The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-19

of their records. we believe the investi.
cation was carefully made and was fair
10 all parties concerned.
During the investigation there arose for
decision by the committee this question,
lowed for the extra space occupied by
some of the articles, caused by leading
in the composition. After a careful con-
sideration your committee decided that no
overcharges should be figured where arti-
cles were loaded" for the following rea-
sons: First, because your committee I'M
derstands that such leading is Gus
tomary and is regarded by the publishing
that kind of matter. The committee was
SO advised hecd by the expert Mr. KIimball:
of the city in regard to printing nor the
contract for printing specifies in what
was naturally left to the decision of the
which were the only articles leaded-were
thus printed, are advised by request
various times. We are also advised that
this method of publishing matter of the
kind referred to has usually been allowed
by the state of Kansas and by the county
of Shawnee.
overcharges discovered in the Capital
publications, found them to aggregate the
sum or $S,O0zl4 Whlch amount we are ad-
viSed the proprietors of the paper are
ready to return to the city. Your commit
tee is of the opinion that this method of
part of the management of the paper. but
was done through inadvertence. We think
that ih the dereiiction is not alone on the
part of the publishers of the paper, but
believe that no occurrence of this kind
could happen in connection with bills for
printing presented to the state of Kansas
or to the county of Shawnee. We are ad-
vised that when bills for printing are pre-
scented to the authorities representing
those bodies the officer having supervis-
ion of such accounts carefully measures
the same, and this, of course would pre-
a OVerChaTgc.
We think that the same custom should
undoubtedly prevail with regard to the
printing are presented the city clerk
should carefully measure the same, and,
if an overcharge is found, that 1t should
be then and there corrected.
we recommend that hereafter all bills
specify the number of squares occupied
by the matter published and also the
thereto attached a copy of matter for
which bill is rendered We further rec
Iished shall be set solid in nonpareil type
and copies of all papers containing such
matter be furnished to the city clerk for
The records of the clerk of the commit
tee showing the overcharges in detail are
filed herewith and made a part hereof
In addition to the investigation OF the
Capital accounts for the period named.
the matter especially committed to it. the
committee examined also the accounts of
f from T3 a&est iss to August. 1907 Except
two months, and also the accounts of the
Capital for the month of August, 1889 no
exact rule of measurement appears to be
in vogue. Methods of measurement vary
and possibly two different methods would
hardly ever produce exactly the same re-
suit Your committee found slight under
and overcharges in the Journal accounts
and overcharges in the Capital account
for SSH for the month of August, 1898.
though not in so great a degree as were
found for the time herein reported.
Your committee has labored for eight
nights faithfully on this work and Mr..
Kimball has been equally as faithful in
his expert checking, and we recommend
that the sum of $40 be allowed him for his
XII of which is respectfully submitted.
WILLIAM GREEN, Chairman.