Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-10-28
STATE PURCHASES
SHOWDECREASE
Board Report Gives Operating
Costs in Indiana.

The annual report Of the State joint
purchasing board was announced today
by Maurice Shelton, secretary.
The board Is composed OF Dr. S. r.
Smith. chairman; Charles A. McGonagle,
Joseph Henning, Moses Epstein and NJ
e. Foley.
The usual expenditures from Oct. l,
81, 1910, as compared with 50 ,6IOl2 In
the same period In 1919.
The increase is accounted for in office
furnishings and supplies, and the grad
uaI increase in business OF the depart
ment over the same period OF last ysar,
when the department was in the early
stages Of organization.
The report for the various months of
the year for various items follow:
October, 1e19-Salsries Of secretary, Of
fee help and expert technical services.
SJT476; legal notices, S4.l4; travelling ex-
penses, S57.55; stamps, $50; stationery
and office supplies, S23T.50. giving total
OF SS7438 for that month.
November, 1919-Salafies, secretary, Of
fee help and expert technical service,
1866; legal notices, So: stamps, SIS; tele-
graph and telephone, $3.50. Total.
$4,000
December. 191e-saIaries, secretary. Of
flce and expert technical service, S56J /;
legal notices. $40: travelling expenses,
fice supplies, S43.75: telegraph and tele-
phone, $50 10; unclassihed expenses
s15.25; permanent fixture, $3.50; total,
January, 192o-salaries, secretary. Of
S5455O; travelling expenses, s3e7.44;
stamps, sl1; stationery and office sup
plies, S35.03; telephone and telegraph,
S5e.5S: unclaimed expenses, $31.42; total,
S1,045.97.
February, 1920-SaIaries, secretary. Of
nee help, expert technical service. S571 On:
travelling expenses. S1S.01; stamps, SIC 4;
telegraph and telephone, SlSS3; un-
classified expenses, 50: permanent nx-
lures, $3.50: total. S62S41.
March, 1920-Salaries. secretary. office
help and expert technical service. 1851 20 !;
legal notices. Slip; travelling expenses,
S32.O4; stamps, SO; stationery and office
supplies, Sl2S.54; telegraph and tele-
phone, Sic; unclassiied expenses, s213T;
total, 1$79048.
April, 1S20-salaries, secretary, office
help and expert technical service, 1922 90;
legal notice, $l.53; travelling expense.
1923: stamps. SIS; stationery and office
supplies, S67S9 telephone and telegraph,
$40; permanent fixtures, $3.50; total,
May, 1o2O-salarles, secretary. office
help and expert technical service. S697.j0;
lega! notices, s211; travelling expenses,
$500; stamps, $40; stationery and office
supplies, S2.3S telephone and telegraph,
$500; unclassihed expense, Sass; per
manent fixtures, $3.50; total, 81 .05S19.
June, 1920-Salaries. secretary, official
help and expert technical service, 500 /;
legal notices, S41.2s; travelling expenses.
Sleeps; stamps, $50 so; stationery and
office supplies, S529s; telephone and tele-
graph, S2S.36 Total, S1O11.40
July, 1920-Salaries, secretary, Office
help and expert technical service, sTO0 (;
travelling expenses, $3.50: stamps, IS J.;
stationery and office supplies, S50.O3; tsle-
phone and telegraph, $500; unciassihed
expense, $4644. Total, SS97.1T.
! August, 1920-Salaries. secretary. office
help and expert technical service, 500 I:
travelling expenses. SS1.93: stamps, $1j
stationery and Office suppI'es Ss- n +:
telephone and telegraph, s160S; unclassi-
fed expense, S62.50 permanent fixtures,
1925. Total, 81 ,035.52
September, 1920-Salaries, secretary, Of
fee help and expert technical services,
$3.50; legal notices, S10.49: travelling ex-
penses, S2311; stamps, 1872 30; station
cry and office supplies, $105.33 telephone
total of. $40. 1910.
Incidental expenses included in the fig
ures FOR the months given above are list
writer repairs, 1880; loss and gain on
sugar car, December, 1920. S176; Janu-
| airy, 1920 -four test, So; January, 1920
| loss and gain account on sugar car. So 81 !;
January, 1920, general motor service
company, SCI January. 1920, express
charges, csc; February, 1920, typewriter
rental, SO; March, 1920, loss and gain
account on sugar cars, $40; March.
/ 1920. freight charges, SIC: Thomas~~Sli-
rector, S13.25; -four test, $3.50: Nav. 1920
loss and gain account on sugar costs.
S2.55; July, 1920. D. N. Curry, expense
account coal mines inspection. S46.44
August, 1920, premium on s25 600 bond
for N. c. Shelton. S62.5o; September, 1920,
-four test Sc.