, 1874-08-29
The Committee Discovers a Number
Of Discrepancies.
Tho Contractor 0yerct1arges Here and
underohargos There.
Explanation of the Toa and 6irllp
Business.
fable Of Differences.
MORNING SESSION.

Thu Joint Comnttocs Oh Hospitals and Pub
llo Buildings Of tho Doard OF County Commits
s;ouers rouumed yesterday morning thcir invosti-
ration into tho alleged overchareing OF james
FORSYTH j. Co. for supplies furnirhod tho lnsano
ASYLUM and poor-HouHo. Commissioner Bur-
dick occupiod the chair and tlloro were rrosont
Commissioners Juhuaon, Hcrting, Crawford
Jones, aud Dusso.
WHAT NEXT?
Tho Chairman naked what steps should bo
noxt tako,i. They had decided which of tho tvo
nroposas of ForsJ til !; Co. waH tho original ono,
and tho only discrepancies between TINT aud tho
contract were diferoncc Of cent In tho price
OF "bent hops" and tho calling for corn md out
ueal by tho pound In tho contract, and by tho
barrel in tho proposal.
Commissioner Crawford suggested that the
BILLS Of Forsyth DO takcn up, aud compared With
tho contract and proposal.
Tho Chairman remarked that ho had tho roqut-
stiuns for articles and thought it would bo we'll
to take them up, aud SEQ II the articles described
therein corrosponacd with tl,ose contracted for.
It waa decided to do this. and to commence
ni.h tho first bills and acquisitions under the
contract.
COMPARISON.
Tic Ohsirnnn called for tho bills, and Col.
compared them with tile acquisitions.
It was very evident tint the; comparison in
xolvol q vaat amoust-of tiine,. a1id heuce thore
was disposition to avoid it, tho statement being
mads that "it was not absolutely necessary
anyhow"
County Attorney 1.ountrcol did not sec what
necessity lhelo waA for considering the requlsi-
tions. Tho question was purely Us 10 tte coli
tract piioa, .and tho investigation was as to
whether bills hnd beetl allowed containing greater
it,nn nnf1tnriytH hF thu contract
tho proposal. Tho Chairman said tho compare
con lnEht show whether q greater quantity Of
gcutls Lad been purchased than tho roq,liBision
called for. . ,...
hati becn made; II thero werc, the Committee
would hnye to 20 into the mattor. ...
Commissioner Johnbon moved TINT tho oxam-
ination Of the rcauisitionB be dsaenecd with,
aud that tic bilIH be. compared with tho contract
to see IT tito prfccB correspondent.
Tho motion wna agreed to, and tho compari-
Bon WIS ConmonceQ.
Tue C1ai1,,rnn said that the acquisitions did not
describe the articles ns they werc described IN
the contract. Barrels aud packages wcro charged
for. Was'thas right
aIr. Nountree thought as q matter OF law it
was'uunucH'ionably right.
TIosGhurnnu remarked that the Committee
would have to decide whether thoy should bo
pAld tUr.
sComn,:ssioncr Hcrtng said he had boon in tho
grocery business for twenty years, and always
charged for packages.
Tic Clnuinau Inquired if tho fact that they
would ba charged for should not have been nsen-
toned III tho contract.
Commissioner Lonorgan did mt think 1t ned
essary since 1t was tho custom to charse for tho
packages.
'Co.iin,iesionur Crawford surEcscd that m ac-
count Ut tho packages anu barruls ho kept DO es
to sec how much NJ Charged for them.
This vas agreed To.
EXAMINING A nIIL.
Tho Chairman then proceeded to call OF tho
items and pticcs in bill Of FORSYTH d Co.. ren-
dored Jan. ~, 1874. for supplies furnished The
Poor uouHo. whilo the County-AttoEuoy checked
Off from tho contract.
a sl,ag was soon encountered, In tic con-
tract mas the ito,n ''honll1ly." "baGa troa, Mt
$4.87 per hundred pounds; III the bill the cAatgo
wns ~ centa npound.
soaie discussion followed, but tho matter was
not Bulyed.
Tie Chairman snia tho proposal ought 10 gov
ern in tucl l. uaae.
Tho proposal was looked at, sud the plice
found to po 436 cents per pound.
This li,cl oaseu tho confusion, mud, after yainly
trying to straightcn the matter, tie item was
T5ahsetl, u a:memorandum being made Of tho dis
crepinoy.
dozen. another lalt Was made.
There wete no "scrub-bruBhcB in ForsYth
& Co. conract or p1opo' d.
1t was stated TINT Macdonald d Wall wero
RWardcei tue conlfact 1or FURNISHING "scfhb-
brushes" ut S3.15, but, it 8aa added, mot ut tho
time Forsyth & Co. furnished them;" 1t was
awarded afterwards.
THE NEXT DISCREPANCY
found was ''tix catcs concentrated lye," tho
charge for which IN the bill waa 37.50. n,lt in tho
cunsract $780, difference Of 10 cents IL ca4e
against Folsyth l. Co.
BAKING POWDER.
Tho following were also disclosed: Ton pounds
";Npyal baking, ow1or :" bill prieo, 10 eout9
contruet prioc, SO cents q pound,
MacKs1.EI.
kit Of macltolel ut S2.75 was found In the
bill; fhocontract did not call Tor n,nckerei in
&ha. snupo.
cAsn1.rs.
Alan ono hov hGtnr ii cnniles: hill nr}ce. 151!
conss ' a M hound contract prico, lGyf conts "a
Do,;na
xxu,, Gass!A. ,assl;,, t,,, ,p,,a An ,a..s
t,',d v1 poIrus cnn1 III .nr;ca II ccnts nonn
frhe hi, t1nto,i inn. ID t874. for urticloa fur
uAslcd tho Insane ASYLUM, wus next taken up.
The Chairman htatou thst tl1e samc quantity
o. oto"m asatLsoych ,a ts s,,mo H.
nrina zen. Iiffor,o,t-rT centn n uonnd far poor.
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