The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1893-08-04
Queer Contracts.


speak out in meeting, whenever We run
across anything we cannot understand, snd
we are always ready 10 stand corrected Il
we Judge Incorrectly, from The face Of The
returns Whenever we feel that our moury
{the peoples mouty) Is being wasted or
deylated from its legitimate channel, we
shall call attention TO and continue to do
50, till the evil be remedied This being the
case we want to know why the Commercial
got the town printing on bid Of twenty i've
cents for the fret insertion aud ten cents for
susequant issues, when the Aplrtcda had a
bid o. twenty cents for frst, and ten cents
for subsequent Issues What right has The
council to be so liberal with other peoples
money!
Another little matter which we would like
10 see elucidated Is this; When the bids for
town hauling were opened, II was found
that J Z. Kari was willing to work for 50
per day f6f each day Of service actually
rendered; granting be wonld be busy fifteen
days every month, and we are satisfied our
estimate Il too high, bis bid amounts 10
f45 per month. Now leaving out entirely
the bid Of George & Swift at $40 per month,
we would like to know, II somebody viii
rise TO explain, why Councilman Mccain
caught the plum on straight bid 81 $50 per
month, difference against the people OF
s35 a month. or 500 in a year. DIS. A.
Hartman did the same work last year and year
before last for $40 per month. The way THIS
last job was worked through the council was
certainly asnootb." It was taken from the
committee Of the whole council where It
properly belonged, and was referred to the
committee on lnauee composed 81 council
men Mccain, Ryan end Mi ligal Now Ne.
Cain goes TO Ryan and tells him that Miiligan
Is perfectly willing that they two should
settle the question, and that be would abide
/ by their decision, This looks publlc-splsfted,
and "a really touching n It's confidence
Who could betray such trust9 Not council
mea Mccain and Ryan certain, So with q
smge on their faces they plunge Into thG
bids, KARI had no locomotive TO pull hin
through, ard George was not Swift enough
so the gentleman from the southern part 81
town swiped that $40 per year 9in way w
do despise.7 Step up to the captains office
tax payers and settle These things come
lHgh but we must have them.
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The times are 60 bot, dry and dusty, and
money Is 50 very scaree, that the careful
! man and woman begin TO seruHDize Yery
closely their expense account; hut is some
what digheaTtening to such persous when after
they have cut Of many OF the little luxurles
50 pleasing to the ehildren's palate, to read
that our city fathers are not 50 frugal-minded
/ when 4 comes 10 Issuing rewards Of merit
out Of the pubic treasury, Here is d case
ia point, and we would be glad for some one
to rise co his lipd feeta and deny It.
When the bids were opened for town col
lectorship this Il the way they looked
| D. J, Reid $40; Jno, d. Massey, $3.50;
| Ferdlnand Roy, 5000; D. J, Leyeque, $40,
Nov guess, children, who GOT The job ''Reid
| or Wasey z shouts SONG tax payer, new 10
Che present style d dQlng thipgs,
shucks man, yoq Can't guess little BIT
Leyeqae got It Of course
Now don't get angry and ask why the
weather is too hot for Hl-tsmper; we have
already asked for you and they said With p
ar Of wisdom which would hays knocked
old Ben Franklin sillyj
''rhe laborer is worthy Of hisJbire ~
That do settle Il 50 we win add tbs III Q
difference Of 5000 to the wrong side of our
profit and loss account.
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