The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-10-31

show an excessive charge from Ave to.
| I'm some cases over 100 per cent. viii
enumerate few of these items. and VIII
state that the prices l give are those
that any one can purchase these goods
| for from reasonable dealers In this city,
I'm like quantities:
Three dozen floor brushes "a inch) for
which we are charged si525 per dozen or
S45 20. can be purchased, OF the very best
for sie0o per dozen. Excess ss'b
seventy-fve one and three quarters
screws for binding posts. for which We
are charged $40 should be Ave cents per
dozen. or a2 cents. Excess sS.9S.
Two dozen mops. for which We are
charged ~ per dozen or s.. should be Si2o
per dozen. or $3.50. Excess $3.50.
one dozen mop sticks. for which we
are charged $50. price should be si' Ex-
cess 80 cents
Eight dozen tweezers. we are charged
n 10 per dozen. or $3.50. price should be
rs cents per dozen or s6 Excess Hso
Two dozen Bunsen burners, for which
we are charged S.. price should be *e'e'
Five pounds black oxide manganese.
for which we arc charged rs cents, snou'd
he 40 cents.
are charged 1926 per dozen or $1,000. the
Rhode Island News Co. bid was $3.50 per
dozen, or $4,000. Excess. $500.
Twenty five dozen library paste. Tor
which we are charged s2.75 per dozen, or
sss75. r. l. News Co. bid was si7S per
dozen. or s43.75 Excess. $1,000
THAT PAPER BILL.
second--In regard to the bill for paper
We have simply TO refer 10 the bids which
were made 10 the executive committee
June goth to show the excessive amount
charged, and this Is where the large
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was 1896 packages OF spelling slips.
which the United States Mil supply Co.
offered to furnish at sen cents per hun
dred, and for which they charge on this
bill g5 cents per hundred This amount
equals s.Ts1.s0o slips. or over four years
supply for our schools.
The next item r. 3o.1o4 blank books.
their bid was si.6s per hundred. for which
they have charged .s5 per hundred. %he
next item Is 30,os4 spelling blanks for
which they bid 16 cents. they have
charged on this bill SIS cents per hundred
Another item is 1893 reams OF practice
paper, on which they bid 3s cents, and
have charged on the bill AZ cents per
ream Another item Is 1895 packet note
for which they bid 80 cents and have
charged s5 cents per ream-ths will meet
the needs Of our schools Ter sh years
The next item is 1898 essay paper on
which they bid ash cents per resm and
have charged 42t1 cents per ream. The
next item is 2415 reams of cap paper on
which they bid 6? cents per ream and
have charged 20 cents.-this will meet the
needs OF our schools for seven years and
shows a difference on this one item Of
3272.25 above the price that they offered
10 sell II for I'm their bid Another item
is 1850 reams of thesis paper on which
they bid IS cents per ream and have
charged so cents--this will meet toe needs
/ OF our schools for years. The last item
that VIII mention is for s9b7 pounds
drawing paper (sxi2) and ii.Te2 pounds
tsxs) on which they bid 3 cents per pound
and have charged cents. This one item
figures f74s.ss. and shows an excess above
their own bid. made In June. of s23i.s5 on
this one item. and will meet the needs OF
our schools for over two years.
THERE WERE LOWER BIDS.
I will state that In some cases respon-
sible paper houses In our city made a
lower bid than those quoted by the United
States Mill supply. COMPANY on this
last one in particular I will say that a
bid was made Of II cents a pound lover
supply company and IA cents less than
the price charged. The total excess on
this bill for paper. as near az can ns.
ure II, IN $i9o6.51. providing that we had
received the quality and weight upon
which the bids were asked for. whereas
there has been delivered 10 Us paper OF