The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-04-14
ARG PRINTING BONANZA.
NOW rHE LOWEST BTDDER PUT IN
THE HIGHEST HID.

THE HIGHEST HID.
r.ct,cs ihnt Discount the sharper Of INC
CnnrI Ring Contractors The Green bih
,g.tn Before tue state Legislature.
A,u.Ny. April 13.- Much has been said
lurins the winter about the contract Tor tue
,.,,slau,e printing made by the Secretary Of
s,te and Comptroller X binson with Parmcn'er
tCo. n Troy. and efforts have been made by
.ounIttces OF the enatc and Assembly 10 oe-
trnine II possible. Just what It Means put
thus far without salts ectory results. Du'
.nough has teen shown TO prove thal' as
.pecimen OF unbalanced bidding II taNes NV
calm from. the Canal Ring contraciois' ana wa.
the criticisms which have been mAue upo"
are well founded Nv shiIui use u vim
and estimates Tor extra work. uohe On "uo
manor &c., parmenter & CO.. TO whom tue CON
d., was awarded. get slH per page Tor ea'h
100 comics Of work done on hne paper Whlch
otber Itlders "a ed 90 do at from nNe - Tour
teen cents PER page. Thus the amount OF
r,neyuhich the, could make from thi+ con
tract world only be limited toy the amount OF
..tra work done on line paper which the Legls-
,sture NJ ight order, and with enc or two rhurp
friends Oh the inside % put through resolutions
ori,rne such extra work, as has been the prac-
ace In years past, they had indeed very profit
,bl. contract. Dui fortunately for the state the
a,scovery was made IN time to prevent the full
sarying out Of the scheme, II such IL was, aud
ntsNery probable that the contract VIII be alb
rosucl. or at least supplemental Que made
sever4l weeks ago resolution was offered In
the senate l., Nr. -elhrc-, aud adopted. calling
upol tie secretary Of state for a comparative
,srnatc ~ t. Wtpt the legislative printing for
theen-uiug year, under tue contract Of Plrmen-
g. 4 tN would cost, As cump.red Win that OF
is75. surprising the same number II COPIES,
ouAI4fv Il paucr, &c, to he used. To this the
g. fct,fy of state repli led that such all estimate
could not he furnished, as the accounts for 1873
verc not vet closed. But "a comparative est.
uate ~ no tle year 1874 was made by an expert
and furnished to the secretary. which. however.
H. mas not eecn NJ to send To the senate. No
a. b: the Developments astunishe0 the Score
"a ana Comutrollcr. whom no one btlicv- :
we're guilty u any coilnsi, n with the contrac
tor. in awarding the printing and thcv would ne
q n e. have = new rr supplementary contr. ct
made b, which tho state would be prott cteG.
BONANZA ron PAHMENTER co.
Thehdftrs fort this printing were weed. Par
SOM \ co.. Van BentIuySeu Co., Hugh Hast
lngs -ud farmci ter Co, the contract being
lowest hiiders. But when the uubal need fei-
turs " their bid came 10 hcexposed, 1t IS shown
by the tables Prepared for the Secretary by the
81 ert. and which have seen, that providing
there was the same amount OF work done Us IN
is,4. The same quality Of paper used. aud The
sac number OF ages 81 printed matter, Far
nentcf'r contract would cost the state over
tancp more than that OF his highest competi-
Tor, a. fhe contract il Interpreted now by the
Site a Gers. ana as INTERRUPTED by tue contrac-
ter II would ne more than $4,000.
The total cost 81 the legislative printing for
ls-t with which THIS comparative estimate n. =
been made. was k7slSs. what It would have
cost the 1t te under the different bios for this
year is rstiH ated by the exert VINO was EN-
plo,ed ~ iht secretary u state, ss follows:
Ts'd rN,Sr. 'esYs Is
Hnr' II NJ &. ......... CS0i' p7
Sload c,,'l.c, %, nc STAT oaicct.i. >. eos ecs o,
Tue coitrs, VI. ........,.' s9o7i4 81
pared rte secretary Of state, but which as
notNet teen m delutlir, and show very Gle rlv
Thistle re- tuition Of Mr. Selkr,g calling for the
.btv-.ti-r .i tue contract ought t. be passed
orat least IT. tAnew contract ought TO be made
/: j. said that the secretary ana ComptrulcT
are desirou- ~ making a new contract Bat that
Pariuentcr Go. having sold their contract Ga
the y@ Company Tor good urce. refuse e.
dotnis. though expressing q WILLINGNESS e. make
hsupl Elementary or explanatory contract.
THE WOODEN BILL PASSED.
Mr. Woodn'. bill embodSins the omnibus
LOAD II amendments to tue New Y,fA cnar;e-
suggested 10y Comptroller Green, was unaui-
nOusly passed IN the sen te tut. morning
sf.erunlergoins some amendments. one Of e
amendments makes three fuurtns instead u a
four-hltns vote Of the Aldermen necessary 10
override - veto. Another, offered ~. Nr. &C.
rad, troyidcs IN ia the annual issue Of mil-
Hon doll irs worth Of bonds - which the citv
\ TO be Limited IA future. on" half III amount
shan ne In bonds If denomiua at U ls.Ot 500 ~ O.
80. IN I person % limited means may have
al opportunity T. invest.
ready tntr,ducei IN the A -.rmhlv. trohbitin.
under severe pcnaties. the adverti-iu- OF my
lottery scheme. native OF lorvtEn or the sale OF
lottery ucktts or policies
When tue Green bill was announced IN IN,
Assembly TINS morning, Mir. Fish asked unAnt
nous consent TO have II substituted r his bu
exactly the snnlc. with view to utung b
ahead. Mr.. kilhan objected, thus gaining
Llgnt delay. 1t Is ain TINT determined ~
fort 10 beat the extension bill Is TO be made IL
The wonan's sorraPe oil wa, debated snc
progressed In the Assem- bl Mr.. Yves, VINO in
roduced the bill said that >" should not agar
call II up. aud 10 may be considered as dead.
Ar. O'llare Introduced bill to regulate tn,
rates of ferriage on the hlriy-fourth stree
and Hun er's Point ferry. l. provides that th'
fare for foot % ssengers snail he three cents. TX
cent for two hours IN tho morning and evening
and reduces all other classes Of ferrlage apou
Nj Enrlenart's bill legalziug assessment
for sewers Nnd drtins ia New York CITY Wa
passed the Assembly, by restricting It's opera
tun 10 those m course Of construction, thu
removing tie most objectionable feature.
DIR. vANDERroELs DErEScA.
Health Onicer Vanderpoe was before m,
Commerce aud Navigation Committee agnif
~ afternoon VITA Two witnesses u cOntrddlci
the testimony Of Supt. Coivile relative 10 Tie
ceduc' Ion ~ ten per cent. from repairs on the
- tue illi- Of the Health Officers private b't
Or uude. M Harris n aud Mr.N, II >antlsru, wh'
mauc tue fcptirs on the two 100 Is, te-tlued thu
~ sIch deduction was mide, aud IN the,
new ad any conve s,ti9n et.her with th'
del icf0u. Tuey also swore that no deduc iot
IL nllr iur work done to tue Health officers pri
Nete yacht wHs ever made by reason OF worl
dnns un tNr state boat. They admitted, how
ever. that deduction, amounting q
Au.t to pr cent. " tS made or the bills for re
ill- the Heath on 'er's yacht. the retsun %
Tn dtdn'tiun being that tues thought the bui-
mere 700 ign. cuu-iderng tue value Of tire boat
81. u rri-uu Also admitted that simiii de-
cue Ton vas made iu tht hllls Tor req ring the
G-if.Nde the following wear. but could give ma
fra-ou ior tie las deduction DR.. NaudcrJt @
was alto retKtuiutd rel tive to the Il ~uo-itIO.
II de- OF moneys rrVe sod from state urupertS
which ne called junk" IL sAid that none
OF TINS money ever Wcnf into hls % iy tte fund.
bu' WIS 900 expended Tor am les needed about
We quarantine establishments lie WIS theI
III, VIII a turck for $sl,.sj, given in payment ful
~ IucNnr aui cuan which we're SOLD AS Junk
tLl ue adm ted that tho check was DEPOSITED
W. rr Z" credit # his private account. Tie
claimed, however, that the fun value Of TN,
snt b ,ud all other junk money was turned oyel
" Tie = ate.
SUSTAINING THE HEALTH OFFICER.
Tie Health Onicer was accompanied by two
hNNfi', afs-r.. Rufus Psckham and j. Van
90 'rIt uuu Sir, Colyile was represented b,
bl'tnr' Attorney Moak Of this city. TWO wit
ne,sts Jan eN ana Lasker, were sworn to sus
yam t"e 'hdi-er Il Cultille, but they failed tC
w. 20 &c inNestlRatiou WAS adjourned.
~ inc A''cmnly to-day Speaker Hustled pre-.
Hh'Fu RS lLtipn- HGopted Dy the snip owners
As-oct lnn II New York, endorsing DR.. Van
urlIp"l hominiHtri ton "a honest and etiiC