Red Wing sentinel. [volume] (Red Wing, M.T. [i.e. Minn.]) 1855-1861, 1860-04-04
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To TIL. CDlroy oF' THE SENTlNEL-S1 /:
Since you had til. kindness to devote a
10" lines of your pape: Of last week to a
c"m!nent on the course Of your humble
servant in regard to tho printing Of the de-
Iinqucnt tax list. trust you will be equal,
kind again, anil devote small space Of tn.
same paper Of this week to the publication
Of my letter Of reply to the proposition Of
Messrs. Li,tleheld 4 Mayinnis. the publish.
srs Of the Sea'i"el, to print the delinquent
tax list for cents description. fr.
In that letter expressed to them, before
you wrote your comment, freely and candid
" my REASONS for giving the printing to the
Goodhue Co. Republican, and BY it would
prsfr to be judged BY the taxpayers Vt our
county. ...
eac:os you > copy Of the letter refs:cd
10. Yours. respectfully,
II. MArrsoS, County Auditor.
lied Wing, April 2, 1860, as ..s..-.
(coPY or LETTER.)
NEssRs. LlrTLErIELD & MAolxNIs.-
GEsrs:-In reply to your proposition dated
yesterday, to advertise the delinquent tax
lit for five cents description &C., will
state: *.
The new law defining the duties Of Co.
Auditors, makes it their duty to advertise
the delinquent list in some newspaper &c.,
but gives them no right to make any agree.
msnt Or stipulations whatever in regard to
the price Of advertising the same, but leave,
that matt>r wholly in the hands Of the county
Commissioners. " a-[ 5.
We're to make such agreement, then
should mako tho les. bargain could for the
county, and give the work to the lowest bid
der. knowing that t. bs my duty to the tax
payers Of our couny,--Lut this not being
within my province have LIFT the printing
10 the Go:dhus 10. R}publie ~. I lave no,
fixed any price, nor have the publishers Of
that papor asked what would pay, they
we'll Knowing that had nothing to do with
ths price. For ought l know (and am
candid in this assertion, they may do tho
printing for four cents dsscrip,ion--and
have reason to think that they will set no
more than fair compensation therstor-and
they take the job with the understanding
that they are to b satisfied with the price
that the county Commi*sionsrs(to Do elected,
will and may allow them, b that 2 or s
oents line or moro.
l nee; not tell you Why (restrainsd As
am BY the law in regard to fixing the price,,
that l give this work to the Repu'licau.-
Every man has his preferences when h
simply acts from choice, and believes ina,
ths's will bs no difference in the expense
uhish sctually d. bslevs. One Of thu
motives, however, for giving this printing t,
tho Rep Ma" il: that they [tho publisher
ofthat paper had a'rea Y done large por
ton Of the work when this late law passed
for which work they could, ut all events
have snfolcel Judgement for from the county
but W using t:ss work Sc done they meet
aud. ] trust vii! not, make any extra chare
therefor. (it being oaly . pos.poaement e
few vccks). Thus the county xill b
saved the expense Of paying for tho priasia;
Or FIR = large portion Of it twice. 7r"t~
Trusting that have done iust:co to IT,
ps,ple N shis county If his 'n''!,:. which
always shall endeAv,r to ~. regardless I.
party feeling or par y friendship, Ard thu
the county Commissioners. vii MT pa, an
n"rs to tho II ~ je n ii,.n they woui,
have had - pay to son. had y"n done III
work, l,sm.:n ycur ~.l'l r. at