The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-06-03

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| Hill T.. King NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. 81 90
| John brady Observation-Disclosures. II 80
| L. H. JoyCe ....... III. -
! -. n. Shore ....... ........... 3i.Nt
Your committee also finds that the
| board has been guilty Of distributing
It's patronage among its own members.
in other words. employing themselves
to perform the delicate and accurate
work required in the proper conduct of
the great mission Of the Agriculture
Department the protection of the farm
er against the practice of fraud in tho
purchase Of commercial fertilizer. BY
employing themselves rs clerks and in
spectors they hamper and hinder the
officers in the discharge of their public
duly aud render ii impossible to make
effective the machinery which would
otherwise obtain in perfectly regula-
ted and disciplined working force. The
stream caunot rise above its source.
The committee desires 10 express its
hearty ,lisapproyal of the practice rs be-
ing fraught With danger To the accuracy
Hnd value of the work and destructive
TO the untrammelled execution of often
delicate and eNacting duties imposed
upon the offices of the Board. who
must lie responsible 10 the Board; thus
presenting the anomaly of the members
of the board passing Judgment upon
their own work and their efficiency to
perform the same, the officers being
powerleSs TO complain or appeal.
tENHIBfr e.
The" members of the board Sor EN-
rloyed were us follawS:
IL. L. King Thy agreement. analytical
clerk
Geo. +. Flow. Inspector.
John Brady. inspector.
!. c. Ray, inspector.
Howard Browning. Inspector.
J. c. L. Harris. attorney
That since he made the report of the
Board of Agriculture to the I.egisla
ture considerable sums have been drawn
from the treasury on this account and
that $3.50 of it have been used in paying
Mr.. Harris for preparing the report OF
the Board To the Legislature. which has
heretofore been performed by the Secre-
tary Of the Board without extra com
pensation. tSee exhibit "F')
(ENIIIBIT "F".)
This exhibit gives the total amount
Logue Harris has drawn during the last
Of S3,4S5.5S. Two single fees were ST.
600 each.
Your committee also finds that two
items Of S12 each have been paid to
Hill Il. King and j. c. l.. Harris. on
March 18th, said items containing 81
each for advance for board. which your
committee contends was unwarranted
under the Laws of 1897 and in viola
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in it's session of March 4th, 1899.
Your committee finds that one Mr..
King Ga son Of DR.. Hillus f. King was
employed as an Inspector for two months
at SO per month. and that he drew rs
expenses during one month IS and the
second month $40 Your committee is
unable to understand this matter, and
as the items were omitted there was
no indication of the seyice performed.
Your committee also calls attention
to several extraordinary accounts.
charges of committees. and electric
lights, carpets and insurance. The work
of these committees was of the slight
est significance and such as is usually
performed by the commissioner, the
Secretary or the curator. There We're
several resident members ON these com
mittees and they charged four dollars
per day and two dollars allowance for
board. Here is a sample of these bills.
(See exhibit II.
EXHIBIT III.
Ga true copy as taken from the
records. 1889.
Dec. 21-To amount to pay attached
bill $500
Agricultural Department to j. NJ. Al
len on special committee. 1898.
June 30-2nd selections of carpets.
per dime 400
EAptHstS -.oo
July Selecting material for toll
let, rooms and spittoOns, per
dime ................. 400
TApellSeS $500. ....... -.up
July 18th Receiving and inspecting
carpets, often laid, per dime. 400
Expenses 2.oo
1890
Dec q, 1885,
(Signed) j. NJ ALLEN. Com'r.
The report is signed by j. b. Coffeld.
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