Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1910-01-11
WILL GO TO THE LOWEST
BIDDER.

j January or each year, TO make out
list of the printing needed by the
county for the succeeding year. The
committee shall submit such list to
all of the newspapers published in
Marathon county, giving each
chance to bid upon the same at a
specified date fixed by said committee,
and the work let TO the lowest bidder.
The committee shall also ask for
bids for publishing the various notices
issued by the county, and for the pub
LEGATION of the county board proceed
ings. The newspaper submitting the
lowest bid to be given the contract
for one year and shall be known as
the official county paper
Successful bidders shall be required
to give bonds for the faithful execu-
tion of tbs work, when so specified by
the state laws, or on all work which
the committee deems it necessary.
The list shall especially include each
year the following:
An official paper.
The publication of the county
clerks list of delinquent taxes.
The publication of the county treas
urer's list of delinquent taxes.
All tickets needed by the county
during the year for elections, etc.
For letterheads, billheads, envel-
opes, blanks, personal property blanks,
etc.
Calendars for the municipal and
circuit courts.
Proceedings of thecounty board in
pamphlet form.
Printing of all blanks used in the
county judges office, for which the
county has to pay.
All blank book work and such other
printing as may be brought to the
notice of the committee. 1t shall be
the duty of The committee to secure
lists of printing needed from each
county officer, and to call for bids
from the various publishers several
times during each year if necessary.
The above resolution was unan-
imously adopted by the county
board last Thursday, and means, if
it means anything, that the county,
through its representatives, desires
to have all the county printing let
to the lowest bidder.
This is as it should be and we do
not believe there is an officer of the
county or. "a member of the county
board who would raise his voice or
lend his influence towards prevent
ing the wishes of the county being
carried out to the letter in this re-
spect. If there is, the PILOT would
like to know his name. The PILoI
is not in the habit of making per-
sonal warfare upon anyone, but II
promises this, that if the wishes OF
the county board are not carried
out as per the above resolution,
through the connivance of any per
son or set of individuals, officials OF
the county or otherwise will
guarantee to furnish all the pyro-
technics needed in the coming cam
paign-in fact it will chew to the
line, let the chips fall where they
may"
If the county wants a few cords
of wood, the committee, or person
whose duty it is to purchase it, gets
busy and calls for bids from the
farmers. If the farmer wants the
job he must put in a lower bid than
the other fellow. 1t is the same
with Yearly everything done for the
county.
Why should it be different when it
comes to handing out 81, 800 to So, 600
worth of printing? Aren't the
papers throughout the county worth
considering?
The printing committee of the
county board is composed of able
conscientious men They are: John
S. Griffith, of Franzen; G. L. Wyatt,
of Ringle; H. Schwantes, of
Brighton, and August Raasch of the
7th ward of this city.
The work of listing the printing
for the year and securing bids will
not require more than two trips to
the county seat. The printing can
be let and the names of successful
bidders left with the county clerk,
who can call for the work as it is
wanted. Is there anyone who thinks
for a moment that the board will
entertain bills not in accordance
with the bids? Not on your life.
The state sets a maximum price
per description for publishing the
tax lists. 1t does the same thing
on legal notices, county board pro-
ceedings, council proceedings, ETC.,
but that does not mean the county
shall pay that price for the work.
1t can be let to the lowest bidder
and it should be so let. The city is
today paying something like II cents
per folio for having ordinances and
council proceedings published.
1t is all in nutshell. The county
board has said that the printing
shall be let to the lowest bidder,
through its printing committee.
The printing committee should
arrange the list of work and call for
bids at once. Don't delay.
There are many watching to see
who is going to oppose this popular
move.