The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1893-12-20
THE PAPERS NAMED.
.Post-Intelligencer- and "Tele-
graph Awarded Contract.
SUDDEN WITHDRAWAL or SUIT.
The ..Pres-Yfmes'' Reported to BE seid
to John Gefifns-Giesscn Makes
psni.i-Answer 81 the City.


men 20 enioin their naming the Telegraph
as the Official city Newspaper. was yesser-
day unexpectedly dismissed By Judge
Langley on the plaintiffs own motion.
The hearing on motion for a temporary
tniunetlon was to have been had in the
morning. but the case was continued until
after the noon recess. Then the plaintiffs
motion for dismissal by stipulation vas
brought up instead Of tia. for an iniuEe-
ton. The attorneys for the aldermen had
no objections 10 the court considering the
motion ~ once.
Judge Langley accordingly signed al
order granting /. and dissoiving the tenn
porary restraining order issued by Judge
Osborn.
The sudden termination OF the case
caused great surprise. Mr.. Jacob Fnrth,
vino bought the Press.7 sues in a. sale
recently under order Of the court. was
asked wha. the reason was. He an
sxered that the Prsss- TINES had been sold
aud he had no further interest in pressing
the case. lie declined 10 say 10 whom
the parer was sold. as he had been re-
auested not 10. lie had no other reason
for withholding the Information.
The rumor gained currency on the
streets that ]. +. Gleason, representing
John Collins, was the purchaser and that
the Telegraph would be discontinued as
morning paper and consolidated with the
Jfess. 7lsaes. Another story was that this
step would be followed By the award Of
the city printing TO the Telegraph and
Jress- Times
j. r. Gleason was interviewed last night
ana positively denied that he had bought
the Tree. fiaes.
II have eli the papers want already"
be remarked. significantly referring to his
reputed ownership OF stock in the Teie-
srnph
The rnmor abous the city printing going
to the Press. Times WAS not sustained by
subsequent events. AT the meeting o. the
board af aldermen last night, without pre-
liminary talk. a resolution was passed
formally designating the Telegraph as the
official paper by vote of 10 3. The
members present were earle, Cram, Daai-
ton, ingram. Jordan. Stocks and Miller.
sweeney and Brewer were absent.
Immediately after the resolution passed
Alderman Ingram moved that the board
proceed to select the second paper. This
was agreed to and Cram led oil by naming
the Herald
Mr. Carrie asked to be excused. lie said
his vote would only seem to confirm the
infamy already perpetraied by the board.
He was not excused, aud he named the
Fosr-fSrgILfGrNcEa
Mr. Ingram said he would have voted
for the PosT-iSTELLIGEscFR. but il had
editorially declared its opinion that il
would not be justified under the circum-
stances in accepting the contract.
The vote stood as follows: Posr-ISrrt-
lIsEScEs, earle. Daulton. Miller, Stocks;
Herald. Cram. Ingram, Jordan. The
fosF-IsrsLIIGEScER was declared the sec
ond official newspaper. but as the resoiu-
ton was not in proper form action was
deferred till next meeting. Mr.. Carrie de-
cIared that both votes were illegal, as the
charter required a majority of al men,
bers, which would make the confirming
vote five. and there were only four. The
chair took this view, but on vote was not
sustained.
Notwithstanding the dismissal of the
action against the board tn restrain IL from
awarding The contract TO the Telegraph the
answers of the defendants, the city OF Sc
attic the board of aldermen and the Seat
tie Telegraph, were filed in the superior
court. That of the aldermen is rather M
VOWED. the members answering both as a
board and as individuals in the same
pleading.
The aldermen, with the exception of r.
NJ. paulton. deny that the Iress. Tsmrs'
proposal was the lowest or in any way bet
tor than the Tciegraph's but they admit
that the prices named in the Prcss- Timcs'
bid was lower in amount considered ab-
solutely without regard 20 the merits and
advantages OF the two papers" Brewer
Cram. Jordan. Stocks and Ingram frankly
admit that their choice Is the TrisgraDb.
and that ''unlcss they come 70 n different
conclusion they will make the Teiegrqpk
tho official newspaper. naulton, Miller
Sweeney and earle deny that they ever
had any such intention as the remaining
members of the board. In the next
paragraph OF the answer all of
the aldermen admit that the cost
of the city printing IL done by the Tslegraph
will be much greater than II done by the
Ttess- Times. nanlton, Miller, Sweeney and
Carrie also asserting that in their iadgn,en,
the acceptance of the TsiegrapA's Did as the
lowest and best would be Fan erroneou.
exercise of the discretion" vested in the
board by law. In conclusion they state
that they are not sure that the feiegtenh
would have been designated had tue re-.
strasDiug order NOT been signed.
As an affirmative defense the aldermen
FIRST admit taat al the bids offered were
regular and legal IN every particular. and
thea state that Brewer. Cram. Stocks.
Jordan aud Ingram considered the Tsgr.
arGph's bid the lowest and So voted that
psalton was in favor OF the Press Ttg,Ss
aud SO voted, and that Sweeney and Mi
Ter favored the Posr-lNrUIleRScER' bad
as the lowest and 80 voted hut that each
~ them says, speaking for himself, ''that
IA giving his vote and arriving at has iuds.
ment In the matter. he has acted fairly and
honestly. making his selection a. the best
bargain for the city and without any
fraud. conspiracy or eollusion with anv
corporation or person whatever"
The TslfgfaPAs answer is denial. or
denial OF knowledge. Of the whole matter.
except that 81 Was g. have been designated
the oiiielA paper Of the city by q resola.
,lon ~ the board OF aldermen had the lat.
ser not been restrained.
The answer Of the city 30 the conariafp,
was a plea OF ignorance Of the whole
matter
NRJEGTS no RFINa nISsH.EEEn