Telegram-herald., 1890-10-07

FtSUttIlfflN
for the School for the Blind l562. i569. i60} and
lois. and Tor the Reform School. January,
30; February. 3iS; March, 4l9. and April. All.
also submit affidavit of Mr.. Henry
Humphrey, general accountant IN the
AudItor-Generap oihce, III refutatlOn
of sundry salient portions of the Nc
Eiroy manifesto:
STATE or MIcHGAx.l
COUNTY OF iNGHAM. =
Henry Humphey. being duly sworn on his
oath says that he resides in the city OF Ian
sing, and has for twenty years; that he is tie
general accountant Of the Audit0r-General 5
office. OF the state OF Michigan; that he has
examined every voucher ever paid Tor account
OF The Mich gan school for the Blind by James
VI. Turner treasurer. during lis term as mem
Der Of said Board OF the School Tor the Blind.
and that he 1uGS each and every voucher 50
paid 10 have been certified as correct by J. T.
McElrOy. super ntcndeut. AID further de-
pOueut says that there IS not voucher show
ing payments 10 James VI. Turner for any Of
the brick or other material used IN the cree
tlOn OF the south wing. north wing. or resi-
dence for the superintendent. or for brick or
other material used IN the workshop or dOrmi-
tory nor the engine house or lauuderv build
ng. or lor milk used by said school for the
Blind. as stated IN the afidavit of J. +. Nc
Eiroy, published in the detroit Free Press
october 8. lssO hESRY HJMPHREY.
subscribed and sworn to before me. this 9th
day OF October. lssu. IRs SCOTT.
Notary Public for Ingham County Mich.
baseless McElrOy's charge was in these
respects; as not cent was ever paid TO
me tor milk for the school for the blind,
and never = quart of milk or drop OF
mix WAS ever delivered 10 the school
for the blind by me, or any material
sold 10y me TO the school for any of the
buildings thereof.
Every taxpayer VIII believe and m
- Of ~
state of Michigan are equal or superior
IN quality and as cheap IN price, that
they should at all times be gwen pref
ercnce IN the construction OF all Michi-
gan public buildings over products of
any other state. 1t was this fact winch
governed the board in its determina-
ton TO use Michigan states in the con-
structIOn o. the coal sheds and barns.
Dir. 4. j. DOugherty was contracted
With TO furnish these states at s. per
square, he doing all the labor and fur
nlshmg oil the materials Mr.. Dough-
erty being entirely irresponsible finan-
claily, l received from the Michigan
slate company, of Arv0u, Barags coun-
", Mich. IN which am personally in
terestedl, q bill of states at s. per
square, delivered TO A. j. Dougherty,
freight paid to Lansing, slcn., this
with the request that when tie voucher
came 10 me a. treasurer, for the pay
meut Of the slate roofing done by the
sald DGugheriv. 7 withhold the amount
due from nim for the materials, which
/ cneerfully did. have no apologies
20 make for this transaction. It WAS
rlEnt and legitimate that J should do
exactly ss / dId. and the slate roofs on
the buildings described In the Dough
erty affidavit. and N the buildings de-
ser bed az tire nOrta and south wings.
VII, through all time, remain ss a
monument to the g0od sense OF the
ooard 81 control 0f the school for tne
oilnd IN adopting the highest quality
ot STATE Known In the naarset. rather
tnaa uslng 3 less durable AMI attrac-
tige article from foreign markets.
There = no claim that these slate
roofs cost too much, as everybody who
has any practical knowledge Of the con-
struct0n of elldInzs and value of ma
teraIs knows vel enough thst TIE
roofs on tne north and soUln WIZ e and
the roofs GA the barn sn3 Cosl sheds
were extremely iow in priCe snd much
belov their actuai value
I nder the bead of profit on the
trlck. be cnarges that pocketst over
5000 'n pr0ats. I state positively, un-
equlVocsliy and shso'otsly tnst never
derived IA tae way of profits 5000 CT S