, 1874-04-25

Mr. Reinhardt for ths present fiscal year, bid s
cents per pound even, and vas. accordingly, re-
from the Poor House and the Hospital regarding the
quality Of the meat furnished reached ne
not furnish according to bis contract and the know
Ing affirmed that It was qnite impossible tor the
conractes during the fa and winter ssasons to fqr
the county. fow days ago. Reinhardt sent IN con-
uunlcadon to the Commissioners stating in efect,
that he was playing lozing game ln trying to full
increase. No action has, 30 fur been taken by the
County Board upon the matter.
HUNTING Ton INFoRNAT1oN.
In order 70 ascertain the truth in the case AZ nearly
AZ possible TRIBUNE reporter Was detailed yester-
The business Gen. Niles. Clerk Of the county Com
missioners, was first interrognted.
The General stated that he had heard no complaints
relative to Retnha1dt's contract. AL he knew about
the matter what appeared On the books He
thought that the price asked BY the contractor was
Commissioner Jones said that he wondered how Mr.
Reinhardt could possibly I'LL his contract at the exist
ing price, especially ance delicate msata for the hos-
p!tal vera included.
nE1SHAaD7's STATEMENT
Ir. Reinhardt himself, Who happened to get around
shout this time, remarked that be vas losing money
every day. He had to buy his stud in the hoof. I.
was not like .ny other commodity, and would not
keep. It Was, indeed, losing job for him.
Tho reporter next saw the County Agent, who said
that he had sent out to the Hospital the Poor
House. and the Asylum, to test the quality Of the meat
regarded the meat furnished TO- the city
poor, also supplied by hetnhardt J. Co.,
be could say, from personal obseryat1on that 1t
very fair. In fact he had no complaint whatevar to
make.
THE MEAr-MARxEr MEN.
The reporter next bent his steps to the Jackson
street ,neat-market, and conversed with Of the
leading wholesale meat men relativs to Re1nhardt and
The reporter Learned that Reinhasdt alarmed ont''
his contract tor person named switzer. who waa
around trying 70 buy up meat for tho county It ~
nd YtHa a .h716p
Tens beef, and The fore quarters at that
pound. Moreover. this gentleman said thero was
much nouzishment IN one pound OF excellent grass
fed beeizteat q the1e was n whole ahoudsr Of ths
principally with the jackson street meat men, partcu-
arly Ellis, and did not very often buy his stuff in the
hoof 1T the stockYards. In the summer season. from
the 1st Of May t. the 1st Of October, the
same meat could be hsd for AZ Or. cents.
per pound and then the profit Of the contractor would
come in At tho present time thera could be doubt
that Rinhard and bis proxy wers losing by the trans
action.
The case summed up briefly, seems to be ~ follows
Taking i. the through Renhardt at the bid Of
cents pound. would m4ss pr9nt On On his contraet,
the winter end spring months. especially be-
tween hay and grass, would be fur uore than
get two in the County Board he Ind to
farm out his contract for supplying the PoorHouse to
this man swtzcr Which il one Of the causes that has
diminished his profits and induced him to ask the
Board for this In the contract price, which
will undoubtedly be allowed. The meat furnished by
Hetnhardt tile orders Of the County Agent Ia not
tainted. It Ia healthy meat aud yetlt Is about n
tr1tions and aatsfactory much shaviugs. There
even soup out Of it, except where there
bones, which, even in Teraa cattle,
have little marrow. person fed solely on this meat
would die OF starvation in about week. and 1t IL diff
cult to how the county shows tts charity toward
the suffering poor by furnishing them something
which Is called food, but which Is really nothing OF the
1rfY5 10 ra1xk $I.A Dos+h
w1thstandiug his statement, buys anything On the
hoof. He buys simply tho fore-quartera, which
stst mainly Of gr1stle, bone sinew, md muscle and
never pretends to furnish anything else.
His application for an increase In the contract pz1ce
one which should be tncontinenty rejected by the
Committee which It was referred and by tho Board
which will finally have to net On it.