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and inaccurate, is the one provided for in the specifications. 



8. Methods to be followed in selecting samples for testing 

 purposes are not mentioned. 



9. Separate bids are not requested for the different parks; 

 contracts are made for the total quantity of each kind of coal, 

 without regard to places of delivery. 



10. The specifications as a whole are loosely drawn, little 

 care appearing to have been exercised in their preparation. 



METHODS ACTUALLY EMPLOYED IN WEIGHING, 

 SAMPLING AND TESTING 



South Park Commissioners. 



Although several cars of coal were rejected last year by the 

 heating engineer on his own inspection, no screening tests were 

 made either by him or the engineering firm employed. 



West Chicago Park Commissioners. 



There is only one scale throughout the entire west park sys- 

 tem on which coal may be weighed. This is located at Garfield 

 Park, Coal delivered to all other parks, amounting to approxi- 

 mately 1,600 tons per annum, is paid for at contractor's weights. 

 Although the specifications give the sizes of the different kinds of 

 coal and the percentages of fine coal which will be accepted, and 

 provide for penalties when coal is delivered containing an excess 

 of fine coal, no screening tests have been made to see that coal 

 delivered was in accordance with the specifications. 



Lincoln Park Commissioners. 



There is only one scale throughout the Lincoln Park system 

 on which coal may be weighed. This is located at Lincoln Park. 

 Coal delivered to all other parks, amounting to approximately 

 750 tons per annum, is paid for at contractor's weights. In addi- 

 tion to the 3322 tons of coal used last year in the various parks, 

 the Lincoln Park Board used 6616 tons in the park extension 

 work. Of this amount, 138 tons were delivered to the shipyard 

 at Lincoln Park and reweighed and paid for according to the 



