The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1897-1926, 1905-12-22
nays O.

nays 0.
Resolved that the board of health investi-
| gate the NJ. l.. Parker brick yard and report
| as to whether or not the same is nuisance
that should be abated, and report If they
find such place nuisance what means they
would recommend TO remedy the same.
Aid. Rigley offered following resolution
which was upon motion adopted; ayes 8,
nays l.
Whereas for number OF years past COM
| binatton OF the publishers of the city of
| Owosso has controlled the price ofthe clty's
! printing, and tie various committees on
| printing OF the council have been told by
such combination that the price fixed by
such combined publishers must be paid by
the city to secure legal publications of its
council proceedings and legal notices, so
that the city has practically been at the mer-
cy of such combination as to what price
should be paid.
That, the price has been advanced from
time to time until the city of Owosso is now
paying 45c per folio for the same work that
the county of Shtawassee pays lie.
That the printing committees In the past
have asked and advertised for bids for the
city printing, and have asked for individual
bids from such publishers of the city, but
such bids have been submitted by the com
bined publishers of the city, and no individ-
ual would submit bid unless 1t was at the
That rior to the formation of such COM
bination the city printing was obtained at
about the same rate as the Publishers are
doing the county printing for at the present
time, but on account of such combination
and agreement between the publishers of
the city, the council has been oblige to pay
the rate asked OF 45c In order to have their
proceedings published as required by law.
That the printing bills OF the city since
April LIST, last, amount to upwards OF 1000.
That the city treasurer of the city of
Owosso ask ed the various publishers of the
city for bids on printing the tax receipts he
would require for the collection of the 1905
tax that one of the publishers put In bid
at about $40 and the next day he asked to
withdraw the bid and did so, and then all
the publishers of the city put in bids at
about S26.l0 for the same work.
That such price was eXtorttonate, and
the city treasurer secured the printing from
an outside party at about SIS, and 1t is be-
lieved that such price was asked by the pub
fishers OF the city by reason OF an under
standing and agreement between said pub
fishers who practically submitted bids on
the work ut the same price.
And, whereas, l. is believed that such
combination and agreement between the
printing is against the best tnterest of the
city, and 1t is also believed that such agree.
ment and combination controvenes the pro-
visions of Act No. 255 of the Public Acts of
1899 OF the state of Michigan, and this coun-
Gil is one that has continually protested
against any form of graft whatever, and
our mayor has also made record by his
protests against such practices,
Now, therefore. be II resolved by the COM
mon council of the city of Owosso that the
mayor is hereby directed to present the
above facts to the grand jury Mt the earliest
possible moment, and that a copy of this
resolution be mailed to the prosecuting at.
torney, Charles M. Hamper.
Upon motion council adjourned until De.
cember 20.
FRED EDWARDS,
City Clerk