The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-20
PYNE TELLS OF
CREDIT MEMORANDA

paid last year the amount would be s492.0s
over the present bill at the United States
Mill supply company's prices"
And you did this on a rising paper
market?" asked Mr. Hogan
Yes" replied Mr.. Pyne. who estimated
that he had saved the city $500 on the to-
tai OF sI967.91
Mr.. Hogan then inquired IL "A bill of the
G. s. Bush company was held up.
Mr.. Pyne said IL was not.
DO you know who the officers OF this
company are?"
Not all OF them" said Mr.. Pyne, but
know the secretary is MIR. Andrews.
who is member of the committee on ac-
counts OF the school committee"
Then he was auditing his own bills.
wasn't he?" asked Mr.. Hogan.
"Yes, SIR said Mr.. pyne. amidst ap-
plause. He then read section 10 OF the by
laws of the school committee in reference
TO members of the committee selling
goods to the committee. and when he IN.
'@sd nsTs @Sa sS Gf Mr San'fspPnE Psh
been violating a bylaw of the committee
lis there anything that l haven't asked
about that you would like TO speak on?'
asked Mr.. Hogan.
There is one matter, and that Is the
matter of teaming. The committee on
accounts holds up bill by force of habit.
They held up this teaming bill this year.
and last year teaming cost $40 more than
CROSS EXAMINATION.
In the cross-examination Walter I'll.
Barney asked IL Mr. Pyne would please
state the guarantee that he had from the
Mil Supply company.
Their guarantee was that II the price
was not specified that the regular mar
ket price would rule
WAS there a verbal or written agree
ment?"
There was a verbal agreement. re-
ceived from no house In Providence writ
ten agreements. and saw no reason for
putting down the mill supply company as
the exception.
Can you state what were purchased
under this guarantee and what was the
Mr.. Pyne said the following list Of sup
plies had price specified: Paper. pens,
high school pencils, common pencils.
brushes, waste baskets. etc
Were all the articles on that list pur-
chased under specified price7" asked Mr..
Hogan.
Were all other articles purchased un-
der that guarantee?
''They were purchased ON specified
price: others could not have been bought
under that guara ntee'
IL asked what were purchased under
that guaranteed market price,"
"Ali that | bought except those ar
tic,es"
Mr.. Barney asked take the first two
articles on this bin of Sept. 2s-three
dozen Victor moor brushes, sl5.25; three
dozen Victor floor brushes. slS.25 Was
the price agreed on those?
A.--Yes. sir had man OF the Jordan
Christie company call on me. He wanted
me to buy some floor brushes and he left
me catalogue.
~ had his price for i4-inch moor
brush. sl575. and price of l6-inch s2O.25.
bought them for SAD and s1S26.
Mr.. Barney-Now YOU have referred
to the price of floor brushes previously.
Mr. Pyne-I refer only TO the objection
made TO my buying at si5.25 wnen s45
had been paid formerly
Mr. Barney-S45 was paid for few Of
the experimental brushes.
Mr.. Pyne'The SIS brush. Mr.. Barney.
was perhaps a special brush for ex-
perimental work, Just the same as the
experimental essay paper at S.i5.
MIR Barney-You know that essay
paper was bought for exhibition work
and for the Anniversary Of the school
and not for regular work.
ASKED IF 1T WAS FALSE.
Mr. Pyne said: II know that Il was
passed around by you at the first meet
ing and YOU said that Il was the kind
OF paper that was used in the schools"
Mr.. Barney replied. MIR. Pyne you
know that y false. do you not7''
Mr. Pyne mo sir. IL is not. That paper
Mr.. Barney submitted was taken from a
school and from the stock OF n school
that paper was cent out by me. IL was
some OF that special paper. We did not
have any of the common stock on hand
and not wishing TO buy any more. hav-
ing a surplus stock. sent u 20 them In
order TO get rid OF IT," Mr Pyne con-
tnued
II have items here that may perhaps
interest you: Floor brushes. s24 dozen;
floor brushes. SOS a dozen; moor brushes.
a2 q dozen. floor brushes As a dozen. IL
took four different prices for an ex-
perimental brush"
Q-were they the same sort Of brushes
that you purchased?
A--There was no name on them.
Q-was n Jordan. Christie & Cor