The Columbian. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1866-1910, 1896-02-13
PRINTING THE
BALLOTS
The Contract Given to the Columbian Be-
cause the Sentinel Refused to Comply
With the Conditions, Under Which
it Bid.

coming township election, to the
Sentinel, whose bid was sSs 90, and
had given the contract to the CoLUM.
BIAN, whose bid was $I2o7 40. The
simple facts are that the contract was
awarded to Mr.. Krickbaum at his bid,
and he refused 10 comply with the
written conditions under which he bid,
and the commissioners we're therefore
compelled to award the Job to the
COLUMBIAN, the only other bidder.
We print below, the full minutes Of
the commissioners relating to the mat
ter, and no further comment is neces
sary.
Bloomsburg, Pa, Feb'y. 9th, 1896.
Commissioners Swank and Utt at
Office to day. The bids for printing
the ballots for February election were
opened at IL m.
Mr.. Elwell bid as follows
For official ballots 81 per m.
For specimen ballots SIS per m.
Mr.. Krickbaum bid as follows
90 will put up the 1855 ballots
viz. 1900 official and 4o75 speci
men ballots for eighty. three ($S3)
dollars.
Upon Mr.. Krickbaum's refusal to
comply with the conditions under
which he bid, it was agreed to post
pone the letting until to morrow,
Feby. 9TH, until Mr.. Ikeler could be
here.
Attest. c. M. TERwILLIcER,
Clerk.
Bloomsburg, Pa, Feb'y. 9TH, 1896.
Commissioners Swank, Ikeler and
Utt at. Office to-day. The matter of
the printing the ballots was brought
up, and upon motion of Mr.. Ut,
seconded by Mr.. Ikeler it was ordered
that the printing of the ballots for
February election be awarded to
William Krickbaum, he being the
lowest bidder under the conditions
submitted to him in writing at the
time he was notified to put in his bid,
provided he signs the contract to pre-
pare the forms of the ballots under
the conditions submitted to him be.
fore bidding. Motion carried unani-
mously. The following notice was
served on William Krickbaum at
1870 A. M.
William Krickbaum Esq,
SIR
You are hereby notified that upon
opening the bids received yesterday
for printing the tickets to be used at
the coming February election, your
bid was found to be the lowest, and
that the contract has been awarded to
you, subject to your signing the con.
ditions under which your bid was sub
mitted, and which were made known
to you before you handed in your said
bid. You are therefore notified and
requested to call at the Office of the
County Commissioners and sign con.
tracts to comply with the said condi,
tons at once, or the bids will be de.
clared off, and you will be held res
ponsible for any loss or damage result
ing from your non compliance with
the conditions under which your bid
was submitted.
William Krickbaum appeared be-
fore the commissioners at 1880
A. M. and presented the following
letter:
Commissioners of Col. Co.
GENTS -
In answer to your notice of this
date requesting me to call at your
Office and sign contract to comply
with the conditions of my bid for
tickets, and on failure so to do, the
bids will be declared off, shall be
held responsible for any loss or dam
age accruing therefrom, have this
to say. stand ready to comply with
the terms of my bid, provided the
contract is awarded and the copy
furnished as needed for printing the
same.
Respectfully Yours,
w. KRICKBAUM.
Said letter being refusal to com
ply with the conditions of the bids
therefore, on motion of Mr.. Utt,
seconded by Mr.. Ikeler, the following
action was taken William Krick.
baum having failed and refused to
sign the contract for the printing OF
the tickets for February election 1896
in accordance with the conditions sub
mitted to him before making his bid,
the commissioners are compelled to
procure the tickets elsewhere, and
therefore award the contract to Geo.
r. Elwell at the price of $7,o per m
Tor the official, and $500 per M for