Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1872-03-08

The Ledger OF last evening contained
the following Rmisble and genteel report
of the contest for city printing in the
General Council on Wednesday night.
How It will effect the gentlemen thus SIM
gled out as the objects of its wrath it
would be hard to say and still harder to
Burmise its effect upon the other members
OF the council, who viii probably see in
this the ~drubbings that await them all in
the future when they cross the path of
GU cotsmporary:
THE CITY PRINTING.
At the regular meeting of the General Coun-
oil held last night, the question of city print
ing was brought up for settlement. The ordi-
nanse In reference to the city printer reads as
follows;
Section Q. "Said proposals shall be SUBJ
mttted in writing, shall state clearly the
prices for doing the work, and the contract for
lowest and best bidder"
The committee on printing, through Coun-
Gilman Beohn, reported as follows:
We have xamfned the several bids for pub
fishing the proceedings and ordinances, and
md the bid Of the Public Ledger the lowest,
viz: For publishing the proceedings, three
cents per line; the ordinances and other adj
refreshments, seventy-nve cents per square for
the first insertion, and thirty cents per square
Tor each subsequent one. We recommend the
election of the Public Ledger for the next two
years for the printing OF the proceedings and
ordinances OF the city. c. A. BEEHN,
Chairman Council COMMITTEES,
M j. PENDERGAST,
Chairman Board OF Aldermen Committee.
The bid OF the APPRAL was as follows: Tax
list as advertisement, fifty cents per square
ZACH insertion, to be printed in paragraphs;
advertisements Of city, of whatever kind or
character, nfty cents per square each tnser-
ton proceedings OF boards, eight cents per
line; blanks, letter-heads, forms and circulars
and all blank books at current rates for each
work, viz the current prices of such work
These were the bids, and as stated by Coun-
Gilman Beehn, a practical printer, the Ledg-
er's bill was at least one hundred and twenty
I'VE per cent. " than that of the APPEAL,
The report Of the in favor of the
Ledger bid was adopted by the common cOun-
Gil, although 1t met with opposition from
Councilman Culligan and Smith OF the Tenth
ward. The report was sent 10 the board of
aldermen for action.
When the report of the printing committee
was read in the aldermanic board, those op-
posed to letting the work to the LOOeSt and best
bidder, as provided by the laws OF the city,
Alderman Manon, Of the Second ward,
moved that the report be referred back TO the
committee, a dodge to delay the transfer of
the city printing from the & to tho
Ledger.
The solomon from the Tenth ward, Alder
mai J. ii. Pendegast, arose with dignity, and,
with an air OF gravity that would drive a Je-
rusalem pony into Bpasms, stated that he had
signed the report under protest: he was in
faVorof having the proceedings published in
q morning paper ltor the reason, no doubt,
that he required the entire day TO peruse the
report OF the proceedings. We viii not desig-
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understand them.
our county sexton and undertaken, Alder
man Jack Walsh, of the FIRST ward, untele-
scoped his corpse-hke form and addressed the
chair in the following lively strains
'Mister President, l want to ave the pro-
ceedinis In a mOrn1n' paper The APPEAL is
. res pectable paper, and want 1t in the AP-
PEAL, and nOii in an evenin' paper. Isecond
the motion TO refer it to the committy."
A call was made to have the bids read, but
before the bids could be obtained from the
Council Chamber q vote was pressed andthe
motion TO refer was carried.
The gentlemen voting TO deprive the lowest
and best bidder Of the printing were Alder
men Walsh Of the First ward, MaIlOn of the
Second, Malatesta Of the Filth, CicaIla of the
Sixth, and Pendergast of the Tenth. The OBJ
tect OF these Intelligent worthless was to defeat
the Ledger and ignore the law on the subject.
Seeing that they could not beat the Ledger on
a square fight, they log-roLled and caucussed
and threw back the election for a time. No
wonder they congratulated each other IN the
success OF the maneuYer.
In the Common Council, Messrs. Culligan
and Smith, from the Tenth ward, made the
same attempt, but were defeated in their u
able efforts.
We AVE nothing to say as to how any
member shall vote, but when the city laws
state In SO many words "that the city print
ing shall be awarded to the Lowest and best bid
del" IL looks like selt-stultificRtion, or worse,
70 vote against law and facts 50 glazing and
apparent. II Messrs. Smith, MallOn, Walsh,
Pendergrast, CicaIla and Malatesta desire to
make war on the Ledger, let them do so. To
the inference conveyed by undertaken
" aAo . nAAAGAAC4lF Via III H&AACA EAAt DIO-
ceedings published in the APPEAL because
the latter was a morning journal and respect
able we beg leave to reply that the respecta-
b11ty OF the Ledger as a leading journal can
not be advanced by his Endorsement, or low
cred by his censure. As a city undertaken,
Mr.. Walsh may be good authority, but on
questions OF respectability or journalism
neither mis- education nor position can
make him a reliable literary critic.
The APPEAL was elected city printer for two
years. The Ledger was elected by the Common
Council last night, out the Board OF Aldermen
failed to concur. Who is the city printer at
PRESENT. The APPEALS term of office has ex-
expired, and Aldermen Mallon, PendeTgast,
Walsh, Cicalla and Malatesta refuse TO be gov |
erned by the city laws.
This sweet morsel, one of the choicest
ever thrown out by our morning contem-
porary, who disdafns city printing, affects
cotton exchange" secretaryHhips, and ali
that sort of thing, you know, is q proper
supplement to the above:
THE CITY PRINTING.
TIT Evening Ledger as 1t wasthe lowest bid
der for city printing, the committee reported
In favor Of its bids. The common council |
adopted its report. But the board of alder ]
h1tched, some aldermen insisting that
the proceedings should be published In a
morning paper. The Avalanche was no bid
der, preferring to print the proceedings for
Its readers wtthOut charging SO much a line, |
and without wearing the official collar AS /
the avalanche is a morning paper, the alder |
men ought 10 be gratt1ed with the publica- |
ton In its columns without charging per line
for the work. As the lowest bidder under the |
Ledger cannot be dfeated, except by ovsrrid-
the law |