, 1874-08-28

IAe choekitlE OF items MhB reat1med, and tho
following puzzle prosecuted itself for aolntiou'
Contract nrtce, r*obosa',
rerdo:. 1erdv1.
Best hand lamps. 1880 $3.50
Ensntnun touD!s ian,pa......... 500 1i.3D
AtCllutn double iatnps.......... 0GD 9.D0
Beat double lamps. BIO 200
NO DISCUSSION
took placo regarding these discrepancies. The
next conflicting iten,s wogo these:
naeh'tva nest sslsrntnf, . 'h...... AK AZ;
Crinrsona saleratns. y a'.......+. .03 MA
SatletafE Saaat eaEes ? y ji .as 3 ~ -
Se@.sos hs'1; ! =, .':.:...:a X IL
Telegraph matches, 7 ia bxs. .... 100 III
Tho prices Of the lamrs and tho 1aat-nlcn-
tioucd articles We're tho eama IN pesiolats
"eopy" ns, tn the cuntraet, with tho exception
Of matches simply ~" without either dollar
or cont mark.
no OTHER DISCREPANCIES
wore discovered III the comparison.
Commissioner Crawford proposed that tho re-
port Of the COMMITTEES Oh Supplies aud the cua-
tradt 10 compared.
Ibis waB dono, md tho only difference fonnd
was that the report called for oatmoal aud cor1.-
rneal bv tho barrel, and ta colltinct for pounds
Tackled to tho end OF tho report HIS tho IolloW-
ing:
ANIL ns to u tho other ttems and articles not Rpccl
fed, TIM COMMITTEE recommend that the contract 10
awarded to Janco Forsyth Co. for tle prizes tufucl
In ctr l1orosu1, tlcru bong other baders for tho
ARTICLES OF items
ENTER sir. FORSYTH
At this juncLuro hlr. Forsyth eutcrcd tile
room, and was requested 10 como fornurd aud
anBH er few questions.
Tho Charrlan-Oan you tell us which Of these
two proposals s tho original QUO?
llr. Forsyta-I thiult call. That (tho ono
periolat called hiH copy y is tho original.
Mr.. 1lnunkIec--Thnt Is the ono I marked.
+ un1,n fror
Commissioner Clnwford-Iho pliccs i'll that
correspond with those in tho contract; tho other
ia full Of crr0rs
Tho Chairman--Can you account for the dis
crcpAnclcH? Tho prices OF several ARTICLES uro
lo1t out. tho oil. fur instance.
Mr. Forsyth-l cnnnot toll why tho prices Of
tho oil wcro left blank. T4cru must have boon
some reason Tor It,.
Tho Chairman-Can you glvo ns your opinion
about tho writing Of TINT "larl"
WHO TUT IT IN?
Afr. Forsyth-IiIe balrcl is mt In my writ
ing the Galancc OF 1t is; WHO put tho 'barl"
in I dont know.
Tho Charmnn-We can decide by q vote which
Is tho original contIact.
Commissioner Loncrgan moved Tint tlle ono
Attorney 1iounttco ha1 used bc declared tltD
original proposition.
Commissioner Crawford did not think aucl. ac-
proposal should be taken as a basis for tho ill.,
yestigation !; aB Tor making one or tho otler tho
otIgiHal proposal, when they did not know which
waa Which, they could not do it.
COL. NILES AGAIN.
Tho mainstnY wRH again appealed to.
The Chnsrman-What makos you think tho
proposal you hn!,1cd mo is tho original ono
Cal. Nilos-DecRuso 1 inlorHel tho otllor
"Mr. Kimberly" which intltcatos tLat lo hand
ed 1t 10 NC.
Mr.. Rountrco-I got TINT one Uho ono hs
had usc1) from you, DIDN'T 1?
Col. Noa-In tho first place handed you tho
report Of tho Committee, and you said yol want-
ed to Ace tho original propoHnl, AZ you wanted
to mako contsact, and handed you tha.-tno
one that got from h1r. Kimberly.
Mr. Porl0iat-Do YOU recolcct Of mr. coming
to YOU the day the bids wero going to bo
oponea?
Col. Nilos-1 cannot, because
Iuu CAME so MANY T1MIa.
What makes lme thlult tint is tho original IL my
Endorsement. KimIc1ly wanted ono OF tho pro-
poaala. ....
Commissioner Lonorgan raid, In view Of what
Col. Mics Ind stated, lo Woul1 withdraw lis
motion.
HOW Aa1IToN WRITES.
Col. Nilos-All know AoW Commissioner Ash
ton writes. ard might havo mistaken llis BIB "
for a ''lb." That would account for tho bari"
IN the proposition and pound III lie contract.
Commissioner Jolllaon novod TINT the promo
sal used by Attorney Rouutreo be dclarod tho
o1Iginnl proposal.
Commisaionor Busso asked how they woro 60
Ing to toll which waa tho original.
The Chairman reIolucd Illat majority vote
would Hottle IL.
Conmlapioner Crawford favored mekingi It
THE "DAsls FoA FIGURING"
Commissioner Johnson BaNl ForRytho Il Co..
wcro buuud by lleir contract. and uot by tho
proposal.
The Chairman-TheY aro, in loga1 point OF
vew, but no arc ut work on principle, aud
whcli VIC oBtabiish that We can figure dilforoncos
aftorward.
Alter ten minutes had beon spent III
4 RAMBLING, INFORMAL TALK
| about tho matter, Ar. Rountree said tho q'|cs-
tion could bo emily sottloa. Mnklng either one
| or tho other Of tho propoBAla the original would
not change Lilo legal responsibility Of tho oon-
! traitor Under tho written contract. That gov
| erued, since 1t hRd boe1, executed by ForBythe "
60. md tho county; aud no other document
[ could be brought III to determine tho rights OF
tho phrties. 1t Roemod to Lin, therefore, that
1t wpy
| NOT A MATTER or Muum IMPORTANCE
| for the Committee to determine whicl, OF tho
proposals was tho correct one. Ille contract aud
| tho proposal le bad l.sol ngroeI excont In re-
| Eard 10 whothor oatmeal and cornnleal should
DO Furnished by tho'balrol or by tho pound at q
! certain price.
Tho Glalfman beloved every one would admit
tlat tho county was bound BY tho oontract still
| tho COMMITTEES wero not nyoatlgatiag tic legal
points alone. but tho moral as vol, aIl wars to
Investigate tho mattors connected with tlla u.ns-
iag at tho CONTRACT II 1t wero cvldont t4at ts,ora
| woro ito1nH cou.raetad for by poluta, aAd lilo
| Committee were satisfied that barrPR were
meant, llo supposed that wae matter for lllcnl
| to report OH.
COMMISSIONER Crawford moved that
pEuIoLAT'a "GOpY"
DO adopted ~ Lie laBa upon Wl.ich to oarTy on
| tho inveHtfHntfUu.