Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1907-01-13
SETZ STARTS some TROUBLE
Asks to Have Recsssidsred Award o
County Printing.
ALLEGES THE PRICE PAID IS TOO HIGH
other Members of the Board wrought
Up and the Session Proves n
Lively One, with More
to Come.

I have investigated and found that the
county printing can be done and county
supplies furnished at a price on the whole
of 70 per cent less than we are now paying
the Nonpareil company, and / ask the
board to reconsider it's action and adver-
tise for bids and let the contract to the
lowest responsible bidder who will guaran-
tee that the work will be done by parties
living in Council Bluffs and who can fur
nish an approved bond. FELIX SETZ
Chairman.
This communication. presented at the
meeting of the Board of County Super
visors yesterday, melted the antagonism
of the other members, with the result that
both the morning and afternoon sessions
were anything but harmonious In fact.
the proverbial dove of peace took wings
and flew out of the window and had not
returned when the board adjourned until
Monday to resume its deliberations.
When the communication from Chairman
setz. which was prompted by the criticism
OF the action of the board in awarding the
contract for blank books and printed sup
piles to the New Nonpareil at the same
prices which had prevailed for several
years past without advertising for bids, as
the members had agreed to do this year,
was read by the clerk. the members looked
at one another and for time there was
complete silence. Mr.. Setz asked that the
the storm broke loose.
Spencer Warns Up.
Chairman setz intimated in more or less
plain language that he had been advised
that certain members of the board had
been ''consorting with Manager Bender
Of the Nonpareil company the night before
the session at which he was again awarded
the contract on the basis Of last years
., bot
man aroused the ire of Supervisor Spencer,
chairman of the committee which is said
to have investigated the prices paid by
other counties for blank books, printed
matter and stationery supplies. and he
id business who he associated with while
he was in Council Bluffs"
More or less sultry language followed,
until finally the matter was dropped for
the time being, only to be brought up
again by Chairman Setz when the board
reassembled after lunch. Calling Super
visor Bulls to the chair, Mr.. Setz took
the floor and asked the consent of the
board that his communication be entered
for record of the days proceedings.
1T for one will not vote for this" said
Colonel Baker. II look upon the chair
mans communication, or whatever he calls
1t, as nothing more or less than censure
of the board
Failing to secure a second, Mr.. Setz,
after stating that he felt that the board
was treating it's chairman in anything but
a courteous manner, resumed his place at
the head of the board and the matter was
then dropped.
1t was stated yesterday that certain
heavy taxpayer In the county had an
nounced his determination to bring injunc-
ton proceedings to restrain the Board OF
Supervisors from carrying out the con-
tract with the Nonpareil company on the
alleged grounds that it was contrary to
public policy and will ask the court to order
the board to advertise for bids.
The balance of the session was spent IN
allowing bills. The board adjourned &c
Monday.