Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1874-02-05

the re assessment of property for the fiscal year
l>73-74. the Comptroller General ordered the re-
printing of the blank tax assessments tax returns
anu other necessary papers for carrying out the
Act passed at the last session of the General AS
sembly providing for Il re.a>SesSment of the taxa
BILE property of the State, and the Committee are
perfectly satisfied of the Justice of this claim.
"The Committee in justice to the State Printers,
also beg leave to state that they have carried ON
their work, as was shown your Committee, at
heavy sacrifices, on account of the State Ireaslr-
er's inabilityto meet former appropriations maze
bv the General Assembly. Their contract has
been faithfully observed, and their work we'll and
promptly executed. The Committee, therefore,
recommend that the bill do pass.
"Signed) "RoBERT SMALI.S, Chairman.
''rIAD. G. ANDREWS,
"H. j. MAXWELL,
SC ID. HAYNE,
"B. +. WHITTEMoRE.'
By reference to the House Journal OF extra
session, it will be seen that this matter was
referred Jointly to the Committees on Print
ing and and Ways and Means, who reported
it back, with the recommendation "that the
bill do pass"
In conclusion, we beg leave to state that
this communication is made to your honorable
body from sense of duty to the friends who
have stood by and encouraged US in our la
bors !; that we do not care to question the cor
rectness Of the report Of the Joint Special FL
nancial Investigating Committee as to the
disbursements for printing under the first
Republican administration" as that informa-
tion may be correct so far as it goes; that we
feel we have conscientiously and faithfully
discharged the duties devolved upon us, and,
with that conviction, we are ready TO obey
the will of the General Assembly in any
measures it may in its wisdom deem necessary
to enact Very respectfully,
Your obedient servants,
J. WOODRUFF,
Clerk of Senate.
A. O. JONES,
Clerk of House of Representatives.
ESTIMATED COSTS OF PRINTING FOR GENERAL AS
SEMBLY.
Average length of Sessions ....... ......3 weeks.
Average weekly payments of es-
tablishment during SeSssion....S ,3OO
Total amount Of payments l3
weeks l9n"
Cost of paper used during session $1,000
Rent, wear and tear ofmachnery $500
Total ............ ..ss7 900
Total actual cost of current printing per
session S5i,Voo
Actual cost cfpermanent printing, inclu-
ding printing and binding of Acts,
JOlTIldlS, ReEoltS lNS"oi"st"it -.
&C., $500 copies of each document,...... S4o,ooo
$1,000
Executive printing of State Departments $4,000
Total ...................... 100000
Public printing, 1862 for three weeks
session. (under old administration.) as
shown by Act to make appropriation,
(page 234, volume l3-l, 600 copies only Sl'O
Extra amount appropriated for printing, 1000
Total. ................... $74,5OO
Cost per page 1865, (as per Reports and
Resolutions 1859
Plain matter, (without side notes., per
81 ~"
Acts and Resolutions with side notes.
per ..............'" D w
Cost of work, as per present contract:
Cost per page (Journas) s)................... - %
Cost per page Permanent (Journas)"" 8 ~
Permanent work (Acts) NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 80
Rule and figure work double rates.