The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-20
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There the Dixon man made a mistake.
The goods are packed i'm my. stock rooms
and we won't get a credit memorandum
till we send them back.
Gould Mr.. Waterman have learned
this II he called at your office?" asked
Mr.. Hogan.
He could" replied Mr.. Pyne.
I'VE had on hand July ], II gross of
Orloff pencils at $3.50 a gross that /
found I'm stock"
What were these used for?" asked
Mr.. Hogan.
For mechanical drawing in The high
schools" Mr.. Pyne said, Mr.. Champlin
caused a general laugh by innocently In
quiring II they had diamond points.
Mr. Pyne said, / don't know II is a
yellow pencil.
Mr.. Barney inquired what kind of draw
Ing they were used for.
Fancy drawing" hazarded attorney
Hogan and there was more laughter.
kind OF dra wing they were used for
Mr.. Payne said he couldn't say what
He said the highest priced drawing PEN
Gil be bought was $3.50 gross and that
IL was n good serviceable pencil.
There was a talk on common pencils,
sharpened and unsharpened and with or
without rubber tips, Mr. Pyne stating
that the cost was increased by the de-
mand for pointed pencils with rubbers.
NOBODY KNEW
Mr. Hogan returned to the "Orloff' PEN
ell again by asking Henry B. Rose. Sec
retary OF the committee. II he had any of
those 1880 pencils on hand.
He said he had none with him, and
Mr.. Champlin inquired where the 'dia-
mond pointed" pencils could be found, as
he would like to have a look at them.
"The next item" said MIR. Hogan, lis
200 of 4x5 white cards
These were not purchased by me-" said
Mr.. Pync. 'The Manual Training school
principal bought them. The principal had
the privilege of buying his property
where he pleased. told him ] wished
him not to purchase of certain dealers for
business and personal reasons. | stated
the business reasons last night and the
personal reason was that I did not think
II right for member OF the school COM
mittee to sell goods to the schools" This
statement was received with uproarious
applause.
A number OF bills for iron from the
Congdon Carpenter company were looked
over and Mr. Pyne assigned the RESPONSE
bility for them to the principal OF the
Manual Training school, saying ne did
the buying for his own building
Some discs were found on one bill and
Mr. Hogan, reading from Mr. Waterman's 3
testimony. referred To what purported to
be this statement. that only one disc
Is charged for $i62
Mr. Pync retorted that Mr.. Waterman
must have looked through smoked glasses
for three discs were marked At that price.
Up to about this time but four OF the ex-
ecutive committee occupied the platform,
Mr.. Comstock arriving late.
SCISSORS AGAIN
Now. GO back 10 the scissors again, Z"
said Mr.. Hogan
Here Mr. Waterman arose and walked
toward an open door and the crowd evil
IDENTIFY thinking he was making for cover.
started To laugh and some OF the Pyne
supporters To jeer.
Mr.. Waterman simply was starting to
close the door and when he did, said. "Oh,
| am going TO stay with YOU all right"
There are scissors that have been un-
used IN the schools nine years. said the
purchasing agent.
Mr.. Pyne exhibited scissors which he said
he had bought for sli and some that had
been purchased for S2l. Mr.. Comstock
asked that they be marked as exhibits.
MIR Hogan suggested that Mr. Water
mans scissors be similarly marked Mr..
Waterman said that he was ready To pro-
duce them n necessary
Mr. Hogan-Have you anything more to
say about scissors?
Mr.. Pyne-I have here a pair OF sells
sors that was used for sewing. IL Is diff
ferent from that produced by Mr. Water
man last night.
Mr.. Pyne said
The bill OF Belcher & Doomis charged
the Mil supply company for three scoops
S357"
Mr. Waterman said they paid N.S for
them. instead OF s25T. did he not?'
Yes"
THE city really paid. after discount
s3s7." said Mr.. Pyne.
ITS like saying spoons when you might
mean pewter. silver or tin TO say just
simply scoops
MY Pyne said II have showed that
did not buy paper even at the rates that
Il was bought In previous years.
III I had paid for all my paper that
I bought this year AZ the prices that were