Daily Kennebec journal., 1908-12-19
STATE HOUSE.
Governor and Council Give
State Binding Contracts
To H. ". Reid, Augusta, and
Merrill & Webber, Auburn.
The Capital Park Association Files
Certificate Of Organization.
STATE HOUSE CALENDAR,
Next Meeting of Governor and Council
Tuesday, Dec. go, at 9 A. M.

The December meeting of the Cover
nor and Council was held Friday. com
mencing at A. NJ. and lasting through
Tie greater part of the afternoon. The
TWO most important acts of the session
were the awarding of the contracts for
state binding and the acceptance of the
report of the special Tax Commission
The State binding was divided between
Harry w. Reid of Augusta and Merrill
e Webber of Auburn.
The West pardon case was taken
from the table and again tabled The
report of the special Tax Commission,
which Will be found on Page /, was re-
ferred to the committee on taxation
and expenditures and approved by the
committee. petition was presented
for the pardon of George Gross of
Winter Harbor. who is serving a two
months sentence in the county Jail at
Ellsworth, for alleged violation Of the
sea and shore fisheries law, and who
u, subject to serve a further sentence
III default Of payment of d fine of S1OG
and costs. The petition asks that jail
sentence he RENTED by reason of his
Inability to pay fine and costs and that
fine and costs be remitted or Gross be
rardoned from serving additional Jail
sentence by reason of not having re-
Crived due notice from his counsel to
| appear at court in time to defend him
self at the trial of his appeal from the
| sentence OF the Bar Harbor municipal
court \ hearing was ordered upon the
| IctitiOn for Wednesday, Jan g. at 10
| \. NJ.
There We're but two bidders for the
| State binding contracts. Harry w. Reid
of Augusta and Merrill Il Webber OF
auburn. Mr. Reid's proposals cover the
entire five classes of binding work The
proposals of Merrill & Webber cover
three classes, b. D. and f. The report
lnade the following recommendations
| ION Glass A, the binding of reports
catalogues, etc. in cloth or paper
tlcre being but one proposal. we rec
| cmmend that the award be made t.
Harry w. Reid.
''pn Class B, ruling blanks. perforat-
I'ihs, numbering, etc, We find the pro-
! osaI OF Merrill 4 Wcbber materially
LWer than that of Harry w Reid
! therefore, we recommend that this
| lass be awarded to Merrill & Wcbbtr
| "On Glass G, the bindery work in
connection "ith the Legislative printing
r. Reid being the only bidder, W,
| commend that the award be made
- Harry W Reid
i ''On Class -, ruling and binding
l"dgcrs, cash books. record books, etc
the proposal Of Merrill & Wcbbcr is
cnsiderably lower than that of Mr.
Reid and We recommend that this class
| + awarded to Merrill & Webber
''t)n GLASS hib6ipo bip6ip,, !,
repair work for the State library, va
find the figures Of the competing bid
Cors very close on the bulk of the work
in some Instances the difference being
in favor of one bidder and in other in
! tanceS in favor Of the other bidder
considering the quantities that vii
| likely be required of the various items
the difference in a years work woul,
probably turn slightly in favor Of Mcr
rill & Webher as appears by the face
of the proposals. This work, unlike tn,
other classes, involves the packing ant
shipping of bulky and valuable docu
ments from the library to the bindery
with extra precautions for safe trans
portation. Under the contract this ex
pcnse would come upon the State ant
with such information as is al presen
available we are inclined to the opin
ion that the added expense of shipping
TO Auburn would more than equal tn,
apparent difference in the proposals
Therefore, we recommend that Glass I
j be awarded to Harry w. Reid
I'm the matter of bonds for tn,
faithful performance Of contracts. ",
recommend that each contractor fo