Show DELINQUENT TAX LIST TO HIGH BIDDER 1 I County Commission Makes Makes Makes' I Award That Will Wi Cost Citizens Citizens Citizens Citi Citi- I zens Thousands of Dollars 2 WEAVER RECOMMENDS IT T Telegram Wins Contract at 15 15 Cents per Inch While Other Papers Are Lower Q G new and novel In Iii the thO S jj way of competitive bidding an and of ut awarding contra contracts ts was va Introduced yesterday b by tho the count county commission In when It i awarded the contract for or printing printing- delinquent tax notices to th Evening Telegram tho the highest bUd Unde Under tho the law and th tho custom It I la Is li required that tha t the contracts shall go goto 60 t tw to the lowest bidder Because of or the tho thai novation tho delinquent tax notices notices' will wi cost the taxpayers several thousand thou thou- thou 1 sand dollars more moro this year than would J hive been heen tho the case had lund the thc ct been properly awarded This action acton was vas talc taken en b by the commission corn com com j mission on the recommendation of ot Count County Auditor C. C A. A Weaver caver who ac- ac c. c this m means ans of ot revenging ng upon The Republican Herald the lowest low S cst est bidder This new newspaper paper recent recently i commented ui at t considerable length length or Mr 11 Weavers Weaver's apparent belief hat hat neither the tho law nor official should be permitted to Interfere wih his peculiar methods In bu buying ln COlty COl J coun-J ty supplies s Auditor Weaver as county coun- coun COUI- COUI ty purchasing ag agent nt Ignored d the count county coun coun- t ty iv contractors and bought hought supplies i ithe ID- ID the open market marlet at a figure considerably considerably consider consider- abl ably In excess of the contract r He lie didn't like lee the way tho the official contractors contractors con con- con I tractors combed their hair hall or S proved PIo their politics or something consequently he mulcted the time taxpayers taxpayer Makes Motion The Tho motion moton to mako the award to to- to tho the highest bidder was made by Com Corn mIssioner C. C F. F Stillman who vo disapproves disapproves j proves of tho lie political views of The Tho Republican Herald Herald the lowest 10 and who could not nol favor or fn the n r t News the next lowest because ho hoi promised the labor unions he would never throw nn any business to that nonunion nonunion non non- union newspaper He lie Wa was joined by Iy byj Commissioner Wheeler who also Is not enamoured of Th The Herald Herald J eans ean's stand for Republican principles and who too feels It necessary lo to helps Auditor J Weaver eaver salvo sal e his hurts Cern Cern- H missioner Crabbe did not vote The bids bils on tho the delinquent tax no p Uces tices were Republican Herald Herold i iest low low- est eat 14 1 cents per Inch Deseret News c next 15 cen cents ts per Inch livening Evening Tele Telegram ram highest bidder 1 15 13 cents cens Bids were submitted on miscellaneous printing as follows Herld Herald Republican 29 9 cents per Inch Deseret News evs 34 U cents cent per inch with wih a a- a arate rate of 30 cents per Inch for Insertions more than fifteen Inches In length or that ran ranten ranten rn ten or mor mord times Ures Telegram 35 5 cents per Inch The Herald Republican was awad awarded cd the the- contract contrat Other A Awards ord Made lade Awards of or other printing and nd supplies supplies sup Up plies ples were mado made to printing and supply sup sep pI ply firms as follows Ts folo Business Equipment company Deseret News company compan 46 F. F W. W Gardiner company compan Grocer Printing company the tho Kelly KelY company Progressive e Publishing Publishing Publish Publish- hIng h- h ing company compan Rose Printing company compan Star Printing Printing- company compan compa compa- n ny Tribune Reporter company 6 O. O O Western Printing company compan 1950 1950 M M. 1 L. L Young Recommended award of 18 US to lh tie the Century company compan was held u up until the company compan complies with the law 1 le- le I quiring that I It I file fe affidavits with wih the the thai county dork clerk showing Its Is stockholders and officers Commissioner raised a question ques It Ston S- S tion ton as to tho right of the time Business Equipment company to receive a contract contract contract con- con tract declaring that he did not know vj It had any printing plant or place of or business He moved mo ed that t the company be allowed no awards but time the majority of ot tho tIme commission voted against him and on motion of ot Wheeler heeler the awards moton were ivero made In all al cases save the tho Century Century Century Cen Cen- tury com company pan which was hold up tern tern- |