New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-03-19
A scandalous Job in Contract Printing.



w,sw>croN, March Oh, lai0.
see it stated in th' newspapers thar some of
.hc public docapcuts have been delay ed 20 correct
,ross mistakes By clerks IA The Departments Tie
printers and proofreaders are about "a stupid "
azy as the clerks am told thst TX Doc 80. g.
ast issued IS from tie lnca office tine managers
# which arr printers, by contract 20 both Houses
E. is toll Of blund.rs Even 20 the paging DID, care
. taken-page $50 is followed by PAGE '3i. aud 100
paccs are, sfeiri1gig. cut out of the document al
.h0ush iu reality it - one OF the b.unders
Tins is not the worse feature iu tie report. how
..er Athou -i the workmen gct only their well
AIMED rut ordinary WAGES ont of which lew oi
hem are allie 90 save cent. Ness-s BURKE
'1 or whoever are the contractors. have con'rivcd
.1 spread The ruie AID figure work. from PAGE ~
90 page 69.. over more {. lu four times the number
10 pages which n ought 20 500 m the type used -
The PAGES are turned broad side, anI BANKED ont
i'ier fssh.ou which lo man living would attempt
o working Cor private Nuu.
As a printer VIII have pui through my hanas
nsuy thousands ol dollars worth @. sarh contract
vors l say that % is s.n and p shame = take
Irutug Ike thu at cheaper rate Shan l1uue.
men could o'lrr because the, have lu capital AID
sHult lot bc allowed "a make several hundred
.l-rs OUT oi oae hundred. sni then change the
.ace b. filing up clumsy volume with hisns
paper cUsr- ei double price ~ i % were rule aAd
lle Ii is making he public pav turce ~ four
mes what they agreed g. gye uui the House
PRINTING Committee all probably le'e. loaA iuio
lese matters
saw document very Hke ts BOO Aibeay
some s1C0y hsut.c hrm ~ other nel rcitei e. 600
rom tie Stste ior clumsy i0h dome 0a exceed
.llly coarse paper. I 'h.uk % was the population
..turus and other statistics ! would haFe done Il
nv heater II sixth az the price. ~ rve2 'o"et
,aii fair wages % i0Irueymeu AID cleared cash
90 that hli the Contractors mai paper ard
.lfod tie dolrAiared hlmbags who fcandaii1ed
Democracy up there by pretending . connection
yItA 10. ard honest AZAKiAH tLAno ict t pas
The contracts here should be dsidec--ay one
1.d tor tie bils-uue for rnisce.laneOu rePorts-oue
lr crria!a aunua documents oil large sze-sld 50
o-th - il is the work s delayed unfairly some
Iuts is.l Il b.uuders puts coltrsct prces entirely
81, dehance-one pet hrr-. j. ! sm correctly ~
a-med mon0poize Tor toc mucA--aud our eesei'-
.s Journey meu printers, with large amni,'. are
.ept la a sort of r-tffs agre~v o. the dear Demo
-suc mouopoists TIE paper type, INK and worh
nanship o. Doc are al very good indeed p" iiai
9 - cost
When Congress issues proposals. i0r contracts
should be- known thai VIA ol-hl o. le on one
ll1e q rules ard iggres ma be spread over I'VE
If SIX. and charged dolule rs soi.t Ihai AIM.
red IS a position. BIDS would be gwen accc
ac'y but il thc possession u newspaper AZ
Ieal4 lsriers o. pat the party 1o1tn. can atinr
ar such oairagss in case there i 10 snch coadi
Iol what chance has poor composltaf or press
1lan 10 rse IN his profession None wnaiV'7f-
Mr. Speaker COBB 0ueht 70 have put Mr.
Shook. u y y and other practical printers on the
Printing Committee 20 check al such s5lses %
W., he mutt To-