Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1910-07-13
letting State PRINT
WORK IS HARD JOB
NUMEROUS BIDS FOR VARIOUS
CLASSES OF WORK AND SOME
OF THEM Low

Final Meeting Of the Board will be
Held this Afternoon-Most Repre-
sentatives Left For Home.
Considerable interest attached to
the matter Of the Offering Of bids for
state printing for the coming bien-
NAL period, which took place Tuesday
at the state capitol. Only two Of the
printing commissioners were In the
Icity-Messrs. Bickford and Brightbiu,
Mr.. Blaisdell being detained in Mlnot
and not able to be present. For sew
eral years the state printing contracts
have been ruin0usly low, but 1t re-
manned for rivalry this year to set
new pace.
There were present at the opening
of bids representatives from the Trib.
une, Bismarck; the Herald and Times.
Grand Forks: the Palladium, Bis
marck; the Mandan Pioneer; Wahpe-
ton Globe.Gazette; Valley City Times
Record; knight Printing Co., Fargo,
and Walker Bros. & Hardy, Fargo.
/ The bids for the first. second, third
and fourth classes of printing were az
follows:
First and second classes-legislative
prin ting-Bismarck Tribune, 40 per
cent off of maximum rates allowed by
law for composition, 80 1-3 for press
work and binding, and 40 for paper.
Bismarck Palladium, 40 per cent of
for composition and paper. and As per
cent for press work and binding.
Third class-Reports of state off,
GERS and public Observation-Disclosures
Tribune. so per cent of for compost
ton, As for press work, 80 1-3 for bind.
ing, 40 per cent for paper. knight
Printing Co., Sc per cent, So per cent,
Al per cent and AZ per cent. Grand
Forks Herald, net go cents for CON-
position, 20 per cent off for press work
and binding, and Is per cent off for
paper. Grand Forks Times, 20. 30.
80 and 20. Walker Bros. & Hardy, 10,
IS, Is and Is. Times-Record, 80, 80,
Is and Is. Globe Gazette, 33 1-3, SO,
80 and 30.
Fourth class-Session laws-Bis-
marck Tribune. so per cent off for
composition, 40 of for press work and
paper, 80 1-3 off for binding. knight
Printing Co., Sc off for composition.
SO for press work. Al for bindery and
paper Palladium, IS off for compost.
ton, press work and binding; 40 tor
stock. Grand Forks Herald, compost
ton G0c net. 40 off for press work and
Is Off for stock, Grand Forka
1 :! !!::cs, 30; 90, 30 and 20. Walker
Bros. & Hardy. 10, Is, Is and 25-
80 1-3, 50, 80 and 30.
On the fifth class Of printing, which
legal banks and miscellane.
GUS printing for the various state
officers and institutions, an attempt
was made to schedule the same 80
that contract could be let, but the
'peclfcations being so incomplete 1t
vas impossible for the bidders to bid
and this matter was left
'ver to the next meeting of the board
o determine whether the bids for
his class received shall be considered
# whittier all bids shall be rejected.
There were only four bids received
or this class of printing, the knight
Printing Co., Palladium, Mandan Pho
eer and the Times-Record and Globe
'azette. Some of these bids were
Or only a portion of the fifth class
FORK. 1t was evident from the bids
hat no two figured upon the same
asis.
Surety bonds were required of the
iders and in some instances the
onds were defective. 1t is likely that
he board will insist upon a larger
ond in some instances than has been
equired heretofore on account of the
low prices bid for the
ork. The first and second classes
hich comprises the bills and journals
nd other legislative printing was
warded to the Bismarck Tribune,
nd the third and fourth classes were
warded to the Knight Printing Co.,
additional upon their entering into
contract satisfactory to the board
I'd the giving of bond the amount
which will be decided upon at the
ext meeting of the board. The first
I'd second classes were awarded to
e Tribune at small amount above
e lowest bidder, the Palladium, be-
use of the discretion given the board
7 the law to recognize the best as
ell as the lowest bidder and becaus
e representative of the Palladium
United that it's institution was in no
ay equipped at the present time to
} this class of high pressure work,
lille the Bismarck Tribune, it is we'll
Town, has abundant facilities for
Lndling this class of printing.
The board adjourned to meet to-
y, Wednesday, at one o'clock, at
hich time it is expected that the
II board will be present. The most
the outside representatives of the
ate printing fraternity anxious to
We piece of the state printing
'ubles left for their homes last
ght.