The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-26
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sTangle Arises Over Contract,
for State Print
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FIG uREs WERE {: Re. REVEALED Re: 4. I: }
Public Printer and Mr.. Waddy
~ misunderstood Each
i Other.

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Owing largely perhaps to the fact that
the printers strike Is on. perplcxlng COM
%pllcations have arisen In. connection with
the awarding Of contracts for State print
ing BY Mr.. Davis Bottom. who was re-
Gently appointed to the position OF Pubic
Printer.
III II will DO recalled that Mr.. Bottom re-
3ccted the bids Of the three concerns who
entered tho lists on the ground Of I'm
gufllcicncy OF composition and now t'7ey
arc protesting that their figures were seen
and their "hand shown to those who
ray become future bidders.
They claim, too that the rypothetae has
combined against them. and that Mr.. Bot
tom has not regarded the equities OF the
case. Z 8
The three firms whose bids were Sub
mitted. and rejected were the Plcot Com
pany, p. J. Sullivan and Herndon. Lester
& Ivy. They were not hurt by the strike.
and while their hEnis are not arnong the.
large ones in the city, yet they claim to
be able to do the work satisfactory, and
that they would have given bonds for
The protection Of the States interests
Figures Revealed.
These firms will protest OF, the ground
that Mr.. Bottom promised not to reveal
their figures TO persons not bidding. IN
case their bids were rejected. and that
though the bids were rejected. the bids
were revealed. "a \ ii VI
59sIt is claimed that whens the bids were
opened Mr.. Everett Waddcy was one Of
those present; that he WAS asked by Mt.
Bottom II he would submit a bid, and
that he replied in the affirmative. at the
same time handing Mr.. Bottom two en-
@yclopes. mi
3y One OF these was afterwards found to
contain the Waddcy Compnny's bid for
book binding, and the other joint COM
.nuncation from the concerns a Inflated
witt, the Typotheta. sS
Mr., waddey and Mr.. Bottom evidently.
n1lBunderstood one another. At any rate
the bids were opened in MIR. Waddey's3
presence and he saw the figures. 5lS
Mr.. Waddcy said last night. that he did
not catch Sfr. Bottoms question clearly.
and did not ,hk,k he had asked him Il
he would bid on the printing.
Mr.. Bottoms Side. "A
Mr.. BOTTOM said last night thai. he was
not yet In n position TO discuss the mat
Of The letter from the Typothetae. He
stated. however. that he had undoubtedly
Understood Mr., Waddey, to say that ne.
Influenced him 10 readsthe figures OF the
other three houses. Thinking he had four
bids before him.. he & felt justified In !,
reading. And while Me had indeed ver-
bally promised not to reveal any figures
in case the competition was insunlcient,
he though. his promise under m En- ne ne cir 81,
orally by the cnmplainants. -,
l II was necessary for him to exercise dis
Sreton in the whole meter sl. ana TO resu-
THE rejected bidders have not yet done
with the matter. They are going to make
finish fight before the Board OF Public
Officials, before whom they have right
to appeal-Governor Montague, Auditor
NIarye and Secretary ofs.the Common
wealth Eggleston. Mr.; Bottom. on. the
torney- General Anderson, who advised
him in the matter.
Binding Contracts.
@ Mr. Bottom has awarded the following
bids for Binding the States printed mat
ter:
III. Binding Acts Of Assembly 5000 cop
ies)--L. II. Jenkins. 81 tq Oh
ELI Binding Senate Journal and docu-
n1cnts (3oO copies)-L II. Jenkins @
III. Binding House Journal and docu-
ments 600 copies)--L H. Jenkins
Nv. Binding annual reports OF officers
and institutions 600 copies)-L. II. Jen.
klns.s
SV. Binding annual report,of State Cor
poration Commission 600 copies)-S. B.
Adkins & Co. Nh
vi Binding annual report OF the Secre-l
tary OF the Commonwealth $500 copies)-
H. II. jenkins.
Wi. Binding annual report Of the De-
partment OF Public Instruction $500 copies)
Il. H. jenkins.
VIII. Folding, stitching. trimming,
counting off and distributing Senate and
IIo' Use Journals, documents, bills, advance
sheets. Acts OF Assembly, etc.-S. 3. Adj
kins & Co. b
tx, Ruling. binding and labelling land
books-Welmouth, Meister 4 smethey.
l. x. Ruling, binding and labelling prop
erty books--Welmouth, Mestcr Smcth-
XI. Ruling, binding, wrapping and la
belling poll books-H, L. Tyree.
XII. Ruling, binding, indexing, wrap
ping and labelling registration books--H,
l., Tyree
XIII. Reminding land books Weymouth,
Neister & Smethey.
XIV. Rebindng property books-Wey-
mouth, Meister and snethey.
XIV. Numbering, binding, perforating
and labelling check books-Weymouth.
Melstcr & Smethey. a
XVI Collating. pressing and binding
folded sheets-H, l.. Tyree
XVII. Ia Job ruling; III padding, block
Ing, etc.; padding letter heads. note heads.
etc.--H. l.. Tyree.
XVIII, Ruling and binding blank books
ga sheets to quire)-s. 3. Adkins s. Co.
XIX. Flat half binding, cloth Sides col