The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1877-07-13
THE ALDERMANic RoARg
Bids To Do the City Advertising
A sQUEAL FROM A RING PaPEx

After calling the roll twice this after
noon at the regular meeting OF the BoaIs
OF Aldermen enough members (l5) were
found to constitute a quorum. aaA tn
election Of a temporary clerk Was gosI
into, resulting in the election Of Mr.. i
| II. Setchell.
The first business taken up was thu
consideration Of the bids received frOm
| the different daily papers. they b .iug re
ceived by the Board accompanied by the
| following communication from City Aa
| dtor Hoffman:
| GENTLEMEN: Herewith please find tAG
bids received by me for city advertising
The resolution under which advertised
lor proposals requested me to report iht
lowest and best bidder. l have seen fi
to report all the bids to your honorable
body, and request that you open and
pass Judgment on them as to who Is t1a
lowest and best bidder.
| Yours, respectfully,
s. W. HOFFMAN, City Auditor.
| Mr.. Herman RoLaert arose and stated
that he had been informed by Mr.. Hosf.
man that the Finance Committee had
nothing whatever 10 do with the giving
Of the contract for the city printing, AID
was now in favor of having Mr.. Hoffman,
| take place at the reporters table and
there open the bids in presence Of taa
| Board.
Mr.. Reis desired to amend the motion
OF Mr.. Rothert by referring the matter
to the Finance Committee in conjunc.
tion with the Auditor and City SOlioitoE.
| Mr.. Gelger sustained the position of Mr:
Rothert. Mr. Wlnkler left the chair to
make a few remarks, saying In sub
| q q ,ak
and amendments would be voted down
aud tnat committee of two would tp
appointed 10 act With thesAuditor ana
City Solicitor, and that the bids he
opened imme liately. MIR. Corbett, Joha
Dicks and the member from the SIX
teenth Ward were IN favor of the Rsis
amendment. Finally vote on tnat
amendment being taken, resulted as
follows:
| Ayes, 8; nays, 8. 1t was lost.
The question then recurring on Mr..
R1therts motion, 1t was amended by
that Yentleman's consent that the Clerk
open the bids. Mr.. Dicks claimed thai
| the Chairman had no right to entertaia
any such motion or amendment, saying
that the whole question should 90 30
either the Finance Committee or tue
| Board OF Pubic Works, -,
President Winkler thought he bad.
to 7 in favor q th5 BIAS bi beiax ops,aod ,ss sy '
the Clerk. .a. -.|. =
The business at last coming into
l.shape, the bids were opened and read
ny Mr.. Setchell as follows;
! Abeno Post, 10 cents per souare,
l Star, ~ cehLs per square.
Gazette. 40 cents per sufare,
YoiksDlatL, " cents per SQUARE.
Volksfreund. 25 cents per s0uars
Enquirer, IA cents per square.
Times, 81 per square.
Freie Presse, 13h cents per souara
| Commercial, 81 cents per snuarn
Alter the bids had all been enterad -
was decided to refer them to the m.
nance Committee, to report at the n.ra
regular meeting OF the Board.
sQUEAL FROM A RING PAPER.
Inc following is the letter inclosiay
he bid OF the Times Company.
CINCINNATI, July IL. 1877
Is. W. Hoffman, Esq.,, City Auditor:
DEAR Sir see III the columns OF thu
| asking FOR blus to do the city aIvsn.
tising. The cause for this. after ho1,
branches OF the Common Council had ~
decided vote selected the CincInnaf,
Enquirer, Cincinnati Times and Cinc;,..
Volksblatt, as the officiai papers OF tha
CITY to do all tue adyertisi,,1
Tor the several departments reonir,ss
fby law, was not at hrst apparens MT
upon inquiry 1t appeared that the Navos
naa lnterp0sed what he called vsto
lhls was the result Of the bulldoxine hc
received day alter day from
a., pegsarly set of creatures
VINO VINO tnrong about the public Offices
IKE ouzzdrds around the carcass or q
deao morse. 1t has been said by soma
OF Inc Mayors most confidentlaI adyIs-
ers tnat MS veto was measure OF setk-
protection, to avoid the c.amors nna
bulluoz'u!g which were ever hauus
Ing MIN by night as wyH
as Dy DAY. The proceedings in this maj.
ter nave been disgrace to the city, A
gentleman who happened TO be at the
City Building lew days ayo, seeing tba
hungry Vultures shreeking for a1ver.
tising, called to mind the scene al n
bread riot.
we propose to do all the city adyer.
using In the Cincinnati Daily Times for
the term OF one year for 81 per square tha
hrst insertion aud 5O cents per souara
for each additional insertion,
however, we do not propose to wajye
any legal rights we may have by yirLue
OF joint resolution passed by boa
branches OF the Counuli relating TO an
vertising.
Respectfully, yours,
A. q. SANDS Manager.