Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-15
.G0ES 10 HIGHEST Bidder
County Commissioners Dispose of
County Printing
THE WORLDS" BID LOWEST
But 1t Was on the Slate That the
Reveille Should Receive the
Printing Contract


the bids for the county printing. After
coming to order, Mr.. Adams, one of the |
propretors of the Reveille, addressed !
the board. Mr.. Adams endeavored TO !
demonstrate two special features of
argument First-That the amount Of
public printing was small, making, ac-
cording to his calculation, less than
S325. Mr.. Adams utterly ignored the
u ,O2O paid out during this past year on
the ground that the tax summonses
would not be published again this year.
lie declared that If the entire work
were done for nothing it would not be
IA material saving to the county in COM
parson with the money saved to the
individual tax payer by having to quit
taking the Reveile-as though every
body in the county is subscriber 10
the Reveille and paying 81 extra to
subscribe for the WORLD as though
the WORLD has not single subscriber
on its list. Mr.. Adams placed the ag-
gregate saving at 2,OOO-quoting from
AN editorial in yesterdays issue of his
own paper, intimating thereby that the
subscription list Of the Reveille exceeds
that Of the WORLD by 1000, the price
Of both papers being $2 per year. While
Mr.. Adams was laying such special
stress upon his wonderful subscription
list, Messrs. Gillette and Mcdaniel
counted the list and discovered that "a
large majority Of the names were those
Of people outside the county, and Mr..
| Gillette threw bomb into the camp
| by saying: see only about l75
names here Of people living IN the
| county.
Mcdaniel: ! think you are mis-
taken. You counted too hastily. There
are few more on the list.
Gillette: Perhaps | am mistaken.
There may be twenty-five or fifty more
But certainly this list needs closer ex-
| ami nation.
MIR. Evans, one of the proprietors Of
the lteyeille, hastily stepped up 10 the
desk and picked up the list of names.
Mr.. Adams said: This list is not for
the public. IL is for the use of the
board ana not 10 be read aloud. Be
side which, while number on the list
. "
terested in property here.
Mr.. Evans then stepped forward and
said: On these four pages there are 200
names
The excitement of this unsuspected
break having subsided, Mr.. DE There,
proprietor Of the Belingham BAY Ex-
press, addressed the board, saying that
he believed the contract belonged To
the Express, if circulation was the con-
trolling element in awarding the con-
tract, as his bid was lower than that Of
the Reveille, and he had submitted an
affidavit that he would circulate 1000
copies OF his paper weekly. "But, gen
tlemen," Mr.. DE Tiere continued, Gus
tice TO the taxpayers Of the county
should control in the awarding Of this
contract, and while / want the print
ing, as matter Of justice, the bid Of the
WORLD is lower than all the Others,
and the contract should therefore be
given that paper"
The editor of the WORLD next ad-
dressed the board, and pointed out that
his bid contained the statement that
the WORLD was a well-establshed
paper In the county, having three
years of life behind II. and that con-
sidering circulation, IL stood on an
equal footing with any other journal,
and came within the intent Of the law
in that 1t was Of wide and general cir
culat.on in the county. He further
showed, by reading the call for bids,
that no mention was made Of circula-
tion, and that the different bidders
were not called upon to provide their
subscription lists, but bids on the print
ing, and that a. the bids Of the WORLD
were over so per cent lower than those
Of the Reveile, In all justice and fair
dealing, il deserved the contract.
The addresses being finished, the
commissioners adjourned to their COM
mittee room, and i'm a few minutes
came out and were re-convened. The
president, Il. w. Gillette, called for the
votes Of the members, which were re-
corded as follows: Malloy, Reveille;
Mcdaniel, Reveille; Gillette, Fairhaven
WORLD. In recording his vote Mr..
Gillette had the following protest
spread on the records Of the county:
In voting no wish to enter my protest
against giving this contract to the
Revellle, the Fairhaven WORLD having
submitted bid OF 30 per cent less than
the Reveille. r. w. GILLETTE.
Following IL the bid Of the Reveille.
beBal nouces PCT ihchi ~ cenS nIsI
insertion, and 5 cents for each subse-
quent insertion. Tax list, 80 cents
per description, total number Of issues.
Commissioners proceedings, 25 cents |
per inch.
The bid Of the Falrhaven WORLD |
was as follows: Legal notices, per
inch, 10 cents per first insertion,
and cents for each subsequent inser-
tion Dalinnuqnt fay liat ~ fabttIor |
form, 4 cents per description for first In
sertion, and 3 cents for each subsequent
insertion. Commissioner proceedings
being general news will be published
free.
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