The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1922-01-05
UNION OFFICIAL
PAPER FOR 1922
Board of Commissioners Awards Coun-
ty Printing to Lowest Bidder,
Princeton Union. -. Fl.
TIMES HAS HIGHEST BI
Financial Statement and Commission
ers' Proceedings to Go to All.
Resident Taxpayers.

I resident Taxpayers.
The Princeton Union was declared
the official paper of Mile Laos coun-
ty for the year 1922 by action Of the
county commissioners in regular SEES
sion on Tuesday afternoon.
Early in December four Of the
commissioners had agreed to ask
each paper in the county to sub
nit three separate bids on the coun-
ty printing -one on the delinquent
tax list, one on the so-called lob
work" and third on the fnan-
cial statement, the county commits
sioners' proceedings, school notices,
ditch notices, etc. A year ago the
Mile Laos County Times submitted a
collective bid which had to be accepted
or rejected as whole. The commits
sioners had found it difficult to handle
the bids in this form and therefore
agreed to ask each paper to submit
separate bids only. They also informed
the papers that the bids must be
made with the agreement that all the
resident Taxpayers of the county would
be furnished with copies of the pro-
ceedings of the regular sessions Of the
county commissioners, the financial
statement and the delinquent tax list.
Furthermore they agreed to accept
the lowest bid submitted for each piece
of work. Both the Milaca Tribune
and Princeton Union complied with the
request of the commissioners and sub
mitted three separate bids. The edi-
tor Of the Milaca Times, however,
much preferred the collective bid and
asked to be allowed to use that form.
The county commissioners held to
their point and stated that they must
insist on him complying with their re-
quest as the other papers had done.
He became quite insistent and asked
if the commissioners were attempting
to divide the county printing between
three papers or were they interested
in having it done at the lowest posi-
BILE, rates and thus effect saving of
considerable sum Of money for the
taxpayers of the county. He stoutly
maintained that the Times could make
! lower rates on the various items of the
printing if that company received all
the work than if it received only a
portion of it. Be it said to the credit
of the commissioners that they re-
manned firm in the face of the terrible
accusation of wasting the Taxpayers
money. They had made an agreement
with the other papers of the county
and they intended to hold to it. The
editor of the Times finally submitted
his collective and separate bids.
County Auditor Peltier was then in
structed to read the separate bids of
the Milaca Tribune, Mile Laos Coun-
ty Times and Princeton Union which
were as follows: The Milaca Tribune
agreed to publish the commissioners
proceedings, the financial statement
and other legal notices at 35 cents pei
folio for the first insertion and &c
cents per folio for all subsequent in.
sertions; the delinquent tax list at s
cents per description and to do the
job work at rs per cent below the
prices of the Franklin Price List
The Mile Laos County Times agreed
to publish the financial statement al
As cents per folio for the first inser.
ton and 20 cents per folio for the
second and third insertions; the com.
missioners' proceedings at 60 cents pc,
folio; all other notices at 40 cents pei
folio for the first insertion and &c
cents per folio for subsequent inser,
tons; the delinquent tax list at Il
cents per description and to do the jot
work at % per cent below the prices
of the Franklin Price List. The
Princeton Union agreed to publish the
financial statement, the commission.
ers' proceedings and all other legal no.
tees required to be printed by the
county at the rate of 10 cents pei
folio for the first insertion and 9
cents per folio for subsequent inser-
lions; the delinquent tax list at 5
cents per description and to do all job
work at 26 per cent below the prices
of the Franklin Price List.
After the reading of the last sepa-
rate bid, the Unions bid, the editor
Of the Times withdrew his collective
bid and departed. Many of those
present were Of the opinion that the
rates in his collective bid, the bid that
was to have saved the taxpayers
money, must have been higher than
than those submitted by the Union
and possibly than those of the Trib-
une.
Commissioner Newton moved that
the Unions bid be accepted. The mo.
ton was seconded and carried without
a dissenting vote. Mr.. Eckdall cast
no vote. A resolution was then
passed declaring the Princeton Union
to be the official paper of Mile Laos
county for the year 1922. =.
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