The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1904-07-07

sums: April $1167; May $1S.05; June
$11.57, total of $42.29 for the three
months. This padding at the same
rate, would amount to $169.16 year, or
$676.64 for the four years that the Cap
ital has been doing the printing. But
the city has so much money that it
| does not care for a little sum like
s676.64.-
II think it is doubtful said Coun-
Gilman S. T. Howe, whether we could
enforce a claim on account of this pad
ding, since we have allowed it to go on
without objection ever since the Capt.
tai commenced to do this work, appar-
emily. These council proceedings are
simply ordered their publication by res
olutiOn. If they were a legal publica-
ton it might be different.
G. F. Kimball was asked to state
what he thought ought to be done
about the padding of the council pro-
ceedings. Mr.. Kimball is a printer, and
he talked from a printers standpoint:
1T all depends on what the con-
tract is" said Mr.. Kimball. IF there
was no provision in the contract set
ting forth whether the matter should
be solid or loaded, most printers would
lead it, simply because they would get
more money out of it by leading it. 1t
is what we call padding From a ty-
biographical standpoint, the matter
should be loaded. 1t looks better. The
style of the paper has good deal to
do with it" sya~
Then it is customary for printers to
lead such publications? asked Mr..
Green.
yes. it is customary" said Mr.
Kimball.
Wen. then, I think we should be
guided by the opinion of Mr.. KimbalI,
and not pay any attention to the
leads" said Mr.. Green.
Ia6 Il hi
by the committee, there was discover
ed that ordinance 2494, published on
May 10, was also loaded the same as
council proceedings. There are 166
leads in this ordinance. which are
equivalent to So lines of solid printed
matter, the value of which is $1.43.
This amount should undoubtedly be
deducted from the Capitals charge,
but the committee decided to merely
make a notation of the padding, and
not charge off the amount at the
time. lit is never customary to set
the body matter of ordinances pro-
posalS, assessment notices and regular
city advertising otherwise than in
solid nonpareil without leads or
spacing-l
The management of the Daily Cap
ital has stated to members of the COM
mittee that the proper way to charge
for the space is 27 ems to the line. in
stead of 26 ems. This is on the alb
surd theory that the official publica-
the side of the matter. BY charging
for 81 ems to the line. the Capital
adds little more padding to its bill
Mr.. Kimball advised the committee
not to allow this claim for a 27-em
line.
1.-The proper way is to charge for a
26-em line said Mr.. Kimball. The
printer is supposed to furnish the
space for his own column rules. This
27-em scheme is simply one way of
charging more for space than the law
allows
The committees work progressed
very slowly last night, because all the
preliminary arrangements of tables,
etc, had to be made. The system of
measuring adopted was very cumber-
some and slow. The lines in the pub
LEGATION were measured, then reduced
to ems, and then figured up on the
1O0o-em basis. This evening the
committee will do its work with
regular nonpariel rule, giving the
value of the space directly. 1t is ex-
pected that by this method. the city
can grind out fifteen or twenty of the
old bills every night. instead of only
three, as was done wednesday night