South Branch intelligencer. [volume] (Romney, Va. [W. Va.]) 1830-1896, 1873-12-05
S3,2ls 80

NC Us iOIlOWs
!, 02S, 544 ems, at IS cents, ) CGs 81
573 tokens, at IS cents, 372.i5
Sl,O4l 90
For the printers work on this book, be
therefore, received 2,l75 SO more than he
was entitled to. The account which he
rendered was more than three times great
er than it ought to have been.
One mode Of testing the accuracy of this
account is a comparison between it and
charges for similar work made by his pre-
decessor. We have seen that his charge
for the printers work on $500 copies of
the Acts Of 1871, medium octave volume
of 43 printed pages, was 1926 33 Mr.
FREw's Charge for the printers work OF
3 800 copies of the Code OF West Virginia.
large octave volume OF 0S6 printed pages,
was as follows:
9 775, 600 ems, at 90 cents 81. $50 AZ
!, 120 tokens, at 60 cents, l64 90
S2,954 %
II thus appears that Mr.. WALKER chare-
ed S2G3 OS more for the pIinter's work on
100 copies of the Acts of 1871 than Mr..
FREw did for 3 500 copies of the Code.
Now, IL Is near tue truth to say that there
was three times as much work on the latter
as on the former If So, either Mr.. FREw
received only one. third of the amount he
was entitled to, or Mr.. WALKER received
three times too uinch for his work. Mr..
FREw charged sll1 30 for re.printing and
inserting a small portion of the Code this
sum is not included 10 the foregoing calcu-
lstion, because it was not part of the or.
iginal cost of the work Even if this sum
Is taken into the estimate, Mr.. WALKERS
charges for the printers work on the Acts
of lSll will still exceed Mr. FREw's charge
for the same kind of work on the Code in
the sum of $3.50. ] have not, so far, spok.
en- of the paper used in this book, nor of
the price charged for binding it, Nor do
intend to speak of the printing paper, fur
Their than to say, that under the old law be
was bound to furnish the paper at cost that
he charged and received Sli per rcaGO, for
the paper used in this book, and that in his
recent bid he offered TO furnish printing
paper at 81 20 per ream. For the reasons
stated in Its report, the Committee report
cd the evidence as To the price of binding
al hard covers, without expressing any opin-
Ion as to whether there was any overcharge.
Mr.. WALKERS charge for binding $500
copies of the Acts of 1871, was $4,000. If
this item is tested by the recent bid of Mr..
WALKER, the whole charge would be 81,
OO3 10, If tested by the other bids made at
the same time, the whole charge would be
S04S 10
Mr.. WALkER's charge for $50 copies Of
the House Journal Of 1871, medium oc-
tavo volume Of SIS pages, was as follows
1850, 600 ems at 6j cents, 81, j27 so
Reading and Supervision 40 90
Making up forms, 800 90
100 tokens, lOl 30
s., 1898 90
The committee ascertaiuel the correct &C.
count to be as follows
LILA ems, at 6j cents, S722 CO
IS tokens. at g. cents, IS
SRI 80
Thus there was an overcharge Of 81 ,G27
81 on the printers work n this book, or in
other words, Mr.. WALKER charged more
than three times as much for this work as
be was justly entitled to. His ,hsreo for
binding this book was 81 so per copy, or
1919 90 for $50 copies, making the whole
cost OF the 20O copies, with the exception
Of the paper used, )s2, 773 90 do not know
the exact cost Of the paper used, but it was
about 500 90. Estimating tho cost at
this sum, the whole cost Of tho book was
S2,S13 90. The fourth volume Of West
Virginia Reports was printed about this
time BY Morgan & Hoffman. IL is large
octave volume Of S04 printed pages, hand
somely bound 10 law sheep. There we're
300 copies, and the whole cost If il, paper,
printing aud binding, was $1,000 Mr..
WALKER, therefore, charged about s573
more to publish 250copies Of the House Jour
nal Of 1871 than did Morgan & Hoffman 70
publish 500 copies Of Volume w Of West
Virginia Reports.
The Clerk Of the Senate, in 1871, refus-
ed to approve Mr.. WALKERS account for
printing the S.nate Journal for that year,
because it was not correct; and / believe il
has never been paid
The Committee Of Investigation ascer-
tanned that MrWALKER received for print
ing House aud Senate bills Of 1872, 1852
20 more than he was entitled TO. His o.
vercharges we're greater than this, but the
Clerk Of the House and the Clerk Of the
Senate, respectively, refused to certify but
'hree-fourths Of q portion Of the bills on