The record-union., 1898-10-07
WANTS SOME OF THAT PIE.
PROTEST AGAINST A PRINTING
CONTRACT.
The Supervisors Order the East
Park Short Road Opened
Forthwith.

AT the morning session of the super
Visors yesterday Emmett Phillips, mem
Der of a printing firm, appeared belofe
the board and stated that he notlceo
that the board had authorized the
Chairman to have a Great Register
printed, but he was advised by ms
attorney that the action was not taken
IN legal form. He appeared as clu-
zen and taxpayer to ask that the Clerk
be authorized to advertise for bids Tor
printing the register, in accordance
with law. He had prepared resolution
for adoption by the board, which ne
would like to offer.
Chairman Morrison said the board
could offer its own resolutions. If any
member wished to offer the resolution,
however, he could of course do so.
Mr.. Phillips asked each of the mem
bers in turn if he would introduce the
resolution, but each declined, but Su-
pervisor Mclaughlin said he had al
ways favored advertising for bids.
The resolution was read by Mr..
Phillips, providing that bids should be
advertised for.
Supervisor Curtis said that a few
years ago the board advertised for bids,
and it resulted in serious complica-
tons. A San Francisco firm was the
lowest bidder and then refused to make
a contract All other bids had been
rejected, and things got into such a
shape that the time for doing the work
had nearly elapsed and the night be-
fore he was forced to go down and
almost beg D. Johnston & Co. to print
the register. He wished to avoid sim
liar complications this year, and had
therefore offered the resolution under
which the contract with D. Johnston &
Co. had been made.
Chairman Morrison said he had al
ways found the same trouble The
printers in this city had combined to
fix the price for this work, he had been
Informed. He was prepared to fur
nish evidence that the gentleman now
addressing the board was in the COM
bination with the rest, and he had a
witness who would testify to that eff
feet.
Mr.. Phillips denied that he had any
thing to do with any combination. He
said that no single firm in the city
could do all the work and handle the
matter. He had asked another firm
If it would take half the job if his bid
was the lowest.
Chairman Morrison insisted that he
had proof of an intended combination.
He had been told Mr.. Phillips had said
he could handle him.
Mr.. Phillips hotly denied having done
so, and said he had never asked any
favors of Mr.. Morrison.
NO man can handle me- said Chair
man Morrison. Il am fully capable of
handling myself If you have never
come to me your friends have, often
enough. Mr.. Clerk, please read the
contract"
The contract was read and the ques-
ton put on it's ratification.
Supervisor Mclaughlin said he had
always been of the opinion that bids
should be advertised for, and he should
therefore vote no.
Supervisors brennan. Curtis and Nor
rison voted aye. the latter saying that
he did so on the same ground as two
years ago-to avoid a muddle like that
which occurred at that time.
The contract was awarded to D.
Johnston e Co.
1t provides that $50 copies of precinct
registers. all bound together, with print
ed paper covers, and fifty single pre-
cinct registers, with paper covers, for
each of the thirty three city precincts
be printed, with twenty-five single pre-
cinct registers for each of the thirty
five precincts in the county, outside of
the city. be printed, with 10000 regular
ballots to be numbered, perforated and
=. ,DIa hol e-;x
eight packages of precinct supplies be
furnished, for 81, 500
The members of the board all ex-
pressed themselves in favor of having
the work done by Sacramento firms
and shutting out competition from San
Francisco and other places.
On petition of w. j Smith and 9th
ers, an election for Trustees of Recla-
nation District No. was ordered fol-
November 18th
At the afternoon session Chauncey H
Dunn appeared before the board or
behalf of Mrs. Klotz and Mrs. Clark
to object TO the opening of a certain
road east of East Park. Mr. Dunn
said the road would be of no special
benefit to anyone, and would cut ur
these small farms in such a way tc
render them unavailable for renting
He contended that the few persons
who might desire to reach the street
cars can now do so by a pathway
through Mrs. Klotzs property. A road
is not necessary there to accommodate
a few persons on foot A thousand
or $1,500 would be a very modest esti-
mate of the direct damage to Mrs
Klotz's property.
l.. Z. Hanson, one of the petitioners
for the road. hoped the board would
open the road. Nearly all the persons
living out there are employed in the
city. and some have to work late ir
the evening, and the road is a neces.
sity to them.
p. ]. Ford, who lives on ] street
east of the city, thought the principle
that should govern in the matter is
the greatest good to the greatest mum
Der. He could not see how the pro
posed road could injure either Mrs
Klotzs or Mrs. Clark's land. In hi.
opinion the opening of the proposed