New-York tribune., 1903-11-30
SUPPLY DTVISION.

On April L. 1897. Michael W Louis, OF Cincinnati.
was appointed cashier in the Kansas City CloD
Postofhce and detailed to the department as
acting superintendent Of the supply division The
Civil Service Commission was asked 10 except the
position from the classified service This the com
mission declined in July following it did give
special examination. allowing Louis rating OF 90
points for experience acquired during the three
months he had been IN charge OF the division As
result Of this rating Louis passed successful ex-
! animation and appointed
CONTRACT FOR CANCELLING INK
Shortly after Louis was placed in charge Of post
Office supplies the contract for cancslling ink was
awarded TO the Ault & Wiborg Company, Of Ctnctn-
natl at q cents pound. four cents higher than
other bids Much Of the ink furnished by the new
contractors was Of inferior quality but instead Of
being returned to the company IL was paid for and
burned or thrown away the city dump During
the fiscal year 5L0o pounds Of cancsllins ink were
bought from the Au1t & Wiborg Company, costing
s14 ss7 81 while during the previous year but 2o0eO
pounds had been used. at cost Of S430 s.
For the fiscal year 1888 go no contract was awarded
for canceIing ink and from March. 1899 until the
beginning OF the fiscal year 1S2-'O5. Louis bought
cancelling ink from the Auft & wiborg Company
80 cents a pound. six cents higher than the last
competitive bid. 10 cents higher than was paid be-
fore Louis became superintendent and from four 70
nine cents higher than present cos
MIXING PADS
For the fiscal year beginning July / 1sas. upon
false statements OF Louis. the contract fer mixing
pads was awarded to " G. Long ar = cents each.
/ In preference to Accent pads offered by Herman
Baumgarten Long was not a manufacturer. so he
bought inferior pads from Baumgarten az 12l5 cents
each Long received net 'rake-of OF SIS on the
For the fsca1 wear 1s0O-O1 NJ D. Helm had the
contract for twine at $40 60 hundred pounds for
During the Closing months Of the year 1901 when
the price of tne was SO % and after the contract
Louis bought large quantities of the tne at $40 s.
He was removed october q, 1913.
PURCHASE OF MANIFOLD BOOKS
In September. 1901. George L Morton. representa-
tive Of the General Manifold Company. OF Franklin
t, S ~ M tente5 5niicattng paner for me
registry system ". r Landvoight was then super
this proposition but before any books were ordered
with the president of the General Manifold Com
pany. The proposition was accepted by Landvogt
II Was Iandvoigt's duty to pass upon the merits
and quality Of the supplies furnished by this COM
tt tt6is CHARACTER was considered highly improper.
and his Tssgnaoa Was tb ana n
manifold supplies from the Public Printer. but tne
Morton succeeded in having the law changed so
TO authorize the Public Printer 70 buy com
books of the General Manifold Company was ex
tended 50 70 include all books used IN the
on June l. 1902 Louis Kempner became super
alriin!tra ton books made by the General Mani
fold C-0vnpauv have heen used in a lavish manner
The original proposition was 70 furnish a BOOK
Containing 500 receipts for 22ls cents each TINS
hook however. never used. but IN us stead
I a hook containing Loo receipts. which cost 81 70
Prior 10 KempueT's appointment as superlnten-
| dent of registry system. nlfO!d DOCKS were
not furnisned to ofces where less than 2o pieces
OF registered mail were handled per annum.
Kenpner disregarded this rule and sent these eN-
I pensfve manifold books 70 third and fourth class
/ offices The books made or material requiring
careful harding. they have been sent to hun
ereds Of offices throughout the country that
kent In small country stores and farmhOuses where
not more than twenty-five pieces Of mail are regis
The result has been that the cost of manifold
supplies for the fiscal year i9020S So 76s 8
gainst 81 439 q Tor fiscal year 1871 wien sur
piled by the Public Printer. an increass Of si5 p
4 5S9 81. After the books were once adopted fol
general Inc company advanced the prices
On october > lsOa tventy-five books were ordered
18th of November. FIVE weeks later twenty-fve
books. exactly he same. were ordered for Ogden
Utah for which the company charged So Sc. on
october Is. 1902 loo books were ordered for Bos-
ton for which the company charged si2s - while
IN April 1858. l0Q OF the same books ordered
for the same city. for which Sle5 was charged
During the investigation " was learned that
keTnpner had been receiving from cube numerous
packages OF cigars without paving duty. as re-
qured by Law By an order OF the President.
dated November 10 1889. any employed IN the
United States service in Cuba WaS permitted 20
sArd rtfts or souvenirs to members OF hts family
free Of duty Sempnsr had parties IN Cuba buy
cigars FOR hin1 and send them 70 him registered
mail. marked Eit.' thereby evadnS the duty.
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