The Placer herald., 1873-08-23
JUST ONE INSTANCE.

Where the management Of county affairs
have been manipulated by a secret ring,
who are known 10 make whatever sacrifice
F., necessary of public money and the public
u.,,. re. In order to enhance their own in
terests as ,,,ns as the affairs Of Placer
County. have, there should be a change OF
hands. The interests OF the people demand
it, that they may know where they s'anc'
and if ther. are being robbed, or, in o'"e'
words, their county money being unjus'ly
expended, Which is undoubtedly The case,
that they may know 10 what extent. One
instance out Of the many of the stealing
tricks of the Court House ring, we will
mention. First, it must he known that
nearly or quite every member of this ring
are stockholders in The argus, and arc de-
,ermined that that paper shall do whatever
printing the county needs, at prices as high
as they can, for shame, charge. The law
proyide. that the Supervisors shall let the
county printing by contract TO the lowest
re, ,nnsiJle bidder. We, noticing an indis-
position on the par. Of the Supervisors TO
comply whlhe law N this matter, cent in
to them at the February tenn retilion
urging them ,o'il'eir duty in tho premises.
They evaded action in the matter 10y telling
ile Clerk TO investigate the subject, and
compare tie prices paid with ilose paid in
The past, and report at tie next meeting OF
The Board, three months Lcncc. just
think how preposterous! Compare the prices
now paid with the past. Every child
knows that what was fair price few
years ago, would lie cxhoibitant now
Well, Lyon, Crosby and other lesser lights
Of the notorious Placer Mobilier ring put
their heads together, and drew up report,
which they endeavored to make appear as
plausil lie as possible, though it lore on its
face swindle 10 the people, the an ount of
which can not well he estimated, and here
is how the Board acted on the report
1.-THE Board having instructed its Clerk OF
the Sth day of February, 1878, TO prepare n re-
port in relation to county printing. and to. pre-
sent the same at this meeting of the Board, and
The Clerk of the Board having fled his said re-
port with this Board, it is on motion ordered
that said report be received and the Clerk of
this Board directed to copy the same on these
minutes, and it is further ordered that the
4 &4-,iN Y
they are hereby authorize d to procure of good
quality, such blanks are actually required in
each Of their offices respectively, and also to
have published the Great Register Election
Proclamation, INK notices and all other notices
by law requirtd TO lie publ shed. :"
Just 1lote' how sweeping: "Al notices
required by law 10 re published Knocked
the Cudes in the head violated tho law;
assumed supreme lower. ard gave 4 jot
which the law says shall belet by contract,
into ,l,e hanGs o. tie Clerk and Recorder
% Go AS they pleased with. And ,l.cn,
again, "AH rc'cos required ~ law 10 le
published" which includes Sherff's print
ing, Constabes printing, Justices printing,
notices c! sale OF property and settlements
of estates, etc ETC., matters which they
have TO more TO Go viii, iltn you have.
Mr.. reader. This is Lu, che i. stance of the
workings of this clique, cut Of What we
may safely say hundreds, many of Which
We are cognzsnt Of, and cll.ers, it is reason
able 10 presume, we know notbing aiout.
This little act ri'irg as it may appear, is but
one. We don't propose 10 m,nticn cases
where this same double tempered, polished
ring, when forced TO let contracts, let them
20 lhe highest bidder, because said highest
bidder was their friend, but think this ORC
is enough to give lie voter an idea Of tie
character of certain men who are again
seeking the franchise of the very leople
they have robbed, and VIC would further
have the voters to know shat this act, as is
nearly all of this character, was put through
at the special irsiieaiiru of'iorost (?) Char
ley Crosby und tie immaculate (D w. b.
Lyon.
THEIR POSITION ENPO>ED.
The Sacramento Union in its issue of