The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-19
HOW CHARITIES |
 DEPARTMENT IS RUN
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 ord made of the same showing the age | of the applicant, manner of living. and | condition" MT. McNeil-"Does anyone besides the purchasing agent purchase supplies for the department? Com. Rourke-"The storekeeper =and the superintendent of the almshouse make out a weekly requisition which | they give to President Stone who is 1 the purchasing agent He does the buying. We only buy ten articles for distribution among the outside poor. At the end of each month the bills are audited by the board as a whole" | MT. McNeil-"Are goods all purchas- ed as the result of advertised bids?" Com. Stone-''No." MT. Day-"where the cost is over Com. Stone-'T might buy 20 cents worth of a thing today and $20 worth tomorrow. There are many things l that it would never do to advertise for. You have to go and see what you are buying. The board recently bought a gas engine. It would never do to ad- vertise for that. I guess I am the only one on the board who knows any thing about machinery-I am a ma chinist."
 MT. Day-"why not?'' Com. Stone-"We might get some thing that looked good and it would prove to be an inferior article. We | had to go out of town to make the purchase because no one here had a 15 h. D. engine.''
 MT; McNeil-"How much did you pay Com. Stone-"Six hundred and some odd dollars MT. McNeil-'tWas that the list price or did you get the discounts?" Com. Stone-"We got the discounts 9 Aid. Primrose-'Did you advertise for coal bids9"
 Com Stone-'I asked several dealers for bids which was the same as adver- fiSino Some of ho daa1orS raf1Ica take the job because of the long haul to the almshouse.' Com. Rourke-"It is not like filling a contract with one concern. The cred in quarter ton lots to the out side poor.''
 Com. Stone-'The contract for the coal was always let by the whole board" MT. McNei1-'Is the coal weighed?"
 Com. Stone-"It is since we employed new help. don't know whether it was before or not. but I know it is
 MT. Day-"who is supposed to see that the goods received at the town farm are weighed ?'' MT stone-"Ether the superfnten- dent or the steward"
 Com. Kane-"I think that the by laws will show that it is the duty of the steward"
 MT. McNeil-"Aren't the groceries
  are received at the almshouse."
 Com. Rourke-"It is provided that everything going to Lakeview Home should be accounted for when it ar
 MT. Day-"How much coal does the board buy?"
 Com. Stone-tT couldn't say off hand. We get a price and then we have it delivered as we need it."
 MT. Day-'Wouldn't it be an advan- .tage to advertise for bids?"
 Com. Stone-'I don't think so after our experience of a year ago when only know that the coal dealers have a regular price, We paid $3.S5 for soft coal and $500 for hard coal.'
 MT. McNeil-"Was that gross or net tons?"
 Com. Stone-'tGross tons"
 MT. NlcNeil -'fOther departments were buying coal cheaper
 Com. Stone-.T have lived in Bridge port for the past eighteen years and my experience has taught me that coal dealers have pretty near the same price,
 MT. Day-'I only ask because the ordinances demand that bids of over $200 should be advertised for.'
 Com. Stone-'I did advertise to the extent of asking dealers to send in their bids.'t
 MT: MeNeil-.How many dealers did
 Com Stone-'Two.'
 MT. Day-'d don't see why you went to only two dealers?"
 Com. Stone-"T said that experience had taught me that the price of coal was about the same all around"
 MT. McNeil'Did you know that the city hall committee recently advertfs- ed for bids to furnish 150 tons of coal and that there were bids with prices ranging from $5.S5 to $6.25 The deal CTS have the same retail prices but when you are buying in wholesale lots you ought to be able to get coal at a reduced rate.'
 Com. Stone said that he understood that the school and fire boards bought coal by advertising but that it must be understood that any contract made by the charities department involved the long haul to Lakeview Home as we'll as supplying the outside poor in small quantities with hauls to all parts of the city. MT. Stone said that a year ago he waited two weeks for a bid from McNeil & Sons and then he awarded the contract to Vincent Bros. When the McNeil bid did arrive he said it was quarter of a dollar ton less but it was then too late.
 Aid. Primrose-"Why isn't the ad- vertising ordinance lived up to instead of notifying people by letter or phone without stipulating the time and place bids will be opened.
 Com. Stone.-"Well it might be an oversight on my part"
 Aid. Primrose-1Who has the charge of the steward?"
 F. -i-.yh5kC. or aOG MT -.dtrst
 Com. Kane-'tAccording to the rules the board has"
 Aid. Primrose-"Is there anyway of knowing whether the steward is per forming his duty?''
 Com. Stone-'I have a way of know ing about the present steward-I wouldn't say anything about the other steward
 MT. Day-"Do the members of the board ever go near Lakeview Home to see how things are running?"
 Com Stone-''There is no regular time but the members of the board go there frequently and happen in any time"
 MT. Day-"Do you make a contract for bread, meat or flour or clotheS?'
 Com. Stone-''We don't use flour as we buy bread at cents per loaf. We buy from three bakeries and the price has been the same for years. The meat is bought the same way we go where it is the most advantageous. Clothes have to be special. No dealer