Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1922-06-08

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Among others who benefited from
the low prices. the records reveal
are Maurice Douglas, a member of
the public service commissions; Ben
trbebus, deputy Treasurer of State.
and Earl Crawford, member of the
highway commits sion.
These state employees each purchased
direct, the record shows, small quantities
| OF materials.
| Considerable other material went to
| two former employees OF the commission
| who have gone into the construction
| business
| Indications are that NJ Goldberg. who
| apparently has the inside" on the pur-
| chase Of material, practically has had
| no competition from other buyers. There
| were number OF others who are shown
/ 10 have bought goods from he commits
/ sion. The amounts involved in these
transactions appear to be insignificant
I George BARLEY, superintendent Of the
| motor transport department who has
charge Of The sale Of equipment aud the
records, indicated that practically all
| he stuff was sold by him.
SALES or slG9,Gs9
i SINCE FEB. L.
Since Feb. / Eartley has sold pre-
: SAt44dPtI al ttH alFGcTlDn or the COM
! mission. Of which Lawrence Lyons, Re-
publican state chairman, was director,
| materials for which the commission re-
cetTed SlG9.o79. and which probably cost
! the Federal Government a sum many
times in excess Of that figure
| On none CT these sales was there an
| advertisement for bids or as far as can
be determined was the sale Of the prop
! erty open to the general public
f14F-t = - = 7
cefved the following articles from the
state highway commission: May 1s to
81
5000 French wire cutters. $3.50 Is cents
each}.
1.5Ss dozen axes, a. ahd B.. so,3o7 dess
than l. cents piecel
500 dozen piekmattocks. $500 Isl
DOZEN.
Tar = miscellaneous hardware. $500.
tar Of hardware and barbed wire. $3.50,
May ~ Goldberg IS Son purchased
steel rails IN three separate lots. which
were ~ the State peaal farm at a cost
OF SHI,S9, 1864 o. $9li3 s. per lot
IN the period Of eight days in An~iI.
Eioith"rg & Sen bought the following
articles from the motor transport de-
Qartment and Of the highway commits
sion:
one lot Of anviIs, $3.50
go dozen tTass 4 aud B axes, s375
fl2i3 cents apiece.
IT dozen picks, $3.50 n2ls cents
ariecel
Thirty two dozen spades. s56 .about is
cents caeFl
Lot Of oil 500
German gimlets s16.To
esq yards reclaimed duck, s4ao,35
tabout cents yard.
Car of axle grease. $3.50
! Car Of suvilS $3.50
! Lot Of axle grease. st4f
Five thousand one hundred forty ono
yards recla lined nine-ounce duck, s257 .o5
tabout cents Yard.
| Lot Of motors. 5000.
Four cars Il belms, s., col. %
Two cars raw edge reclaimed duck,
$4,000
-Four thousand four hundred yards min-
eral cloth, 500 Is cents yardl
-Four hundred seventeen dozen axes,
! class and l., S6o5
4 GOLnBERGS BOUGHT
| HEAVILY 0F RAILS.
". Goldberg & Son were also heavy
/ purchasers Of steel rails which the
/ State highway commission, obviously
/. could not make use Of as follows
On May L.. So $50 l.,s steel rails, s-6f %.
On May H. $500 lbs steel rails, s755.a3.
i On May II, 5000 lbs. steel rails,
I $GSl.71
On May II, 1o5, 500 lbs. steel rails.
i Soe5. 81.
The records for May show that Cold
/ berg & Son purchased steel rails from
4 the commission at other periods during
4 TIE month
The construction firm Of Mcbride &
/ Nicbert. both Of whose members were
! formerly connected with the commission
/ are shown TO have bought quantities OF
material from the commission
/ Brown purchased set Of harness at
f SO one-half dozen short-handled spades,
81 one half dozen round point long
i handled shoveIs, $40; 100 feet of Sc inch
i rope ut cents, $4
/ Earl Crawford. a member Of the COM
! mission, is shown TO have purchased a
/ few tires from he bureau OF motor trans
port as did Ben Irhans. deputy State
/ treasurer. Maurice Douglas member Of
! the public service commission bought a
set of harness for $40 Purchases Of
/ other material by State employees was in
small quantities.
! Mr.. Goldberg said he bought material
! from the State but chat he cared TO
/ make statement. regarding his pur-
| chaSeS.
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