The Birmingham age-herald., 1922-05-20

Report in Full
 The full report of the grand jury Is as follows
 To the honorable William E. Fort
 lhe grand jury begs leave ts make 4 special report of it's mvesti- sation into the affairs of the city Q. Birmina ham, and find as follows.
 Purchase of Trucks
 The city or Birmingham was re- gently in the market for five motor trucks. to be used in tho fire depart- ment The Mack Truck company ana the White Truck company both placed Bids with Commissioner Clue on the trucks required; the differ ence in the two bids was that ths bids made by the Mack Truck com- pany was s5,200 cheaper than the bid made by the White Truck company. A thorough investigation convinevs us that there was no substantial dif- ference in the two trucks included in the two bids In addition. the city had the option of turning tae Mack trucks back If they did not come up to requirements.
 "A test was made of the two
 trucks. md tke chief of fhc fire
 department recommended the purchase of Mack trucks on com-
 pietion of the test. missioner
 ti6e has been before this body.
 and denied that he ever received my bid from the Mnci Truck company. The overwhelming
 weight of evidence, however, is
 that the bid of the Mack Truck ] company was delivered to Com- l missioner CIoe, md that. for | IA I f5.2G0 cheaper than the White l hid, vas never placed before the
 commission. although President McLendon had been ndvised that the bid wHs fin. and had promised l to have Ii considered by the cons mixsion as who'e. Commits sfoner Gioc reper @d nt that meeting that he had never re- ceivcd my hid from the Nnck people. although 1t had been turned over to him and he had
 discussed the details of the bid
 with the chief of the fire depart
 ment nnd others.
 We have been unable to discover any satisfactory reason why this bid was not placed before the conmis- sion. The result has been that the city has authorized the purchase of five trucks for s5.200 more than 1t could have obtained the same equip ment from arother dealer.
 Charges Graf
 ''We find that Sam Ginsburg had q contract with the city for rendering dead animals Under this contract. which had about eight years to run. Cinshnre was required to nay the city s1.e0 for each carcass delivered 10 Nir'. ard s25 per month renta, for the ~rourds Owine 10 tho firau- c'"i depression existing Ginshur- asked Commissioner Dickson to re- lieve him of the sf.o0 per head cNarge temnorarilv. for a period ,f something like six months until business conditions got better Gins burg did not ask 10 be relieved from the rertai charge of s25 per month.
 "Commissloner Dickson deferred oonsiiera tion of the matter, and left town on official business. During his absence from the city. Ginsburx was approached by George Moore upefintendent of the street depart ment. and informed that his contract with the city would be amended 50 as 10 relieve him of the charge of sf per head and that his rent would be reduced to s25 per year, if Ginburg would pay Moore s2i5 in cash. so Moore could take care of an obliga- tion coming due: and on the further consideration that Moore be paid Fl per head after the expiration of six months.
 .yIoore further informed Gins
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