The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1909-05-19

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 orders have to be fitted one pair at a
 time."
 Com. Foster = s'Shoes are something
 that couldn't be figured on. We sell
 ladies' and men'S shoes for $1.48 a pair
 and don't make any money on them. We don't want to make any money
 out of the poor people of the city"
 MT. Day-"There is not any specific Il grade of clothing furnished the de- partment?"
 Conn Foster-"No we take the goods right out of stock. We have only had
 to order few hrge sizes" | MT. Day-"How do you fix prices?" Com. Foster-''The last order was
 for 4S suits at s6.50. Not one of the suits would we sell at retail for less | than $s.50 in our store"
 Com. Rourke.-'It must be remem- bered that these were three piece suits"
 MT. Day-"who fixed the price?"
 Com. Foster-'I did. There is no clothing given to the outside poor.
 The little shoes we sell and fit to the children for 98 cents pair cost us 92 cents."
 Il MT. McNeilE"Are the boards bills paid pronpt1y?'
 Com. Foster-''They are if there is
 any money to pay with. We ruh out
 of funds at the end of the year" paid promptly during the past two years if they were not before."
 Alderman Primrose took up the coal proposition ana Sa1Q ne naO SOOQ req sons to believe that every ton or coal that went to the plant should be | weighed. Messrs. Rourke and Stone explained they had thought the coal was being
 weighed until MT. Miller the retired steward told them after he resigned that he did not weigh the coal.
 MT. Stone said that MT Miller was signing vouchers for the coal when Il ever any was delivered.
 Mir. Day wanted to know if Supt. Cowles was not responsible in a way and MT. Rourl<e said he supposed he was in a general way.
 \ Commissioner Kane said that in | order that an injustice might not be done anyone he wanted to say that a construction could be placed on the rules whereby the steward and super I intendent would be independent in | their positions.
 | Commissioner Kane asked President Stone about his visits to the town farm. The latter replied that he went | to the farm every week and hardly a chicken could be missed without his | knowing it.
 In answer to Alderman Primrose | accounts of Storekeeper Morrissey were balanced monthly so that every pound of provisions purchased was ac- counted for in distribution. | Judge Kane said that from what he had heard that the question involved was whether it was best to have sin gle headed purchasing agent or wheth-
 CT it was best to advertise and have 1 the board buy
 Meat men tell me they would not bid to furnish the almshouse with meat" said Commissioner Foster.
 When they did let the furnishing of | quality" said Commissioner Stone MT. Biltz lost $1, 1,00O one year furnish | ing meat to the town farm. He fur nishes the meat to the jail now, but | ha had m mi Q nishes St. vincent's hospital without l a contract"
 | Commissioner Rourke said that the meat mostly bought for the town farm | was plate pieces at 1-2 cents a fb- "And we corn our own beef,'' said Commissioner Stone.
 | Commissioner Foster said: '"This tro 1ble started because Foster & Besse had bill of H,1ao for clothes and shoes before the board. It was four months bill. These other dealers saws they were losing the business. I new CT looked for the business. It's cour- tesy that we have got it.
 'sWhen the others saw the bill they | tried to have 1t held up. But we sold low and never made a dollar. MT. Besse told me that he was sorry that was on the board for there might | something come up that might hurt me and would take it to the grave" | President Stone asked the investiga- 1 tors if they had ever heard anything said against the board. well we couldn't exactly tell you that" said Chairman Day. 'eYou might hear lots of things, but you can't prove then1," said Commis- sioner Foster.
 | Commissioner Stone said he was not l opposed to the investigation but he would be if it was going to cost any thing like $6,000 or 50. He did not | think the city should spend any mon- ey for any such purpose. MT. McElroy explained how the af- fairs of the commission were conduct | ed by three subcommittee during his eight year term on the board. Judge Kane said that it was a ques- ton if it's is practical to have all sup plies purchased by one man and have sometimes 100 bills brought before the meeting at one session to be audited when it had been suggested that the was said that it would take too long ond stop the bills from getting before the finance committee of the board of aldermen in time to get paid. eff we want to change our methods said Commissioner Rourke, we can do so without having this Investigating committee decide whether we should do it or not"
 "J go to the meetings before the regular time and go over all of the Foster, who added that if he was not on the board you could not draw him on with 20 yoke of oxen, but now that he was on he was going to stick.
 The Investigating committee ad- journed until tonight when it will hold public hearing and anyone who cares to be heard may be.
 JILTED SUITOR FREE
 WHO WAS ACCUSED