN VIA ~
aud OTooe the basis Of that document ana IN
with its recommendations THIS inc
declined doing on the 2ld OF DeeemDe uno ,br irgs
furnished by Dempsey and OToole to the Patent once
ted in the schedules or contract ana inc iot a,V. ,
paid for them was Sl03.2g3 II appears the articles
pTrested or implied Of the Commissioner Of
Patents to meet the requirements OF 1 tnG ,c; one;
bureaus and effect adopted 10y the secretary ot the
Interior when heindOrses the necessary quantity Tor ho
payment OF accounts, bills, etc That such prhouee
leads TO abuses is apparent the ansacons OF
the Patent Office is concerned ana opens Nde th uoo
and further should be applied to prevent suc
depletion OF the public funds Inc occt OF hesG apges
ton OF the amounts charged and furnished the amounts
used but as no remedy by which such purchases
Of the past be inquired into and the once
the Commissioners deem unnecessary TO add anything
further TO the report as matter OF ue'ali
The present Commissioner has lhtIOdueed huch Ie
forms IN the oic viii prevent the recurrence OF
similar expenditures, and requires rgid account Eep
and received aud to whom dcveIcd. In regard to the
specific items referred TO- the Coimis'loheIs eshae
OF Patents IA letter 10 tho secretary Oh tuo
ror, dated Jan gives his objections 70 ihe report 9l te
Committee appointed 10 investigate frauds ald abuses
In tho execution OF contracts OF Messrs dempsey *
OToole for supplying the Interior Department ana i
paper. which the Committee report ihe faltht ono.
should Seeyo and and P March for last. lie o shee
were ordered OF Dempsey & O'Ioole, ana were cn
paid for al eight cents per sheet Dempsey OIoOe de
ivered 1900 aud the over payment. amounting to
$500 still due from them. They were also ald ia Play
last for printing blanks for patents from e9pperpate
To be done thereafter, the of $3.50 The price per
sheet TO be Ia cents The Office Is now getting inc
same work done Tor ~ cents per hhec Inc pitnS mas
never been DONE and the amount 80 advanced 20 tbcn ~
stll due from them. 1t il alleged that the Acting Com
missioner OF Patents, A. ~ stout contracted Win en
FOR 100000 more sheets OF bond paper sK cents per
paid for, and 1920 were delivered for which
payment refused and II IA claimed that tho once
present time Ia sheet for each patent Issued amount
ing TO about per year The Office has DOW stored In
ITS rooms subject 10 loss and injury 2O sheets OF
enough last II for 20 years and the addoal amount
should be received II would make enough to last ABOUT
40 years The value OF the paper has ht no e Deeh over
two cents per sheet that vas tHe price pe,nlsty & *
eight cents per sheet. It is now offered 70
the 9iee at % cent? srI yer cdhfSact shfe. a.. aI
legged was made IL was contrary the provisions Of the
act Of Congress and that the office is underno obligation
sey OT0oc, OF sept J. 1868. amounting TO sS|2'oyo,
contains, among other things charges ior Danh DooAs
memory, and may not be accurate IN these amounts
These books charged at sll each The public printer
purchased at the stores in the city for think about t0
By law the Office required TO obtain these books from
the public printer and 10 is respectfully submitted that
at least no more than their fair value should
be allowed for them. There are also many charges ior
printing AT exorhtnnt rates These also were required
by law TO be obtained from the public printer The Com
missioner concludes as follows; I'm view OF the reas2hS
submitted would respectfully ask you TO reconsider
your directions Of the 2t ut that the Commissioner on
Patents settle with Messrs Dempsey aud OIooo on the
basis Of tho report Of the Committee ana IN hccOrdhce
with It's recommendation, and would recommend that
the over payment 10 them and payment Tor Work not
ufl and
bills that may be due them" The Secretary states that
II was not until after ne had transmitted the Committees
report to the Commissioner OF Patents that he learned
i'm fhe reuort VET 10 be received from Dempsey aud
sufficient 10 supply the demands Of the department
for 10 years and that CERTAIN blank books had been paid
for at the rate Of SIS each and although these articles
not obtained under contract with the department
but under arrangement with the former Coinins-
sioner OF Patents the secretary ordered the immediate
suspension OF the settlement with Dempsey OIOOle
and proceeded 10 make personal examination OF their
dealings and accounts with the Bureau. lie also di.
reeted the Commissioner TO make report IN Wrhg OF
lis obectous 10 tho report Committee OF nyee-
tigatiOn The explanation given the Secretary In an-
10 his inquiries In relation to the excessive quantity
Of bond paper hand, was that at tho time
the paper contracted for and portion Of IT dcliy-
ered II used for printing specifications as well as
patentheads, and there was not than years
supply these purposes and that the Of supply
beyond the demand occasoned by recent order or
the present Commissioner, under which ordinary writing
or printing paper used for tho specifications, IN
stead Of bond paper, as formerly The Secretary also
10 his notice that requiston had been made on Dempsey
and OoOle by the stationery clerk Of tho Patent Once
gross OF steel pens and 30 dozen Of gold pens with
handles; and thinking this amount might be greatly IN
excess Of the immediate requirements, and lead 10
abuses Ee addressed note Of inquiry on tho subject TO
the Commissioner Of Patents who stated IN his reply
that the requisiuOn authorized by himself as nc
deemed necessary that the stationery clerk should have
assortment OF all the different kinds OF pens specled
III the requIsitoD in order to meet the various demands
made upon him by the employees OF the Government.
TERRIBLE BOILER EXPLOSION IN ELIZABETH.
PORT, n. j.
ELIZABETH, N. j., Jan. 15.-An alarm was