The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1903-11-30

VI ASHINGTON. Nov. 29.-Fonowing
w is a brief Of the report Of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster General
Bristow on the result of the investiga-
ton of the postomce department.
Supply Division.
on April ~. 1891 Michael W. Louis,
Of Cincinnati, was appointed cashier in
the Kansas city. Mo, postofice and
was detailed TO the department as act
ing superintendent Of the supply divi-
sion. The civil service commission was
asked 10 except the position from the
classified service This the commission
declined; but i'm July following it did
give special examination. allowing
Souls rating Of so points for exper-
bence acquired during the three months
ne had been I'm charge of the division.
Vas a result Of this rating Louis passed
a successful examination and was APP
Lointed
Contract For Canceling Ink Shortly
after Louis was placed in charge OF
postOfiice supplies the contract for can
ceiling ink was awarded 20 Ault & Wi
, borg company Of Cincinnati Ohio. at
"a cents per pound, 4 cents higher than
other bids. Much Of the ink furnished
By the new contractors was Of Inferior
quality, and instead of being returned
10 the company it was paid for and
burned or thrown away on the city
dump. During the fiscal year 510Ju
pounds of canoeing ink were brought
from the Ault & Wiborg company, cost
ing S143S7.52. while during the previous
year but 10000 pounds had been used
at 81 cost of S4.302.65.
For the fiscal year 1S9S-99 no contract
was awarded for the canceling ink. and
from March 1929, until the beginning
80 . De
CanCclinE ink from the Ault G. WibOrg
Company a 80 cents per pound. 8 cents
hLNhcr than the last competitive bid
10 cents higher than was paid before
louis became superintendent. and from
q % 9 cents higher than present cost
linking Pads-F0r the fiscal year be-
ginning july l. lS9S. upon false state
ments of Louis the contract for mixing
spads was awarded 10 W. e.. Long. at
j. cents each. in preference TO decent
pads offered by Herman Baumgarten-
Long was not manufacture, so he
bought an inferior pad from Baum
Rarteu az - - cents each Long re-
eceived net rake off, of 81 .625 on the
years business.
For the fiscal year 19OO-19Oi. NJ d.
Eelm had the contract for Irvine at
S10Q5 per hundred pounds; for the fol-
lowing fiscal year the price dropped 70
Ss.f5. During the closing months or
the year 1901 when the price of Irvine
was Sl0.95. and after the contract had
been given for the succeeding year at
SIS Louis bought large quantities of
the Irvine az Sl0.95 (Which was carried
over into the next fiscal year.
He was removed oct. Fl, 1903.
Purchase of Manifold Books.
In September. 1901. George L. Nor
ton. representative of the General Mani
{ hd company of Franklin. Pa. sub
g. j.. .s..n. 10
fold books made of "a patented dupliCat-
Ing paper for the registry system. W.
~. Landvoigt was then superintendent
tf the system After Merton submitted
this proposition. but before any books
sNvere ordered. ne proposed to secure
LandvOigt's son employment with the
president of the General Manifold COM
~pany The proposition was accepted by
sIaudvOigt. who considered IL a great
personal favor.
TIC was L.andvoiEt's duty 20 pass upon
Pie merits and quality Of the supplies
furnished by the company. and the ac-
CcptanCC, therefore. of a favor of this
character was considered highly i'm
proper. and his resignation was re-
ouested ana accepted.
The law required the department to
purchase manifold supplies from the
Public Printer. but the Public Printer
could not buy completed books. Nor
81 as Co authorize the Public Printer
70 buy completed manifold books.
After this the use of books of the Gen
eral Manifold company was extended
so as TO include all books used I'm the
registry service
ON june +. 1902. Louis Kempner be-
came superintendent of the registry
system and under his administra ton
books made by the General Manifold
company have been used in a lavish
manner. The original proposition was
10 furnish a book containing 500 re-
ceipts for - 10 cents each. This book
however. was not used. but I'm its stead
book containing 1000 receipts, which
est Sf.1o
prior TO Kempner's appointment as
Superintendent OF the registry system,
manifold books were not furnished 20
eHlccs where less, than 1000 pieces of
registered mail were handled per am
mum. kempner disregarded this rule
and sent these expensive manifold
books 20 third and fourth cless offices
The books are made of material re-
curing careful handling. yet they have
been sent To- hundreds of offices
throughout the country that are kept i'm
small country stores and farm houses
where not more than twenty-five pieces
or mail are registered in a year
The result has been that the cost
OF manifold supplies for the fiscal year
1909 was SSf. T6SS5. as against Sal 49,
q for the fiscal year 1901. when sup
, piled by the Public Printer an increase
II sfe. 269.6l. After the books were once
a4oopted FOR general use the company
>Edvanced the prices 90 illustrate.
ON oct O. 1902. twenty-five books
. were ordered for Atlanta. Ca. at
cost OF S23. while on the 18th OF NOvem-
bcr. five weeks later. twenty-five books
exactly the same, were ordered for Ogs
eden. Utah for which the company
e.harged $3.50 on Oct 13. 1902. 100
books were ordered for Boston. Mass
for which the company charged S126.50.
while in April. 1903 100 of the same
books were ordered for the same city.
for which $3.50 was charged
= During the investigation it was
learned that Kempner had been receive
ing from cuba numerous packages Of
cigars. without paying duty as required
by law. By an order OF the president.
dated Nov. 10, 1898. anyone employed
ga the United states service in Cuba