The weekly Thibodaux sentinel and journal of the 8th Senatorial District. [volume] (Thibodaux, Lna. [i.e. La.]) 1875-1898, 1892-10-08

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with blank specimens accompanying
said last bid. !
The first bid disclosed the fact that !
the Thibodaux SENTINEL offered to
publish the minutes and ordinances
and all necessary notices Of the Po-
lice Jury at the rate of Twenty-Five
dollars per year, and the Latourche
Comet i'll its first bid offered to do the
same work at the rate of Seventy-fve
dollars per year.
The second bid which embraced the
printing Of all blands ordered by the
Police Jury for the Court and other
officers Of the Parish, disclosed the
fact that the hid Of the Latoulchc
TaHlet WAS somewhat lower than that
of the TIlibodauX SENTINEL, int not
materially 81 as to affect the two bids
combined, which was necessary in or
der to arrive at which of The two
newspapers had made the lower bids.
Besides the "COMet' did not make
mention of all the different blanks to
be bid upon in this last bid. In our
opinion three important blanks were
left out by this raper-the printing of
blank parish licenses, ferry regula-
tiCns aud schedules, and road and le-
wee inspectors blank notices.
Another fact which, in our view, is
an important one, is that in the pub
lie notice of advertisement for public
printing as given out by the chair
man Of the Finance Committee. blank
specimens should accompany this last
bid. BY that we understood and still
understand to mean blank specimens
made by the different parties making
the bids. showing what their printing
presses can do. We, Of the Tillbnuaux
SENTINEL. Lave carried ont those
views. and every specimen that we
have offered, was done by our presses
and composed with our types. Can
the proprietor Of The Lafourche Comet
say as much! No, mos assuiedly, no.
On the the contrary; we have exam
intd the specimens offered by the
Comet, ard We find that every one are
specimens d! blanks made on our
presses, and composed with our types.
After the reading Of these different
bids, the president Of the police jury
suggested that, id as much as 1t was
doubtful which Of the two papers had
made the lower bid IN each Of their
two bids com Uintd, these bids be
handed oyei TO the Finance Committee
to make an examination OF same, and
report the result thereof on the fol
lowing day, which was accordingly
done.
On the following day the police ju-
~ met, and when the question of
public printing came up, Mr.. Emile
u. M"rvant, one Of the members OF
the Finance Committee got up, and
reported verbally that '!they had ex-
amined the bids Of the Ldtourche
Comet and the Tiribo,ianx SENTINEL,
and iound that the bids of the Tllibo-
daux SENTINEL were the lower Of the
two" Being asked by one Of the
members OF the police jury, the presi-
dent, 1t we are not mistaken, what
difference theIe was between the two
bids, Mr.. Moryant again got up as
spokesman 1T he Finance Committee
Ind said: "We have examined as
closely as We could tIte>t different bids,
and find that the buds It the Thiho-
daux SENTINEL are thirty dollars low
er than those Of the Ldfourche Comet"
N~hereup0n, on Glluilen made ~ Mr..
Frank Chli>teI, t"d duly seconded.
the jury proceeded to ballot tor which
ot these two newspapers should DC
elected the official ~jo.srnai Ut the par
ISL, each memuer to vote for the jour
nal OF his ctlnice, ~ writing same on II
~IIik at ~ fAIslI,Ar n .,,I t,l..n,t +.
same III tie sergent-at-arnt's hat, who
acted us teller.
The result was that in spite Of the
fact that the SENTINEL had made the
lowest Did, seven votes we're east for
the Lafourche Comet, ard two irr the
lhlbodanx SENTINEL. and the presi-
dent announced that the Latourche
Comet WAS elected the .Otficial Jouln-
al OF the Parish ut L~afourche."
In view Of al these facts, and IN
view of the law quoted above, a. APP
piicable to plhlic printing, We ask IN
all cand or from the citizens u the
Parish of Lafonrche, whom tile Police
jury represent: Which Of these two
newspapers is justly and legally en-
titled to the public printing Of tf.is
Parish ? We claim without boast tlit
we are responsible bidders il We are
not, IS the prophet % ii the Lajouyche
Comet Il responsible bidder ?
We pause for