, 1876-02-15
l1CAGo, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY Is, 1876.

TnsaE WAS MONEY TT IT.
raised the price offered to s9.Soo. and expected
to recstre rho contrast.
Mr. P.-Wotl ten days elapsed, when 7 was
waited upon again, aud told that parties in tho
city. anxious that should nut haTo tho ctr
printing as = means OF 8uppoTk hAd atood my
raise. and inflated their bid to e4,01o.
1top.-What parties otferod shts amountl
Mr. P.-1 was tod that Tho courier snd the
Posf and 1faft-oither OF these combtn Astons-
would giro It. but that the Courier could nos
gaIha tho cAah
1lop.-Who told fou this,
tir. p.-I can't tell you now. but DO say, 1t
will gil come cut 10 tta own good timo. I an
not loAdiag 'ou on. havo tho truth 70 bsck
me for al any. and you mar rest assured shall
not 60 back ou what tell you.
Rep.-How did theae parties ezpEoas them
solycs to you7
feo'tug on ths part Of tho Council towards mo,
md desire to encourage mo in ths essabliet-
meut OF
AN Ho*rsf DEMOCRATIC nEwspArrn
tn Chicago. That. II could stand tho raise. and
o'1or more than anybody elsa lad, tho contract
Rop-Did you o1or any moro ~
alr. p.-Appsecisttng this fnondahip and not
raised my bid to e46oo. with lie hope that tho
Council would stop receiving bids, and msko
tnolr award. tell sou. soung man, this bid
ding for city printing 's 4 fcaslu! thing.
wv ~ ~ "" a., az nea.' Eso. a,. up. up
| ,nngar hi3. v..a :, H. ,ssn;rnJ '" nnt ~.
! was told last week that the contract would bo
given for 81. 600. unlcsa hhonld chip In again.
noation th.t @ thc cnntI.st vnn,'; brtnr w 'Ap-
fs''''A' ' set 'ny Hfo ~na1T nr ann nt,,sxrss
to whoever got It.
+..n,t..,. - ,H.tn, tans s tH ,ras1
pSfe ~ .a,,ti ~. ,ita ~ r,ra ,nor. H.,
or nv csnt "omm,ss;on for siro.t,snv ~ o
~ tlt,, ~. 4h hS1 ..on - ~ ~. 64t. r.. a.,
III, ehgu4o @ Nv nnso p.o np'A o ~, "tss ~ ~
@ .nls my oassp' .oI sao law NAV ~
T.; ""' eo ~ ,.st,+ o"o "' .,t.te,;.t,aI
,,.io< w ~, ~ ~ ~ d. +.i,a,~ns ..ta ~
saosa aaa aho1a not Tstse u again uilass m ~ aany
. 1er a cantr.s un ,in ;,p p1y ~
saeur. h,sinns. o""As'' ~ ''o''s ~ '"'As"7 ~
| or nvn,3o'ou Hno3 soo ono' e'n'so'os moto 'n@n
so:Geon sMu ", .,~ r, ,,,,.x.,t,,n r,,,,
.% I'll, ~, ~. n.t ~. ~ -
hao ".n 1eT soe1 tfeoas nsFo h 70 90
- ~ ~ * = 49,. .r,,n,s 80 N.rsstor.: Hsmn ~
| *. a;.m s,-;d;In --esrst. .seorIi,~ ~ tl,a
nnmbar es of sanla T.. h. esred for ia eaeb in
.aa forod -, " ny NJ Ia id w ia nrr A.
oasr ieuras thsp b. tuo,o m ei9sn civ NJ BY I oheT pub
;s,,ar, 5rt w.. a..,rca IL. ~ co.ts,ct .p .td
ssno 10 eins - ~ n,.'s. t.s s -. a.a .Ist "e
s.ou t,,,.,n rs,,,s,rnr ~ ,,11' ~
| ~-0 r.[rs " '' '
n.,-uov .t,oct TIM ro,ntv nrin.in,,
~ nrt ~, : III ~ tb.t ri nh,v. m.
heard from II, Aud for that work hal no M
derstAnltnS, other than that the work would be
| fet to tho best bidder. aud gave the heures
which tho 3ork could be dono for.
| ReD.-Do YOU think ansthlng VAS paid or Of
forod. realy2
Mf. P.-fes, Etf. hhFb every reason to b
l|eve that the city pf1utfne to tao<c who cootrol
tho award, Ia worta 6onoshere fton sl.oo9 TO
93,0jo.-s,ma to bn pAtd in cash, aad the bal-
ance whom collected from tho city.
nsp.-Do you kuow that money waEpaid7
THE ISrEH-ucEAS's oFFEn-
Ms. P.-Not for = cotta'ntv. bit Was told
that The Intcr- 0:edH offered 70 adTAnce one-
! fourth OF s25.000 In cash. which would mako
S6.250, Aao 1 Was ssked II l Toull do apy
better.
Ro;h-We1l, did youe
Mr. p.-No. l said that I had ofcroa all
cou:d aaard 10 give.
ncp. What di tho Post and Mai bii?
| Mr, P,-I think S. 900. l was told that the