The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1903-11-24

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Mr.. Barney-Did you tell him that he
should not purchase there?
| Mr. Pyne-Yes. did. II remember
rightly. wrote him letter not to 20
| there.
ers % in Chemicals in this city besides the
G. 8. Bush company?
| Mr. Pyne-Yes, sir.
Mr.. Barney-Why did YOU 60 To the
United States Mil supply company rather
than other dealers in town.
| Mr. Pyne-Becsuse they are one Of the
other dealers in the city
that one Of the conditions. o,f the onlce
was that the high school bills were not
brought in to be entered in your Office!
Mr. Mr. Sr diS Sa You SG, ssyg Please
Mr.. Pyne-I said that the high school
bills not Q, ksp, Ss on e Il my TO ohss Verify
that just recently-perhaps week ago
asked my clerk, and was told-not my
self alone, but I'm the presence or otners[
that the bills were kept by my predeces.
sor. often she wanted them and couid
not get them
NO ONE EVER TOLD HIM.
Mr.. Barney-I think the memorandum
| | have is that you said they were never
| permitted TO be entered.
| Al don't know.
| Q-Were not, prior to your time, Inc
bills sent up to the high school with the
| goods and entered I'm the high school.
1 Al know nothing at all OF the onice
| prior to my time.
| Q.--Whey were these bills not sent UP
| and entered In the high school this year
| A--Because there was nothing TO show
me that they should be sent 10 the Nigh
| school TO be audited.
| o.-wasn't Il called to your attention
| 81 f,4ae to hl
time that the high school bill had been
presented.
A-No. SIR
Mr.. Hogan-which OF these charges does
that come under?
Mr.. Barney-He brought that up him
self
Mr.. Pyne-The high school bills should
be presented at this hearing, but We can
not present them because We have not
got them think 1t Is the duty OF this
committee TO get those books.
Mr. Barney-The books are hero II the
committee wants them.
Mr. Pyne said he tried to devote one
| month to learning the business, and dur
ing that time he called at the office of the
purchasing agent. I'm all, | received
| about half an hours instruction during
the month Of December. and in that in
struction he did not mention anything
about the high school bills. My instruc-
tions." he said, consisted simply OF this:
| was told that the coal bills for the
preceding month had been Strengthened
| up, and that the book would show me
| where the contract had been awarded.
That Is all the instruction received. IL
the high school bills had gone 10 the high
school previously the members OF the
committee. and also my predecessor In
office. should have made note Of the fact
and informed me OF IL II the Office was
to he conducted on the same lines | went
into office without any experience and
did not have the experience OF the former
administration or the members OF the
school committee. The man who held the
office previous to my election 10 II knew
all these things. vet he did not tell me.
You. Mr.. Barney, ! never heard from
once
NEVER REFUSED TT"
Mr.. Barney--Have you ever come 10 me
for information?
Mr. Pyne-I cannot ask for information
on something that l do not know that
am TO be Informed OF. N | did not know
that the high school bills were TO go ia
the high school II would not enter my
mind. You knew all this and yet you new
or told me- I received only one telephone
call from you since | went into Office
and that came when you told me 10 send
back the crayons. That was the only
time ever heard from YOU, and you
can't deny IL.
Q-Have I ever refused to give you any
information?
A.--You should not have waited for me
These things would not have entered my
mind and Won knew they would have beer
helpful for a new man in. office 7 would
have taken your instructions just the
same as any other member OF tho com
mittee.
Q.-Now. Mr.. Pyne. take another mat
ter. You referred to states being used and
requiring lees paper. In what grades were
states used?
A-That YOU will have 20 get from IN,
superintendent or schools
Q.-Do you know whether they were
used In any but the lower primary grade
Al know they were used In IN,
schools
Q.-For anything except the matters
covered by the pads and spelling slips?
Al don't intend TO answer for th.
teachers OF Providence
Q.--Was the cap paper and essay papc
! used IN place OF states this year?
! A.-rhat also answer IN the same way
The principals must answer for their owl
Fschools.
The matter of the floor brushes wa,
taken ~ by MIR. Barney who asked 4
there was nst n credit under the entry n
si1. Is for three - grade dustless brushes
After some examination OF his invoic,
book Mr. Pync admitted there was an on
try there of sS.ei which he had not rea,
before
MIR ryne doesn't that show discount
of . per cent asked Mr. Barney.
Not necessarily answered The purchas
ing igent. ~ might moan tho brush wa,
returned
Mr. Pyne wanted To see tho hill saSinl
he had not seen n and Mr. Barney pro