Amador ledger. (Jackson, Amador County, Calif.) 1875-19??, 1908-02-28
A LEAF FROM THE PAST.


petition for dsncorpoaton has the following explanation of
the why the editor of the Ledger appears the list
of petitioners
proprietor of the
Ledger thereby little extra
printing
needed for the
cleaning repairing and the streets and for other purposes
protection against fire All these things are not worthy consideration by
treasury.
This with exquisite after the history of the Dis
patch member of the city and grabber after
city printing against the plain prohibition of law that trus
tee shall be interested in any with the city Let us
take glance backward the history of the past years
of municipal and oOemporary record with
thereto In December 1905 when Jackson was
incorporated W. NJ Penny elected of the five trus
He them now the proprietor of the Dispatch
The fully of the law prohibiting officials
from being interested in printing other contracts. In
proof of this ordinance No. ordered published in the
Ledger also the advertisement calling for proposals for doing
the city printing be let February 8th On the
5th of January the Dispatch published editorial
ing the retirement of w NJ Perry from the Dispatch and
stating that NJ Perry r would haxe control thereafter
While this appeared in the pages
of the paper the patent inside part continued carry the
of the old time proprietor There nothing put
record show that the transfer of the paper genuine
On the 18th of Januarythe issue-the Dispatch
tanned several columns of city ordinances and lot of job
work rushed into that Office the chargeas-youpease
basis Some of the work extoronate rates. such
$40 per for blank claims against the city, and such
quantities ordered that the stock has yet been
hausted after years of corporate life The city
young and rich and could stand pucng financially the
outset of its On the first Monday March the Dis
patch, in the of W. NJ Penry r put in its bill for
printing and the allowed in full the of
$3.50, without dissenting voice.
1t papabe every sensible that the socalled
transfer the business of oemporary bogus and
that the real party interest changed thereby the
only object being to find dip the official hand
into the city treasury and furnish for putting
bid for city printing by the Dispatch Our cotemporary
put i'll bid the February meeting but underbid
decsivey by the Ledger that the trustees compelled
award the this paper and all printing work for
the city has been done at the Ledger Office the second
the Dispatch deemed it prudent not to put in bid Now
according to the financial report of the city clerk the total
paid for city printing for years has been $4124O
So that in month the Dspatchthe city trustee
drew than onethird the total paid for print
ing and advertising since the city incorporated All this
wnked by the board and after the
awarded to the Ledger ordinances ordered pub
shed in the Dispatch than double the rates
AS fitting sequel to these proceedings, take leaf
from the superior court records About this time the Bank
OF Amador county started to orecsse chatte mortgage
ecuted by E. c. Rust job press in the Dispatch Office
the two Penrys being made parties defendant claiming
some interest therein On the 4h of April only month
after the printing scheme had been put through w. NJ Pen
ry, and r filed their portion of which we