A. L. Bishop — The State Works of Pennsylvania. 241 



tiate the following cliarges of attempts to defraud the common- 

 wealth : — * 



1. That time was charged for work that was not performed. 



2. That teams were charged in the name of persons who had no 

 teams on the work, and, in some instances, the amount of the charge 

 was receipted for without the knowledge or consent of the person 

 in whose name the account was kept. 



3. That teams were charged at full or high prices, although 

 the driver's time was charged in a separate account. 



4. That public teams were freely donated for the use of private 

 individuals and political partisans, and that their time on such 

 occasions was charged on the check-roll. 



5. That at certain times a large amount of money was expended 

 for getting hands on the works to replace those who had been dis- 

 charged "for opinion's sake." 



6. That extra time was added to the check-rolls, at the will 

 of those having charge, to cover the expense of bringing hands from 

 a distance, although large amounts were returned by bill for the 

 same service. 



7. That time was continued for hands and teams after they had 

 left the works. 



8. That articles never purchased for the works, nor used on 

 them, were charged up to the state. 



9. That many persons were induced to receipt for money which 

 they never received, and to which they had no claims. 



10. That bribery was attempted for the purpose of procuring 

 the public funds, and actually took place to secure favorable 

 legislation. 



11. That lumber and other articles were purchased to be deliv- 

 ered on the line of works at a given place and at a fixed price. The 

 contractor, however, charged the commonwealth with the daily 

 pay of the teams employed to deliver the goods. Furthermore in 

 one case, at least, the charge for a teamster was $2 per day more 

 than the teamster received, notwithstanding the fact that the bill 

 therefor was paid largely out of the contractor's store. 



12. That officers and workmen received pay and travelling 

 expenses while in other parts of the state attending elections. 



13. That many persons were hired at high salaries who were 

 neither foremen nor skilled mechanics. 



14. That foremen and others, while engaged in the public ser- 

 vice, bought and slaughtered cattle, using the state teams "and 

 laborers when they so desired, and supplied the line with meat 

 at a high price. 



* See J. H. Hep.. 1840, II, pp. 2.34-5, which contains a report of fraudulent 

 accounts submitted to the auditor general. See also J. H. Rep., 1841, II, p. 

 547. . 



