The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-05-21
The Tewn Printing

The Tswn Printing
The matter of the Town printing is
still up in the air At the first meet
ing of the new Council The Jules
burg News presented an application
to do the job printing at Commercial
rates and the legal printing at legal
rates. this proposition was held over.
At the May 4th meeting it was voted
and on Monday afternoon about $50
Mr. Wagner came into the Grit-AdvO-
cate Office and informed US of the ac-
ton of the Council and asked us to
present proposition to the Council
for their consideration that night. We
therefore prepared the following pro-
position and submitted same to the
Council
May 18th, 1914.
To the Honorable Mayor
and Eoard of Trustees of
The Town of Julesburg, Colo.
Gentlemen
Pursuant to your request l here
by rlakc application to have the Grit
A cate named as the Official Paper
for the Town OF Julesburg for the
current year and if SO named will do
vour Job printing, furnish books, sta
tionery etc. at commercial rates viz.
at the same prices charged individuals
for like quantity and quality of w>:k
and vii publish all legal matter at
the regular legal rates prescribed by
Law
Bills to be paid monthly.
Respectfully submitted,
r. ]. Dobell.
When our proposition was read there
seemed to be a great deal af amaze
ment and CONSERVATION because We
had not cut the life out of work SO as
to have the extreme honor of doing
the printing for the town for the COM
ing year. The two papers were ac-
,cused of combine and graft and var
ious other things and why? because
we would not do work for the town
cl,eaper than for the Individual. We
are not doing that kind of business
We need the money and VIC need the
business but If we have got to have
one price for one man and cheaper
price for the Town or if we have got
to do business below cost to get it,
We don't want the business. II the
town irings us legal and on the
same day a member of the Council
or some ether individual brings US
another legal why should we charge
tie Individual legal rates and do 1t
for half price for the town. If the
Town Clerk orders 500 letterheads
and on the same day Mr.. Merchant or
,ders 500 letterheads, should we charge
the Town $500 and the Merchant $3.50
Not us. That's not our way of doing
business.
Mr.. Wagner though the matter
should be settled in some way as he
understood the law that bills allowed
should be published within twenty
days but Attorney Hendricks advised
him that this had not always been
done in the past Some of the Coun-
Gil thought they had better leave the
matter up to the Clerk to throw the
business where he thought best and
he Mayor suggested to let one paper
have it one meeting and the other the
next and finally nothing was done.
And all Of this loss of sleep over
what? In regard to matter of lit
tie over $125 per year for that is the
amount of the Town printing the past
year, outside of printing what the law
prescribes shall be printed. in two pa
pers and shall be paid for at regular
rates. II certain members of the Coun
Gil want to throw the printing to the
paper that supported them, why don't
do it. ITO the Victor belongs the
,Spoils" and regardless of circulation
or anything else hand out the pie. II
:. is economy we think we might sug-
gest several matters of economy with
out asking for the town what is not
granted to the individual.
If two Bankers get together and
agree to charge a certain rate Of in
terest on loans and to pay only a GER
tain interest on deposits, that's finance.
If two Merchants agree that GER
tain grade of flour, sugar or other
commodity is worth certain price
that's business.
If Lawyers decide that collections
should be paid for at stipulated rate
that's legal.
If farmers get together and an
nounce to the Sugar Co. that they
win not grow beets unless certain