Los Angeles herald., 1890-12-23

tiHue W puDilSH tne CITY advertising
at the rates of the now expired contract
while the city re-advertised for bids.
The communication stated that the con-
tract price was in many instances less
than the setting and handling the type,
and it was not fair to expect the paper
to handle it longer than the contract
called for. 1t would, however, continue
to print the advertising at the price at
which the new contract should be en-
tered into, providing such was not lower
than the old scale.
Mr.. Shafer moved that the bid of the
Daily Journal be accepted.
Mr.. Bonsall said he would like to
know what the law was on the subject;
and whether or not it be in accordance
with law to advertise in class journal,
journal devoted not to the general
news of the day, but to some special fea-
ture, paper not publishing the current
news, the dispatches and the like. He
asked whether or not it be fair to the
public to make them go to some out of
the way channel to get this paper. :
The city attorney was then called upon
to decide whether the Journal was
newspaper or not.
"You know whether it is newspaper
or not" said that gentleman, what do
you want to put it off on me for?"
Mr.. Frankenfield said the only ques-
ton in his mind was, is this news
paper; if it is, there was no question
about awarding it this bid.
MIR. Shafer said he would like. to ask
some member of the finance committee
the difference in the amount of the bids.
Mr.. Bonsall-That's not the question :;
the question is, is this Journal news
paper?
Mr.. Hamilton-I have been some
what in doubt whether this is news
paper. l have learned over the way
that it is a newspaper.
Mr.. Bonsa!!-Mhy dc we publish this
business of the city? 1t is to give the
general reading public notice of the
things we are about to do. We must
get it in a paper of general circulation
to do this.
Mr.. Hamilton-I am satisfied the
Court Journal is newspaper and ought
to be awarded the work on it's bid.
which is much lower than we are getting
it done for now.
Mr.. Wirsching-I don't know that it
requires any newspaper (here he read the
law which provides for posting advertise
ments in several places throughout the
city,. Let us post the notices and COM
ply with the law. But if we will adver-
tise let us advertise in paper of general
circulation, and not in class journal.
1t may be cheaper to advertise in those
papers, but if you want to reach the
people you must put the advertising in
paper the people take, and not put it
in something they never see. The price
is higher, but to put the advertising in
a paper OF this sort and make it the
official paper of the city is dear if it were
done for nothing.
w. A. Spalding of the Times then ad-
dressed the council. He said: Il want
to disabuse the minds of this council
that the bid OF the Times is exorbitant.
1t is not. The rates are less than regu-
lar commercial rates. They are very
close to the rates adopted by the board
of supervisors for the county printing.
l contend this Journal is class paper.
1t was and is printed for the benefit of
lawyers of this city, and has about as
many circulation as there are lawyers in
the city. The Express has told you that
it does the city printing now lower in
some instances than it costs to set and
handle the type. There is no reason for
doing so. There is no reason for one
working for the city or for anybody less
than cost. If you don't publish this in
a paper of general circulation you had
best not publish it at ALL
Major Bonsall-If you will look in the
three daily papers every Tuesday morn
ing you will find from two to three COL
umns of report given as matter of news
about the proceedings of this council
You don't find that in this paper (the
JournaD. That is what 1 call test as
to whether this paper is a newspaper or
not. People take these papers to get
their reports out of them. Here they
have all the accounts of the committee
meetings, and everything affecting the
city. These are newspapers.
Mr.. Wirsching then moved an amend
ment to Mr.. Skaters motion, that all
bids be rejected and bids be ready ertise
for. This was carried unanimously, Mr..
Summerland first voting mo" When
Mr.. Frankenfield voted, he did so say
ing, 81 vote with the understanding that
this paper is newspaper, and that it
has right to advertise again."
Mr.. Summerland said: "That is my
understanding, and I'll change my vote
W aye, lIldU tllS paper is u newspaper
and it ought to have the contract
''That may be your understanding,
remarked Mr.. Van Dusen, "but it isn't
ours"
A recess was then taken until 2 O'Clock
p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
On reconvening at O'Clock the mat
ter OF the opening and widening Of Wall
street was again deferred for one week
at the suggestion of the commissioners.
A message from the mayor, returning
without his approval the Joyce contract
for the construction of section 2 of the
western intercepting sewer, was read.
On motion of Major Bonsall the mes
sage was referred to the sewer commit
tee, which already had the matter
under consideration.
Another message was received from
the mayor, returning without his ap-
proval an ordinance changing the grades
OF certain streets.
The matter was debated at some
length, but was finally referred to the
board OF public works.
The official bond of G. H. Mcfarland,
city attorney elect, was received and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
An ordinance requiring all water res
ervoirs within the corporate limits of
the city to be cemented, and prescribing
a penalty for violation thereof, was read
and put upon its passage, but failed to
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