Show WASTE TAXPAYERS' TAXPAYERS MONEY ONEY TO ASSIST 0 POLITICAL ORGAN I I 1 The county commissioners of Salt Lake county have awarded to the Republican Herald-Republican by unanimous vote vot I the contract for public printing of legal notices in In this I county for one year I Bids for this contract were submitted to the board I of count county commissioners by the four daily papers in Salt Lake City The bid by the Republican Herald-Republican upon which the contract was yas given that o organ was ras the highest of the four bids submitted In its bid for the public S printing THE TEE EVENING EVENING- TELEGRAM I submitted an absolute guarantee that its Salt Lake City and county net paid circulation exceeds that of any other Salt Lake newspaper THE TELEGRAM I offered to submit a reasonable I bond as evidence of its ability to fulfill all the terms of its bid I THE TELEGRAM offered to permit the auditor forthe forthe for fori the county to make a detailed examination of all its circulation circulation cir cir- Cu records at any time The bid hid submitted by THE TELEGRAM A I was the lowest vest of the four bids submitted It was 35 per cent lower than that submitted by the Herald R Herald And the Deseret News' News bid was 33 per cent lower than that submitted by the Herald The board of county commissioners decided unal unanimously unanimously to give to the Republican Herald-Republican 35 per cent more money for a less service than would have been given by THE HE TELEGRAM L What reason dominated tins tillS action by the thc commission commission com corn mission S Was 17 as it to show vindictive retaliation for what hat T THE TELEGRAM I has already done for the taxpayers of Salt Lake county Was Vas it to retaliate because THE TEE TELEGRAM I exposed exposed exposed ex ex- ex- ex posed the graft in the county jail under which the sheriff of the county fed county prisoners under the contract system pocketing rich profits Was Vas it because THE TELEGRAM A r has protested against the practice of the COU county officials in keeping county prisoners ii iii jail instead of f compelling compelling- them to work orI on t the e. e Jig highways ra s an and save saye the ta pay r Y I Or was as it lt because the Republican Herald-Republican holds the commissioners in iii 1 sla slavery very The taxpayers would like lile to know By the granting of this bid hid the county commissioners wasted thousands of dollars of the taxpayers taxpayers' money to pay a political debt S There will vill be a day dav of reckoning The bid of THE TELEGRAM I follows Bids for printing printing-I printing Legal Legal gal notices June June 30 1914 Board of County Commissioners of Salt Lake County County City and County Building 0 I Gentlemen Complying with your printed advertisement requesting bids for printing Salt Lake county legal notices for forone forone forone one year beginning July 1 1914 we wish to submit the following following following follow follow- ing For publishing the delinquent tax notices a rate of 18 c eighteen and one-half one cents per name and description for ten insertions For all other county legal notices a rate of thirty-five thirty cents per inch per insertion The Telegram Publishing company submits this bid with an absolute guarantee that its Salt Lake City and county net paid circulation exceeds that of any other Salt Lake newspaper newspaper newspaper news news- paper and we are prepared to furnish a n reasonable bond a as evidence evidence evi evi- evi- evi dence deuce of our ability to fulfill all the terms of our bid If Hlf your board feels that it would be of any assistance to them in determining which of the Salt Lake papers should carry can the county legal advertising we will allow your auditor to make I a thorough examination of all our circulation records at any time Yours respectfully I 0 TELEGRAM PUBLISHING COMPANY |