Morning appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1877-1906, 1882-01-07
THE STATE PRISON SUPPLIES

sons In the service OF the State from
making contracts with it, we are aston
ished that a gentleman who has held
an important State office for two terms,
as Mr.. Schooling of Reno has, should
be so ignorant or forgetful' of the fact
the State Prison. The same degree of
ignora nee or forgetfulness might apply
to the Warden of the Prison, who as
Governor Bradley's Private Secretary
has had equal advantage to become fa-
miliar enough with the laws of the
State to know that a State Senator is
debarred by statute from entering into
a contract with the State. The letter
of the law is very plain on this subject,
and the justice of it beyond dispute.
The principal object Of such provision
is to prevent collision. But for the
throughout the State for uprightness Of
character the public might infer that
there was something wrong, favoritism if
nothing more. We presume that Sena-
tor Schooling in the even tenor of his
way submitted his bid as matter of
business, thoughtless of the law. We
give below extracts of the law pertain
ing to the subject:
1918. SEC. IS. 1t shall not be law
full for any officer of State, or member
Of the Legislature, Alderman, or mem
Der of the Common Council Of any city
in this State, or for the Trustees Of any
city, town or village, or for any County
Commissioners of any county, to become
contractor under any contract or order
for supplies, or any other kind of con-
tract, authorized by or for the State, or
any department thereof, or the Lesis-
lature, or either branch thereof, or by
or for the Aldermen or Common Coun-
Gil, Board of Trustees, or Board of
County Commissioners of which he is a
member, or to be in any manner inter
ested, directly or indirectly, as princi-
pal, in any kind Of contract SO authorized |
1896. Sec. 90. It shall be the duty
of the State Treasurer, and the several |
county, city, or town corporation treas |
urers of the State, to refuse to redeem |
any warrants, scrip, orders, or other
evidence of Indebtedness against the
State, or any county, city or town cor
poration thereof: whenever it shall
come to their knowledge that such
warrants, scrip, or other evidence of
Indebtedness have been purchased, sold,
received or transferred in violation of
any of the provisions Of this Act.
269S. SEC. 100. 1t shall be the duty
of any officer charged with the disburse-
ment of any public moneys, or any evil
dence of public Indebtedness. when he
shall be informed by affidavit of the
Act, by any officer whose account is to be
settled, audited, or paid by him, to with
hold any settlement or payment of the
same and to cause said officer to be
prosecuted as for felony, as provided
in the foregoing sections of this Act.
There is another phase connected
with the disposing of awards which the
public have right to expect. 1t is
that sealed proposals should be opened
in the presence of the Board of State
Prison Commissioners, instead of that
duty being intrusted to one person.
1t gives more general satisfaction, to
the successful bidder as we'll as the
Because the rule has
1ot been adhered to in the past is no
good reason why it should not be in the
future. 1t does not follow because we
nave an honest Warden now in the
person of Mr.. Garrard that it is impos-
'ible for dishonest one to follow. The
precedent is bad one and should be
abolished.
The restoration of the old State House
It Boston, Mass, is now in progress.
From original paintings, drawings and
specifications of the architects, COM =
plete idea can be obtained of every de-
tail of the construction and ornamental
ion Of the building a century and
half ago. An engraving of Paul Revere
,ives a correct idea of the size, shape
md number of panes of glass in the
windows.
The New York brewers are troubled
=, mind Of Corapnicsionor Poun,,c fhroof |