The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1905-07-11
Mayor Bliss Presents
Evidence to Council

and that the prices charged were
much in excess ofthe bid of Dubuissou
/ & Bro.
Exhibit No. for the Patrol House
shows for March the bid of Mr.. Meyer
to be SOC per bushel for white clipped
oats, and 94c per hundred for No.
/ Timothy hay. A bill vas rendered
for five sacks of oats az a price show
ing the overcharge to be Csc The bill
was rendered for five bales of hay at
charge of $1.10. one at S1.n5 and one
at S1.00 making 1855 for seven bales
OF hay, an oyercharge OF $2.02 over
the contract price. The bill does not
appear to have been approved by the
Mayor, nor audited by the Comptroller
Il is approved for payment by A. Nc.
! Donald Meyer for the Finance Commit
4 tee. The bill is not receipted although
the numbers of the Comptroller aD-
pear thereon, and believe it has been
paid.
Exhibit No. 9. for the Fire Depart
ment for March, 1904 shows that six
/ sacks of oats were delivered to the
/ Fire Department at $3.50 per sack, on
which the overcharge was 30c Tween
ty-one bales of hay at $l.10 makes the
total charge for hay S23.10, an over
charge of S5.46 over the contract price
The voucher Is not approved by the
Mayor, nor approved no: disapproved
| by the Finance Committee, nor audited
| by the Comptroller, although warrants
seem TO have been drawn and the
voucher receipted.
Exhibit No. 8 for the Fire Depart
ment for April, 1904 shows the bid of
! A. Mcdonald Meyer to be White Clip
ped oats at soc per bushel. No. L
! Timothy hay 94c per hundred The
bill rendered for the Fire Department
/ shows an overcharge of $3.50 on oats
and uniform charge of S1.10 on TWEEN
ty-one bales Of hay, and six bales at
S105. Allowing the average weight .Of
! 81 pounds for each bale. tae overcharge
on hay amounts to SS.0S over the con-
tract price. Under this bid oats were
! furnished the Patrol House at contract
price. There is no explanation why feel
under the same bid was furnished one
! department at one price, and at tie
same time a uniform higher price was
charged another department. 1t seems
very strange that Mr.. Meyer should
charge the Patrol House with oats
/ during a whole month at the uniform
price OF $3.50 q sack and charge the
Fire Department at the same time and
under the same bid~a price of S295.
| The voucher does not show that it has
been audited by the Comptroller or
approved by the Finance Committee,
yet it is receipted and has evidently
been paid.
Exhibit No 4, for the Patrol House
1 for April, 1904 shows a bill for Mr..
Meyer for five sacks Of oats at contract
( price and five bales of hay at S5.45,
an Overcharge for hay OF SIPS. The
voucher for this bill was not approved
} by the finance committee, nor audited
by the Comptroller. yet Il was evident.
I ~ paid as it has been receipted.
Exhibit No. contains the bills and
/ vouchers for the Boar1 OF Public
( Works snd the Board OF Public Safety
together with the bid for May, 1904.
I The contract for this month was
awarded to ]. Z. Dubuisson & Bro.
/ The charges for oats and bay in the
bill correspond with the contract price
/ in the bid. Twenty-Five bales of hay
were sold to the Boar1 Of Public
Works at an average price of nc
bale and bales were delivered 10
1 the Board Of Public Safety at an aver
/ age price of 74c a bale. The vouchers
we're not approved by the Finance
/ Committee.
! Exhibit No. shows for the Fire De,
I Partment for May, 1904, the bill and
voucher of A. Mcdonald Meyer We
have been unable to find any bids on
I file in the clerks Office. The records
OF the Board OF Public Safety show
/ that the bid Of ]. E. DubuIsson & Bro,
! was received for Good White Oats at
: soc a bushel and strictly No. 1 Hay AZ
s1T25 per ton. The bin rendered by
I A. Mcdonald Meyer shows that he de.
/ livered nine sacks of oats for which
4 be charged $3.50 a sack. making $3.50
more than the bid of Nj. Dubuisson.
( Ii also shows that he delivered eigh-
! teen bales of hay for which he charged
! S1S.C5. Allowing 81 pounds as an
average bale of hay. the charge fo-
+ hay over the bid of Mr.. Dubuisson
( vuuld be s5.01. The bills not ap-
( proved nor disapprovsd for payment
] by the Finance Committee nor does &;
appear 20 have been audited by the
1 Comptroller. L is reccipted for pay
me1t.
! There seems 10 be no reason given
why Mr.. Meyer should Ill the contract
awarded TO J. z. Dubuisson &Bro.
( Exhibit No. is for feed furnished
, for the Board of Public Works for
/ September. 1904. The record bid as
/ recorded in the minute book shows
/ the acceptance of the bid of A. Nc
! Donald Meyer for White Clipped Oats