The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-13

who are vitality interested :a the matters
required 10 be published in tae official
any osner newspsper; that the rates pro-
pissed by said Pozt-inteifigeneer Publishing
Company ara reasonable, fair and just, and
are iess than are charged Dy the sad Eews-
printing advertisements 81 like character:
that taking into consideration the foregoing
matters Of fact. the said bid and proposal
parry Is lower ard better bid or proposal
than that OF the said the Tines Printing
Company.
20 tina: the said Post-Inseiligencer is
council OF the city OF Seattle as the CITY
OFFICIAL NEWSPAPERfor the year issss.
u being the newspaper whose manager has
duly approved bond for the city printing
for the year 1885, ard the said newspaper
shall at the beginning OF the sata year
Ise and during said year be such city off,
cial Newspaper
casfleman moved the adoption OF the
committees report. aad castieman seconded
t.. then the discussion In opposition 60 It's
adoption gss begun by Hili, who said that
the repvrt vas adopted IN committee By
vote of 10 !. be voting in the negative,
presumably SO from his opposition TO the
passage Of the report Navin also opposed
IL. saying the difference In the figures on
the face Of It xas great. ard although he
ki.ee nothing about printing. he thought
without clearly understanding IL that the
bid Of the Times would make saving for
the city. He then suggested rejecting both
bids and readvertISing. which would then
insure getting A very low figure from both
parties. whether at loss 10 themselves or
not aid not matter. so long as the city
got the benefit Of 1t. He then moved to re-
5ect the bids. his motion being seconded by
MeAsGie.
Gill claimed the motion was out OF order
ard contended that the charter governed
the action Of the council on all bids.
Hili moved an amendment 10 substitute
the Times IN the resolution wherever the
pos.-Inseiligencer's name occurred No
second. The chairman called for vote, bur
Hill said he was not resdy for 1T. The dH-
ference Tn the years contract on the two
bids ne said, would be something like s.. 900.
and he saw no way In which the council
could better save that money 10 the city
than by following MS lead and giving the
contract to the Times. To the charge that
the Times bid was indefintfe and irregular.
he read letter from the corporation couu-
sci in answer to questions Hill put him. in
which the counsel said that the two bids
were legal, but that the council could de-
eide as they saw fit as 10 the awarding Of
the contract. While the charter directs
how the bids should be adopted. the mat
ter. he admitted. was left with the coun-
Gil. bat be maintained that the council had
a right 20 ask the Times Printing Company
what type II proposed using In It's contract:
as a matter OF fact, nonparesi was always
uaed. and he did not know OF an instance
where legal notices were NOT printed in
solid nonpareil. Hill made a brave fight In
favor Of the Times. and was seconded BY
McArdle and Nayin.
Diler wanted the advertisement calling
for the bids read TO see IL the style OF
type wanted was specified therein. While
the clerk went down stairs 10 get this.
Hin renewed his motion to substitute the
Times for the Post-Intelligencer but
again failed To get second
Rude asked the corporation counsel for
his opinion on the matter /; stood
Humphrey said that h. had already given
his opinion. and II was now a matter for
the council 10 act
Clerk Corye!i read the advertisement
and Dilier inquired of Gill for informa-
ton on the subject OF type. saying that
if the question was one of running a no.
tel or butcher shop he could give an ex-
pert opinion While Gill pleaded equal
ignorance on the question OF printing he
said he knew that the Times. according
10 the wording Of ts bid could use type
of any size. even "a circus poster size
and run up bills against the city that
would exceed by far the definite bid of the
Pest fnteilgencer.
CrIchton said he had asked the corpora
tlon counsel to furnish him with old bids
prese nted 10 the council In years gone by.
and he found that In every case the words
"nonpareir' and 'set sol.d'' appeared. not
only in the bids OF the POST -fnteillgencer.
but in those OF the Times as well the last
bid Of the Times In isse being signed
BIethen and with the words solid SET
and ''nonpareil." CSichton read these bids
for some five years past, and the same ex-
pressions were used each year. showing.
as he said. that II had been customary to
set forth every year just what kind OF
ty.e would be used and that IL would be
set solid"
After few more remarks The chair
again called the question on the adoption
OF the resolution. HIl again checked
him. and after a private consultation
with McArdle and Navin again renewed
his motion ia substitute the Times for The
rost-Inselligencer This time II was Sec
onded by MeArdle
Rude asked the corporation counsel II
the bids were rejected whether the coun-
ell could reaavertse. Humphrey said no;
that II the council failed 10 dispose of this
matter Il lay with the mayor 10 name the
paper that should do the city printing un-
I'll the council again called for bids ae--
cording 10 the charter, which was I'M Ng
venher of each year
HH!s amendment 10 substitute the Times
for the f9ss-lntelligencer WAS put 10 vote
ard lost. 3 20 Z. via; Ay.z-DiIIer. Hi,
McAr,iie. Navin ami Crawford Nays
ff!ehs9n, Castlsulan. GiG. James. Mui-
doom. Rude Taylor and Rinehart
The resolution was then put on It's final
passage and carried ty vote Of 10 Z
the same members voting fer il who OPP
posed mrs amendment and vice versa
Cedar Rsxpr Nas.r
A resolution was passed authorix-
iag the board of public works ana
the corporation counsel ia appeal to the
supreme court the ease OF the letting II
she contract for the construction Of the
Cedar river water addition 20 Gahan 4
hyrne. in which sult vas Instituted by
Robert Moran against the board of puflEs
works md Gahan & byrne, This step Is
taken IN order 20 test the validity % the
ordinance aa3 contract relating thereto.
Petitions and osnmuuicnfions
Mrs. Louise \usent II i@sf Main street