Gainesville daily sun. (Gainesville, Fla.) 190?-1938, 1907-09-13
sTATG PRINTING.

The Board oe State Institutions is
advertising for bids on the State
printing soe tAs next two years. and
have notified an rnrties desiring to
bid on same to have their figures sub
misted to the boasd not later than
September 25th. at which time the
board will open the bids and award
the contracts.
Tho advertisement of the board
states that q certified check for ten
thousand dollars must be submitted
with bids for one class % the work,
and q certified check for two thousand
and five hundred dollars submitted
with bids for the other class.
In the opinion Of The Evening News
the Board Of State Institutions has
made . mistake In this matter We
have BEEN watching for this notice for
some weeks but had hoped this objec.
t,onable feature would not be found
IN the requirements this year. In
fact, % nuch has been said. in the
public prints and elsewhere. against
this clause and 20 much dissatisfac-
tion created heretofore by It that We
aid not think that the board would
thunder again In this respect.
Il haa beea charged heretofore that
thess checks were made q condition of
ths ~ for tie sole purpose OF
sAset1ng Out certain bidders and CIV
lng The work to favored ones. We do
10 believe these charges are true.
ut ths refusal Of the board TO abolish
thss esstiAsd eAeck requirement. Or
l0wse ths amount Of the check. will
~ ese1 b 70 away with the sas-
p6eions which have been aroused by
DueDse actions q the board.
II = psrAaps necessary to make the
bs06sss deposit sonetAins IN the shape
n eOllasssal WITH their bids. The
baar6 01sAt 70 have some assurance |
shsa . ~ b aoospted that the con.
RaeeQs vill oasTy ost The work in .
naaos1 that Vim - saaisfActoey 70 The
Isara. ~ 'vs nsd % reading the a.
'vtass0snt hat 10 ssoesssful bidder
b FsQnire1 - fssnisA . bad Of
'vsaty Thousand dollars for one class
4 De Wesk. and five thousand dollars
DRtAo other.
~ ssal u1rposs for requiring a
lspos1t w1eA he ~ 10 to guarantee
- hoare that IL ssosssssul bidder
~ ns1S ~ necessary bood. and
~ tAa& - Win q ths work satisiac-
sslly. asA = eur epantoa The Sum Of
- thsasanA Aollass rsquised 10 be
)speaStsd With ~ ID for this purpose
, 0ot1rsly o1t a reason. There are
Asasnn1s a god msn In this State
no eeaA make . bod for . hundred
AoanaD1 6oalan bot wAo could not
~ . certified check for five thous-
~ ~ ~ members Of the board
I sesss lnseitstioas know this a.
ssu - ~ q.
~ cosaieioss under which tie
~ - - oeaas psinting are to Be
sSslve6 ahsaDsesiy shut out the little
~, anA Saits . namhor Of the big
- h he psinting business b this
)tate. and ve predict these little"
I'm srs eoing to be heard from in no
Inesgtaln terms.
YoR fear ecsne one may think We
ave . personal interest In the matter N
might not b out Of place 10 state
ut TAs Evening News has NO inten-
IN q bs6ding O. any Of this printing.
-Psosaeola News. |:
The 6issvspsetful and disgusting
sa&sres bsoagAt into the meeting
ut awarded the contract In August
10 years 400. when . member threat
- md came pretty near putting his
1t onto Hlso0's nose while the
Governor waived his hand ~ Q warn.
% b Hilsoo to be respectful ana 20
10. win not b . art Of the pro-
eedtng On this occasion. which viii
. refreshing. even though bidders
. froeen out again. Let 'er 20
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