Sacramento daily record-union., 1883-09-26
BOARD CP EDUCATIoE-sTATIoNERY coE
TRACT AWARDED.

| 1hACI AnAhOzO.
The City Board of Education met last
evening pursuant to adjournment. to con-
| slider the question of stationery supplies for
the past and the coming year. The commit
tee to which the question had been referred
to the evening previous, met early in the
| evening and was met by the City Attorney.
who gave it as his opinion that the question
Of accepting OK rejecting any bid remained
entirely at the option of the Board. just
befors the Board was called to order w. a.
Hough!on came in and took seat. TIE
first committee called upon for report was
the Furniture and Supplies Committee,
which was Instructed 70 purchase eighteen
additional desks for the use of the night
! school. The committee then made the fol-
lowing report on stationery supplies
To the Board Of Education Of the City of Sacra-
mentc; You committee TO which was referred
the examination Of the bills OF MessTs. ". A G.
S. H0ughtOn, respectfully report that we have ex
amined the said accounts, and ind errors etc, as
follows: In relation to pen holders, find that
oYercharge Of s. 45 per gross has been made, ex-
ptng in charge, which is 81 80 oqercharge, or
81 50 per gross was cnargediustead OF 80 cents con-
tract price The oTercharges in the account for
,
tract prices In relation to states, which were to be
furnished al 50 cents per Dozen u cents each has
been charged Envelopes furnished were not the
kinds contracted for and we are Of the opinion that
extrsvagaut price was charged. For instance,
AX contract price was S2 per NJ; AZ 10 was fur
nished at the rate Of $50 per NJ.
Note paper vas contracted for at IS cents per
ream and Ia all eases 10 cents per quire is charged.
In Hone cases from Sc 70 50 per is charged for
legal cap paper, but We have not any knowledge OF
the quality furnished
We therefore reco mend that Messrs. H0ughton
be required 10 refund the amounts oyereh4rged in
all clses We further recommend that the station.
used for the coming wear be delivered ct the o.
fee OF the Superintendent Of Schools We also
recon eud that proposals for further supplies will
Rct be received from Messr5. Houghtsn until all
matters made satisfactory to the Board. Wa
therefore refer the matter to the Board without
further Recommendation. (Sigued)
o. P. GOODHUE,
MATHEW COOKE,
GEO. ". HANCOCK.
Mr.. Cooke said there was no doubt but
thss there had besu an ovsrcharge on retail
articles, aud asked that Mr.. Houg1tOn be
requested to fursher explain the msbeeT. He
spoke favorable to tho adoption Of ths re-
port.
Mr.. Houghton ssid the wholesale price of
Xxx No. 10 envelopes for the past car lad
bsen 81 % per 600. lie said the box f en-.
yelOpes furaished ef 50 contained 500 en-
velopos He denied that there was any in
tention TO dsfsaud He said he agreed or
the evening previous TO refund the money for
sny errors found in the account, and would
do 50.
Mr. Hancock produced XIX envelope,
and said it was a Large enyelopa;' -
that Mr.. Hopghton had said that the price
charged foc los was play to get even :"
and that no packages Of envelopes of that
quality and sizs, in boxes, contained 500 en-
velopes. The retail price of the envelope, he
said, is 81 % per box, and the price to the
trade 81 % per thousand and that Mr..
Houghton had charged st the rate of $50 per
thousand also that twenty-five quires of
paper had been furnished for So %. which
Was 70 cents l5he contract price for the ream), |
and So for the quarter resm.
Mr.. Tracy did not think the Board had |
been treated right, and the contract had not !
been carried out Ia the spirit Of il. His opin. |
ion was however, that for the interes. of the |
city the lowest bid for the ensuing year
should be accepted.
The above report Of the committee was
then adopted.
The committee was then, upon motion of |
Mr.. Hancock, instructed TO examine the &C.
counts Of stationery for the previous year.
The consideration of bids for stationery
supplies for the coming year Was then en-
tered up0B, and Mr.. Goodhue, Chairman of
the committee, stated that w. A. s c. s. |
Houshton's bid was from 40 to 20 per cent
lower than any other bid.
mr. Tracy moved that after the Commit
tee on Furniture ard supplies shall have
made settlement wish Messrs. Houghton
Tor overcharges the previous year, the
COMMITTEES be Instructed TO contract with
them for supplies for the coming year.
sir. Hancock moved to amend by rejecting
the bid Of Messrs. Hou- on.
The amendment was losJ, Slater, Hancock
and Go0dhue voting aye, and Stevens,
Cooke, Stalker and Tracy voting no.
The original motion was then considered. !
Slr. Cooke said while he old not think Msssrs. |
Houghton had done exactly right during the
past year. sill the committee of the Board |
which examined the bills were also in fault, |
aud as the city would be the gamer by over
$3.50 by accepting Houghtons' bid for sup |
plies for the next year, he thought it the !
duty If the Board, in the interests of the |
ciJy, to accept it.
M. Tracy indorsed this view of the mat
ter.
The motion was shen adopted Slater and
Hancock only voting no.
The Superintendent Of Schools was author
lied to make arrangements for the delivery
Of the supplies to the sehoolhouses.
MIR. Go0dhue, upon application, was granted
leave of abssncJ for two months. The Board
then adjourned.
B9loa Is given the bids for supplies made
by ". 4. & @. S. houghton and II. s. Crocker
& Co. Tne price is given per piece, resm,
dozau, thousand, etc, as the articles ara des'
ignated.