The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-11

County Printing Is the Bone
to be Picked Clean.
APPOINTMENTS THIS WEEK
Organized Labor Turned Down
by County Commissioners.

Considerable discussion has arose over
| the letting OF the county printing by the
board Of county commissioners this wear.
There seems to be a prospect for a division
of the money going to some Democratic
newspaper, and as there is a new paper in
the field. known as the Democrat, which is
edited by Captain ], H. Shields, there is
| a prospect of some Of the courty's reve-
rue reaching the Golfers Of the new weekly
paper.
At the meeting Of the old board and re-
organization Of the members OF county
commissioners last Monday, an account
of which was published in yesterday morn
ing's Eagle, there were some important
matters acted upon that were not Siven
to the pubic when the board adjourned,
but were taken from the minutes yester
dag.
In the county printing matter, when
Kies' proposition for the county printing
came UP, Commissioner Wilson made
motion 70 amend-to lay the matter over
for one week-in consequence Of legisla-
ton on the subject pr county printing fees.
The matter was discussed BY the board for
seine time, and when the vote for adoption
was put to a test the motion was lost.
The original motion was then taken up
to make Kies' paper the official organ for
1893 and to accept Kies' proposition on the
county printing. This was adopted, Com
missioners Sealock and Howard voting
AYE" and Commissioner Wilson "Nay."
Commissioner Sealock was authorized by
a majority vote TO execute the contract
with Kies.
Mr.. Kies, aiming to be liberal, IN con-
sderation Of the fact that his paper be
made the official organ OF the present
board of county commissioners. handed
the board a letter, which was as follows:
Wichita Kan, Jan. 9, 1899.
To the Board of County Commissioners,
Sedgwick County;
II the Commoner is made the official pa
per Of Sedgwick county, viii pay As per
cent of the receipts for publishing both tax
lists 70 the owners or managers of the
Democratic paper or papers OF Sedgwick
county, as may be designated by the DEM
ocrauc central committee. B. E. KIES.
The contract allowing Kies full legal
rates for tax rolls and 50 per cent Of legal
rates for county printing is said to be
about 400 per cent more than has been
paid for the county's legal printing IN the
past. Although Kies further agreed to
print what road notices were needed by
the county commissioners, without charge,
which amounts to about SIS annually.
he does not provide for any agreement on
prices for additional printing that may be
necessary, and under these arrangements
It is possible that full legal rates would
be demanded.
Commissioner Wilson was seen yester-
day by an Eagle reporter and he said that
in all the matters pertaining TO the letting
Of the contract for printing under the pres
ent board he had voted against them, with
q big No.
After the matter Of county printing was
disposed Of, a resolution was introduced
by Commissioner Wilson favorlng the plac-
ing Of the Union label OF the international
Typographical Union OF North America on
al printed matter. blank books, etc. used
by Sedgwick county. The resolution is as
follows:
Whereas, It is the desire and wish OF
the board OF county commissioners Of
Sedgwick county, Kansas. that the Union
label OF the international Typographical
Union Of North America, or its subordl-
nate Union, Wichita Typographical Union
No. 14S. OF Wichita, Kan, be placed on
all printed matter, blank books. etc. used
by the county Of Sedgwick; also all legal
publications to be made in papers author
lied 70 use said label; therefore. be it
Resolved, BY the board of county com
missioners Of Sedgwick county, Kansas:
First-That all printed matter, SUCH as
letterheads, envelopes blank books (in or
on which printed matter may occur, re-
ceipt books, etc. shall have printed there
on the Union Label OF the International
Typographical Union OF North Amer
lea, or its subordinate Union. Wich-
tia Typographical Union No. AS, OF
Wichita, Kan; that all legal publications
be made in papers authorized 10 use said
label; that al printing not done IN ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this reso-
luton be not accepted by the board Of
county commissioners Of Sedgwick county, |
Kansas.
Second-This resolution shall take effect
and be in force from and after the letting
OF the contract for the county printing for
sedgwick county, Kansas, for the year a |
D. lSs9.
A vote was taken, and resulted in the
resolution being lost by the votes Of Sea
Jock and Howard. who cast them aEairs,
the measure; Deacon Wilson voting IN ia
yor OF its adoption.
\ few other detail matters were acted
upon by the board, and after agreeing 70
postpone the announcement % any sp-
pointmsnts which are made b. the board.
until Saturday. an adjournment was taken. !
The places that VIII be flied a. the next
meeting on Saturday are: Custodian OF
the county court house, . succeed William I
Mccarthy; night watchmzn. Z. II Mud Z
janitors. Charles Anderson. Ed Cars and
John Kerr; keeper OF poor farm. James
Dillon: county physician, Dr. H0skins: en-
gineer, Jimmy Potts. ard yar6man. J. ". /
Brown As yet there are no new appi-
cants mentioned for any Of these Places.