The morning call. [volume] (San Francisco [Calif.]) 1878-1895, 1890-11-18
SUPERVISORS.
The "SOlid Nine" Adamant on
the Public Printing.
E!lert's Strong Fight in the Interests Of Prop.
erty- Eoldsrs-A Number of Franchises
Finally Passed to Print.

The Board of Supervisors met last night.
Supervisor Pescia presiding. Mayor Pond
was the only absentee.
A resolution was adopted directing the SUI
perintendent of the House of Correction to
provide prison labor for opening the old
Ocean House road to its fall width aud keep
ing it in repair.
BY resolution The clerk was also directed
TO advertise for proposals to furnish mate
rails for repairs to public streets from De-
cember l, 1890, to December l. 1881, IN nc
cordance with specifications to be furnished
by the Committee on streets.
When the clerk announced that he had
five bids for the public printing for two
Years from January LIST next, Supervisor Ell
lert objected 10 the specifications as being
: so entirely unfair 10 pToperty-owners that
80 they should be referred back TO the Printing
Committee. He considered that all street.
work advertising should be incorporated in
O. tie specifications and did not know why
the city printing should be done for little or
nothing and plGperty-Owners be forced to
pay the difference. He therefore moved
that all the bids be rejected and the matter
referred back to the Pr hitting Committee, SO
that it may prepare proposals that will be
Just and equitable 10 the Droperty-owners OF
this city.
Supervisor Wright supported the motion.
BUSH FAvoRS THE BIDS.
Supervisor Bush said tie specifications
were according TO law, in the opinion of the
City AID County Attorney. They are just
as fair to one as TO another, he commended,
ard bids can be put in 10y any one. The
matter should be settled and not prolonged
as it was year ago, unless the Chairman
had something to say.
Supervisor Becker, Chairman of the
Printing Committee, stated that ne had
nothing to sHy except that the proposals
are according to law. He sent document
to the clerk by the sergeant-at-arms, which
proved to be q communication from City
and County Attorney George Flournoy, in
reply TO questions from the Printing Com
mittee. that 1.-THE Supervisors have the
power 70 award contract to do the public
printing under such conditions as the said
board may prescribe, for term of two
years, commencing January l, 1871"
1t further declared that "the board has the
power to award a contract 10 40 the public
printing rs provided in the advertisement
and specifications. Section IS and other
sections Of the Consolidation Act require
publication to be made by the city in numer-
Gus cases. and the NrOoman act of 1885. as
amended in 1889 (our present law for the
doing Of work upon public streets, and also
the &C. approved March 6, 1889, providing
for laying out opening, extending. widening,
Strengthening OF closing up streets, etc,
within nun cipatties, also require puDlica-
tons to be made.
Also that the Supervisors not only have
the power to award the contract, but the
law imposes the making of a contract for the
public printing upon the board duty, and
the board has the right to prescribe within
the requirements of law the mode and man
ner in which BIDS shall be received and the
contract awarded
ELLERT'S PUBLIC SPIRTEDNESS.
Supervisor Ebert con tended that the city
printing is now being paid for by the prop
erty-owners, and he said he wanted uni
form rate on sll the printing patronage that
Is bestowed by the board. He asked: Why
not put in the Street-Work advertising In the
specifications? and appealed to the Chair
man of the Printing Committee for reply.
Supervisor Barry took upon himself the
right TO answer the Interrogation, and said
that tile specifications were according to
statute, aud that he was not aware Of any
thing being wrong in the matter this year or
last year. He expected that other newspa-
pers than the Report would cause Tree
fight every time.
Supervisor Ebert informed the board that
be lad not been granted satisfactory an
-sYer to his question.
A vote was taken on Supervisor Elert's
motion to reject the bids, the mover and Su-
Ieryisor Wright alone voting in the affirma-
tive. Supervisor Boyd was absent.
The clerk then read the bids submitted,
add also the following:
A POINTED PROTEST
go To the Honorable the Mayor and Bonrd Of
Supervisors Of the CIty and County of Sai
FruIciscO-GENTLEMEN: In response 10 your
call Tor bids fOI dong The public printing for the
City and County OF san Francisco from January
], 1891, to January l, 1898, 10 daily news
paper Of general circulation printed aud pub
ished ia sad city and county 10 lhe English
language, the Undersigned respectfully submit;
I hat they are DESTROYS OF bidding for the pub
lie printing Tor tie period mentioned, but are
unable and unwilling 10 submit any bid tor any
cont ACT based upon The specifications published
and upon which bids are solicited for among
others, the following reasons;
80 First because IN accordance with said Specl
fCations bidders are 20 estimate and bid price
for pant OF the public printing and not Tor all OF
II, as required by law.
SecOnd-Because. in accordance with said
Specifications, bidders are u estimate with the
understanding that the party TO whom the con-
tract Is awarded III consideration thereof shall
have the right to charge and collect their usual
rates from Tie parties Interested or affected Tor
all resolutions ana orders comforting special
privileges. opening and closing streets, publish
ing official notices, changing established grades
and graH;Ing fianclises
IhId-Because " The parties interested or az
teetcd" by The aforementioned ADVERTISING have
no option ia the matter, as the work is done
without their consent. the printing must be
done IN tie official organ without heir consent
aud they must pay whatever the Official paper IS
pleased 10 call its usual rates or III other words.
:. "the parties Interested or affected" turned
over, bound baud and foot TO be mulcted IN
whatever sum the official organ may be pieased
call its usual rates.
"Reminiscences by said specifications the priu-
ciple OF competition is destroyed, inasmuch as
BIDS sought Tor only q Uart oil SAID PUBLIC
printing. to wit: for publishing The resolutions,
orders aud authorizations OF the Board of Super
yisors. which said printing many bidders are
willing 10 print gratuil0usly IN consideration OF
the privilege OF charging VIVA they please to
call their regular rates for the remainder; but in
asmuch as it has been decided that the Board
cannot accept bonus for said printing and can
not accept any BID less than nothing and as there
may be and probably VIII be several BIDS OF
nothing" the choice OF the official organ Is left
with your honorable Beard. instead of tile con
tract being awarded TO the lowest bidder, as re-
Qured by law.
Fifih-That any contract based upon said
specifications woHld be illegal and void, and
would cloud and 'enhanger lire legality of all
street Work and other improvements and would
be detrimental 10 The public interest. Where
fore Ine undersigned In declining 10 submit
bid for tile foregoing reasons desire to add their
protest and do hereby must empbaticaIly protest
against any and all further proceedings with a
view 10 etect3g contract Tor The public
printing based upon said specifications, TO the
end that The same il effected may be aDnulled
and set aside Illegal and contrary TO the spirit
as well as the letter OF the law. Respectfully,
SAN FRANCISCO BULLETIN COMPANY,
by h. l. c. Barnes, business Manager.
San Francisco Cul.. Nor. II, $780,
THE LIST OF BIDS.
The list of bids was as follows:
Daily Report: 1.-THE work to be bid upon
in consideration OF being allowed to charge
=. our usual rates on eertain work az contained
and Iecited in the specifications, Will be per-
. formed in strict conformity with all the
conditions and requirements for no charge"
printing free; all other advertisements, such
as letting of contracts, granting OF fran
chises, opening of streets, changing of
grade. etc, as follows: 81 per 1000 ems
first insertion; s. so for three Insertions
and 81 80 for five insertions"
san Francisco Journa OF Commerce:
" Public printing free; and the usual rates
for all resolutions and orders comforting
special privileges, opening and closing
streets, official notices, changing established
grades or granting franchises, as follows:
81 a half inch for first insertion and 80
cents half inch for additional insertions"
Evening Post: The Evening Post Pub
fishing Company will do the city printing,
for which you advertise for bids, free"
The bids were referred to The Committee
on Printing and Salaries.
RAILWAY FRANCHISES.
The franchise from Fulton street to
Seventh avenue was finally passed TO priut.
Supervisor Ebert excuslng himself from
voting.
The franchise alono Point .nbos and Fifth