Devils Lake inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1909-1915, 1912-07-26

Those two words, publishing and print
ing have entirely different meanings,
and regardless of the intention of the
author of that Notice For Bids" all
bids should have been made to comply
with that notice, and those that did
not should have been rejected.
The city has been paying a good
price for it's printing during the past
year, it all having been, done in the
Office of the gang sheet, with the ex-
ception of a very little, regardless of
the fact that the Inter-Ocean was the
paper appointed to do all the publish
ing and printing for the city.
AS the Looies' Own was not a legal
paper when the question of an official
paper came up last year, the Inter-
Ocean was appointed and has publish
ed all matter ordered published by the
city council at the regular legal rate
which is five cents per line for the
first insertion and three cents per line
for each additional insertion.
On Monday night the Inter-Ocean
made the following proposition to the
members of the city council: "The
Devils Lake Inter-Ocean does agree
to do all printing and publishing, with
the exception of all city ordinances, at
20 per cent less than it has been
done for during the year ending May
1st, 1912. We further agree to pub
lish all city ordinances FREE OF
CHARGE. That is, the Inter-Ocean
agreed to publish everything ordered
published by the city council, except
city ordinances, at 20 per cent less
| than had been charged during the
previous year, and that all ordinances
would be published without cost to the
city. The average matter ordered pub
| lished by the city council, except or
dinances, is published in three con
secutive issues. Taking for example
a notice containing 100 lines to be
published in three consecutive issues
the charge, figured at the rate pro
posed by the Inter-Ocean would. be
$3.50, while at the rate proposed BY
the paper which was given the contrac
it would cost the city 5000. In adj
ton to this the Inter-Ocean agreed t;
publish all city ordinances FREE o.
CHARGE, but the gang members g
the council thought it better to pa,
: the gang rag three cents per line, GU
of the city treasury, for publishing
these ordinances. vs. r
Did the citizens, of Devils Lake cleo
these aldermen to handle the affair!
Of the city to the best advantage o
the voters, or to further the interest.
! of this gang of corrupt politicians
Legally the bid of the Inter-Oceal
should have been accepted, as It wa.
undoubtedly the lowest, but accordin,
to the gang they are the law and onl,
that which they do is legal and right
J The bid offered by the gangs offcia
. organ was Illegal for it did not cove
the items named in the notice for bids
, The bid reads ''all ordinances, notice
AND OTHER MATTER" and the fac
that the word printing was used in tn,
notice instead of publishing would lea.
one to believe that the clause aant
other matter" was intended; to cove
the job printing used by the city dur
ing the year. If the council has tn,
least intention Of proceeding accordin.
to law in this matter their action o,
Monday night should be recalled ant
the appointment given to the loves
bidder, which was, without a doubt
| the Tnter-0caau s!s Es5. 4.5::%5