First Biennial Report Of The State Board Of Control Of California Covering Period From December 3 1910 To December 6 1912

Author : California. State Board Of Control
Publisher : Rarebooksclub.com
ISBN 13 : 9781230101651
Total Pages : 60 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (16 download)

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Download or read book First Biennial Report of the State Board of Control of California Covering Period from December 3, 1910, to December 6 1912 written by California. State Board Of Control and published by Rarebooksclub.com. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1913 edition. Excerpt: ...from the State sums of money for supplies delivered in excess of the amounts ordered for which no order has ever been issued. The Board finds that the business of the State Printing Department is in a chaotic condition and that the methods pursued therein can not help but lead to demoralization, as will hereafter be made plain. With these general facts before you, the Board desires to direct your attention to the specific transactions from which the claims herewith returned to you arose. ZELLERBACH CLAIM FOE $8,036.53. This claim is for part payment on an order for textbook paper given to the Zellerbach Paper Company by State Printer W. W. Shannon on December 16, 1910. The Zellerbach Paper Company had a contract to furnish the State with 2,000 reams of 80 pounds and 1,000 reams of 90 pounds textbook paper, and this contract had six and a half months to run, or until June 30, 1911. The order was for 9,500 reams, or 865,000 pounds of textbook paper as follows:,2,500 reams of 90 pounds, 3,000 reams of 80 pounds, and 4,000 reams of 100 pounds. At a price of $6.65 a hundredweight, this order for paper would involve the expenditure of $57,522.50. The order called for the first delivery not later than March 31, 1911. On February 10, 1911, the records show that the Zellerbach Paper Company began delivering the order. In all, up to the present time, bills for 935,000 pounds of paper have been "O. K'd" by the State Printing Office and the Zellerbach Paper Company has submitted bills amounting to $61,620.90. The records of the State Printing Department show that of the amount billed to the State (935,000 pounds), only 657,430 pounds have ever been delivered. On this point further data will be given hereinafter. In March of this year, the...