The St. Louis Republic. [volume] (St. Louis, Mo.) 1888-1919, 1900-12-08
Charges AGAINST Meier.

| Charges and Specifications Against Fred
eriCk {. Meier. Commissioner of Sup
| plies OF the City Of 81 Louis:
| Charge Neglect of DUTY:
| Specification /. In this that he. the
| said Frederick e. Meier as Commissioner
| of Supplies of the City of ST. Louis. failed
I and neglected TO advertise for proposals
, for the furnishing of articles called for On
I requisitiun when the amount to hc pur-
I chased cXcee Ted one hundred dollars FOR
one article and when the delivery of the
| same WIS not TO he continuous. as Ys-
! quired by section 67 of Ordinance l.lsS. be
| ing the Revised Ordinances of the city Of
| St Louis, approved April :, ls93 10 Wit: on
| the .,ti day of September. 1899 when said
! ordinance was in fun force and effect on
requsition in proper form. three hundred
and fifty t350) blankets were purchased for
The sum of eight hundred and twelve dol
lars GSl2l Ivy the said Frederick e. Meier
as such Commissioner Of Supplies Of the
City of ST. Louis from Stix, Raer & Full
Ter Ia mercantile firn,. which said blankets
We're for the use Of the City hospital, with
out any advertisement for proposals. as re-
quired by said section of the Revised Orii-
nanceS.
CHARGES IRREGULAR
IRCHAsE OF BLANKETS.
Specification .. In this. that he. the said
Frederick c. Meier, Commissioner Of
Supplies of the City of St. Louis, failed
and neglected to advertise for proposals
for the furnishing of articles called for in
reQufsition. when the amount TO he pur
chased exceeded the sum of one hundred
dollars C$l00) for one article. when the de-
livery Of the same was not to be continu-
Gus. as required by section -, of Ordinance
111SS, being the Revised Ordinances of .the
City Of ST. Louis. approved April :, 1898, 10
Wit:
''on the twenty-dfth day OF Septemb r.
1899. when said ordinance was in full force
and effect on a requisition in proper form,
from the Superintendent of the PoOrhouse
of the City of 81. Louis. one hundred and
fifty Q59) Blue Dobson double blankets
were purchase for the sum of five hundred
and forty-two dollars and sevonty-fve
cents CsS42 .75). from Max Schulz for use at
the city Poorhouse without any advertise
ment for proposals therefor. as required by
said section 81 of the Revised Ordinances
CHARGES FAILURE TO
ADVERTISE FOR PROPOSALS.
Specification g. In this that ne. the
said Frederick c. Meier. as Commissioner
of Supplies of the CITY of ST. Louis. know
ingly committed a breach of the duties of
the office of Commissioner Of Supplies OF
the City of st. Louis. as regulated and pre-
scribed. and Of the Charter and ordinances
of the City OF st. Louis In this that he, the
said Frederick G. Meier, as such Commits
siOner of Supplies of the City OF ST. Louis.
during the month of August. 190o entirely
Iaileu ana regretted 10 advertise Tor pro-
posais for the furnishing of articles caliei
for by requisitiOn, when the amount To be
purchased exceeded the sum OF one hundred
dollars tslO0) for one article. and when the
delivery Of the same was not to be con-
tinuous. as required by section 81 of ordI-
nance lalss being the Revised Ordinances
of the City Of 81. Louis approved April =
1S93 which said ordinance was in full force
and effect. and purchased articles aforesaid
anu Of the values aforesaid and over. with
out advertisement during said month";