The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1897-11-07
STATE PRINTING AWARD
CONTRACTORS NOW DOING THE
WORK AGAIN SUCCESSFUL.
General Work to Be Done by w. ID
Burford and the Court Reports
by Levey Bros.

The contract for the state printing for
the next two years was let at noon yester-
day by the State Printing Board, composed
of the Governor, the secretary and auditor
of state. William B. Burford, for the fifth
time. captured the main contract, and
Levey Bros & Co., for the second time.
got the contract for printing the Supreme
and Appellate Court reports.
The reform In the printing contract, which
was begun two years ago. was carried out
further in making the specifications this
this year The specifications set forth an
arbitrary basis for bidding, which was
about one-fourth of the actual amount used
during the last two years. The specifica-
tons divided the bids into three classes of
printing and stationery, with the items I'M
der each in detail The board reserved the
right to figure the bids upon the arbitrary
basis named, or to extend them out ap-
prOximately to the amount used and award
the contract as they believed to be for the
best interest of the State This plan very
effectually put an end to the practice of
Juggling figures. and the one-cent bids upon
particular articles were few and far be-
tween. Since the bids were opened the
clerk of the printing board tabulated the
bids, making UP the totals upon both bases,
and it was found that the lowest bidder
upon the arbitrary bases was also the low
est bidder when the bids were figured out
to the full extent of the amount used dur
ing the last two years. In figuring this ex-
tension the printing and stationery for the
state institutions was figured in for the first
time this year.
The room Of the printing board was filed
with representatives of the various printing
to award the contract. Thomas Carter,
clerk of the beard, read the bids as tabu-
lated upon both bases as follows:
w. 3. Burford-On the arbitrary basis of
calculation, $225l9.93; on the basis of the
amount actually used within the last two
Levey Bros. & Coon the arbitrary
basis. $24,240.27; on the basis of the amount
actually used. $S7,295.74.
trary basis s21.is659; on the basis of the
amount actually used, $50, 4OS.6S.
Journal Printing oCompany-0n the arbi-
amount actually used $SS,593 IS.
Baker & Thornton--On the arbitrary basis,
$25 ,12296; on the basis of the amount actu-
The bids for the printing of Supreme and
Appellate Court reports, which is a sep
arate contract. were as fOllOwS
w. B. Burford--On the basis of the speci-
fications, $7,2SS.65 on the basis Of the num-
Der of reports printed within the last two
Sentinel Printing Company-On the basis
of the specifications $6,511.55 on the basis
of the number of reports printed within the
last two years, $13 131.09.
Levey Bros. & Coon the basis of the
specifications, $6,150.25; on the basis Of the
reports printed within the last two years,
So. 3O919
Baker & Thornton-On the basis of the
specifications, $6,312.62 on the basis of the
number of reports printed within the last
two years $12,631.43.
Carton & Hollenbeck-On the basis of the
specifications, $6213; on the basis of the
number of reports printed within the last
two years, $12 1878.
Wilson & Humphreys, of Logansport-On
the basis of the specifications, S6533.40; on
the basis of the number Of reports printed
within the last two years $13016.90.
AS soon as the reading was completed the
Governor announced that the contract for
the state stationery and printing would be
awarded to William b. Burford and that
for the Supreme and Appellate Court re-
ports to Levey Bros. & Co., The contracts
were signed at once and approved by the
hoard.