The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-24
duced copy saying the original was In
the hands OF the clerk.

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Here Mr. PhiIbrick took a hand IN the
questioning and said: II think most peo-
pie fail 20 view this matter quite as SER
iously as | do. The character OF a
young man is involved and the business
Judgment N not the integrity OF the
committee also. To say nothing OF sew
erai young men just starting out into a
business career.
II want to ask you a few questions and
desire that YOU answer them directly.
without any feeling at ALL
OIL want TO ask you first. do you
wish Il understood that you question the
approximate correctness Of the schedule
Of paper bought during tho Year, isss-
1900. az prepared by tho rscrstary7
A.-Yes. ! DO.
Q.-In any material way?
A.-Yes. have. can quote simply
the item marked white cutting paper"
That schedule yon have Is marked zero.
There Is no white cutting paper The
original invoice shows that 1000 packages
were bought that year.
Q.-Do you seriously question the APP
proximate purchase outside of that item?
A.--Well, ] have the papers here.
Q.--Is Il safe for this COMMITTEES to
take this statement as q basis OF action
without being unfair to you?
Ain lsoi-o2 have spelling blanks
markeu zero on tn1t srneuule, Wn1le Il
find on Oct. &. 1000 instead OF zero.
o.--Is there any other material fea-
tue. any amount Of any considerable
value?
Mr.. Pyne told OF the differences TO
which he referred at the previous session
chiefly practice paper and white cutting
paper.
Q.-so that you do question quite
good many items?
Al certainly do; yes sir.
OIL would like TO ask you IL you knew
that you had purchased so much more
paper than had been bought in previous
years before the bin was held up?
A.-No sir. ! bought simply on de-
mand. have hear a statement Of how
much stock there was on hand at dif-
ferent tfmer. There was on hand In
Ieo1-o2; Spelling slips s6ei packages:
blan.. books. T2ti: spelling blanlr. No. 1.
i47o: spelling blanks. No. 2. $500. and Il
bought 5000: cypher pads left over i'm
ls0s. 6.6s: practice paper. ESQ packages:
essay paper. 2ss packages; cap paper. l4s:
second year practice paper. z4; thesis
paper. 10.
| DIDNy KNOW HE BOUGHT MORE.
| Mr.. Philbrick-I want to be clear about
this, until the time this bill was held UP
by the committee on accounts, you did
not know that YOU had bought any moro
paper except as would naturally he re-
auired by the Increased number of pu-
pills than had been bought previous?
Mr.. Pyne--No. sir, ! did not.
Q.-Did any member of the executive
| committee know of such A fact.
Ar they did they did not mention 1t.
mittee beyond % a any my reasonable doubt s'
Al can state just this. We asked
for estimates. and they were received and
ns esrh n M Ward s and he y rsaS Hss o tSs
different items TO me. and made them
up and we ordered samples.
Q.-Have YOU got any memorandum or
anything of that kind that will show
| trese figures?
Al don't know what has become Of
the papers. Miss Greene was the last
one saw with the estimates. She made
them UP from her part OF the office. and
what she did with them she can answer
best herself.
o.-Wni she give this to the committee7
Q.-Now. in relation to this second
count, purchasing and paying excessive
shst Soa
grade than was previously In use there,
and did pay more for IT, This was dane
under authority given you by the execu'
tive COMMITTEES when the bids were re-
jected?
A.-Yes SIR. But the paper was not
purchased at higher prices; The fact ie
tself. IL the last years prices had been
paid--the bill would have been sae2oe
greater than IL is at this price
Q.-There was larger amount oousnt
this year?
Ayes. sir.
| On that case. where You paid more
for paper than was paid for similar paper
last year YOU bought superior. grade OF
paper, and bought that after the execu-
tive committee had rejected the bids on
paper and referred the matter to you.
o.-I would like to ask you II the knowl-
edge that you bad paid more Tor any
kind OF paper was known 70 any member
OF the executive committee before this
Al think perhaps only one member
| OF the executive committee. or two, ever
| called on me or spoke to me on the
| street that was DIR. Gleason and Mr..
Beagan I told them simply I was buy
ing better paper. IL | remember rightly.
Q.-That is, you were paying more than
the bids?
A.-Yes, SIR It was known to DIR.
Gleason anyway. because I told him
was getting better paper.
WHY HE BOUGHT FROM U. S. NJ. 8
CO.
The purelyformsl approval of the bills
by the chairman of the executive com.
! mtttee was explained by Mr.. Pyne and
confirmed by Mr.. Barney.
Mr. Philbrick continued, Now Mr.
Pyne, IL | understand you correctly. YOU
say that some bills did not receive tho
| usual careful attention on account o
! the death OF your mother.
Mr. Pyne--That one item OF pencils. The
| bills instead OF being approved at m,
office were brought 70 me at my home
and 7 went through them az usual witf
Mr. Ward. who brought them. ! asked
him II each item had been received and
IL IL had I would approve the bill, ant
that was where one went through. Th'
item OF lead pencils had not been received
until the day after.
Mr.. Barney--D DO YOU want the committed
to understand that owing To your trouble
at that time you did not look the bill ovei
as carefully as YOU otherwise would?
Mr.. Pyne--No. sir. | looked II over NJ
carefully at that time as ] would at any
other.
Barney-wili you now explain why nj
the order were given to the United state.
Mil Supply company instead or dealins
directly with responsible houses II
Providence?
Mr.. Pyne--At the beginning OF the year
bought several items from them.
bought brooms at 81 a dozen correspond
| . far no