American Fork citizen. [volume] (American Fork, Utah) 1912-1979, 1915-08-07

I gre income, as she must necessarily
spend most of her time there. We
acknowledge that Commissioner Gard
ner's salary, which is less than any
one Of a score Of deputies is probably
spent with Lehi merchants. We men,
toned this to show that when the
county had an opportunity to save
hundreds of dollars of the peoples
taxes by having its advertising done
In papers that would give twice the
publicity now being given, 1t was due
the business mon in towns outside OF
Provo that some of their taxes should
be spent among the people who pay
them. So much for the Post.
We were told by prominent and
trustworthy Provo printer before
the bids were let, that there was a
collision between the two Provo pa
pers on this county printing We are
inclined to believe his story from the
fact that the Herald, who last year
worked the graft, this year refrained
from bidding while the Post raised its
bid higher than was being paid las,
year for either the legal ads or the
| delinquent list. We also understand
that the Herald manager when he
learned OF the Posts trouble, hurried
| over to the County Court house and
helped the treasurer and the clerk
convince the Commissioners that II
| would not be legal to let the contract
to an outside paper. The Herald also,
after a two weeks wait, seconds the
Posts answer TO our charges of the
profigate wasting of county funds.
That the Herald Is not competent to sit
on the case we cite the fact that it's
contract last year called for three
cents per lire for legal notices, while
the Post In its article says that "The
Herald was paid for publishing
sample ballot in October, 1914, per
Herald bill, 104 lines 2 issues, $62.4O
close figuring makes this notice
about 80 cents per line per issue. 9th
err notices published under the Herald
contract are: Annual statement of
auditor, las lines, 1 issue. 1925; Ben
jamin proclamation, 1871 lines, 3 times,
1895; Benjamin drainage district,
1860 lines, three times, S24. These are
a few samples of the Herald's three
cent rate. However, a thorough search
| OF the records disclosed the fact that
not single notice has ever been pub
iished by the Provo Herald for Utah
county under five cents line"
! IL this be true, and we believe Il Is,
then the county last year made the
Herald n big present OF the peoples
taxes and In our judgment grand
Jury should make an examination ana
send some one to the penitentiary.
But we see no reason why the Post
brings up this case; as the theft OF
county funds for the benefit of tn
Provo Herald does not justify tht
county In opening its vaults to be loot
ed by the Provo Post. II is high time
that the county's affairs be run on
an honest business basis and we are
assured by at least one County Com
missioner that In the future a closer
scrutiny will be kept on the county's
cash box and that the statements and
claims made by certain unprincipled
grafters will be Investigated before
| thew are believed
Regarding Commissioner Gardner's
part In this steal. We have his word
that he stood up for giving at least .
part Of this business to outside towns ;
but that after Commissioner Bring
hurst had made the motion to e..
the contract to the Post and II ~
been seconded by Commissioner Isa-
acs. he. as chairman, declared the vote
to be unanimous, and Jas. II. Gardner
don't lie. The editor OF the Herald
himself was present and told the
writer that Commissioner Gardner
fought for over an hour to give this
contract to the lowest bidder, but that
when he saw the inevitable he came
In with the others.
The only thing that the Alpine Pub.
Co, asks for is a square deal, both
for us and the people who pay u
taxes, The people have held conven-
tons demanding economy In the
spending of their taxes, and II their
demands are not needed. we opinc
that they will give their ans
wer at the polls, Many have com.