The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1895-07-16
COMBINE ON ADVERTISING
Ballard Editors Fall Out and Expose
Their Little Scheme.

An Interesting story about the city
printing OF Bxaz lard was investigated sat
urday night by committee OF three ap-
pointed for that purpose by the city
COUNCIL al its last regular session In the
beginning Of the year the council adyer-
c4sed for the city printing. Two bids
were received. one from Mrs ". n. Muir
ray. the proprietor Of the Ballard News.
at s. cents per inch for the first insertion
and s. cents per inch for each subsequent
tF.sse rtsox7. and one from Il. r. GoFTow ~
Co. at IS cents for the first and 50 cents
for the second insertion. Although the
city printing was published the year be-
fore at Is and 10 cents per inch for the
first and second Insertions respectively,
the council, instead OF rejecting both bids.
awarded the contract 70 F. +. MORROW N
Co. and designated the Searchlight as the
city's Official paper. The bids son their
face showed a combination between the
b-d6srs 10 raise the price to an extor-
Tomato figure, but the council having no
proof that such was esle case, and being
under the impression that the city print
ing must be published in an official parer
issued in the city, let the contract TO the
lowest bidder. A portion OF the public ut
that time said the council was morally
certain or q conspiracy between the two
local papers TO defraud the city. and only
awarded the contract as a sop to Ger
berus- Since positive proof of a conspir-
acy has been produced, a larger portion
OF the public are stLl more emphatic in
coTsde1Al.ng the council.
After the letting OF me contract an in
terest in the Ballard News was sold TO
r.. Leather, and the name of the paper
Was changed to the News-Echo. On Tues
day Mr.. Leather appeared on behalf OF
III. d. Donovan before the council and
read a contract between Donovan, brother
OF Mrs. Murray, and editor and publisher
OF the Ballard News, and the prorrietors
OF the Searchi!gflt. wherein IL was agreed
that Donovan for the News should put
In a bid little higher than the Search
lights. and IN consideration therefor the
Searchiigaae would do the printing and
publishing and Donovan should receive
one-half OF the profits. or one-half OF 90
cents for the first Insertion per inch and
one-haaf of 10 cents for the second. Mr..
Leather asked the council to annul the
contract. and the council referred the
question to a committee OF three. On
Saturday night the committee met. and
Donovan alleged that Morrow had vio-
lated his contract with him by failing to
pay him his share of the profits as agreed
upon, and that he now owes him under
the contract sf05 or $l0l. He also con-
fessed that they combined to deceive the
council
On the other hand Morrow claimed that
Donovan was the first TO violate the con-
tract. and that he also proposed another
scheme to do UP" the city IN regard TO
a book of ordinances the city council was
talking OF publishing, and read letters
from Donovan TO prove his assertions Il
also came out that. although the council
awarded the contract TO +. f. Morrow &
Co. the mayor and clerk signed the con-
tract with +. r. Morrow individually
The bond accompanying the contract was
signed p #. Morrow & Co. The commit
tee VIII probably report bis decision to-
night, and IL the council decides to annui
the contract IL VIII likely involve the city
In another law suit, as Morrow is known
as a persistent fighter, although SO far
he has The best of Donovan and of the
city to the tune OF $685. Both papers have
preached reform and economy.