The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1901-02-10
NO CONTRACT MADE
Printing Committee Reserves
Action Until Wednesday.
-Four Bids Received. PR sent State Printers
Nash Bros Capital Printing Co., and
Queen CITY Co.

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Four bids for the public printing
have been submitted to the joint com
mittee to make this contract but they
will not be opened until next Wednes-
day night.
The bidders are as follows:
Edwards and Broughton and r. NJ.
Uzzell, Jointly. of Raleigh
Nash Brothers, of Goldsboro.
The Capital Printing Company, of
Raleigh.
The Queen City Printing Company, of
Charlotte.
The joint committee met yesterday
afternoon, Senator Warren presiding,
in the Labor Commissioner office, for
the purpose of receiving bids. The at
torneys present were Mr.. ]. n. Holding
and Mr.. w. C. Douglass for Edwards
and Broughton and Uzzell, Col. j. W.
Hinsdale and Mr.. r. c. Lawrence for
Nash Brothers, Mr. A. j. Fields for the
Capital Printing Company and Mr.. F. l.
Osborne for the Queen City Printing
Company.
At the outset Mr.. Winston, of the
committee, said that he did not under
stand that the committee was bound
by the statute to give the contract TO
the lowest bidder.
Mr.. Fields wanted to know whether
ii was to be let to the lowest bidder
or not and under what terms bids were
TO be made
Mr.. Simms, of the committee, said
he thought the committee would go by
the law, whatever statute they found
binding them. Let parties submit their
bids according to the specifications in
the law of 1899 and the committee would
decide their duty in the matter.
Mr.. j. y. Holding and Col. Hinsdale
then expressed their views of the pres
ent laws, the latter holding that the
committee. "A it made any final con-
tract, must act under the general law
for awarding the contract to the lowest
responsible bidder, but the Legislature
could of course make it otherwise if SO
desired. He then presented the claims
of his client, Nash Bros, and spoke of
the close communication between Rail
IGN and Goldsboro and the reliability
and facilities of the firm.
Mr.. Holding told how acceptably Ed
wards and Broughton and UZZell had
served the State and the advantage of
doing the work in Raleigh. Mr.. Doug
lass said the work ought certainly to
be done in Raleigh, large and valuable
element of the population here being
dependent on it,
Mr.. Fields declared that the legisla-
tors first duty was to the State and
claimed that $4,000 or $1,000 would have
been saved if his clients had retained
the contract as first made by the legis-
10 tive coroO1iffGp two wears ago
Mr.. Hoey said he was ready to de-
fend the action OF that committee at
any time, that Mr.. Fields clients would
not sign the contract when it was
drawn up. He believed that the work
had been done as cheap or cheaper
than under the other contracts.
Mr. Fields said he had bid to offer
and if it was the lowest he wanted the
contract, otherwise then hand the con-
tract back and repeal the present law.
Mr. Osborne began in humorous
strain; saying his client was a good
Democrat and the grandson of good
Democrat He could vote under the
grandfather or grandmother clause. If
his bid was on par with others he
wanted him given at least part of the
State work.
Col. IlHSuale Sdlu lie Hdu d CiduSe III
his clients contract covering the
transportation between Raleigh and
Goldsboro. Mr.. Lawrence also pre-
scented Nash Bros. claims.
Mr.. Hoey in reply to Mr.. Fields ex-
planned the action of the committee two
j years ago and denied any intimation
that it was done in an improper way.
The committee held brief executive
session and decided not to open the bids
until next Wednesday. The time for
receiving bids has expired.