The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-03-18

CODE COMMISSIONERS AND IN
| SURANCE COMMISSIONERS RE
| PORT.
Sacramento, March IL, 1897.
Joint Committee Investigation of
State Printing Office-Gentlemen: In
response to your inquiry regarding
prices of Code Commissioners and In
surance Commissioners reports, we re-
port as follows: Code Commissioners
report coo copies and $50 for appen-
dices, price entered by State Printing
Office in general order book, 1919 %.
! Insurance Commissioners report
! l 200 copies and 4SO for appendices.
600 bound cloth and gold lettered. 600
| bound paper, price entered by State
Printing Office in general order book.
1874 So
We called on Croker G. Co., Day &
JOY and Woodson Bros. and requested
estimates on the above reports Wood
son Bros. informed us that the work
was out Of their line, as they have no
| cylinder presses.
Croker & CO. and Day & JOY have
cylinder presses, but neither firm has
enough type of the size used to put
either report entirely in type before
printing. This would be particularly
essential in the Code Commissioners
report, as revisions and changes We're
necessary from the first to the last part
of the book Provided they had the type
these firms estimate:
! On the Code Commissioners report
Mr.. Mott Of Crocker & Co. inquired how
many hours changes were to be figured,
as he understood much revision was
| necessary on this class of work. We
| informed him that the entire amount
of composition and changes on the job
was 1865 hours, and this estimate was
made on that basis: 2,4S0 copies (4S0
/ appendices Code Commissioners re-
port, with 800 hours allotted for COM
| position and alteration, 81 900 60. Day &c
| Joy did not inquire about the time, but
| appeared to understand the class Of
work. and estimated for code reports,
| 81 ,529
| on Insurance Commissioners report
! Croker & Co. gave this estimate |, POO
copies reports and $50 for appendices
| 600 bound in cloth with gilt lettering
and 600 bound in paper, We should es-
innate this work to be worth SSH 40.
| Day & Joy for same work estimated
$50.
| The prices charged in San Francisco
for this class of work we should esti-
mate: 2,4S0 Code Commissioners re-
port Gncluding the $50 for appendices)
without changes, $1,1S0 OF; changes
and alterations about 5000; total, ST.
$50 OF.
| Difference between State Printer and
San Francisco prices, $16S 9S.
On the Insurance Commissioners
report we understand comparatively
few alterations We're necessary; we es-
innate: 1850 copies 600 cloth with
gold lettering and 600 paper bound), in
Guiding 4S0 for appendices, S144 80
Difference between State Printer and
San Francisco prices $40 so.
EMPLOYEES OF THE LEGISLATURE,
1S95-97.
The increased number of employees,
and consequent higher payroll, of the
present over that of 1895 is largely due
to the fact that daily histories for both
the Seante and Assembly. are now is
sued, instead Of weekly histories as
heretofore.
If the convenience of a dialy history
does not warrant the increased ex-
penditure, we would recommend that
| in future the system of weekly histories
be re-established.
1895. January 18th, number en-
ployed, $50; payroll, 1926 90. jan
uary 18th, number employed, 2S1; pay
roll $11,955 20. February Sth, number
employed, 304; payroll, $12,974 80.
February %, number employed, 29O;
payroll, S1O,196 60.
1897. January 10Th, number en-
ployed, 300; payroll, $11,371 40. Jan
uary 18th, number employed,
$50; payroll, $14,179 80. Feb
luary 10Th, number employed, 30;
number employed, 3D.; payroll, S14,-
ODD 40.
EMPLOYEES FALL OF 1886.
The following shows the number of
employees in all departments of the
State Printing Office, covering the
months preceding the election of 1896,
with corresponding months of 1898:
1895 September 4th, number en-
rloyed, 211; payroll, $500 80. Sep
TENDER 18th, number employed, 10;
payroll, 1924 40. October I'd, num-
Der employed 226 payroll, S9,131 %.
October 10th, number employed, 2333;
payroll, $9,079 %. October Both, num-
Der employed, 257; payroll, $500 %.
Novem her 18th, number employed, 229;
payroll, 1882 Is.
1896. September 18th, number en-
ployed. 205; payroll, $6,910 %. Sep
TENDER 2Jth, number employed, 2lS;
payroll. S7,93S 20. October 9th, num-
Der employed, 237; payroll, $500.
October 23d, number employed. 246;
payroll $9,43S 60. November 9th,
number employed, 249: payroll, S.
Ali 95. November 18th, number en-
ployed, 257; payroll, SS,541 %.
FOLDING.
At various visits paid the book bind
| cry we have found all hands actively
at work.
! In the female department, to when
special reference has been made, we
find the employees are always engaged
in folding, sewing stitching, gathering
and collating.
The last visit to the bindery was
March 10TH at 4;13 p. m. At this time
we found the female department as
usual in charge of the forewoman, Miss
Julia Lyon. Ninety-six hands We're
engaged in folding, collating, sewing,
etc. OF this number thirty-four We're
folding In examining the work of the
| folders we noted that a considerable
portion of the time was consumer in
getting correct register of the pages,
so that a uniform margin would show
after trimming.
Much of this time can be saved by
+! having legible register marks printed in
proper place on the sheets and we re-
commend that in fut1lre such marks be