The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1893-10-17
ELECTION EXPENSES.
Strange Things Found i'm the Budget
by the Controller.

by the COntrOller.
Upon examining the election expense
budget, yesterday, Controller Trusler
opened his eyes wide with surprise. He
discovered an inspector whose identity has
heretofore escaped notice. 1t was one of
the Sullivan inspectorships which has been
somewhat in the dark. This berth was
known as the inspectorship of booths.
There were also numerous inspectors OF
booze in the Sullivan campaign, but they
do not appear on the books as such. The
inspector of booths was r. c. Arnold, and
he asked the modest sum of s. day for
his work. He claimed three days pay.
The election bill. the last attempt of the
Sullivan crowd to make a grab, is abso-
lutely funny in some particulars. Between
the lines, so to speak, can be seen the
hankering for grab; in the lines can be
seen the same laundering.
Albert Sahm estimated roughly, yester-
day, that the election expenses would be in
the neighborhood of $4,000. There is not
penny in the treasury with which to pay
these expenses. Treasurer Holt told the
controller yesterday that he was unwill-
ing TO advance any money for the pay
Inent or these bills, and so the hungry
horde or inspectors and others who had
snaps will have to wait until Nov 10,
when the taxes begin to come in. Not only
that. but they viii have to take a great
deal less than they claim, for the bills are
exorbitant to a degree.
one OF the first bills to be presented is
that of Bert Spencer. He only wants 800
for making the record Of the election re-
turns" William Jackson, for locating the
polling places, wants 500. Tom Hedian,
who received a salary from the city, is
even more modest than the others. He
sends in his bill thus: For services as
special messenger and watcher of reserve
supplies, $780," The duties of watching the
reserve supplies on election day We're very
apolis would have been glad to have footed
up the tally sheets on the day after the
election for a five-dollar note. Sam Perrott.
services in the controllers office on that
day. asked for $50 for helping in footing
SO for helping foot up the s' figures res ' biz
for 500, where the service would have been
dear at $40! George Perrot, a brother Of
Office, asks for SIS FOR aiding in canvass,
ing the vote. w. w. Spencer does not even
go to the formality of itemizing his, serv-
ices. He simply punches them and asks for
$685. f. G. Collins had an awful job in put
ting sealing wax on as many as LOS pack
any mans money, although the Controller
may have different opinion on the mat
ter: That noble patriot, Goose" Eden.
lated themselves on the political stake for
S12 each. They say they put in three days
each in putting. up booths. They first de,
cided to allow themselves four days at So
each, but, feeling somewhat conscience
stricken, they changed their bill and made
IL read three days at 81 each"-same
total. Mark Bressan thinks his three days
time was worth So a day. He looked
after the ballot boxes" He also figures in
the bills for buggy hire. William Robin
sons claim is that he located inspect
ors" He and William Carney want Sc
each for this work. They no doubt de-
serve the money for locating the Sullivan
inspectors, for that was more than any
other men could do during the Sullivan
regime. Simeon Loftin says he looked
after the election booths" He thinks the
hard work and damage to his health
amounted to s. day for three days. The
Sentinel Printing Company presented a
bill for $4,000.
Girton q Stout do not want very much
They delivered the ballot boxes. Any mes
senger agency in the city would have
been glad to have delivered a single box
even for % cents. The firm delivered 15S
of them, and wants 80 cents each, total
of $40. The election board accounts alone
run UP to the excessive sum of &263 &c.
and the bills are just beginning to come
in. One inspector made a claim OF three
days service for one of his judges, al
though 1t is not apparent how a judge
could serve that many days. Fred .. Vo3t
sent in bill for twenty three meals. Only
seven officials are allowed within booth,
and allowing them, at the most, three
meals each, 1t cannot be seen how more
than twenty-one meals were served.