The daily silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1903-1907, 1903-05-05


to hundreds, yes, thousands of dollars
year is no small matter. They are
/ furthermore aware that under the laws
of Nevada, and on account of condi-
/ tions existing in the past, which are
now eliminated. to continue such an
excessive rate for county printing
would be merely to squander the funds
of the county; to pay out large sums
of money where smaller sums would
pay for the same work. Heretofore
the work had been given to the for.
mer proprietors of the Silver State,
back as far as the life of the paper ex-
tends; they have done the work well,
and charged what the law allowed
There was no way for the county to
get the work done more reasonably
because there was but one paper. But
now there are two county seat papers
and the law Of the State states that
when the work can be done at less ex-
pense by letting the contract for coun-
ty printing to the lowest bidder, bids
shall be obtained and the work SO
| let.
In view of these facts the other
members of the board were somewhat
surprised yesterday morning when
the new commissioner and chairman
of the board, Mr.. Riley, made a mo-
ton that the county printing be given
III bunch to the Humboldt Standard,
making no qualifications or reserva-
tions. OF course the motion met with
no second. Commissioner Haviland
then moved that bids be advertised
for or obtained. and that the county
printing be awarded to the lowest re-
sponsible bidder. This motion met
with no second, but was heartily op-
posed by Mr.. Riley, who was not In
favor of having the printing done
| when 1T would cost the county the
least
| District Attorney Warren then
championed the motion made by Mr..
Haviland, and showed the members
| OF the board that a failure to let the
county printing to the firm who would
do it for the least money would be
not only poor business, but would
be In direct violation of the law He
stated emphatically that he would re-
sist to the last anv effort to show
favoritism or divert the revenues Of
the county to the benefit of any paper
or any individual. At that the mat
ter was laid over until tomorrow.
During the session F. X. Murphy
appeared before the board as a tax
payer, and called attention to the fact
that the county expense for printing
might be greatly cut down by the ac-
ton OF the board in advertising for
bids.
The Silver State believes that the
board will pursue this course, and that
Mr.. Haviland's motion will carry. 1t
is the only just and right method, so
long as there are two papers to bid
on the work. The funds from which
the printing bills are paid are public
money, and should be dealt with as
such. AS the district attorney said to
the commissioners the money in the
county treasury should not be treated
as a private possession, and If any
one OF the commissioners wanted to
be generous to a newspaper, he should
let his generosity be at the expense of
himself.
Looking back over printing bills
that have been paid for by the county,
it is apparent that very large sum
of money could be saved to the tax
payers of this county by cutting down
the bills. and still fair profit left the
printer. The Silver State stands
ready at any time 1t is given the op-
portunity to submit bids on this work.
and furthermore, II required, to put
up a good and sufficient bond for the
faithful. efficient and acceptable per-
Torrance of its contract. at greatly
reduced prices from those that have