, 1874-01-08
Annual Report Of Secretary Of State
Harlow,
The State Printing 0ontraot---Rz.
penditures Hereunder.
A Suggestion that the Printing Of.
Election Registers Be Dis .
continued.
The Printing of Department Re-
ports and Legislative
Journals,


Journals.
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Special D{spatch In The CHICAGO Tribune.
srn1HaFtELp, ILL.,, Jau. 7.--The annual report
Of the Secretary Of State, just submitted to the
| Governor. is "a follows:
srArE or Illinois, sEcnrrAnr's ort1oE,)
! SPRINGFIELD. JAM 6, 1874. +
| Z" His ErcclleHcy, john Il. Bcrertdat, Gouernor:
Sir: In accordance with tho instructions
contained IN sec "a of an not to provide for and
regulate tho public printing, In force July i,
1872. have tho honor to present tie following
! report:
sTATE PRINTING.
Tho present contract for State printing WIS
awarded to AIossrs. William H. Bsilhsoho aud f.
L. Merritt on tho 7th day Of September, 1879,
pursuant to law, said contract to tako effect On
the first Monday Of November Of that yoar,
which was tho fourth day Of that month. 'said
award is in the words and Ggurea rs follows, to
wit:
STATE or ILLINOIS, |
- ernENor1ELp, Sept. 7, 1879,
In accordance with tho law and an advertisement
dated July &c., 1879, tho Commissioners of Public
Wednesday, the 2Gth day OF August, 4. D. l872, for
tAo PURPOSE OF opening and considering tho proposals.
f9e the PUBLIC printing for two from the rat
been a1ed, tho same wns opened, when It wns found
that said propo8a! was signed by ". H. Dathache aud
f. Merritt noh Of Springfield, ILL.,, at the follow
fYrs! Class-For composition per 1,ooo ems: Plain
sa anfs Rot g. 90 cens rule
Second csass-ror composition per 1000 oms pntn
composition 20 cents figure work, 90 oola Itlo and
figure work, sl2o. Ircss work per 100 imprcssionH,
Third assmror congestion 1000 Plain
E9uro work, sl2o. Press work per 100 Impressions,
Fourth class-For composition per 1000 ems Plain
composition. 90 conta: figure work. 90 cents rule md
ngaro work, $.2o. Press work per 100 Impressions,
Fjfh C,ass-For composition per 1000 ems: Plain
composition, CO cons; figure work, % Cents rule and
hgnte work, $l.2o. Treaa work por as Impressions
No othcr bids having boon received and one of tho
g, nom'nssioners. being absent, namely, Hon. E. N.
patea, State Treasurer, tho Commissioners adjourned
Tuesday, lis sd day Of September. is73. 1A'''
esn On Tueexday Sept 1s72 tho Auditor Of Public
lug further posponed thc awarding Of tho contracts
Until @ Saturday, SEPT :, 1s7a on which day they met
OF puhc printing for two yoars from ths first Monday,
haeho and F. L. errt at tho prices Tor tic several
castes ua above specified IN their snld proposal.
tsigncd> Edward RuaMEz, Secretary Of State,
g: E. l1rrlscor1, Auditor Pub. Ac'nts,
EnAsrus n. DArEs stuto Treasurer,
Commissioners Of Public Printing
Upder the provisions OF tho said award ~.
contract. ~tla, -Ssata ,Pr;:lters 1.-Two perforrfoi
their tlutica in = satisfactory mallncf. y
AS there hns been no final settlement with tin
State Printers. and will not bo until tho term Of
their contract expires, tho exact cost Of work
cannot DO stated ; but upon careful estimates Of
tito work donc from tho commencement Of the
present contract, aud until tho 30th day of NO.
vember, 1873. inclusive, hnyo to report that
sate unlor the contract wlll amount to. ss
Cost o1 printing paper 19,7o5.66;