New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-07-01
City Advertising.


The Corporation Of our City requires consider.
able Advertising-of Contracts, Lettings, Street
Openings, Sewers, &c. &c. We once enjoyed a
share of its favor, conferred on without soicita
ton and4hroSn up sfter fall trial because it did
not pay us what the work was worth. Since
them three or four other papers have had it at the
price we received until we gave up the job, and
one more has been employed throughout the last
year without restriction as to charge and has been
receiving rather more than all three Of the others
This is wropg-t is unfair; it is dishonest. The
Council understand that as well as we do, and one
branch voted to cut off the high.priced concern
without dissenting voice. The other branch took
good care not TO concur, and there has TO- some
months been very transparent sham fight kept
up among those in the plot, pretending that they
are unable TO sgree on plan, or on the proper
papers to be employed-the meaning of which is
that they are agreed TO prolong the pamperng Of
their pet to the last possible moment. When that
moment shall have arrived, it will be edifying to
see the avidity ard unanimity with which they
will all unite in adopting some new plan
We have no wish to hurry the gentlemen Let
them play their play out and feed their Ben amin as
long they think it safe to do So But as they lately
saw fit 10 use the name Of The Tribune among other
journals which they propose to employ at a fair
price, we beg leave to inform them that We want
nothing of them in patronidng way and shall
thank nobody for such patronage. Should theysee
fit to DO, what they as well as we know should be
done,-oispense the City's Advertising with a
single view TO the City's interests-we shall
make an offer for it. Ifthey pass an ordinance
simply providing that the two three, four or more
journals of largest circulation which shall offer to
DO the work at stated price shall have it to do, We
will put in for it if the price is such as We think
worth accepting. Or, fthey will say We will give
to the four papers which will cer to do it cheapest
per thousand copies Of their Daily City circulation
yesPeetirey, we will make them a bid 10 that form
If there is any way in which We can get the work
on the basis Of gi0iRg the CITY more fer is money
than IL can get elsechere, we will make ar offer for
it, and heartily approve the selection our stead Of
whoever makes the City more advantsg eous offer
than hours. Only put the matter proper Business
footing, and we shall be happy to have hand in it,
but we want no job, no partisan favOri.sm no pet
ting and such we shall condemn, whether devised
for our benefit or that OF others. fair field and no
fayor-far competition and fair allotment Of the
Advertising to whoever shall bes. deserve it-that
is the way we want the matter settled and We
doubt whether the Councils can do better than to
let it go so. Not but that the taxpayers will stand
any thing in the way Of Corporation Jobbing-of
course they w-they are a. used to it as cells ever
were to being skinned. They have had that sort
of treatment from every sort Of Corporation
Wing, Loco, and Native-and they have given
over expecting any other They would be petri-
fed with smazemeut if a Council should ever tarn
up, through any sort Of accident, that wasn't cor
rupt and rapacious. Still, this Advertising is so
palpable a thing that il woald be advisable to dis
Pepse it Honestly if only blind and We suspect
it will have tc.goso