The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-01
PROTEST AGAINST
THE EPPES BID
Mr.. Weymouth Thinks His Proposal
TO Binding Should Be Rejected.
PRINTING CONTRACT LEI
After Some Discussion the Contrac,
Is Awarded : Right of Two
Members to Vote Is
Questioned.
PRINTING CONTRACT LEI

a lengthy and important session OF
tne Council Committee on Accounts and
I'l1nflnS was he'd yesterday afternoon,
when sealed proposals for city printing,
binding, stationery and advertising for
The coming year, We're Opened When
the bids Tor the blank-book work anG
Iaiher forms OF binding Were opened,
protest entered by Mr.. Edgar ]. wey-
mouth, of the binding firm of Weymouth,
Meister q Smethie, against the consid-
GRAFTON of the bid of the z. NJ Eppes
Blank-Book Company. NJ. Weymouth
contended that Mr.. Eppss' previous con-
nection with the city as a contractor for
binding had beSn such, in his opinion,
as to warrant his being barred from the
present contest.
Mr.. Eppes replied briefly to NIr. Wey-
mouth. saying that his Work and prices
stood for themselves. and that the COM
1nittee would be at liberty at all times
TO make the most careful investigation
of his bills and his work.
He added that Mr.. Weymouth had made
the same effort to cut him out of compet
ton for the State building, but had failed
A second surprise during the meeting
was caused by AR. John T West who
raised the question Of the right of Chair
man J. II. Lawder AID Mr.. Adams TO vote
upon the bids for stationery and binding.
ut has been said. Mr.. West continued,
IIial OolE u tuSSS SSiiiiSAiCii mean
bers of the Everett Waddy Company.
] think We should go about this matter
in the right way
OWNS NO STOCK.
81 do not own five cents worth Of stock
in the Everett Waddy Company" said
Nj. Lawder. Il wish I did, for ! would
be perfectly safe. as the ordinance rela-
ativc to those prohibited from contracting
with the city does not affect corpora
TONS
Mr.. Adams declared that he owned no
stock IN the concern, but a motion was Of
fered by Mr. Bloon1berg directing the
clerk TO communicate with the Everett
Waddy Company and ascertain If either OF
these gentlemen owned stock in the COM
pauy and if SO to ascertain from the
City Attorney whether they would, under
such circumstances. vote on matters in
which that concern is interested. This
was adopted at the request of Messrs.
Iawder and Adams
The clerk was also directed to get from
The City Attorney, his opinion as to
whether Mr.. Clyde w. Saunders, one of
the bidders on Job and book printing. who
is d member OF the Board Of Public In
ierest. ecu.d legally bid on this work
CONTRACT FOR ADVERTISING.
The committee met at noon and "a once
began the opening of sealed proposals for
the city advertising. The bids We're as
dolows. al! being based on solid lon2arc.l
measurement:
Richmond News, regular advertisements,
cents per inch. each insertion; tax LIST
Is cents per inch, each Insertion
Evening Leader. straight matter 10
cents per inch; tax list. Go cents.
The Richmond Dispatch. straight. mat
ter. 40 cents: tax list, 90 cents.
The Richmond Times, straight matter
50 cents; tax list, 80 cents
Daily German Advertiser, straight mat
ter cents: tax list, is cents.
Virginia Staatz-Gazette. straight mat
ter 10 cents: tax list, IS cents
The contracts for the advertising were
awarded to the Richmond News and the
Daily German Advertiser, the lowest
bidders.
AS To THE PRINTING.
The bidders on book and job Work
We're Nessrs Ware & Duke. C. ", Saun--
ders and the O, f. Flanhart Printing Com
pany- Mr.. Sanders appeared to be the
lowest bidder on the book work, ana the
Fianhart Company seemed to have the
best OF Il as to the job printing. but the
proposals were referred to a sub-commit-
tee, composed OF the clerk and MIR.
Adams.
Eids on the book work were as follows:
Flanhart Printing CompanS-Paper
ana cents: composition. 81 cents, press
work, 41 cents.
Mare & Duke-Paper, - and cents;
composition. so cents: press work, 80 cents,
Clyde ~. Saunders-Paper, and Z; COM
position, 40: press work. So
Proposals for job printing were as fol-
LOWS:
Irlanhar, Printing company-composi-
ton. IL cents: press work II cents,
: Clyde ". neutrality-suspicious., 10
cents; press work. Is cents.
The stationery proposals were referred
to subcommittee composed of Mr..
West and the clerk, The bidders were
the Everett Waddey Company. The Bell
Stationery Company, The Baughman Sta
tionery Company and the Southern
Stamp and Stationery Company.
After the little ripple caused by the
protest of Mr.. Weymouth in connection
with the binding contract proposals for
this work We're turned over to Messrs.
Lawder, West and the clerk. to be tab
ulated, a report To be submitted to the
committee as to the results obtained.