The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-11

az Sc bushel and No. Timothy Hay
at 90c per hundred, making an over
charge of $500, twenty-six bales OF hay
at $4,000, making an overcharge or
sG59. The voucher was not approved
/ by the chairman of the Board nor by
the Finance Committee, yet it has been
audited by the Comptroller and pay
ment receipted
Exhibit No. for the Patrol House
for the month of September, 1904
shows the bid of A. Mcdonald Meyer
for White Clipped Oats Acc and No.
Timothy hay at soc per hundred. The
4 bill rendered shows six sacks of oats
at $3.50 making $500 oyereharge AMI
six bales of hay at $685., making an
overcharge of $2.02 on hay. The
voucher was not approved by the
Mayor nor the Finance Committee. yet
audited by Comptroller and paid.
Exhibit No. for the Fire Depart
ment for September, 1904, rnder the
same bid was rendered for twenty
sacks of oats at $3.50 against $3.50
/ BID, making an oyerch2rge OF $1,000;
! twenty-one bales of hay for which is
charged $21.90, an overcharge of 1913.
The voucher is not approved by the
mayor or Finance Committee but was
audited by the Comptroller and war
rants drawn and paid.
/ Exhibit No. 8 is for the Board OF
Public Safety for October 1904 The
record shows that the bid of A. Nc
/ Donald Meyer was for choice white
/ oats at Acc bushel and choice No.
Timothy hay at soc per hundred. The
bill rendered shows FIVE sacks of oats
for which a charge of $3.50 per sack
was made and two sacks of oats for
which a charge of S2.35 was made,
making an overcharge of S1.10 The
\ bill rendered shows eight bales of hay
! $500, an overcharge of 1888. The
voucher was not approved by the FL
nance Committee, but was audited by
the Comptroller and paid.
! Exhibit No. 10 for the Board of Pub
| lie Works and the Fire Department
for the month Of November presents
an interesting study. The Board of
Public Works was supplied under the
/ contract with ]. z. DubuiSson & Bro,
while the Board of Public Safety was
/ supplied under the contract with A.
| Mcdonald Meyer. The bill of Dubuis,
| son & Bro. was rendered at the con.
/ tract price of As cents bushel for
oats and $500 ton for hay. Thirty
! four bales of hay were delivered to
the city under this contract at a cost
OF 70 cents a bale. The bid of Mr..
Meyer for the Board of Public Safety
/ for the same month was at the same
price for hay and two cents less per
hushel for a higher class of oats, yet
his bill for oats shows an Overcharge
of $3.50 for oats and 1915 overcharge
for hay at the contract prices. Mel
Their of these vouchers show that they
have been approved or disapproved by
the Finance Committee. Payment for
each of the vouchers has been re-
ceipted for although neither contains
the numbe> of the warrant.
Exhibit No. II for the Station House
for November, 1904, SHOWS the bid of
A. Mcdonald Meyer to be choice white
oats at 43c per busnel and No. l Tim
othy hay at 75c per hundred. The bill
rendered is for ten bales of hay $1,000.
an overcharge of 1928, and. eight sacks
OF oats $20.25, an overcharge of So
The voucher is not approved by the
Finance Committee, has no warrant
number, but has been audited by the
Comptroller and payment is receipted.
Exhibit No. ~ for the Patrol House
for March. 1906, shows the bid of A.
Mcdonald Moyer TO be for choice
white oats 49c per bushel and No. /
Timothy hay 75c per hundred. The
bill rendered shows sacks of oats at
$2S5, making an overcharge of s140.
! and bales of hay at $10O, making an
oTercharge on hay of 1854. This
voucher was not approved by the FL.
nance Committee nor audited nor
/ signed nor numbered nor does it con-
tain the number of the warrant nor is
/ It receipted.
Exhibit No. 13 under the same hid
shows the bill rendered for the feed
delivered to the Fire Department
Twenty sacks of oats at S2.4O. making
an oyercharge of $500, and twenty.
four bales of hay at the uniform prica
oI S1.OO, making S24.00 and an over.
charge of SS.SS. 1t will be noted that
the price of oats in this bill is sc more