Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1890-12-23
CITY ADVERTISING.
q CATCH-As-CATCH-CAN DEBATE ovER
THE BIDS THEREFOR.
Trustee Mclaughlin Gets strangle
hold, and Forces the Matter
Over Another Week.

At the meeting of the Board of City
Trustees yesterday bids for furnishing
supplies for the City Prison were opened,
and the Mayor and City Auditor were APP
pointed committee to determine which
bid was the lowest, and to report at the
next meeting Of the Board.
There was a discussion between the
members of the Board On the question ss
to whether or not the bids for doing the
city advertising should be opened.
Trustee Mclaughlin did not want them
opened. He said he thought there was a
misunderstanding, but could not explain
just where the trouble lay. he understood
that the Board were to fix price for ad-
vertising. but bad not yet done so.
Trustee Wolf did not care when the bids
were opened. If there was misunder-
standing it might DE better to lay the mat.
ter over for week.
The Mayor thought the bids should be
opened, as they had been regularly pre-
scented.
In the wrangle various motions were put
and seconded, aud when tranquility was
restored Trustee Mclaughlin declared that
his motion to lay the matter over had been
carried
The Mayor did not understand it that
way, and Trustee Wolf did not know what
order had been passed.
Y. 5. McClatchy, of the Bee addressed
the Board, and urged that the bids be
opened. There had been 40 informaiity,
and no showing made why the bids should
be laid over. If the Board wished it could
rpio1t tho hide hut SbNp11 a.
them.
Joseph P. Wiseman, representing the
RECORD UNION, also requested that the
Board open the bids. He thought there
was no reason for postponing the action.
Trustee Wolf then moved that the for.
mer vote be reconsi6ered, and his motion
was carried by his own and the Mayors
vote.
Trustee Mclaughlin was determined,
however, to delay the opening of the bids,
and demanded that the committee ap-
pointed to report on the matter of city
advertising make their returns to the
Board.
The Mayor and Trustee Wolf said that
the committee appointed were not to fix a
rate for advertising but to look into the
matter of furnishing supplies for the city
prison.
The Mayor moved that the bids be
opened.
Trustee Mclaughlin moved to amend by
laying the matter over for one week.
The motion to amend was lost, but Nc
Laughlin changed his vote, and gave no.
tice that he would move to reconsider the
matter next Monday.
Il want this thing laid over" said he.
Il want to hear report from the commit
tee before we open these bids"
Clerk McKee read the minutes of a pre-
vious meeting, and they showed that the
committee had been appointed to set a
price for advertising.
Mr.. Wiseman wanted to know if the
committee intended to open the bids be-
fore they were presented to the Board.
Mr.. Mclaughlin answered no and to
the question what can the committee do
if they cannot see the bids?" no salts
factory answer was given.
The Mayor declared that the majority of
the Board wanted the bids opened, and he
then proceeded to carry cut the wish. The
bids were opened and read.
Mr.. Mclaughlin was asked if he had any
suggestions to make, and turning to the
Mayor he said
Il guess you're running this thing, but
I'll see that you don't have things all your
own way"
After several other motions were put and
carried, the Mayor explained that, as the
matter stood, the bids were to be placed on
file, and action would be taken on them
next Monday, after the committee had ex-
amined and reported on them.