, 1873-12-28
The Subject Of City Printing
Discussed.
It Il Claimed that the Inter-0oean
Will Support tho Peoples
Party.
Bilt a Resolution Is Passed Giving tho
Work to Tho Times.
Investigation in Hamilton's Claims to
Be q Doilor- Maker,

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| THE COMMITTEE ON PRINTING.
INC Coulcll conmittoo on Printing mott In tho
oity clofKa oioe yesterday afternoon to detor-
m'ho, 30 1ar rs tile Committee is concerned.
wh'cn papor shall print t1o proceoiings OF tho
colllle!4 ana inc corporation notices. Aa Eoloy
occupied tho el,ar. Tllore wnro proacnt Alder
mon A1cGratll, Fitzgcrald and Murphy,
AID, AIo}rath satd tlo only object in nrintnp
I'm nrococf;nra wns IT, comn,v .:;,, t,o inr .rho
ronar nS ,.na s W "1su w. ,;n a% amo
paPer havih6 lerge olrcniHtlon-ono which sas
| corporation newnfaper.
Aid. stout Win IN mt n mor,hor of tim finn.
rnittoo ronor nj t,t tho n,,, ,r;,,,in,r a,al,. -.
In ,,t,. ~ nista. s . as. su sasy 's ' oasu1 70
would do tho work the cheapest.
WE MuBr HAVE LEADING pApEr,
| Aid. Mcarath Hn;d t,oro Ind ham !, ccr,oro.
| .,... 49,, ra. ".s.t s.' ~ ""e wv. w
whom roal estate was to bo sold, had to bo pub
lisllcd In The Tn1nuNE or Times In order to rot
bidders. Houco oxtra money had to DO pad out
-lnrgcr rates having to bo pail to reael lin
,,,,,I;n liz asaana.:s. 1890 ts,a ~ ~. s..o
p"o'a, .u, mo olp'tn.'o" p"poi nas"'s p"s I'M
lteo circulation. Ii they could got a reasonable
figure from Quo Of tho loading papers, it would
DO cheaper in tho cnd.
| r,,r rurpu.ocr.n " n,,,, no ,,r.,ov
11,o r,,ar'aar '1ta ~. .,,;,,,, a., " MnG..,,
| 1ne Chatlnan ala 1lot THINK Ald' Mcttrath hnd
nsestigatoa tha sob1oot. ho had, nnd found
that only about $500 extra Ind boen paid out for
advertising in two years. Thnt was not drop
| In tho bnclet. T,hnv co1l oot fin c;tv rr,pt;ur
dono j., vorv roana.ta,a ,nes',n e asat , p n.ns
uvo a wy ospss.1e '.'a 'lioinnB ps2el' o"hoo
| ny uoacol', Wno "oula ohargo 1no ehmo rrlco
tic Post did last yoar. lie was il, favor Of giv-
| Ing it to tho Inter- Ocean, IL tho proprietor
| would agreo to do it at that price.
| HIS rnEJUD1cEs Will NOT 1NrLuErcE rsf.
Aid. Mcdrath did not think it proper for tho
Committee to consider who was tho publisher
of . a paper. Ho Ind Ills projudieoa
against somo. newspapers. bus tho
| question before them wis ono in which tho roo-
pie wcro Interested. II ho had personal spite
aganHt paper, it wns no reason Why to Should
refuse to give It tho city printing. The Com
torfero with their Judgment.
TIE sSTEn-ocrAN TO DE THE ORGAN.
| Tho Chairman said ho lad been informed that
| tho lnter- Ocean would be tte prt,au Of tho Poo
Pics party 80 long AZ 1t Wan hunost and did
right.
Aid. srcGrntl, WIS confident that all tho papers
would trent thom fnirly. ii they lid not dosoryc
| cenHuro. How much would tho city printing
amount to for the next two years ?
| Tho Chairman understood tlat the Post rot
$29, 600 in the last two years; for tho next two
years. $4,000 would probably DO required.
| proposition for tic printing. II tho rates of
those papers wero paid, 1900 more would DO
needed.
QUITTING DOWN THE sTAArs-zE1ruso.
Alu. McsiratA spoke o1 tho oilofal Herman
paper, anu Thought special agreement could bo
Inado with 1t.
The Chairman did not think Yn T]tn gntno
rates would bc demanded a. wore paid tho cor
potntion newspaper.
NO REWARD FOR eEny1oEs
AID. MCGrntll WAS opposed to giving tho print
| ing to newspaper as a reward for services. Tho
| 1nCt TINT newspaper promised to be tho organ
of tho Peoples parry il tho printing was given to
| it, would not induce him to vote for it. The
party ulu not nGcd lt1 organ. LILO press would
| trent them fairly, and llo did not asll for any"
thing olHo It would giro tioul credit for al the
good they did. Tho simple question to bo con-
sidercd ny the Committee WAS Shall tho print
| ing DO given to tho paper which makes q FUR
proposition for i?
Ad: f!tzgerald preferred TO give the printing
to paper having, a large circulation rnthcr than
to QUO which would publish tho matter for a fair
price:
for loss than 70 ccnts q square. The TRIBUNE
wouldn't Anye ii ut All.
THE TINES.
AID. McGrAtll remarked TINT the Times had
lad it oucc, and tito rates demanded woro paid,
and the people found no fault. Tue first thing
they had to do was to pasB resolution dosignat-
Ing tho corporation printer, aud then another
| specifying the amount they wore willing to pay.
| llo offered the following:
Ieaolred Tint tho Chicago Times be and the sR,ue s
hereby dcggnuted tho Newspaper for the publIca-
on e tue p1;oeeeangs q ,he Common Council md
tne aiaerent noarda ana Uepar.mcns. ana also TIC
'n am tu osr ~ ~ , ~ co+ ,n n, ,ur
pe1sation ~ shall be flxed by tho Common Council
| herenfter
no AssunAscEe.
| n o,,x. NJ :a :. H., ,,ou1,
1Ao oAa' llt"a tu4G11e IL 3A1u' 4ueot NIL A!to
any assurances tna1 Tie lines "oula take tne
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