The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-11-02
CITY ADVERTISING PLAN
(continued from First Pago.)

HuTureu copleS or Qdlly clICuitStioIl' There should be something definite in- serted in regard to the number of cop les of circulation paper has. My idea is that a paper should have a circula- ton above certain number before 1t is allowed to get the contract. Accord ing to that recommendation, the Repub- likaner might get the contract"
 Several voices-"It says English pa- pers."
 Alderman Rourke-"Well, I under stand that certain English papers have circulation of only 200 or 300 copies daily"
 Alderman Root-"I think that Is good point, and would not consider a paper with a circulation of only 300 or 400 copies daily responsible bidder"
 Alderman Forsyth-"The board of finance meant by this recommendation that the contracts should be awarded to the lowest bidders-the lowest re- sponsible bidders The suggestion of the gentleman from the Sixth doesn't seem to me to fill the bill. If you want something to cover circulation it should be worded differently. and the word re- sponsibility' should not be used"
 Alderman Bromley-"I don't under stand about responsibility. It seems to me that all newspapers are responsible. The question is, what will they do the contract for? Whats the use of put ting that phrase about circulation in? Let them all have opportunity to bid on it."
 Alderman Dewell-"I think the point made by the gentleman from the Sev- enth-Mr. Rourke-is a good one. I think that the amount of circulation of the papers receiving the contracts should enter into that resolution something to warrant that the paper that makes the lowest bid has a circu- lation to warrant giving it the contract. l presume that the board of finance would gladly change it if we sent it back for that purpose"
 Alderman Rourke-''I think that we should send it back and have the board of finance insert the circulation a paper must have in order to receive con tract"
 Alderman Forsyth-'The alderman can do that just as we'll"
 Alderman Brennan-"I think they have left loophole so that they can dispose of the work to whomsoever they choose It doesn't seem right to have a man submit bids and then award the work to some one else who bids higher. We have a gentleman here who Is connected with a leading paper, and he probably might give us some information as to the circulation of the papers of the city. I refer to the gentleman from the Tenth"
 Alderman Pickett-"I have no means cG 1w~ ~l Izls n any of the daily papers but one. There are five daily papers in New Haven printed in English. I didn't suppose that there was paper that had cir culation of less than 4,000 copies. don't wish, however, to express an opinion about any other paper"
 Alderman 'Chillingworth-"I offer an amendment that contracts shall not be awarded to papers having circulation of less than 5000 copies daily
 Alderman Brennan insisted that 1t was necessary to amend the recommen- dation so as to provide that contracts should be let to the lowest bidders Alderman Chillingworth called atten- tion to the fact that the ordinance re- quired that all advertising of which the cost was more than $50 must be award ed to the lowest bidder and held that as this was provided by the ordinance there was no need of amending the board of finance recommendation.
 Alderman Rourke-"I had to laugh when I saw the gentleman pick up the ordinances. That same ordinance was in force last June as now"
 Alderman Forsyth--"I wish these gentlemen here could see this matter as do The board of finance is very busy now with the estimates and will be un- til December. We ought to take care of this matter here"
 Atthis point Aldermen Rourke, ,Guern.. sey, Dewell and Nicoll conferred for a. few moments and then Alderman Rourke announced that he would with draw his amendment in favor of one to be offered by MT. Guernsey.
 Alderman Guernsey's amendment was as follows: To insert "that the contracts be awarded to the two papers printed in the English language which present the lowest bids and whose managers have filed a sworn statement that said papers have each daily cir culation of at least 5000 copies"
 After offering this amendment Alder man Guernsey said: 'I think that the advertising should go to the two lowest bidders whether they are one morning and one evening paper or not. I think that two morning and two evening pa- pers would reach more people than one morning and one evening paper"
 Alderman Nicoll seconded the amend ment.
 Alderman Whittaker-"Suppos the two lowest bidders bid one 50 cents an inch and one $1.20 cents an inch, are both to get the same price or only the price which was bid?"
 Alderman .Brennan-"I understand that there are two papers in this city under one management. I don't think that advertising contracts should go to two papers under one management, but that they should go to papers under different arrangements. I offer an amendment by inserting after the words two papers,. the words, one morning and one evening paper, which are not under the same management
 The recommendation as amended was then tabled temporarily while the amendments were being prepared and the board proceeded with other busi-