Amador ledger., 1908-08-07
LOCAL EDITORIAL COLUMN.
PROTESTED IN VAIN.

By the proceedings of the board of city published
in another column it will be that bill from the City
Commercial Co., outside printing concern for election
supplies furnished for the last city election presented in
the sum of $724o and allowed for SOILS There
thing peculiar only in the contraction of this claim Ill
the first place but in the of its presentation and
allowance by board The supplies ordered by the
then city clerk, l. j. Glavinovich within week after the
present for city printing awarded to the Ledger
If for any kind of supplies with city or county
intended everything required by
such government during period of the it is
about useless a thing we'll be imagined The law
requires city printing be let by the lowest
bidder annually. 1t is the duty of the officers to that
everything the printing lire is included in the schedule
and if included the work any reasonable inerpe
aon goes the printer whom the printing contract has
been awarded Any other construction makes mandatory
provision of the law farce Think of board of trustees
calling for proposals for furnishing solitary item in the
job printing line and letting the lowest bidder
on that item and thereafter claim that the city free
take all printing elsewhere without any
fixed This in spirit only what is caimedIby our
city managers bat what has actually been done. Home
industry has been ignored, we'll their express
agreement and work San Francisco in preference in
What would be thought by the sorekeeper here order
for few shoves picks for city work out
side retail house. when local dealers prepared furnish
them Of equal quality and at less. price.
As contract printer the proprietor served protest upon
both the city and clerk the time this order
given We did that time where the order had
been claim against county city is outlawed
presented within months of the ncurring of the liza
bility After the lapse of five months this particular bill
crops up for allowance and payment 1t calls for $724o-
larger than the total for job printing received under
the during the current year We again served
protest Upon the city clerk and treasurer but
claim allowed Notwithstanding after being shorn the
for the that the printing and supplies
for the preceding election secured exclusively through local
business houses that much less than the City CONNER
cial Co.'S claim presented So question of econ
ony that caused the work be away from home The
the would have been further materially reduced
the items had been scheduled in the advertised list which
made the basis of the bids for city printing.
The City Commercial Co., from investigation, is
legalized corporation. 1t is adopted by
bnation of three printing firms San Francisco
banded together for the purpose of monopong the munich
pal printing of that city 1t has been repudiated by the
mayor after full inquiry, revealing its methods.
This City Commercial Co.'S bill made of
the regular city claim blanks 1t is all typewritten except
the printed portions is neither signed
usually done There is nothing to show where from
But it had be ordered paid this session be outawed
OF could be rejected the many legal grounds
that existed therefor Of such is the kingdom of Jackson