The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1883-12-12

increased the cost of MassillOn stone
| fully so per cent. above what it would
be if transported the same distance over
! one road. Hence the contracts COM
PEELED the contractors to get Dundee
| stone, and moreover, at a price equal to
| the increased cost of MassillOn stone,
| for no one can doubt that contractor
would hesitate an instant to give Mill
hOf the preference at the same price.
But now when these Dundee" stone
were unlOaded at MapletOn station they
were still as far from the two bridges
as the stone at the quarry Of Mr.. Marks,
/ which are in every respect fully as good
| as the Dundee stone. Now every sane
man must see that those "Dundee"
stone cost the contractors fully double
what the same stone would have cost
from the quarry of Mr.. Marks, and that
this increased cost was at the expense
| of the Treasury for Mr.. MillhOf'S benefit.
Mr.. Marks and his operator, Mr.. Delap,
deny Gerwig's statement In toto and
say they would have been glad to fur
Dlsh those stone, and complain of the
injustice of the cOntracv that required
MassillOn or Dundee stone, and thus de-
prived them of furnishing stone for the
bridges in their vicinity.
And why, Mr.. Gerwig, did the contract
limit the contractor to MassillOD or
Dundee stOnep Would that have been
in the contract If these local quarrymen
would not sell their stone for such pur-
pOseP ls any man so blind that he cam
not see that this was in the contract
just because these local men wanted to
sell their stone aud because of the GER
tainty that the contractor would buy
the m if permitted? And does IL require
a great stretch of the imagination when
man resorts to such jObbery, to fOist
his stone upon the county to infer that
he will 90 much further and give out
these contracts at double their value
and divide the spoils with the cOntrac-
tOrp
Has Mr.. Gerwig forgotten even the
fact that the stone actually furnished
for these two bridges were 80 inferior
that at his own instance large portion
were rejected and afterwards sold there
for little or nothing, and which, but for
his Interference, would have been used
If Mr.. Gerwig cannot see all this, if
because of his own honesty he has such
implicit confidence in others that he is
blind to what is going on, the sooner he
resigns the better for himself and the
county.
But now since Mr.. Gerwig has made
the assertion, we demand that he make
1t good by informing the public of the
names of the contractors who were re-
fused stone by the local quaTTymen and
the works for which the stone were
wanted. Facts the puOic want, not
assertion.
But, passing this, there is a matter of
record that needs explanation, concern
ing the house for the boilers that heat
the Court House and Jail. The follow
ing is copied from the Commissioners
journal
February 6, 1888.
Board met pursuant to adjournment.
Present, Frank MillhOf, John G. GerRig
and j. NJ. Shelter.
This being the day set for opening
bids for boiler house stack and boilers
for heating Court House and Jail az per
previous notice in Repository and STARK
COUNTY DEMOCRAT. Board proceeds to
open bids received as follows:
Theobad Co., bid on boilers and connec-
j. Il Pogser bid on ali except boilers and con
Jno. ). Melbourne bid on ali except boilers
james VIi Miller bid on brick work and door At 07'0'
J q Cory bid 2n boilers and conneciions 15SS0S
connections. .......;,...: 5Oe5Oo
hardware. .,........; 1.4s9OO
John Loew bid on brick work and door at jail 2S47OO
On motion of John G. Gerwig, second
Ih ny bs Als OlOblbi bllHb bllt CUubIh hGb Bb
awarded to John 8. Melbourne, at his
bid, which was agreed to by the follow
ing vote: John C. Gerwig, yes; j. M.
Shelter, yes, and Frank MillhOf, yes.
On motion of John G. Gerwig, sec
Onded by j. NJ. Shelter that the con-
tract be awarded to j. G. Cory at his
bid for boilers and steam connections
which was agreed to by the following
vote: John @. Gerwig, yes; j. NJ. Shet-
Ian nd II
From this 1t appears that Melbourne
gothic whole job for everything except
boilers and connections for S5,275.7I,
though Thornton Kell was willing to
do the same for $5,O65.OO. Aud it ap-
pears further that j. G. Cory got the
contract for the boilers and connections
for 81 ,090.OO. Now for this boiler house
the Auditors register shows the follow
ing payments to MelbOuTne:
pa A IN