Fairhaven herald. [volume] (Fairhaven, Wash.) 1890-????, 1893-06-13
Commissioners Consider Bids for
County Printing
TO BE DECIDED WEDNESDAY
The Bid OF the Falrhaven World Fifty
Per Gent Lower Than That
Of All Others

VI lllC DluH IOI lIlt
county printing for the ensuing year
was the occasion Of an animated scene
at the commissioners court yesterday
afternoon. The proprietors Of the sew
eral papers Of the Bay cities were
present, and each advocated his cause
with considerable earnestness, the prin-
cipal subject of discussion turning on
the question as TO whether the contract
should be awarded on the merit Of the
bid or on the strength Of the circula-
ton Of the different papers. The bids
were as follows:
Fairhaven WORLD-Legal notices,
per inch, 10 cents per first insertion,
and cents for each subsequent inser-
ton. Delinquent tax list, if tabular
form, cents first insertion, and 3 cents
for each subsequent insertion. For pub
fishing the commissioners proceedings,
no charge.
Weekly Reveille-Legal notices per
inch, 10 cents first insertion, and B cents
for each subsequent insertion Tax
list, 30 cents per description, total in-
sertiOns. Commissioners proceedings,
y cents per inch.
Bellingham Bay Express-Legal no.
tices, per inch, Is cents for first inser-
tiOn aud 3 cents for each subsequent
insertion. Delinquent tax list, if tab
ular form, 3 cents per description for
each insertion. Commissioners pro-
ceedings, IL cents per inch.
Champion-Legal notices, first inser-
tion, l2l cents; second insertion 8 cents.
Tax list, 4 cents per description each
insertion. COMMISSIONER proceedings,
10 cents per inch.
1t will be seen from this list that the
bid Of the Fairhaven WORLD is over 80
per cent lower than the Rcveillc and
considerably less than either of the
other papers. The principal matter Of
publication, and that which has been
the largest item Of expense, ~ the
record Of the county commissioners
proceedings. In view of the fact that
the proceedings Of the common coun-
ellis Of the Bay cities are published free
Of charge for the convenience Of the
city readers, the WORLD offers to pub
lish the COMMISSIONER proceedings
free for the benefit Of the taxpayers
throughout the county. The Reveille
charges for this, u cents an inch. The
proceedings never make less than "A
column, aud ordinarily make up nearly
two columns. So that for every col
umn of proceedings under the Rev eille's
bid the Taxpayers are compelled to
pay about $3.50.
Notwithstanding this wide difference
in the bids, the Reveille insisted that
the commissioners take the matter Of
circulation into consideration and
award the bid TO il. Colonel DE There,
editor Of the Express, made an address
to the board, urging that the question
Of circulation he taken into cOnsidera-
ton, but IL was not the one thing to be
considered, otherwise, the call for bids
was unnecessary and unfair.
The editor Of the WORLD also ad-
dressed the commissioners, urging that
the journal which he represented WAS
of general and widespread circulation
in the county, and since his bid was 80
far below the others, 1t was simple
question of duty TO their constituents
to award the contract on the merit Of
the bids for which they had issued a
public call. After considerable deus
sion, the matter was laid upon the
table until Wednesday at 2 O'Clock,
pending investigation ou the part Of
the commissioners.