New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-12-31

Legislature expressly states that II shall he naue ~ n
which was received the middle OF December ana a, mn
only after resolutions had been passed by your pouy
Ing for such report Accounts to the amour, o. h
OF thousands Of dollars presented 10 us the voucn
ers for which file at the Office Oh the h
ers OF the Amshouse. and your Comnsuee nave ,ast
seves written up the accounts by item for the ast
10 months of three OF the largest bills 10 tne inc
examination of the bills reveals TO yon Co,nmtee ,no
startling fact that the County Of Kings has been pas
profit of from 80 to 200 per cent d!eoy % ret and
by contract To the lavshness OF tho expenditures
articles of supplies TO the institutions your I of
would call your especial attention. Inc single
reaches tine enormous Of Cs dozen Tor one
year. sometimes having been bought al ,ns sn %ttce
IS cents per dozen In lots of 81 dozen. Your Col,
are OF the opinion that such Injuries should pe
at the County Farm or entirely withheld new onno
County purchasing none. INC supniy Vi W. W. NY
pounds Of green tea at a cost of 65G65 cents NeN %
County issuing black tea costing 81 ee1te ~ ist7,
pitfalls and to their other institutions 1h"t cos's i'"3
The Committee find great difference In cost between
articles furnished 10 New-Yerk County anu 70 mus
County showing double prices to the lef' anu CON
cases an inferior article Inc SYSTEM % ealing
for large amounts OF goods not TO oe inInsneu yr
contract is made out Is decideuN fr zoo nounds
black tea pounds green tea, or less AT opo
OF Commissioners they accepting the loMest for
bid. The contract awarded 10 H. II ,'iInpn7h ~
IS and 65 cents per pound for green Yea anu iV 40
per % for e1St On dSe Of the bills
pound of black furnished nj any priee uui
ing the year transaction bears up0nlts 1
unmistaRabie evidence OF fraud 5000 pounds OF
green tea furnished at 550G5 cents per poiiu
for any OF their institutions. Other articles OF .ess
amount were discovered in the contract Two
charges being found:
x9 1S 1s52 a 70 S.s. Jaw. Java ees %SO RSuso'
Being at the rate OF l23 pounds per bag But jaw"
never weigh over SIX pounds, ana some poorer eunu
lower Grades Of coffee being IN isop"and Sds, pns.
tract price 20 cents showing TO say the least, great
want OF inspection and care IN RECEIVING goous ~ 'e
sorehouse aud in not requiring them " CONFORM 10
sample. -
Commissioners
drens awarded the contract the aggregate lowest
bid to C. Maher & Co. who hid to furnish meIi's and
womens shoes at s. per pair and chdrens al cents
per pair NewYork County pay al tDe same e VI 20
Your Committee find not one pair Of ehd's shoes fur
nished. Showing that the Commissioners TOOK goou care
that their friends Maher Co., should not lose teir
money by furnishing childs shoes at cents per pair
But do lind 100 pairs childs socks furnished Az
ton cost Kings County rs cents pair for 44ss pairs OF
mems and wOmens shoes furnished under the more or
less clause of the above contract tmoTe than NevYork
County was paving for valuable article. The eampes
your Committee obtained at the storehouse are auoss
worthless They have samples IRON DON NOV" iV'h anu
Kings County. proving the statement -, -.
The whole system deprives honest wholesale honses
from competing successfully with such rIso@ly Io que
furnishing county supplies and results IN great
many articles being inferior and At double cost ~
papable the Commissioners. who are oogrl-
zant of the swndle on the county and tax-pay ers A.
Your Committee regret 10 say that the same pactco
followed IN last shoe contract childs shoes be
Ing hid for at three cents par COSTING py the con
s. rs for women's and 81 50 for mems so
1t can he made up (Ne~ YORK County paying
q
furnishedi It il TO understood that the different
articles mentioned IN the annexed table are merely an
estimate OF what VIII probably be required the soati
reservng the order greater or less amount of
each during the year, they shall deem necessary
singular fact that the Commissioners OF Charities ouya
| good share of the following supplies from w9oden
warehouse, No 1j5 Chambers St. MeSsrs. Early q Lane
and have found inspection of bills the following atI-
| Giles furnished by them:
Barrels OF finishing hme caVstic CODA barrels cement
plug tobaceoL Innings tor rat ges halls 10y 'e hrs'
screws, psdOchs door pcks speclacies, IRON spoons
needless pms house stoves bleter steel oar iTOn IVORY
handled knives igoryhSndled forks smoking Ioaoeo'
pOs boxes pipes, bundles OF ron raLoIs e1uues'
strap hinges CRATES for pots stoves, repairing ranges
tiles matches ythes gTasshooks plated fofhs Gomez
and tea-pots, and tobaccopipes -, ,n,,oo,
The COMM tee. thinking IL remarkable ina aM ooueh
ware house should be furnishing the county articles TO
such amount, entirely out OF Their line cahed on
admitted that they had made purchases OF lime and
cement at 81 per barrel and bad supplied ,omc 'op"cco
Plug 90 cent. for .liei the, p1 81 per
Snuff 81 90 tor yhsn they poe o. cent. gts Po s1
Tue Committee have OF tnis hrms Dilis for II
months. The Committee then went to the store q &
ing up these matters They told Us they sold Early d
Lame for the Commissioners OF o. Kings county
Suuh tobacco 81 per rcssi Committee ii 20
THE COMMISSIONERS sroIIs.
In view OF the results they have no hesitation in con
demnng practice entirely wrong, and tnink the
Commissioners had other motive than the good Of
the county. Your Committee sftcrward. In getting
samples,
of Charities and Correction tine Commissioners having
aided your Committee their utmosr ab lily. placing
their disposal and inspection all the books samples
Of houses purchased FROM and prices and for
which your Committee feel greatly indebted had
hv me Ro,rd ~ the head of the su6py He
Informed Committee that three years ago he had
as purchasing agent for New-Iork, purchased some
goods of Early & Lane that Mr. Early had tod him II
he wOuld purchase through them they would ciYide
with him they din with the Comm siOncrs Of Kings
County. with whom they had an arrangement III Is
needless to say he had no further dealings with them
WHISKY I bought Of Thos Muller Fiatbnsb-aye, The
county paying g. 90 per gallon for Nne, and 81 f,r
better wine at 81 Is Gt1 60, and whisky hi 81 90 per gal
lon; New-York County paying 81 20 or "a ion Tor Bour
pie OF 81 so wine drawn from the comfy storehonse
poor Light Spanish wiEe with sherry taste Tie Com
mttee have samples of ali New York aud Kings County
Your Committee find THAT OF tie groceries bought
in open market purchased OF D. & II. Campbell o.
No Il vesey retail grocery store, and Tins Board
Will realize the folly not 10 fraud, ia buying at such
81 pounds OF butter at average price OF sc Gents
pound. common Western butter having been bought ar
eggs high s. cents being paid IN lots Of ~ dozen one
item being 29l 81? dozen TIE purchase OF 1000 barrels
and OF 1900 quart of condensed milk. by contract,
35i cents per quart. New-iorA PAYING at the
d dsmy tesled ana It retailing for q cents per-
quart, requires no comment by youl COMMITTEE Your
have been paid by contract and IN market by the
Commissioners OF Charisies. as per oi. rendered:
Kings County. feuf YoA
4le per bbl........".si2 ~
Butter, sept ..JOo 10 sac. re e. re
Winter and
.3Sf 70 q &C. -" " o1t
Butter, NAV 10 AOs. .4c u sac ~ zoe
Broous, l02 iorcn...f5 fITht.
Brushes per doI....'r4 u -
NE.,eHash .......,...f3G. s.oh S-J
Bsrke,s 500 paiTt. 81 20. $50
Boots. ~
Crockery overchsTgc. so 70 2Uo per cert
C,.,Ler. IL
Corn Starch $50 d.. lee per n se e IL ~
..............S4 tuL ~
Eses Jan. lO9 don sL4hc e. 4St
gggs. Feb ,2l6 doA stJZe. W ODE
Egss, March 10 Sept,
800 dor, s......2le 70 4tk
Eggs, Sept 70 Nov. .2Jc. " o1c
Dfy goods, y go yds.
Fish 22 2S0 b....... !Le Pc 10 ~ "a h>r JU D
Esnns 1886 ....l3c. per n %
"a 10