The Blackfoot optimist. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1907-1918, 1915-06-03
COUNCIL APPROVES
NEW CITY BONDS
An Editors Veracity Assassinated---Proposed
New Lighting System.

The city council held regular ses-
sion last Tuesday night when all the
councilmen were present but Mr.. Hess.
| The meeting was called to order by
Mayor Peck, and the minutes of the
previous regular and special meeting
was read by Clerk Roy DeKay, and
after several corrections were made,
were unanimously approved.
| The contract drawn by the financial
committee and the city attorney bind
ing Byrd Trego to his voluntary obliga
tion Of doing the city publishing for
two years for nothing, was read and
met with the unanimous approval OF
the council. That part of the contract
| holding him responsible for the per
formance of the work he volunteered
to do gratis, in case of sale, suspension
or collusion on his part, was objected
| to by Mr.. Trego, and he refused to
ign the contract until he consulted his
legal adviser. Another objection of
Mr.. Tregos to the contract was that
by it's terms the council could compel
him to commit the crime of libel, an act
to which he attempted to make the
council believe he was somewhat op-
posed. He was apparently agitated,
though not surprised to know that the
council did not consider his word as
good as his bond, and he was very
forcibly informed by one Of the solons
that his word or even his promise was
not considered giltedged by the coun
Gil, who would demand of him an iron
bound contract compelling him to keen
his pledge or pay the penalty in fu' ].
Publishing Contract.
| This agreement, made and entered
into this 1st day of June, 1915, by and
between the City of Blackfoot, Idaho
a municipal corporation, by its proper
and duly authorized Officers, party of
the first part, and Byrd Trego, pro-
prietor and publisher of the ''1daho Re
publican, of Blackfoot, Idaho, party
of the second part.
| Witnesseth: That for and in consider
alton of the City of Blackfoot, party
of the first part, designating the Idaho
Republican as the official paper of said
city, the said Byrd Trego, party of the
second part, hereby covenants and
agrees that he will publish in the Idaho
Republican, free of cost to the City of
Blackfoot, all ordinances, legal and
! by the Mayor, City Council or other
fficarS nf tbn nr
and during the term of two years from
the 18th day of May, 1915, to the 18th
day of May, 1917.
1t is mutually agreed that the City
of Blackfoot has, by proper minutes,
and in accordance with law, Officially
designated the said Idaho Republican
as the official paper of the City Of
Blackfoot.
The party of the second part hereby
specifically valves all defects or ir-
Irregularities in the proceedings, if any
such exist, by which said paper was
designated; and further valves his
right to claim damages or payment for
publication of any of the notices or
publications aforesaid, during said term
by reason of the fact that no money
consideration is named herein and
hereby specifically contracts that he
will not present any bill, statement or
other claim of Indebtedness against the
City of Blackfoot for, or on account, of
printing of any such publications, nor
will he bring suit in any court to re-
cover any sum or amount whatsoever
for the publication of any of said ordi-
nances, notices or publications.
1t is mutually agreed that the con
sideration for this contract is the desig
nation of said paper as the official pa
per of the City of Blackfoot, and that
such designation is a valuable con-
sideratiOn and valuable asset to the
said party of the second part.
The said Byrd Trego, party of the
second part, hereby agrees that this
contract shall extend to and be binding
upon his heirs, executors, administra-
tors, successors and assigns, so far as
the "Idaho Republican, is concerned,
and in the event that said newspaper
shall suspend publication, the party of
the first part shall have the right to
designate another paper and terminate
this contract without prejudicing its
rights to bring suit against the party
of the second part for the recovery of
the amounts necessarily expended in
securing the necessary official publ
cations of the City of Blackfoot, dur
ing the balance of said term.
In Witness Whereof, the said parties
have executed this agreement in dupG-
lcate this lst day of June, 1915.
CITY OF BLACKFOOT.
By E. T. PECK,
Attest: Mayor.
ROY s. DeKAY,
Clerk.