Durango semi-weekly herald., 1901-05-09
$3.50 PER ANNuM IN ADVANCE.

and one-fourth inch.
| Second-Envelopes of the above
size of ordinary quality.
brief and abstract work per page.
| 20 copies
Water licenses. per 1000.
Receipts for water license. per 900.
Notices to pay water rent.
Notices of impounding animals. per
100.
Notices of sale OF impounded anf.
mails. per 100.
And the committee may add such
other forms or notices as In their judx-
ment the business of the council or its
oihcers may require, and It shall be-
the duty of the committee to fairly
and fully itemize all printing required
Tor the year with a view to covering
all printing by contract and In case
It should appear to the city council
that any bid does not fully comply
with this ordinance, the city council
shall reject such bid or all bids and
All for new ones in accordance with
the law and spirit of this ordinance,
Section s. All ordinances or parts
Of ordinances in conflict with this or
finance in conflict with this ordi.
nance are hereby repealed.
adopted and approved Jan. 10th.
l9ol. G. e. MCCONNELL.
Mayor.
Attest: ". II. MOORE,
City Clerk.
The above Is printed to show that
he members violated their oath of
once when they voted to refuse to fol-
'ow the provisions of the ordinance
ma are In the same category as any
one who violates any of the ordi-
1ances
Not only is the ordinance violated
as to new contract, but the old con-
.raots are openly violated. The con-
'racts in question do not expire until
the Is of May. being held by The Her
Id and The Wage Garner, and right
N the face of this we find an order
lied with the city clerk abrogating
he provisions of the contract without
20 much as vote OF the council
Now. the members may be law unto
themselves and it may be have made
lp their minds to run things wide
,pen and spend the peoples money
without stint. In this connection
he city has coal and lumber contracts
which are held in good faith. The
ity might just as well abrogate all
If them the same as printing. Where.
is newspaper any better than q
lumber dealer. coal company or any
'ther agency furnishing supplies to
| he city?
II any one will call at the city hall
nd examine the order given they will
iscover the same to be In the hand
If the Democrat editor. One who
,as ever seen his writing cannot be
mistaken and II the order Is pre-
erved 1t will be demonstrated. Is
he Democrat to distate to anu run the
ity and are the taxpayers to be
allied upon in open violation of the
aw to contribute to this sheet? The
'ew stite law has no bearing whatev-
n on the duty OF the council In the
present instance.
Again. If the printing committee,
VI which we must except Alderman
| Woods. can openly violate the Law
the matter of contracts, what Is
| here to prevent every committee
| rom following suit? Or for that
natter, every officer? What is sauce
| or the goose should be sauce for the
| -ander.
In the case OF printing, The Herald
las contract for commercial work
| which is still in force, but In the face
If this We find an order dated May
setting aside the contract like SO
| much chaff. Under bids. which viii
| ave the city several hundred dollars
turing the year. The Herald might not
iecure the contract as the Wage Earn
er or the Democrat might do the work
or less money. but the law calls for
letting same to the lowest bidder,
and If it is to be ignored all con-
tracts should be abrogated and sup
piles given to some favorite at any
oid price. as under the order given
by the chairman OF the committee
the price is not considered.
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