New-York tribune., 1879-02-28
THE ULSrER COUNTY RING.

ANOTHER EiCU rLtCEE-u"W 1HF nEMoCH\llC ST.
PlRv.sop, AND oIlER COUNTY OFFICERS
swrILrp THE STATIONERY account.
EING>rON, Feb. 2G.--Thc exposure Of the in
,uan, county ring goes bryely on ana the details Of
r-,ud continue 10 pile up The stationery bill FOR
1875 is the last bonb'he from the reform
ctuip. And II rcm1ik k;sb.r In many re-
apccti that brief aiiusiou to some of the more
important itc- VIII be OF interest Ia other counties and
states Ia view of the fact that this county has paid
more for stationery during th" past year than all the
offices of Governor Secretary o. state Treasurer, Con-
truer Attorney state Engineer surveyor and
supcrluiondous OF state Prisons aud Pubic works com
biucd. it may well be considered subject OF general
interest For the past year. then. these busy officials
have required about 10000 sheets Of writing paper of
various kinds aud qualities, at OF 226, 10000
envelopes, costing S9O. OF course II took several
sross of pens and pencils 10 cover all this
PAPER ana q good deal OF money to buy
t,tm with: the ill SAYS 1923 pencils, so; pens
y,,thout number Sil. FIVE cents per graphite at
Wholesale Stems to include iar margin of pruhi but
tCu the station % tac ring was or course Democrat
and entitled To his share Of the pap To make tns large
black, red, h,uc and grs'u-wrre required, Tor when
s}s y. paid - per gallon "a another good Jobbng
rate but ri iiny must he consolation to the
payers remember tna some ~ ts very lux was used
by tho public robuets themselves IN bringing
these toul charges before the people; ana that
some oi th,se costly p"nT, goI, s'eel aud
qW, inditet the Infamous story OF hcir rrur Whlrh
hcr lS 80 worth Of buttcrs could not cIco rom the
public records they were Obliged to nlc. aud whicn
nothing cdCe from their backrn"d characters
Another rs mteIc5n ng item IN thrr STRANGE Het or
requirements clasic ruuhrr bands which, 70 appears.
cost Sj7, and even thl- pfodHi"us amount hhS
entirely failed Keep their bills ana accounts from heng
scattrrrd u every corner ~ the county. II also took
! about SIS worth OF mucage, at Domocrate wholesale
rat. to pa,e W the resolutions Ot the Board ana ep
! tho ring toLciher But turn ;hcre Is ldrse lt tn
! saved u pru-WIpers; single one hlHu& NuUlc'd lof
,nr VINO rug aud Jnat only ~ -. Iu', strange
| cruuouv can only be explained however, by The Tact
that having much INK 50 many pens ana 30 nH'u 4
t,uT winch Of course their constituents Woud expect
time Tor wipug pens AT ALL one do lar and MY cents
wa. spent fr tXcrslr punch -; It was the day pre-
crdtug the ith of july. and yr} hot Mcos. ers Dc
touary cost 20 The supervisors clerk ta little rusty
iu spelling aud this doubtless Wa legitimate need.
Iutn ioOws tho famous htte bill No. lIl. Ga tho as
| s.mbla-s OF tho Board Of supervisors last fAll,
| the polite, aflabc aud magnanmoua clerk, MI.
| krtI, wanted reappulutmtnt. - lie Ntlhs over
-iatunrr and ordered tWCuty-siN bc ut
ful pocket knives at - each. aud twenty
six elegant gold pens and holders ut -, has tnrn
cnargrd to tie county, and presents each supervisor
with tho beautiful little kccIsake rou the county. "A
.oIt rcwutd oi merit m advance There being TWEEN
ty-nve SupcTyisorz OF whom i've refused the articles
one OF these Democrat am happy 60 say, u lett SIX
OF each ~ the articles the hands ~ tnc CLERK "hlch
ne doubtless has found useful Ihis little transaction
coat the county sos ana the clerk MAS reappohtcu
In this way over S3 100 has been paid Tor stationery 9
county Use during tho past year, bu the ehd Is near a
hand