St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-09-18
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Fred Wright, mayor of st. Paul, is the
head of the wholesale stationery house
of Wright, Barrett & Stilwell
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X. j. Maybell is the city salesman fol-
Wright. Barrett & Sulwell.
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Proposals were invited on school sup
plies for the ensuing year. to be opened
at the mayors office on the 21st of
August. These supplies amount to
several thousand dollars. MIR. Maybell
offered a bid, but, being few minutes
late, was shut out by the mayors clerk,
who did not know him.
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Or account of alleged Irregularities in
the advertising for bids, the irregularity
being first mooted by Mr.. Maybell after
he was shut out. all bids were rejected.
and new bids were asked for Sept. IL.
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On the 18th of September bids invited
by the city clerk for stationery for the
city for six months were opened, aud
the contract. amounting to s6l7.10, was
awarded to Mr.. Maybell.
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On the 18th of September, in re-
Spouse to the reimbursement of pro-
posals for school supplies, bids were
again opened. The mayors organ, the
Pioneer Press, thus reports what oc-
CURED and places in quotation marks
the words Of the mayor as follows:
Before any of the bids had been opened
ArETl I'D In 9TH
berS of the purchasing committee and said:
81 desire TO state TO the committee that K. j..
Maybell recently put in bid for the sup
plies for the city, ana his bid being the low
est. the contract was awarded him At that
time Il question was raised by one of the
bidders tnat i'll view of the fact that MIR
MaYbell was an employe of the firm of
Wright, Barrett d StilWeil, it was i'm
proper for him to bid to furnish anything
for the city. The corporation attorney
did not consider the objection well founded,
so Mr.. MaybelIs bid WAS allowed to stand
Thinking possibly this view might be taken
by some member of the committee with ref
erence TO school supplies sent tor City
Treasurer Miller, and, after stating the case
10 him, he gave it as his opinion that al
though Mr.. MaybeH might be bidding for
himself and give proper boud, the fact that
he was employed by Wright Barrett & Still
we'll should bar him from placing any bid for
school supplies. do not agree with Mr..
Miller. and the corporation attorney is quite
positive in his opinion that Mr.. MaybeH is
not disqualified TO bid merely because he is
an employe of Wright, Barrett d Stilwell.
But Mr.. Miller statement convinces me
there is feeling of this kind, and rather
then have any question raised | have re-
quested Mr.. Maybell TO refrain from bidding
On the school supplies, and he has consented
to do So
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Is it not peculiar that Mr.. Maybell,
while acting as salesman for the may
or's house, was so anxious to engage in
some business for himself that he Sc
cured stationery contract for S617.10,
while merely at the mayors request he
eheerfully threw over his shoulder an
opportunity to secure contract amount
ing TO several thousand dollars.
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If the mayor can thus hypnotic Mr..
Maybell. how will the poor fellow ever
be able to build up business in city
supplies, on the side, for himself.
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