Williams news., 1903-04-25

on January 10, 1903, which reads:
 A. G. Rounseville is hereby granted the contract for furnishing medicine and medical attendance for the indigent sick of Williams, for the year 1903 at $7O per quar- ter
 The public would like to know what Treasurer Devine's cash items are; how long a time Attorney Doe was in Williams that his expenses should amount to $1O for the trip from Flagstaff, and why this bill was allowed; why contracts have not been let for care of indigent sick, and furnishing meals to pris- oners in Flagstaff; why Dr. Rounse- vile should be allowed $1S5 for services, etc., for the first quarter, 1903. when he had agreed to per form such services, etc, for $7O per quarter; why some of the other officers who are drawing frst-class salaries do not attempt to call the NEWS down on it's statements; why, when the board meets, approves bills and orders money paid, the minutes are held to the next meet ing for further approval, when by its act of approving the bills it has already approved of its action, and the minutes should be given publi- cation at once; why the minutes of April s have not yet been sent to the NEWS for publication; why the board should beat us out of a bill amounting to $7.2O, which they should rightly pay, as the people have a right to know what is doing; why the board should compel the county to pay for that part of the minutes of February 2 in which order to strike out personal re- marks concerning clerkship ap pointment and petitions for ap- pointment of clerk, except fact oi presentation of two petitions ; was made.
 After the above had been put in type we received the following let ter from Harrison Conrard, of Flag staff:
 l FLAGSTAFF, Ariz., April 21, 1903. | c. A. NEAL, Esq, Editor Williams News | Dear Sir: I have read with interest your com ments of last week on my communication tC l you, dated 18th instant. Your remarks leave your readers under the impression that I an donating my services to the county. This is CT roneous, and wish to correct same. had nc arrangement, either with the old board of su | pervisors the new board, covering this point At the time this question came up last fall, voluntarily suggested to the old board my will lingness to serve the county in the position which I now hold, and waive my right to the salary attached thereto, provided that all other
 
 selves, in writing, to accept, in the event oi election, no higher salaries than those allowed in third-class county, with the understand. ing, of course, that these pledges would not be violated. The reason for inserting this condi- tion is apparent at the present time. The re- publican candidates in accepting the nomi. nation, pledged themselves internationally, under their platform, to accept the third-class salaries. The republican candidates made their campaign on this platform. It was no secret at the time that this was simply play for votes, and, moreover, the people are pretty well &C., quainted by this time, with the efficacy of the republican pledge Foreseeing such a result inserted the condition above referred to in my suggestion to the board of supervisors, and MT. Dev1ne evidently was prompted to make pro- yisional pledge for the same reason. The con- ditions called for in my suggestion were not fulfilled. If they had been, I was ready to do just as said I would do. Had the reservation not been made, my suggestion would have be- come positive pledge, and if positive pledge had been made it would not have been broken. If had not made the reservation (and the same is true of MT. Devine, if I understand your ar ticle) I would today be on an unequal footing with the other county oficers-a position re- pugnant to self respect. My conditional pledge simply meant that I willing to do my full share toward curtailing the expenses of the county, but was not willing at that time nor am l willing now, to be singled out by the pseudo economists and placed in the humili- ating position of a scab. However, the repub- icans came forward last fall and said that they were the proper ones to do this economy stunt for the delectation of the people. The people can now see how well they have done it. Very truly yours, HARRISON COWARD.
 We thank MT. Conrard for the above information, which disa buses the public's mind of any idea that he is not receiving full pay for any and all services rendered, and will state that we have just received in- formation that he has drawn, for the past quarter: