The record-union., 1891-12-22
CITY ADVERTISING.
Bids Therefor Considered by the City
Trustees.
The ''Bee'' Offers to Publish strictly
City Advertising Without Charge
The Other Bids Submitted.

Bids for doing the city advertising for
the ensuing year were opened at the meet
ing of the Board of City Trustees yester-
day.
Before the Mayor opened the first bid,
Trustee Mclaughlin suggested that the
newspaper which might be awarded the
contract be required to furnish a bond in
the sum of $1,000 for the faithful per-
formance of the provisions of the con-
tract.
The suggestion was thought good one,
and was unanimously adopted.
The first bid opened was that Of the
RECORD UNION. 1t read as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees, Sacra-
melto, CdL--GENTLEMEN: The undersigned, in
accordance with your notice inviting propOS-
ais tor advertising. hereby agree TO publish all
city business during the year 1892 in the
DAILY RECORD-UNION or w EEKLY UNION at
the following rates: One square Il 56 ems solid
nonparieN, first time, 81; second time, rs
cents; each subsequent time, 90 cents. If
the insertions are not in succession daily the
charge TO be 81 per square each insertion.
Rule and figure work to be charged for at
double rate the first insertion. a bond for the
performance of the contract will be furnished
SACRAMENTO PUBLISHING COMPANY,
7. w. SHEEHAN,
Business Manager.
The bid of the EUsnjng EcloS was next
read. 1t was as follows:
To the Honorable Board Of Trustees Of the
city Of GENTLEMEN: In re-
spOnSe to your request for proposals for doing
the city advertising, the basis being q square
OF l5G ems, 1 have the honor 10 submit the
following as my offer for said advertising the
same to be published in the DoilY Evening
NeJUS, a newspaper of general circulation.
printed and published in this city: First in
serton, SlXty-flYe cents; each subsequent in
sertlon, thirty-fiVe cents. WELLS DRURY.
The bid of the EUeliag Bee read as fol-
lows:
To the Honorable the Board Of Trustees, Gig
Of ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS We viii con
tract with your honorable board to do the
official advertising of the city OF Sacramento
for the year commencing January l, 1892, in
the EUening Bee, under the following terms
and conditions:
First-For all publications required by law
to be made and which are cuStOmarily raid
for directly by the city, no charge will be
made. Under this category come such adver-
tiSing as general ordinances, invitations for
bids OF any kind, election proclamations and
tickets, etc.
Second-For insertion of official publica-
tions not compulsory under The law, but
deemed desirable by your honorable board
for the public interest, the following charge
will be made per square of So ems non
parIel, 1t being the same as that now in force:
For the first insertion. 81 second. seventy
/ = ,
Third-For the publication OF notices re-
! quired by law, but paid for by parties other
than the city, the regular charge per sluare
| of / 56 ems, nonpariel, viii be maue as per the
schedule above. In this category would be
included street notices, franchises, etc.
Fourth - This bid does not include the
| publication of the new charter, should one be
! adopted, as memb Rs of your board have
already asked ana b1en conceded in the
! interests of the city special rate on such
/ publication. from the newspapers of the city
| The meaning and intent Of this bid is that
! the city OF Sacramento may, by accepting it.
! be placed in position where it will not be
| necessary for her to spend a cent for official
advertising during the year 1892, except for
| such publication as may be necessary in case
of the adoption ola charter; and, further that
| others who use and pay for official advertls
/ ing will receive, under such arrangement in.
! sertion in the journal of widest city circua,
ton.
All of which is respectfully submitted
JAMES MCCLATCHY d Co.
The Mayor wanted to think the matter
over, however, and action was deferred
until to-day at 1890 A. NJ.