The Caucasian., 1913-08-12
CITY PRINTING
Contract Awarded to the JOurnal-A
Remarkable Proceeding but IL is
Not Surprising.

| LltA totlltll lltloi III cS'lS VI t'i'H
/ year, on written invitation OF
Mayor Eastman requesting bids for
city printing, the Caucasian submit
ted its bid together with the Times
and the Journal.
In his letter Of invitation for bids
the Mayor intimated that the intent
of the bids was to save money to
the city from printing of the Of
fetal proceedings. When the bids
We're opened the Times bid, strictly
within the requirements of the law,
the acts of 1912, was for first inser-
tions soc, and subsequent insertions
25c per legal inch or square of 100
words, combined 75c.
| The Caucasian's bid was SOC for
first and 24c for second insertions
of 100 wards, total SAC legal meas
ure. o.
The Journals bid was SOC per fiat
inch for first insertions and SOC per
flat inch for second insertions, to-
talized being $i.00.
The contract was awarded to the
Journal, but when the Caucasian
protested at this unfairness and in
sisted on being awarded the con-
tract from the fact that it was the
lowest bidder, the Council recede1
from its action in having awarded
The contract to the Journal, promis-
ing to take up the printing at a flu
ture session.
The Caucasian insisting on its
rights within the law, suggested
that the bids in controversy be left
for adjudication to Mayor Eastman
and Commissioner RiVes and City
Attorney Foster, but no attention
was given to this suggestion.
It is due Commissioners Fullilove
and Epple to say that they favored
The Caucasian because its bid was
. the lowest.
| 1t has developed that at an infor-
f NAL meeting Of the Council held 9
few days since it was determined OF
continuing the Journal as the Off
: cial organ Of the city for term OF
two years against the protests O
/ C Commissioners Fullilove and Epple
/ who again expressed their declafa-
ton that the Caucasian was entitled
to the contract because its bid wa:
;, the lowest and was in keeping will
the requirements of the law.
y At the meeting held this morning
a the information was given to tll'
9 Caucasian representative by Com
y missioner FulliIove The pie hat
. Ibeen awarded to the Journal and i
: would have been farcical to hav
contended against this arhitrar,
, award by the Mayor and two com
: missioners, Rives and Mccullough
i Bear in mind that the solicitation
a of bids was suggested in an implle
O plea of economy, but the action 0
r the majority is proof evident tina
the moving spirit was favoritlsn
Q and not primarily economy.
IL When the Caucasian representa-
tive made plain that the Journal
t. bid was beyond the limits fixed b
law and explained that the Journal
bid was on flat inch instead Of
IS legal inch or square of 100 words c
Ii the type used in the printing, tn
ii Mayor and the commissioners eS
> pressed great surprise, and yet moi
a withstanding and regardless OF a
y fairness and equity they haN
IS awarded the contract to the Journ;
ii at practically $i.00, being SOC for a
) insertions against the Times bid {
75c for first and second insertion
a and the Caucasian's bid Of sac ft
as first and second insertions.
lgl Why this discrimination?
,d| Is it because the Caucasian in i
r duty to the public has not hesitate
II. to criticise the City Council in i
S. official capacity when it -deserv'
criticism?
l. The Caucasian did not seek tt
a, printing, but it was the Mayor wi
n officially invited the Caucasian
Of submit a bid, which it did, antlc
pating a square deal. But it has be-
treated unfairly. Yet on second T
Election not surprisingly. 1t wou
X be waste of time and of space
ed add a single word to what we ha
on said against this remarkable pr
eR ceeding, this unfair adjudication
ue contract that should have be
on awarded to the Times because it
lin daily and its bid was lower tn
,ht the Journal, and has been withhe
as deliberately from the Caucasian, t
le- lowest bidder.
er, The citizens, the taxpayers, m
ponder over the unfairness Of tt
deal. Journals bid Si.00; Times
-5c. Ca11casian's hid Sac. and 81