| Show contractors ROB THE government furnished the troops with inferior rifles shoes bayonets and other articles san francisco aug 8 the board of curvey appointed by general king to report upon the circumstances attending the informal issuing of blanket shoes and clothing by first lieutenant L C smith regimental quartermaster of the twentieth kansas regiment made its report while lieutenant smith is not held to be criminally careless in the conduct of bis office yet the responsibility for the shortage is fastened fast enyd upon him and it is recommended that be make good the value of the lost supplies approximately report has been filed by abo board of survey appointed by general merriam finding that 1021 pairs of shoes issued to the tennessee regiment were vary interior that 1072 springfield furnished the were second band and worked over though serviceable the condemnation of 1272 bayonets scabbards and an equal number of cartridge boxes ia recommended |
