The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-06-24
WASTE IN CITY PRINTING
WuOFS COMMITTEE STICKS
10 THE WORD LARCENOUS,

And the Mayor VIII send the Mhole CAsF
10 the District Attorney Charges
TO- Iindlng Chunks From the CITY
Wposd'' compared Win Gar, cy's Bnh
Ola, Oh Mayor GGynor by the oommitte,
.. ..aaiutei 20 investigate the working,
.l rrr cty's printing end advertising
system figures and details were presented
p, -.rrort the asse tons made in thu
..-u.ftee's preliminary Te7ort that the
90. P.-ori rad be,n made medium Of
o. o,a'e grating IL u the intention
rl me Mayor 10 send the whole matte;
r. r.a district AttcUey.
rra Cpmmittoe reDorts that the waste
nj .t,s'ising exceeds proportiona,ely
'-e waste m printing Money was pre-
seated % neNs3ar ga big and little.
'ra oommittee reports. "by the grace Of
Na,pr Mcclellan, tho Comptroller Of
'Ha .lty and the Corporation Counsel
Money for purely optional advert isin 4
uas scattered broadcast; The Charter
required this adver, ising only In the
,w Record or in tho Guy Record and the
Brrrslyn corporation newspapers. but
p va, given OFT to favorite newspapers
A. enormous cost . In advertisements
c1rrec,ed with the new water supply
sysre.n il rs stated that there was a waste
NJ S3D0 an.
The story Of the printing the report
continues. including all kinds. q much
'rs same as that o. advertising. Il IL
argrIy a story Of waste and favort ism.
All three members u the Board 81 City
EsC.rd grossly neglected their duty.
They permitted heads Of departments
or the Supervisor 81 the Ciiy Record or
sovs acCelerator to order hundreds Of
thousands u dollars worth Of printing
~ yre form or another without any au-
'h-uty IN law and for the most part
without any composition, and then the
Bard o. City Record met to act as a
Stamping machine and o K'd everything
tha. had been done'
A. 70 the need Of an official employed
nv he city TO supervise city advertising
r. r. stated that William George Foster.
Vho was am unofficial city advertiser,
'rh'ained an enormous amount Of money
w commissions. Just how much these
commissions amounted to the committee
not prepared 20 reckon. but the COM
mrt~e came across blind pool acco' =
NJ Fosters showing receipts amounting
20 sl8.22s Against this blind Dool ac-
count says the report. checks were
drawn 20 officials % Mayor McClellan's
ONCE Frank NJ O'Brien. John Il. O'Brlen
and William A. Willis. This does not
represent. however. ne-fiiieenth Of 'he
total collected by William George Foster
The cost II printing the CRg Record
Iast year was S2e7. AZ and IL u charged
by the committee that this total was
reached by a -pnattening system that
went 70 larcenuous hounds and that
the cost Of printing the Citys sheet should
have been az least 50 per cent. less
OF outside printing II is said
M the printing Of city departments e1-
,ept possibly that Of the Board 81 Fdurs-
ron should be under the control 81 ne
Nv Prc0rI This would make for e~onony
and stop criminal waste II would prevent
uRhalanCed bids and The payment Of more
than double prices for some work The
most scandslOus illustration d. that Of the
board u Elections The printing and
stationery bin Last year was sit .ass ~
~ would have bsen dear az twO-thirds the
price the specifications and proposals
Tor bids % estimates were manifestly drawn
~ the interest Of the successful bidder
Pens. nike toilet paper. sealing WAY blot
ting paper. penrIs. &c. we're put into the
same contract which calls for The printing
Of the registry lists and other election print
ing The successful bidder. Martin q
Brown A Co already had the registry lists
IN type. being paid a special price by rhe
city for setting these lists during the night
? me A. a special supplement to the Chv
R,rord. and Of course had the free use ~
that type-an enormous amount Of type
n The lump bid for an work asked for by
me Board Of Elections.
IN rhp contracts let for registry lists IN
pamphlet form for the Board II Elections
here Nas nothing FOR the Martin r. Brown
q 0mpany 20 do except 10 make up lisis into
separate election districts number the
3 axes. 10 the presswork and bind the pages
Of each district with wire fastenings No
outside printers. Of course could success
fully BID against them. and by putting a
Nfl NltN AAA AAH NNiA liAt ltNlt
" nI,h already had earned nearly sIs nIp B
N ihe 10 RSroSd. they were able 10 figure
on The total q al lots biz lower than the /
other 40 bidders. who. BY the way. were
me same stock In trade bidders usually I
found bidding against the Martin y Brown +.
Z 0mpany The spectacle of Inc Brown 4
printing company getting contract for !
r"us. murilaEs. toilet paper. ink. &c. -
'Ha best illustration Of the necessity for I
reform 10 the Election Department AM
-s'Eitlon Of the Board Of Elsction's |
rurng and sta, ionery would prove inter I
''HEg aud Vould emphasize the fact that the |
ru0.. patty j. now. and has been. IN the |
tanps 81 the city printing rang u would !
8 ro,- mat retail prices we're paid for all .
s'"', -iat onsgy Il would show there /
never vas any real competitive bidding and ,
never any proper specifications.
100 me Xix YEAR Of Mayor MCtlellan's sd |
O. H,Tfl'fon there never was any competi- /
oa FOR binding on work reprinted from the 4
o.. R'rnd sud put into book or pamphlet /
form The result VAS that the city paid
o. '-- han double 80 IN every case.
j. IS added in the report that the charge
aiding - 90 laroenOus ~ 10 recall
To- days Of GaTvey and the Tweed Court /