The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-21


brushes. Just took the price of three
brushes that cost $40 a dozen" said Mr.
/ Pyne.
Mr.. Barney-were not the regular
brushes bought In two or three-dozen
lots at prices from sIs to $3.50 dozen?
What do you mean by regular brush
asked the agent?
Mr.. Barney answered. mean the
brush used for regular work
Mr.. Barney continued: IF you look at
| the book you Will see that right along
brushes are purchased In one, two and
! three-dozen lots and are for regular use
/ Where they are one and two and three
AT time YOU ~ill easily understand
/ that they are not the regular brushes %
Mr.. Pyne-I think that the best way
OF finding ont what would be the regu-
/ lar and what would be the experimental
/ brush would he to visit some OF the
schools and find the brushes that cost
! the exceptional amount OF $a2 SAG or
/ AS. and any member OF the committee
I will find those in the schools at present
! not used.
! There was an outbreak on enthusiasm
at this which was continued for nearly n
| minute.
"A PLAY TO THE PUBLIC"
Mr. Barney-You will also find IL you
examine the records of the committee on
hygiene a special dustess brush for dis
trihuting A certain amount of oil to do
away with the dust I'm cleaning out the
rooms. You know that those prices were
not those OF the regular brush and by
ignoring tho regular price I think Il was
unfair 10 his predecessor, unfair TO this
committee and unfair TO the citizens OF
this city.
Mr.. Hogan--I think. Mr.. Barney. YOU
should give distinctly your statement and
not make stump speeches.
Mr.. Barney-The figures speak for them
selves and show what may and what may
not he correct ! have been very potent
so far. Mr.. Hogan.
Mr.. Hogan-You may have some per-
son ask YOU what testimony is before we
get through.
Mr.. Pyne-1 read YOU an invoice on
April ?. 1900. where YOU bought two pack
ages of white cutting paper That was
special, | suppose?
Here Mr., Barney interposed: This is
a play TO tho public Mr. Pyne is making.
lie knows II and YOU know IT,"
Mr.. Hogan. who was making objection
about the form of Mr. Barneys, subsidized
for time
Mr. Philbrick. who had not previously
entered into the discussion. arose here
and addressing Chairman Gleason. said:
Mr., Chairman. I am moved to inquire of
-
IL seems 10 me that there is some mis-
understanding about this matter. As
understand II, II Ia not OF a judicial ma
ture, where cross examinatt n is be car
ried on. This committee was appointed
TO Investigate different charges, and the
p'iolic asked to be present. / deplore this
applause for the time IL takes
But II does seem that II a member of
this committee wishes to ask n question
on some point which may be rather VAGUE
II Is perfectly proper for him TO do SO.
and he ought not TO be told that he Is out
or order. II seems TO me that this meet
Ing Is I'm the hands OF the executive COM
mittec. and IL that is the case want 10
ask few questions that are In my mind.
and l would feel as chairman of the cx-
ecutfve committee that 1t ~ within my
province TO ask the committee agent a
question. would like TO feel that I am
at liberty to ask any question regarding
anything that Is not clear to me at any
time without being called out OF order
by any person.
COST ONLY AZ CENTS.
Richard Comstock said: II agree with |
my associate, but only In regard to ques-
Mr. Gleason stated: II think II IS per
1ectly proper for any member OF this |
.pmmi,,se ,i,i ~ 10 ask questions relative 10 |
the matter under discussion
And TO the counter statement" asked !
Mr. Phlbrick.
Mr. Gleason-If we did do that we win
never set to the end OF IL at all
Mr. Philbrick-We all know that ~ this !
INVESTIGATION was held in the usual man |
ner we would not feel the necessity OF |
formality and OF combining ourselves 10
questions. ] should like 10 feel that II |
there was anything / did not think right |
j could question the same.
In resuming Mr.. Barney said: Now, |
Mr. Pyne. you referred to these 800 pack
ages ages OF cutting paper. What was the
Mr.. Pyne--Twenty- four dollars.
Mr.. Barney-Do YOU know anything /
about price OF paper bought that year?
Mr.. Pyne--I did not think Il had been |
ordered, as none was bought
Mr.. Rarncy-You stated that It was AT /
the rate OF IL cents pound?
That Is, pound or PACKAGE" asked !
Mr.. Pyne.
Mr.. Barney-Do you know whether Il
was pound TO a package?
mo, sir. was not In Office at that
time. IL IL were pound IL cost IL cents"
said Mr.. Pyne.
Mr.. Barney-I wish 20 submit a dupii-
cate BILL showing the price OF that paper
was ~ cents a pound Instead OF ~ cents.
Mr.. Hogan-You contradict your own
igures.
Mr.. Barney--I only say that the bills
know nothing about these other books,
,tc
Mr. Hogan-You state you were presi-
TENT OF the school committee and do not
<now who kept those other books?
REQUESTED QUIET
Mr.. Barney said: ~ inspected the roc
Drds of the executive committee and
1ad no reason for inspecting the othSrs.
comment made on IL cents = pound for
white cutting paper. In producing that
iii show the price that was paid
Mr.. Hogan-How much pound was