Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1907-03-13
BILL
BEFORE THE
COUNCIL
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ADORABLE REPORT
FAILS OF ADOPTION
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Bill R|e-Gommitted After Coun-
>cilme0 Had Expressed Dis
approval of Effort to Pass i
Win UnseemIy Haste
m8 IA

mo Morning J0uTnaI Burcau

I'M FE #E S.
THE Morning Journal Bureau
Santa re. y. 81, March l&#
The first effort to pass council bin
no rs. hy MT. Martinez. An ACT to
abolieb the office Of public printer
and for other purposes came up
lu The council this morning and failed
after q very brief discussion IN which
members Of the council expressed
thcir opposition to the passage 81
the bHl without time for considera-
tiau. no printed copies Of the bill
having been distributed in the council
MP Do today. although the bin has been
lu printed form for several DAYS.
This is the bill which under the IL
fIe OF ab0lishinR the office OF public
printer merely places the appointment
of the person or firm 10 do the pun
Die printing in the hands of the secrr-
tary Of the territory instead Of the
governor, without any safeguard as 10
the price at which The work is to be
done. ana at maximum prices aver
aging from nifty 10 n hundred ana
afty per cent higher than similar
work can be done at a profit by any
Wel equipped printing establishment.
There IS in the bin absolutely no pro-
vision for letting the work TO the low
ret bidder. the matter being placed
entirely in the hands of the secretary
who can let the work 10 whoever he
chooses and under whatever condi-
tinus. under the cXorbitant maximum
prices referred to above.
This is a bill which cOntessedly IL
. intended 10 place the public printing
ia the hands of the New Mexican
Printing company, Of which Max Frost
is the head. n at prices which VIII
enable that company TO continue I"
MAKE the rat profit out of the territor.
.t st.4HIs tpItnh "A hna made In The
past. The only argument In favor OF
Tho bin advanced by the republicans
who are ia favor Of II, Is that u repub-
icau newspaper must be continued IN
the capital city, that the Santa Zee
New Mexican cannot be continued nm
less IL rs supplied with some easy
money and some profitable work aside
from It's revenue as a legitimate news
paper. ana that therefore this public
printing graft must be continued ON
tho old basis, I'm order that Frost n
mis- newspaper may continue To sur
NlVo,
ia n word, the republicans who IA
Nur his bin admit that II Is unfair 10
tho rest of the printing establishments
iu the territory, hut that as "a matter
81 party policy they must shut out all
other printing establishments from
competition FOR the territorial worn
and give Il to Frost at his own prices
SIN order That the party rga in Santa
te may be continued. II Is merely
the plain statement that this busiuss
must be continued at the expense OF
tho territory ana the taxpayers in or
der that this paper may continue pub
I|Iration. It iS not q very strong repuh-
Iic1u argument, nor Is 10 an argument
which can be submitted to The people
Mith amy reasonable hope of approval !
1ut it Is the ONLY argument for the
Din.
but This bin not only continues the
public printing upon the hnsis of graft
upou which il has heretofore stood
Nut extends it SO as to shut out every
other printing establishment In New
M,Nleo ABSOLUTELY from any conn
petition in territorial work.
For Instance. iu the past 10 has
been tho custom OF the territorial ed
ugitioual institutions. such as the Unit
Frr.itN at Albuquerque, n Military
school at Roswell. the Normal schools
Ht las Vegas and silver City, and the
Agricultural college ut Mc4illa PARK.
81. lpt thoir annual catalogues 10 the
lowest bidder. As a result TINS print
Slug haas usually gone TO newspapers
BOO tho anmo town with the institution
upuu competitive bids, at prices ial
below what are charged and have
Douu charged for similar work by the
puhll, printer.
Hui under this hin. An the print.
SUES binding md publishing required
80 ur snuc hN any territorial officer
tr HrN territorial board, or the cards
ut HuN territorial institution whether
educational cor otherwise. which ts To
I. paid for by the territory Of New
NrNf.u sham br dome by thr printer
..t.d hN the srcrCJ4IN.- gpA 7af-
-4 4..uTt~ o. Giurd member who
HIat.. tho provision B. -uhlrct &" %
fu,
ln % word. every printing establish
MONT. whether republican oI domo-
..... IN. .lNf Uuf from bidding ION