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At the session 81 tie Board Of super
Eisors ysssardxy saorngDg, tho AaoGon
Of Saperylsor saillYNns as.as last sat
ufdsy, n uAseh hs ssksd that tns
chairman be directed 30 enter INTO =
contract With the publishers OF the
Democrat 10 90 ths county printing,
vas considered.
Tue Committee on Finance reported
tnat tnsy had received out one ssoIn
stateaent from ono OF the bidders as to
sLe circulation sf his paper.
supervisor Bealsmln moved 20 amend
the melton by adding the words and
Aiso with the fELEsRAa I'll HERALD Ia sc-
cor1snce with It's bid. +" lns motion
was lost.
At tAis point the following communl-
cation from the IELEGRAM-HERALD
vas read
10 the Honorable Board Of Supervisors of the
Couatg 0t keati
Gentlemen-Havlng received a notice
from your committee OF finance that
YOU desirs al AFFIDAVIT OF circulation OF
lns different papers OF the city, IN con
propositions now before YOU 70 do the
county printing. the publishers of the
ELEGRAM-HERALD decline 10 submit
sucn al affidavit % your committee,
and desire 20 place before your honor
able board our reasons therefore. Your
committee. IN giving us written
notice that sealed bids would be re-
ceived, did not notify us or make a
specification that the circulation OF s.
paper, or that any of its ed tlons, would
enter into the consideration OF the
matter.
We were led 10 believe that your
honorable body intended 10 give the
contract TO the lowest bidder, and on
that suppOsltiOn submitted our PROPOSE
ton. Had We supposed that the poAtl-
Cal complexion OF our paper was going
TO influence the members OF the board,
We would not have bothered you with
proposal.
Eve are aware that perhaps some OF
YOU will object TO this Imputation Of
The motive which governed your votes,
but we contend, gentlemen, without
fear OF contradiction that had the bio
OF the publishers of the Democrat
proved % have been 3 cents lower than
that OF the TELEGRAM HERALD, instead
OF q 80 IN our favor, as figured by your
I committee, the Democrat would nave
been awarded the contract on the first
| ballot. Hence We conclude that poll
| tics, and not the merits of the con-
/ trovcr.y, govern the majority OF your
votes, and for that reason We have de-
cllreo to submit \ abatement Of the
circulation of our paper.
I'VE do not desire to be placed in \
false light of having shirked the ques-
toa OF circulation, and hereby renew
our cter made 20 your committee, VIZ:
II your honorable board will reject all
BIDS now before you, and advertise for
new ones, We promises 10 submit bid to
do your work and accompany that pro-
pOsal with statement of the clrcula-
tion OF both daily and week y editions
Of our paper within the county of
Kent.
We contend however that by all fair
and honorable methods and precedents
Of doing such business, that we are en-
titled TO this contract, for the reason
that We are without question the low
est bidder for the work, and believe
that your honorable board cannot af-
ford to do otherwise than award the
contract TO the TELEGRAM HERALD.
Respectfully submitted.
TELEGRAM PUBLISHING Co.
+. d. CONGER, General Manager.
Supervisor Weeks moved as a subst-
tutc that all bids now before the board
bs rejected, and that the committee on
dnance DC directed 10 again advertise
| for sealed proposals, and that each bid
ier be requested to furnish with MS
! I'D a sworn statement OF the bona-tide
circulation of his respective newspaper
/ during the past three months OF the
I present year. Carried.
A petition read from J. f. Goul and
eighteen others, residents of the town
I .hip OF Nelson, asking the board TO es-
tsblish yotiag precincts in the town
( ship. Placed on file.
The motion made by Supervisors Car
/ ysle and sullivan on Friday, relative to
the petition for the investigation of the
case Of tue People ys. Fred Resh, was
considered. The question was the
motion made by Mr. Sullivan that the
petition be referred back 20 the petl-
tioners for furter specifications as to
what shall bs investigated; the same
was carried.