Daily independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 188?-1915, 1899-02-20
REPLY TO TAxPAYER NO. 3.

~TaxDayer No. 3" in the last Issue of
tile Fii'ugs is up to his uld tricks
again. Misrepresentation seems to
be his strong cart in every contro
Versy. In reply to our article on the
county printing he makes this state.
meni:
"Regariing the county printing |
think the III Tugs bill of $40 per
month should have been accepted,
notwlLl' standing an org ~ Of the co H.
Dlnatlou arrangement SAYS the work
IN the past two Years has not been
saflsfac'' ~. Tie says the county
officers made complaint to the INDIE
PENDENT Qutea likely STORY! Why
should the-r men go to the In EPEN-
DENT and make complaint? Why did
they not 4" to the bondsmen of NJ. 5.
4 ddle & Sons and make complaint
to them? | have at different times
heard several of the county officers
speak about the work of the Tldmgs
rs heing very satisfactory: Now
would these honorable gentlemen
talk two ways? | don't believe it.
The explanation Of this unjust dis
elimination of the commissioners
must he nade in another way.
What the INDEPENDENT really said
was this. "DurIng the two years the
Things did the work the county off.
4 GERS we're constantly complaining
that their work was not properly done
and that it was almost impossible to
get the blanks necessary for the
prope" conduct of their Offices" The
editor OF this paper heard many com.
plants from the county officers in re-
gard to blanks and especially the
notices to taxpayers sent out by the
county tire lsurer. These notices had
30 many errors in them that they
were almost worthless. II Taxpayer
No 3 thinks there was no complaint
about the It'd ngs' work, let him i'm.
tervitw the ex- clerk and treasurer.
After he has done that he might call
on some "f the newly elected officers
get their experience with the It'd
mgS' Office during the month Of Jan
nary. 1t wonId make very interest
ing reading. but it wonld convince
every sensible man that the commis
sioners did right in not giving the
county printing to M. S. Riddle &
, Sons for the next two years.
Mr.. Taxpayer No 3 thinks il
strange that com nlaint was not made
tn the bondsmen o. NJ. S Riddle e.
Sons The editor OF this paper is
reliably informed by an OK Office of
the county thnt complaint was made
to one OF said bondsmen more than
once and that this hondsman went to
Mr. Riddle and told him he must dc
the work or he, tho bondsman, would
have 1t done rs the county should
lose nothing through him. II tax.
payer No 3 is an earnest seeker after
the truth he might interview the
bondsmen, outside OF himself. and
learn whether our informant was tell.
ing the truth or not. So far "a III.
charge 10 concerned that the PRINTING
was taken from the Tidinps bccaus.
1t worked against the board in tbo
recent campaign is too silly to vast.
space upon and no attention would be
paid to it, but for the Inference II !,
intended to convey. That is: TINT
the INDEPENDENT and FREQ Proc,
supported the newly elected member,
OF the board and the county print;ns
was given them as n reward. II will
DO distinctly remembered by all thai
the INDEPENDENT supported Woolyer
ton and Hess IN for the position nou
held by Weathers aud Clark The,
owed tho INDEPENDENT nothing and
pail no debts when they selected I,
as ono Of the county papers.