The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1897-06-26
WILL BARNES AND THE CAUCA-
SIAN COMBINE?
NO PRICE FOR PRINTING NAMED
The Contract Simply Says that Barnes
Is to Do the Job Work for the
State sat Prices to be
nnraed unon."
Agreed Upon.

signed by the interested parties.
1t agrees that Barnes shall have charge
of all the paper and stationery stock and
do all the job printing for the State. 1t
is not stipulated however, at what
price this work shall be done-the Stew
arts bid, when it was given them two
years ago, was q cents. The contract
this time simply says, .''At prices to be
agreed upon"
This at prices to be agreed upon" is
a very indefinite term and one that the
public will wait with interest to have
defined.
Again it is required that Mr. Barnes
keep a record of all the jobs of work
done and the price for it. The Auditor
is also to keep a similar record. BUY
rumor says that the Auditor-or rather
the Caucasian, of which The is managing
editor-is to get half of this printing, ana
that the Barnes office and the Caucasian
office are to be practically merged into
one.
Can it be that there is more JOB work
in this printing business than appears on
the surface, to the everyday outsider. 1t
can hardly be true that the Auditor has
helped award the contract, or part OF 1t
to his own paper and then had the
drawing up of the contract himself, as
he did of the one given below
The union price for composition is
SO 1-3 cents thousand ems. Mr.. Barnes
will employ only Union labor, hence he
will have to receive more than the above
named figures for his work. What those
Io Ans m hn
The contract which has been submitted
by the Council of State and accepted by
Mr.. Barnes is as follows:
This contract made and entered into
by and between the Council Of State I'M
der the provisions of chapter AGA, laws
1897. and Guy Y. Barnes, of Wake
county, North Carolina, witnesseth: That
in consideration Of the mutual advantages
accruing and the stipulations herein set
forth, it is agreed by the parties hereto.
that Guy Y. Barnes shall store and safely
keep all the paper and stationery stock
of the State of North Carolina without
any charge Of rent to the State, and do
such work Of printing and binding for the
State and its departments and institu-
lions as may be required of him by the
Council of State, with dispatch and in a
neat and workmanlike manner, to be
approved by the said Council, or It's
representatives, and at prices TO be
agreed upon.
THAT said Guy Y. Barnes shall keep
a record Of all paper and stationery stock
received by him from the Council of
Site or its representatives or agents, and
shall also keep a record of all paper that
may be used in any job of work done
for the State, or any department or in
stitution thereof, showing the kind, size
and quantity of paper used in each job,
and such record or records shall be sub
ject to the inspection of said Council, or
any member or representative Thereon,
and shall be compared from time to time,
as may be required by the Council OF
State with similar records to be kept
by the Auditor.
"That the said Guy V. Barnes, in the
event of his giving out any paper or STA
tionery stock under order of the Council
of State, for work to be done by other
firms or persons, shall keep a record of
the paper so given out, and shall also
deliver every job of work done for the
State. or any department or institution
thereof, to the Council of State, its rep
resentatives or agents. or to the head or
appropriate officer of such department or
institution for which the work is done
free of charge for such delivery. Pro-
yided. that when work is to be delivered
to any. department or institution away
from Raleigh, delivery at depot, ex-
press office or postoffice, as may be di-
rected, shall be sufficient.
'"That Guy V. Barnes shall keep
clear and accurate record of all jobs of
work done for the State or the depart
ments and institutions thereof; that each
separate job shall be numbered consecu-
lively. and each job, when delivered, shall
be accompanied by a statement numbered
to correspond with such job, which state
ments shall show the number Of copies
or volumes of such job, the number of
ems and the price for same, or the time
required on job and the price of said
time. the number of tokens and the price
of same. and shall state all other particu-
lars as to cost, ETC., in connection with
said lob. A duplicate of such statement
for each job and receipt from the head
or authorized representative of each de-
partment or institution, shall be submit
ted with every bill presented for pay
ment by the State or department or in
stitution thereof
'That said Guy V. Barnes shall give
a bond payable to the State, with secu-
rity to be approved by said Council, In
the penal sum of five $4,000 thousand
dollars, conditional to be void if they shall
safely keep and account for all stationery
stock and paper placed by the Council
of State in their charge and custody, and
execute the due and faithful performance
of their duties herein prescribed or set
forth in this contract; otherwise to be in
full force and effect.
''That nothing herein shall be construed |
to hold Guy ". Barnes liable for losses
incurred by the State by fire or providen-
tial dispensation.
eff the parties hereto shall fail to
agree On the price of any job of work, |
then the same shall be settled by arbi-
tartion, each party selecting one arb-