The New Orleans daily Democrat. [volume] (New Orleans, La.) 1877-1880, 1878-01-03
THE NEW ORLEANS DEMOCRAT, THURSDAY JANUARY s. 1878

Il, THURSDAY, JANUAR'
tors Of Commerce, Police and Assessments, the
Administrator Of improvements having declin cd,
the report being on matters connected with his
department.
City Printing.
Mr.. Oavanao called up the proposals Just SUBJ
mitted by the Mayor and moved that all bids for
furnishing stationery. blanks, etc, be rejected.
and that new bids be invited. Mr.. Diamond Sec
onded tho motion.
The yeas and nays having been called for, the
motion was adopted by the following vote:
Yeas-Brown, Cavanac, Denis, Diamond, Reng-
storff-5.
-McCsfrey-1.
Mr.. Brown moved that each department fur
nish the Department Of Accounts with samples
OF The blanks, etc., used and that bids be based
on those samples. Seconded by MIR. Diamond,
and adopted unanimously.
The following communication was read:
OFFICE OF THE DAILY CRY ITEM,
80 Natchez street,
New Orleans, December 81, 1877
Hon; Ed. Psbury, Mayor Of the City of New Or
Dear SRI hereby call your attention to the
card OF Mr.. q. W. Clark, withdrawing bis unau
thorized bid to do the city printing, which is a.
follows: {5ee Pioaynne)
TO The PUBLIC.
Having severed my connection with the Daily
CITY Item as it's business manager, | hereby
notify the public that am no longer responsible
in any way for its obligations, contracts or debts
that may be incurred from this date; and fur
Their, that having no authority to represent the
Hp7n I rvith al
submitted by me TO the Council to do the city
printing. q. w. CLARK.
In view Of this withdrawal beg also to with
draw the two letters OF protest against the re-
oeipt of said bid.
Yours respectfully, M BIdNEY,
President Item Printing Company.
On motion OF Mr.. Cavanac the permission ask
ed for was granted.
MIR. Cavanao submitted the following, which
was read:
OFFICE New ORLEANS BEE,
No. 73 Chartres street,
New Orleans, December 70, 1877. J
Hon. Cbas. Cavanac:
Dear Sir-In answer to your note Of this day
will state that square OF one hundred words,
solid agate, makes four hundred ems; we pay
forty five cents per thousand ems; 30 il makes
eighteen cents for the cost OF setting up. not in
Guiding printing and general expenses, which
ought to be considered.
| consider that no rate below thirty-f or forty
cents per square OF one hundred words. solid mat
ter, can be remunerative for any newspaper for
one insertion only.
Most respectfully,
Editor and Proprietor New Orleans Bee.
Mr.. Cavanao then made the following remarks:
Cali the bids made for the publication OF the
proceedings Of the Council, and the ADVERTISE
ments and ordinances OF the city, are largely be-
low remunerstive prices. II the city accepts any
one Of the bids, 1t will have the work done for
less than half OF what ii 10 worth.
"Eo bid is over twenty cents per square Of 100
words for each insertion, while the statement Of
the editor OF the Bee, q wholly disinterested
party, shows that the type can not be set up.
leaving out all other expenses, for less than
eighteen cents, and no advertising pay at less
than forty cents per square. Besides, with such
bids before me, l, for one, do not fear hesitate
to exercise discrimination, and to vote for that
paper which represents my party and people at
the same time, and which stood by the taxpayers
and people in their fiercest struggles with their
enemies.
"The difference in the cost Of printing under
the DEMOCRATS bid, and under the bids OF the
other two papers will not amount to two hun
bred dollars, and the work under any one Of them
will cost at least $4,000 less than 1t 10 WORTH The
law expects the contract to be given to the lowest
and best bidder. 1t was not intended that the
lowest bidder should necessarily receive the
work other considerations are to control. The
DEMOCRAT is q responsible paper, Of large local
OF authority with the public, and Is
the official journal OF the State. All OF these
considerations point to ii as the most suitable
paper to receive the city printing OF public
''Under these circumstances and being party
man, L shall vote for the DEMOCRAT, and now
offer the following resolution:
Whereas, the New Orleans DEMOCRAT ia the
off al journal Of the State, and has largo cir
cus ito 4, and that it is proper that the proceed
iDf OF the City Council be published in the same
jor IN for the convenience Of the public; and
"' Whereas, the proposal OF the New Orleans
ESQ utions Of the City Council, and the official
/ oti ;es OF the several departments Of the city
government, is below remunerative prices; there
81 Resolved, That the Mayor be and ia author
lied to enter into contract, by notara act before
the city notary, with the New Orleans DEMOCRAT
for the city printing, for one year ending Janu-
airy l. 1879, at twenty cents per square all round"
Mr.. McOaffrey opposed the adoption of the
resolution. He said
81 cannot agree with the Administrator Of
Commerce as to my obligation to party. as moth
ing can release the Administrators from their
obligation to do justice, first to the people and then
to party. The position he assumes appears to
me one of craftsmanship rather than Of party obli-
CATION. II the gentlemen will reflect, they will
see that in the adoption Of the resolution offered
they ignore the offer Of the Picay,sne, which is
much the lowest, while the claims Of that paper
rs an advocate Of the people for many years be-
rore the DEMOCRAT was established, entities her
TO some recognition at the hands OF this admins.
tration, and do not think we can in justice or
equity ignore her claim under all the circum-