Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-07-03
TIM COMMISSION UNANIMOUSLY
AWARDS PRINTING TO
MN PAPER.
Court FIGHT PROBABLE
Democrat Threatens 10 injoin the
journal From Doing Any
tity Work,

was yesterday awarded the contract
for the city printing during the term
Of the present administration AT a
price of 20 cents AN inch. The vote
on the printing was taken just before
noon, following nearly two hours of
argument by attorneys and others In
terestef
The Democrat, which had entered a
bid at the same price as the Journals
offer, was not represented, either hy
its editor and manager pr attorneys,
Attorneys for two paving companies
spoke IA favor of the Democrat and
seemed greatly agitated over The qucs-
ton that has recently arisen as 90 the
validity OF the legal notices that have
been published In the Democrat dur
ing the past two years when former
Mayor Martin was stockhOldor IN
the Democrat. and since May !. when
Mayor Wooden. and Commissioners
Wilson and Comedy all held stock
IN the Democrat The city charter
says that. no contract shall be enter
ed into or business transacted by the
city with any firm or corporation In
which the city elective or appointiNe
officials are Interested.
The legal question II one of serl-
Gus moment 10 contractors. paving
companies and taxpayers. for II AZ
fects the validity OF every contract
made by the city during the past two
years or more, AS well as all assess
ments for improvements levied dur
ing that time.
TO show that II Is willing TO protect
the interests of the tax payers ana
the city at large In this grave matter,
the World yesterday offered To do
the city printing. pending the deter
minatiOn OF the legality Of the Jour
nal and the Democrat. for 10 cents
per square. The World made the Of
fer to protect the city from legal
complications and not because II had
any desire or hope Of receiving the
contract. The Worlds offer is self
explanatory. and is as follows;
"To the Honorable Mayor and Com
missioners. Tulsa, okla:
Gentlemen: While We are aware
that II Is your desire and determlna-
tion not 10 allow the World TO do tho
city printing. regardless Of rates and
other considerations, such AS circula-
ton, etc, we are advised that II IL
altogether likely that the World IL
the only legal newspaper In Tulsa
today. qualified to do the city print
ing at this time. Under these condi-
tons and in order that the tax payers
may not be confronted with further
litigation which may effect tho
growth and development OF our city,
the Tulsa World will do the city print
ing for l s cents per legal square until
such time as the city may have a
legal publication qualified TO do such
printing.
l. tEA
mendous loss to the World but un-
der the circumstances we are willing
to do the work until such "A time as
the city may have a legal publication
qualified to do the printing.
"Respectfully submitted.
THE TULSA WORLD"
In making his opinion that the
Journal be awarded the city printing. |
Conneely constructed
the wording so that in the event the
Journal is enjoined from doing the
printing the commissioners Will have
the right to designate legal city
paper. pending the settlement of the
litigation.
1t was charged in the commission
meeting that the Democrat IS prepar-
ed to secure an injunction against the
Journal at once, and the Journal at |
annouced that they are Will
TX to fight the matter out In the
courts, In the event of the bringing
OF Injunction proceedings against the
Journal the charges made would also
affect the legality Of the Democrat,
and that publication would have no
more right to do the city printing
than the Journal. knowing this, and
fearing that the interests OF the prop
erty owners and the firms dong Dusl-
iess with the city would be thus
the World made the offer
to do the city printing, pending the
OF the legal muddle, ~ a
price far below its customary rates,
and at a large finGEcial loss to the
World. If such an agreement Is
made, the World will Of course, glad
ly relinquish the work at any time the
settle upon an official
city paper and determine It's Legality.
Since the right of both the Demo
crat and Journal to do the city
printing has been questioned ana the
Worlds lega ity alone remains un-
the World felt that IL
would be a detrlment TO the city at
arge and the many widespread I'M
being made here to Keep
pace with the growth OF the city, for
4 not to make this offer at its own
oss. to prevent further litigation.
Attorney Dnlard, for the Eureka
Paving company himself suggested
,esterdav TO the commissioners that
,rrangements be made to give the
World the printing, in the event that
he Journal is enioined from doing
he printing. Attorney Harry Camp
,ell. of the Journal. acquiesced In
his request
That the Democrat Is intending TO
,ring the city printing matter into
he courts and thus tie the matter up
or AN endless time, in order to throw
he printing TO the Democrat as long
- possible. was the charge made in
men meeting By Commissioner
'onneely. -,
"The editor of the Democrat" said
Ir. Comedy, has remarked that If
he Journal gets the printing, he can
lie the contract up for thirty or ninety
ays."
At this juncture City Attorney
ramsey. who has favored giving the
Democrat the printing at every turn,
nd who is directly responsible for the
resent grave condition of affairs be-
ause of his attack on the Journal.
n the grounds that its original bid
,as signed by city employe, jumped
D his feet.
"po YOU mean to say that Mr..
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