The daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1906-1907, 1906-07-19

school house to my certain knowledge
tor 43 cents less than they were put
ii ours. In addition to that is the
difference between the freight rate
of ai.55 and $1.o2 per hundred pounds
Why did the school board allow that
bill:
The bill has been through the ap-
praiser's committee and has been al
and still refuse to sign warrant
.o- payment OF it because | KNOW thai
= is eXorbitant.
The old school board has obligat-
Cd his district to pay this money %
Whitaker & Ray in spite OF the fact
raat this owe: charge was pointed out
- he nembers. The board also, ten
DAYS before she contract was ordered
entered into a secret contract with
Whitaker & Ray TO buy opera chairs
- over twice what they could he
laid down ID this city.
Il shall neither sign the warrant for
-ae desks -cr he warrant Tor the
chairs until sAe matter is thrash ou.
4 the cour.s. and as Mr. P.att, the
attorney To- The company mas takel.
this precaut,on in order 10 perfect MS
3leadings, ] hereby give notice tfat
/ viii fight it with all the resouces at
my comma3.d, because believe d
fraud has b,.sn committed and | will
act stand f.y it "a long as | am III
office
When Roberts finished, consterna-
lion vas ds0icted on almost every
ace in the council chamber Atty.
Plat addressed the commissioners,
stating that he knew othing OF fraud,
and thar he is no party 10 it, merely
asking the desired action of the com
mssiCners in order to comply With
all the laws On the subject of pay
G.ent OF school moneys.
The commissioners took The matter
unuer advisemen'.
Jul ILS7 lIlS -.'iNtNSS W Liz NoiiAhi
sloners. Roberts stated that he is at
i tcss to know who is the agent To-
The Whitaker 4 Ray company as one
Pratt and Mrs. NJ NJ. Garwood both
nave appeared to be acting in that
capacity. Pratt was here when the
contract was awarded. and Mrs. Gar
t.,s ,t.,tl ,nVf % .I,1
is anxious for the bill to be paid sc
lna1 Sue could get ner commission.
It is also stated that the minutes Of
the meeting of the school board beal
i.u mention OF the contract for the 3331
.pe.ra chairs, and tina; there is
5 question as to the legality OF the con
tract for those chairs. Oh account OF
I Ihe manner in which they Were award
: ed.
H. VIII be remembered that Mr.
: Mulcahcy, of the Carson News an.
y stationery Co, charged as long as'
l as last winter that an attempt haf
i been made to get him to enter int
: - comlunaIon TO bid on the desk
d AMI chairs Mulcahey was unable Z
y secure ,he contract, and, after statln
Il lis position. and the fact that he ha
heen invited to enter the combination
d dropped the matter.
e According TO the figures of the dis
is ...ct attorney, the desks and chair
d cost the district S4o36.40, on the wv
J. contracts, one awarded after bids ha
o. been advertised, and one awarded b'
is fore th- expiration CT the hrst perlo
N or advertisement of bids. In this COZ
ae-non the district attorney state
II ,hat Trustee Meder called hlnl up o
IT me phore and asked that the time
Il. advertisement be shortened. but tn;
Id ae would not consent TO it. he po1n
z ca 10 a witness to this conyersatlo
~ IS 20 ms D<
le The 7mount stated as over al
a!rve what should have been paid II
C. the desks and chairs is Sl326.4O, dlvl
re ed as follows. On the opera cnal
Is the. difference on ;37 chairs betwet
IS s4.yO and Sa.1U, amounting 10 @943.t
ii and the. difference in freight hetWe'
m sl.y5 anu $lO2 per hundred, amour
re ing to $63. total, $1O06.6O; on 7
nd desks ,he amount deducted ny t
ed board vi appraisers. $"oJ.s", and )
n .rrCr III the bill. amounting 10.
10th bills. $1,326.4c.
u.s. Geo. Meyers, chairman OF the boa
.es i appraisers that scaled the desk .
nd s:;o9.SO said this morning: There
he no question that there was coliusl
7et in the matter, but just where 1t
six would be hard thing IN prove.
hi am with the district attorney IN
ne stand and hope it will be uncovere'