New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1900-11-28
OPPOSES GOLFERS PLAN.
1oHN A. SLEICHER THINKS THE PRO-
POSED CITY PRINTING PLANT
WOULD BE UNWISE

John A. slecher, who supervisor of The
City Record" under Mayor Strong. and who re-
signed that place to accept the editorshp OF Les
lies weekly some time before Mayor strongs
administration expired has very decided views on
the suggestion said TO he favored by the Charter
Revision Commission for the establishment of city
printing plant He says:
am satisfied that Controller Coler who is usual
discover that the plan which is attributed him Is
Strong had this subject urged upon his attention
and afte- discussing II with me agreed that ii was
Any one familiar with the manner in which The the
yuppies obtained thr9ugh the once OF The ftlv C ny
cumbrance municipal printing plant would Pc
our printing houses for general commercial busi;
engraved Blanks and forms. blank books and
1ionery. for the use of every department OF ne NE
paTtmen the higher courts and p9ssby o one OF OF
!9 oRsT T eeo s 1e rerY Fall these
required to Pake PTsd fdT all fPGppes
Of this Character needed during, the ensuing year
ne 9 T6s Snk Of he work usf be delivered early
81 the because the Departments require are
Tsf ad fs or fo5 Of Bank BOOKS
ALL PRINTERS INVITED TO BID.
II was found when Mayor Strong was elected
tfhat for many years the Martin B. Brown Com
pny had hed the buk Of the printing So1 ben
had not been free. After consultation with Mayor
fshe pEbIicsti6n Of the advertisements for bids and
TO Invite by letter al the leading PrR s dome ano
mot only one year but during three years. and yet
varied were the requirements Of the work. to
cure more than TWO or three bidders for the con-
me results we're obtained from
The present system of administration in The
CITY Record Department, A municipal o printing
tof lis establishment early in the year, after the
acquisitions Of the various de2artmehts were hled
Company ,ioes-compete III the open market for
c5k Tn which mic v to keep its P gdof
competition would he neither popular nor profit
It msy not be known TO Mr.. Golfer and to the
TIE city has at present lis own municipal bndery.
For many years past half dozen binders have
the ReEiSte!s' surroga5e's and other Offices where
constant are 81 tns ofISia! o2kS Is tndrs
caused The City Record DEPARTMENT during Mayor
IT, 81 - 1ninoe, s,r,, ,yae e1arfed demands
were made by political place seekers for the ap
once The binders were. for the most part, old
held that changes were not warranted simply on
binders were placed on the competitive lists. and
plcants. Unfortunately. the first man appointed
from this list while he was Intelligent and well
a more pracficai eXamination was then insisted
i1pon' with better results But Mayor Strong
more than once expressed his regret that the city
added TO the opportunities Of Office seekers, which
--oive an Expenditure Of more than 100000. It
day and night on the registry lists and on the
tie aH SIZE o Vous Won
have to have an elastic list of employees. reducing
doubling and trebling the number when emerg ,,
ficnit il is to conduct public department on these
lines The notorious extravaganza of the Public
e5ed f6i5sa leaders Who Secure the '
qf fe M IN but Win nG INSIST that
Pc only ts pay s'S
A PREMIUM OK PUBLIC ExTRAvAGANCE
on public extravaganza. It has been so at wash
T1iee Of the en- men in The cf!S employ are ue5
days are more frequent and liberal vacation is a
customary and expected favor This was
The binders reported for duty at a. m and quit
1 at p m eTespting on SATURDAYS when they
for five days and three hours on Saturday. they
vate employ. work nine hours a day This is the
e16erehee OF al the departments at Washington
sLa Aioany, ana 1t would be the experience Of our
municipal printing plant If We had city
city could from an ToF tbs @ of y
touHd that we could contract with the city
T 119ns nan the expense which that bindery an
II MT Croker or any of the Tanmany leaders had
ons ToS1Ia municipal printing establishment no
Lnenoed charter would please them more than TO
which they have now on hand 1t is sfgnIfcanf
eidl WfhIe SIX binders were adequate during Mayor
srongs administration for all the city's srecaI re
auIeIIehts, TINS force has been doubled since Tam
many has been in control '
MI Coler says that the city property which
S0u-o De utilized TOR municipal printing plant
s snS may be rue but II Is strange that Mayor
oIong tailed 10 find suitable accomnloda lions for
me increasing wants Of The City Record depart
i hfn as no city pTopery vas available MI Goer
printing office. This would involve the erection
Of new building because of the requirements Of
modern printing esIab lishment, and the cost Of
tnls buildng sa2uld he added 10 the cost of the
plant One million dollars would Certainly nor
D. cover both. -'' tut
Mr. Coler may not know il, bat Il is an astonteb
ing fact. one that amazed Mayor Strong more than
AWNING else regarding The City Record" Office
mat the city requires bewilderng number ~
blanks. official papers. documents. licenses and All
Borts OF special forms necessary to the conduc,
the enormously varied wants Of our great denart
4nents year was spent in trying TO reduce thA