, 1874-08-28
Tho Delightfully."- 1ntellfgont 17ay IN
which Contracts l{ayo Been
Awarded.
Commissioner Ashton's Share in the
Doubtful Transactions.
How 1,crio1at Got a Chance to
Amend Ills Proposul.

tract by jnmpB Forsyth Il Go. Ihofe Tero
nrcsent Commissioners Durdick. who occupied
tho clatr, Jones, Lonorgan, Iferting, DusBo,
Crawford, and johnson: County Attorney Roun-
treo, q. T. pcrio1at, Commissioners Ashton.
Doguo, and C1ough, who wcro spectators, and q
dozcn other people who camo 10 to linton to tho
revelations,
COMPARING THE PROPOSAL AND CONTRACT.
T1e Chairman suggested, as tho first thing to
bo douo, that tho contract md propoaas DO con,-
pared, to 500 IT they corrospordcd. and to learn
tho discrepancies, II there worc my.
This course waB agreed to by tho Committee,
and Mr. Roun!reo called on tho itcnaa aud
prices In tho contract, whslo the Chairman chcclt-
cd them In tho proposal.
Tho sailing wns smooth until tho item OF
"comnon oatmeal" was called. In the contract
the prico was GM conts pound, aud In tho pro-
posal It was 6tt4 por barrol-a difference OF 10O
per cent against tho Contractors.
Commissioner Crawford thought somebody
had been handling tito documents. aud had
mashcd "bari" IN tho prorWn' lie wanted
Col Miles, tho Clerk Of tho Board, called, to
learn II tile papors Ind been out Of his pos
session.
TIE ORIGINAL. REPORT.
Tho Chairman said ho had tho original report
Of tue Committee on Supplies, and 1t showed
that tho meal Was to DO bought by tho barrel.
The report contained tho items, "corn.meal
1876" and " oatmeal, SG.50 barral."
Commissioner johnson remarked that TINT
was mistake. Ho wRa q member Of the COM
mit4eo on Supplies, md to Tho best OF hin rccol-
lection the meal Was to DO bought by tho pound.
A WONDERFUL sAcR1F1c8.
lrr. pcrio!at ho1o exhibited q papor to tho re-
portera Glowing that lis overchargcs "cro
SG0.a3. and Lis undercharecs S1,657.73.
Col. Niles was then questioned. Ho said tho
oommittcoa report WAS written II lin at homo
from memoranda furnished by Commissioner
Ashton Of tho prices agreed to bo paia.
When le went to lia otlico III tho
morning, ho and Commissioner johnson cx.
alnined tho two pnpcra to SEQ If 10 hati
made any mistaics lio did mt haTo tho pro-
posa]s 81 his home, and did not afterwards eon,~
pase the report with 1t, being guided entirely by
COMMISSIONER Crawford-Haye you tho propo~
sals for groceries Of the other bldders2
Col. N1les-Yce, Rir.
Ho was instructed to bring tl,o,u iu, and did
AxM1os'B MEMORANDA DESTROYED.
Col. Miles, said the memoranda had boon do
stroyed. 1o then read tue proposal OF Diotln-
$3.50 barrel, aud corn-meal at tue "markct
pyice per huudred;" aud that of Sboy, Eudlcott
l. Co., who proposed to supply corn-ilical ut 2111
ecnts nor pound, aud oatmeal at 3a4 cents per
pound. 1Io know nothing nhons tho intcrliuca-
tion Of " barl" in Forsyl, 4 Co.'S proposal, Ills
attention having bccn called to it only Oh Tues
Tho Chairman urged that tho Committee
ehouM decide whethor barrel or pound was
correct.
Gommieaionor Crawford waited TINA to re-
lect.
Comn,iesioner Horttng believed pounds was
right, al it Was aold iu t4at way ut tho retail
etvrea.
Col. Eiloa stated that two Of tho Cammla-
6ioners 1nado tho memorandum lo took home !;
it was in Mr. Aalton'a handwriting. He lad
examined the proposals. number OF timea, but
Lis attention WAS never called to h chenge III Lilo
item, Of oatmeal, No one had made O clange to
ha knowledge.
Coamisalonor Crawford could not sco how tlo
discrepancy WAS to be explained.
HOW THE CONTRACT WAa DRAWN.
Mr.. nountree said no drew up tie contract
tce. The proposal was ou tllc and, not dcAitlag
to dofacelt, ho had had acopy mado, and marked
gu It m 10" for "otnis," and "daah" for
iusert," to indicate tho articles which we're to
be put into tho contract aud those Which were
to 10 left out--n!l Vt tl,oAo mentioned III tic
proposal not being needed.
Commissioner Crawford remarked that tho
pout waa 10 know whctlor or NOT FORSYTH Il
Go, were to blame for sending In their tilla nc
cordng to their CONTRACT or whether tAoy could
be held to tue report at the Committee,
COMMISSIONER Lonergau wanted 10 know
THE AMOUNT or THE plsCnEpASCy.
Tho Chairman rcpltod thes 1t would ho itn-
possible to lell until tho bills Ind been gone
over. Tue question to determine was whether
tha price was by tho ba1rol or by the pound.
Mi, Aauutrea wished to add tAat, when l1e
compared tho oontract aud the piopoaal. "barl II
was not IL the proposal; il It Ind boou, he
should not have neglected to put it INTO tho cor-
tract
Mn. rEgsogAg SAID
be hna oatnopl III his store wlieh he sold for
oconts pouud, a.ld sosne was sold as high Ok
ela larrel: IL ii|s PROPOSAL showed plainly that
proposal 10 alr. nountseo.l
a1r, Rountrae-Whera did you got stig7
sf Perio'a.Ml ,' IT,; ID; h1yo haa 4 4 aIong; it Is
'o H. # sss sE f0hGsf s i ts ss pfops Hsas o
marks-tho 90" aud tue dash"
3Lr. Perlo|at- t-That is a copy one Of my cler]ts
made, I went according to tho contract in fur
side tliuga tho Board may lAYo done; it Mas
NONE or My DuSlNEes.
Commissioner Crawford roluarl:od that, tn
prupoaal beng In existence and the c0ntruct hay
ter evidence than paper (tlo toport OF tho Com
mitteeI drawn from eolnotAlng TINT was not 1t
eyisteice. Still he did not want tue county t,
pay mora for ARTICLES lhan they could DO obtai,.
ed for from other par!loa. On Ils mutton tl
matter WIZ
pAHsED TEatPDNAAlLY.
The checking waa prooecdod with. and au
other stIAg wns aoon encountered. This wa
"pavy third tobacco" The contraet price wa
- ce,.ts pound and that In tho proposal wv
4311 cents pound. Thoa followed
THEkE ITEIA;
Chnfr0c.. Pr0n"aal
70. lard ot!.........,.,.......,$. OIL. ~ ~" priv
Ne: lasl Ut. tl..:.....,........... 30 nn lrlc
BOILED llllaced nn ...,.....~..... 1.lQ Irte
JEW llAacod oiI,...-.....,.,...,,, 1.DO 10 Lrlc
Commsslouer johnson stated that tho Gun,
mittoo woraea nearly a, wool on tue supplies
aud got very tired, aud, In making up their 70
post,
MAY HAVE OVERLOOKED soAE TMlKas
Iho ChallMatI HlA ITO price 'nal been M
down in Lilo prDnpHn1 l,n ind -