Omaha daily bee., 1885-08-11
UpERINrENDRYr OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION.

Attending institutes. ..,...... 80 go
Postage and postal expenses. 200 400
Express, telephone and boxes. 100 go
Printing and stationery. ...... 200 400
Letter books and binding 49,. rs 100
Blanks for district reports. d. 1000 1000
Publishing Suptis. reports. 80. 500
Publishing school laws. ...... LOCO
Records for school districts
and plans for Echool houses 5000
Total for two years...... Sll, 800
1t Ia said that there are between four
and five thousand school districts In the
state which are furnished certain blanks
by the state superintendent, for instance
blanks for district reports. Taking for
granted that FIVE such blanks are sent to
each district and allowing five thousand
districts In the state It would mako q to.
tai for each year of $500 blsnkr.
1t is very tiue and artistic printing that
can not be obtained for $40 per thou
sand, upon which basis the cost of the
$4,000 blanks would amount. to $3.50,
which Is a good fair estimate for ordinary
printing. This would leave a surplus of
$3.50 In this one item.
The item of $1,000 for
publishing the school laws Ia
clearly out Of proportion. The work
is done in pamphlet form, and outside of
actual composition is i~nexoeneive. A
BEE reporter called at Superintendent
Jor es' Office, but found that gentleman
had left the city. His clerk was asked
concerning the $4,000 Item against which
is marked records for school districts and
plans for school houses. The gentleman
Hald that formerly su~perlntendents of dis
trlcts were allowed to purchase their own
records, which are books properly ruled
and arranged to comprehend the number
of pupils attending school and other data
for the inform alton of proper au-
thorit.es from any source the dis
trio! supe,intendents thought proper.
Some time since Superintendent
Jones thought 1t would be more cconom-
cal for him to furnish the books to the
various districtr, and the char g, was
made In accordance with his views. 1t
will be seen that So, 800 a year is set
aside for these books. Which certainly
must furnish q very elaborate article in
deed. TIE clerk in Mr.. Jones off s
said that heretofore some money had
been made on the stationery and printing
done for the superintendent ofice, but
that he did not believe there would be
any realized for the next engu!ng years. |
When asked why, he said that there had
been competition in the bidding for the
work. He did not explain that thu com
petition bids were not Of such a character
"a to take Ii away from the house which
has heretofore dons the work,
viz tho State Journal of this city. The
superintendent has not yet filed any
vouchers with the auditor for work I'M
der the above appropriation, 80 that the
various amounts for tie different pur.
poses set forth ara not o~btainabls. They
will be given in the columns of the BEE !
"a soon rs filed.
A MIXED AFFAIR.
A peculiar case came up for trial before
Justice Brow yesterday. July Both
johnson Lidgard, a farmer of Lancaster
county, had n COW stolen. A week ago
two men vera arrested for the theft, tried
ct Greenwood, and the cns who wss sup.
posed to have led tho cow away was iued
500 by the justice, while tho man who
was alleged TO have driven the COW was
assessed $50. Upon default Of payment
the two men were taken to Platrsmouth
and put In jail, where they yet remain.
Saturday Two men named Albert Kay |
and VIII Anderson, supposed to be the
real culprlts, were arrested st New
ton station, on the B. Il M,
aud brought to this city for tho larceny
of some COW. Mr.. Evans, agent at that
place was also arrested for harborlng the
men. The two men waived an examina-
ton, and in default of 5000 bail were
committed to Jail to await the action of
the grand jury. Evans was released on
800 bail. There is considerable doubt
whether thelsst named man had any thing
to do with the case. Ii Is alleged that he
Ia o victim of the malice Of a mt ighborlng
farmer who wishes him discharged from
his position, The two m9n at Platt.-
mouth will be released from custody.
REFORM All THE GOVERNMENT BUILDING. |
The United States treasury department
has heretofore requested Gen. Mcbride, |
the postmaster, to receive bits for gov. |
eminent building supplies for Lincoln
among local merchants, The general h. 8
always complied with this request. A
short time since he forwarded bi1s, amoug
which was that of Mr.. Harley, which wac
was very low. Yesterday Gen. MoBtide |
received word from the department that
IT, contract had been let to a New York
house. The supplies include such srti.
cles az washing and toilet soaps, towels,
etc. To show how the bids stood rela-
lively it may be- mentioned that Harley
bid live cents per pound fos common soap |
and fifty cents per pound for toilet soap.
That of the New York house was four |
and half cents for common and forty
eight cents for toilet soap Taking int |
consideration tie freiehts and other ex.
pense Of transportation IL ia believed that
the bid of Harley was the better one, |
This Ia reform, more particularly for the
New York merchant.
uRYN A LIVE A
Two weeks ago John Red, a colored
man, employed In Sam Wettsrfeld't |
barber shop on o street, accidentally shot
himself %hls ( ding with a revolver.
John has been laid up at homo siuos that
m nursing his wound. YESTERDAY
CHARLEY Green, another coloIei Indi-
vlaual. was busy circulating a subscrlp-
ton paper for contributors with which
e. deirsy the burial expenseso OF Mr.. Red. |
Friends If that gentleman on being SD |