The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1898-12-14
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nounc.ng the names Of al parties whose
oass as s ys,r I fss ,ns
such proposals and designating the CITY
Official Newspaper for the year 1883
BE 1t Resolved by the City Council Of the
City of Seattle as fellows:
I'd That the following are the names
OF all parties whose proposals have been
offered for doing the city printing for the
The Pest-Inte,igencer Publishing Conn
pany and the Times Printing Company.
go That the terms OF the said PROPOSAL
pany are as follows: For the firsf inser-
ton. per inch. s. cents: for each subsequent
insertion. per inch, 80 cents: measurement
TO ne by nonpareil type and matter set
90 That the terms Of the said proposal
OF the Times Printing Company are ~ fol-
lows: For each first insertion. n cents per
inch: for each subsequent Insertion. 20 cents
''tD That II is nowhere indicated In said
proposal of the said the Times Printing
Company by what measurement the work
Hereunder Is to be determined nor whether
the matter shall be set solid or loaded. and
the said proposal for that reason Is indef.
mite and unsatisfactory. Under the bid OF
the Times Printing Company that company
could charge, IL awarded the contract, .
much higher price. for the publication OF
the same matter than could the Post-In-
telligsncer Publishing Company under It's
bid. and the cos: to the city Of Seattle fer
the publication OF the city printing would
De greater II AWARDED 10 the Times EflHiiD$
Company than II awarded the Post-Intel-
l2encer Publishing Company. it appearing
from the bid of the Times Printing Com
pany that 1t Is not limited as to the kind
space to be occupied for any matter to be
furnished by the city for printing.
1t appearing 10 the city council, upon an
investigation Of the facts that there are
many sizes OF type larger than q nonpareil
type and that a measurement OF nonpareil
type set solid has fixed and definite mean
ton in bid and whether the ' matter after
shall be set solid, the bidding concern can
use type OF any size, and may. IL 1t SO de-
lines. thus under a bid made Ike that ut IT
the Times Printing Company, the cost to
the city could be made to greatly exceed Q
"a ,he an
would be no limit to the cost to the CITY
except the conscience of the bidder. who
space between the lines that he desired.
For example, matter which under the POST
lnteiligencer bid would measure one inch
to measure from two s inches npwsrds "n nm.
der the bid OF the Times Printing Company
90 That the Seattle Post-Inteligencer is
the oldest established newspaper in the city
OF Seattle. that II has q circulation in the
city OF Seattle and throughout the United
States greater than the Times or any other
newspaper published in the said city: that
1t has better facilities and greater expert
ence for carrying out q Contract to do the
city printing than the Times or any other
newspaper published in the said city; that
said newspaper reaches a greater percent
age Of the taxpayers Of the city of Seattle
and circufates to greater extent In the
several states of the Union among persons
who are vitality interested in the matters
required TO be published in the official
newspaper Of said city than the Times or
any other newspaper; that the rates pro-
posed by said Post-Inteliigencer Publishing
Company are reasonable, fair and just. and
are less than are charged by the said news
paper TO the merchants of this city for
printing advertisements OF like character:
that taking into consideration the foreg DING
matters Of fact. the said bid and proposal
Of the Post-Inteiligencer Publishing Com
pany Is lower and better bid or proposal
than that OF the said the Times Printing
Company.
10 That the said Post-Intelligencer Is
therefore hereby designated by the city
official newspaper for the year 1899.
It being the newspaper whose manager has
offered the lowest and best proposal, with
duly approved bond for the city printing
for the year 1899, and the said newspaper
shall at the beginning of the said year
1893 and during said year be such city off,
cial newspaper
Passed the City Council the 18th day OF
December. 1888, and signed by me in open
session In authorization OF its passage this
18th day OF December. lS9S.
w. " RTNEHART.
President of City Council.
Filed by me this 18th day OF December,
1898. WILL III. PARRY,
City Comptroller and ex-officio City Clerk.
BY G. K. CORYELT.. Deputy Clerk
Published December IA, 1898.