The Wallace miner. [volume] (Wallace, Idaho) 1907-current, 1915-08-26

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In the discussion that followed the
statement of Mr.. Smith that there was
a question as to which was the official
paper, Councilman Reeves asked in his
usual direct, straight -the-spot
manner, who authorized the city clerk
to take the ordinances to the Press
Times for publication after The Miner
had been designated the official paper,
stating that the council had given no
such authority His question still. re-
mains unanswered. There were prob
ably only two men who could answer
It, the mayor and city clerk, and they
didn't.
The manager of the Press Times
who was so deeply concerned about
saving money for the taxpayers. hav-
ing suggested that the question of
which was the official paper should
be tried out in the courts, albeit that
would entail considerable expense up,
on the taxpayers and this suggestion
being apparently favorably received
by the mayor Councilman Under
wood raised his voice In opposition to
such procedure. He called attention
to the fact which the mayor seemed
disposed to overlook, that the council
had legal adviser for the purpose OF
settling such questions without delay
or extra expense and suggested that
the question be passed up to the city
attorney. After several councilmer
had approved the suggestion of Mr.
Underwood, Mayor Mowery called on
City Attorney Worstell.
Mr.. Worstell stated. and this was
carefully omitted from the Press
Times report of the proceedings, that
his attention had been called to the
question as to which was the official
paper several days before, and that he
had gone into the question very thor
oughly. He went into considerable
detail to show the thoroughness OF
his investigation, which included the
law and the record of the council, and
he gave It as his opinion that The
Miner had been legally designated and
was the official paper.
The council met in adjourned SEES
sion Tuesday evening to take action
on the ordinance creating paving dis
triet No, 4. and singularly enough this
forced the official paper question to
the front again. The ordinance as
submitted left several blank spaces to
be filled in before being submitted to
a vote, one of which was the name of
the paper in which the ordinance
should be published. As a matter Of
fact, that point had been settled the
evening before by the opinion of the
city attorney. but nevertheless the
blank was there and it required
vote of the council to fill It, Silence
reigned for a brief period, broken only
by the voice of the faithful ally of the
Press Times, Councilman Smith, who
95 per cent of the cost of advertising
Councilman Gilmore moved that the
name Of the official paper be placed in
the blank, and in submitting the ques-
tion Mayor Mowery said it was moved
that The Wallace Miner be written in
the blank. Roll call showed the fol-
lowing result: Yes-Gilmore, Under
wood, Beamer. Reeves Johnson, Moi
son, No-Sniith. Mckay. On motion
of Councilman Beamer the rules were
suspended and the ordinance passed.
Business men are wondering how 1t
is that they are asked to pay from Is
cents up to 40 cents per inch for adj
vertising space in the Press Times
while the manager says that all above
cents per inch charged the city is
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