The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1899-03-09

and place all Of the bidders upon the
same footing. The Capital Printing
| Company refused to bid again and
served notice on the committee forbid
ding its making a contract with any
other parties, giving notice of their pur-
pose to enter Il suit. This the committee
treated as huge joke and proceeded
to accept the bid of Edwards 4 Brough-
ron and f.. NJ. Uzzsn, which is lower
than the bid of the Capital Printing
Company. with the changes they de-
manded before signing the contract.
The committee was fully satisfied of
this fact they had an exact copy
Of the contract, which the Capital
Printing Company refused to sign. with
the Inception of the substitution of the
hid Of Edwards 4 Broughton. and
resolution passed both Houses Tues
day afternoon authorizing the commit
tee tn make said contract. The resolu-
tion was ratified "Wednesday morning
and the contract signed up Immediately
thereafter.
The following is brief but compare
lively correct statement of the differ
cnce between the contract for the State
printing as il was finally given out 10
Edwards x Broughton and h. M. Uzzell,
aud that which the Capital Printing
Company Il manded from the Printing
committee under its bid on the work
From the figures given in the Morning
Post of recent date. furnished by the
Capital Printing Company. the difference
in favor of said company on the various
items for binding is $1.371.00. This
amount is approximately correct.
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plain composition on the laws. journals.
reports. documents. etc, and ON this
there is difference in favor nf the
Capital Printing Company If 10 cents
per 1000 ems. which amounts 10 81 800:
and there will be about $500. )00 ems
of rule and figure work on said reports,
documents, &c. at difference in favor
of said company of 20 cents per LOCO
ems. amounting to 500. The total Of
these three items of work said cam-
pany bid very low. expecting. rs Mr..
Barnes, its president said, to make up
the loss ON job work.
The contract which the committee ten
dered to the said company was drawn
so as to allow on job work the cost
of same with about % per cent profit.
The committee agreed to allow 81 cents
gagged in setting the type and arranging
all job work. Barnes demanded II cents
per hour This. the committee refused
10 allow and in the contract with Ed
wards & Broughton and Tzzell the price
was fixed at 30 cents per hour. This
difference of II cents per hour on Inc
job work done during the past two
years. and the prices charged amounts
to l1Ftwppn S1tltlu and 81 300
Then again the Capital Printing Com
pany claimed that the press-work on the
laws. journals. &c. should he calcula
ted at eight pages 10 the form. the con
tract with said Edwards & Bronghton
and UZzel fixes the forms ut sixteen
pages, and this makes Il difference in
favor of the contract price of about
$500. There is some difference in tavor
of the hid of the Capital Printing Co.
on the press-work done ON Job work,
which would amount to possibly $500
depending upon the amount of the job
work done under the contract. Summing
up the whole mater it stands about
thus:
Difference in favor Of the contract
made ON the job work. say $1,000 and
the sixteen page forms. $500. makes Il
total of $500. Deductillg the difference
in favor of the Capital Printing Com
pany ON the thre items above named
to-wit: S3,511. l,aves difference in IA
vor of the contract made with Edwards
4 Broughton and Uzzell of S2.229. or
deductng the other item of S400 above
named leaves $3.50
The statement of the Capital Print
ing Company in the Post of Febcuary
2Sth. is not accurate as TO the NUMBER
of ems Of plain composition and rule
and figure work. The following is rs
nearly accurate as can be made with0u.
an actual measurement. and is approNl-
mately correct:
AMOUNT OF EMS SINGLE CON-
POSITION.
1000 pages Supreme Court Re
ports. at 1,500 ems per page.
makes ........... 100000
l.