The weekly democratic statesman. [volume] (Austin, Tex.) 1871-1883, 1874-03-26
STATE PRINTING.

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Memoranda of agreement between the
Governor, Secretary Of State and Attorney
General of the State of Texas, constituting
board of contract for the public printing
of said State, of the, first part, and John ID.
Elliottiof the county Of Travis and State Of
Texas, of the second part
l. The said John d. Elliott agrees, and
hereby undertakes and contracts to do
the current public printing for the two
houses of the Legislature of the State Of
Texas now in session, and such other print
ing as may be required by the Board of
Public Printing, and to charge therefor FIVE
per eentum less than the maximum rates
prescribed in the act entitled An act to
provide forthe publicprinting by contract, ;"
approved March IA, 1874.
2. The said John d. Elliott further agrees
and guarantees that the printing to be done
by him, under the first section of this con-
tract shall fulfill all the stipulations and
requirements of said act, approved March
IA, 1874, and he hereby obligates and binds
himself TO comply in all respects with the
terms of said act, both as to execution of
work and the steps prescribed for Obtaining
pay therefor.
). The said Iohn d. Elliott further en- !
cages and binds himself to execute and de-
liver, without unreasonable delay, all print4
ing required by either House of the Legisla-
ture, and in case of unnecessary delay (of
which the Board Of Public Printing Is TO
be the exclusive judge, to permit such
SUPPLEMENT- Of price for all work so delayed
IS to said board may seem proper and ree-
sonable,
4. In cases where this contract is silent as
to details, such details are to be regulated
by the Board of Public Printing in accord
ance with The act hereinbefore designated.
5. This contract is to be. deemed and
held as temporary only, and It is expressly
understood that the Board of Public Print
ing reservesthe right Ito (which the said
Elliott assents) to terminate this contract
and engagement at any time; in case of
which the said Elliottis to receive pay only
for work and printing actually executed.
9. The said JOhniD. Elliott is 20 execute
bond IN the sum Of fYe thousand dollars,
with good and sufficient securities condi-
toned and payable as directed BY said act
approved March "a 1874, which bond shall
be executed and delivered immediately sitter
the execution of this contract. M
2. This contract is to take effect on the
twenty -fourth day OF March, 1874, and 70
continue TO the final Adjournment Of the
present session Of the Legislature Of Texas,
unless sooner terminated by the Board Of
Public Printing as provided in section five
hereof. iff-.ls
To attest which the parties do hereto set
their hands at Austin, Texas, ON this
thetwenty- fourth day % March, AID. 1874.
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Board Of Public Printing.
From the above it win be seen that our
labors as State Printer have ended. We
make no comment on the action Of the
Printing Board IN awarding the contract
fultBer than to say that this Office was not
notified that bids would be received FOR the
STATE work up 70 the twentieth Of April.
Col Elliott publicly announced on the
street that the printing would Be given him,
and cpptrary to the belief Of all with whom
We convefsed the awarding Of the contract
70 him, without public notice, verides his
i Is known 70 the printing COMMITTEES
that the jourDals Of both Houses are now
printed in pamphlet form up to the ffty-
seventh day, and i 10 interruption in their
publication had taken place, We would have
been ALE 70 complete them On the succeed
ing day affer the "a jQdmnicnt Of the Legis-
latuFe; hence We think We were entitled 70
a. opPoEtVPitE Of bidding ioE this work,
Tim IezI.latoIs b Georeia haze fl..,ii..l
q Gea Joseph n Johnson und Gel. haif6rl
. charter fQI the S. MaEys and Ailnnal.s
Canal Company. which tits expected vii
open he Okedn0kee plateau ana bring ito
he martEf not les than two th0asaad
square miles ~ Ysll0u pine timber nov
wholly untouched by the axe.