New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1895-08-02
MR.. MILHOLLAND WINS.
TIE LEGISLATIVE PRINTING CONTRACT
AWARDED.
~ SPITE OF EFFORTS TO MAKE THE STATE PAY
HIGHER PRICES THE LOWEST RIp
WAS ACCEPTED.
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Albany Aug The legislative printing contract
was awarded today 10 John l.. Miho''"'
controller the Secretary II State and the At''f-
,,.ner,i rhis morning listened to the statements
, .,e various bidders. which were presenter a.
,.,gth "The Argus Company was r'if'S'"''u -
/ Parker and William NJ Speer' ana M '"-
holand by J f. Mont!guani and James NJ N"''
!, ,,ut no remembered that. under a constitution
- tho law wrich Included in the basis oi a""ru
,u ,he pr,nt,ug done for the State last year ana
,o- which the State was obliged 20 pay MI MI
holland was confcssedly the lowest hidde' anu
should have received the award. IN" a'''p'"'''
~ his bid meant gain 10 the state o' "'
s2oco But il also meant the disoigem'nt io'"
nlace and profit Of the old Democratic pr'nuns
ring which hao 50 long been in power at Albany.
This combination through its fat printing contracts
had not only enriched It's members bnt a'r' 'ioS'
materially the Tammany-H.l machine ,hrouhhou'
the State When Senator Murphy ana Spei
sheehan set up their great printing ana D'i''ns
establishment at Albany and when. ~ part oi IL"
sa-re f.r-reaching plan. they. with Flower. Brady
and others Obtained control of The Argus th'y
laid the cornerstone Of a s'upcn1"uS I"''''"'
structure whereby they proposed 70 dominate the
state and. II possible. the Nation
They at once perceived tn" danger 10 their
schemes should Mr. MnhollanIs hd De accepted
aud tho rrin,ing contracts be taken from thcin
Arr,rdiuglv when the Printing Board. as pre-
urnirary TO acting upon %" bids. r"s"lN'l 10 m
cludc certain extra bills 90 th" basis - c'mpuia-
ZION for the award THE Argus Company as rep
r,s.uilng the ring AMI claiming 10 b" th" lowest
bidder proceeded to delay the award ana com
rnc.fe the situation los bringing randamus pro-
reedlng 10 ,on npci the exclusion u the item. Tn
for,unat-v the Court before which the case was
brought took a narrow and highly technical We"
Of the lax and eNciuied certain extra DIS Inc
Court OF Appeals. without discussing The merits
OF the mater FELT consirairef - -uIror- ~
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victory.
It appeared 20 many that the rins vas TO be con
tlnuci In power. arI this ln the face of the j.
rnons,rable fao' tn1t The Argus bid Was uno"'-
anced and would ineYltahl cause serious loss 20
~. stat. For .Namp., Nr Mlho.anfs hd OF
.1tra nlls VAS oriy j. cents while THE ArgIs's"
bid was 81 hundred hils. -" mat on ih- nnai-
year the STATE would ~ this item alone. Jos" hoin
Unfortunately for The Argus schemes n
present state officials are upright kecniy iniein-
gent ana un,irns IN their ie'oiion 20 th' public
Interests. Controller Roberts ana Aii"in'i zen ,
eral Hancock mere not 70 hc deceived OF mimi
they took occasion o. exercise ID" greatest oi riI
cumspection ani care. Th'S r,1r,rei hoih ~. ne
Arggs Compa9y 9ni Mf Mlholl'na u, 10 IcgsS e.
ability were invited 10 examine and r"-'Nainlne the
Al he hearing today cS'epaei argumcni. wer"
Paiientiy nsicn'a TO from an pc.s3'' nor tb
THE Argus" hil was entitled 20 acceptance Their
9fsnsme gs nGTe'rr ,a .sfy he board Mr. Rso
Who Appeared FOR NJ Mlhollari. made q mos al
acknowledged figures, that his client was. under
ais construction NJ the Law. the lowest bidder II
was pointed Out that tho very decision which The
Argus Company had obtained from tho Court iaii
fior a. once certain and equitable. aui that Mr..
Nnhollands hd was. that basis. unquesuora-
bly, the lowest. There Nttle attempt 20 reply
TO Mr. f,uso's argument. and the Board went I'M
mcdiatclv into cxrrutiv" session. To prevent any
possibility of mistake. experts were called In by
the Board itself. and these men went over all the
siiniafcs and figures with the utmost care.
They agreed Upon tho result. which showed. a.
had been cOnfcnl'l. that Mr.. Mihoilanl was the
lowest bidder. aud tie contract was. accordingly.
awarded 10 him iiis bid Is sad to have been
nearly NDD lower than that Of The Argus Com
panv and upon m" entire contract the state VIII.
il IS thought. be benefited 20 the amount If over
Si0v0 Mr.. Speer -il talks about further litiga-
lion but no attention H. paid 10 his threats, at
least by the state Board