The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-04-16
DOOLEY'S CHALLENGE ACCEPTED
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pay the election expenses before vaang their Offices and the
bills for the publication of the ballot in both papers laid
together and read, following the other The bill of
The Republican for $3.50 and for Ihe Optm 500 Both
bills allowed without inquiry and the publisher
of The Opmist received gift of ST. for his NERVE If
he had asked he would probably have been given If
the other publisher had called attention the discrepancy the
bills they would probably have laughed him and asked him
if he sore If he had given any publicity through the
paper he would have been beraed for knocking his competitor
and would thus have been made victim of the very thing the
old crowd building upa system by which they could hmae
annoy anyone who failed refused fall in with what they
doing
Anyone desiring personal knowledge of the matters
treated this article do by going the City Hall and look
ing at the papers, Open the filing which the bills for
the year 1911 turn to the April budget and examine the bills for
both papers for $3.50 and 500 respectively signed by R. ~
West mayor The payment concrrd by the whole
Gil and when the Republican convention adopting its silly
resolutions audng themselves in the the of
March, 1915 the writer looked the crowd voting yes and
about the crowd that the council this other
time voting allow the bills with $25o difference for the same
service If carpenter going work for the city and need
ing his tools hapened had paid for and added what
he charged the city for the days work. would have been just
fair to allow him for in the of the publisher He made
the city pay for setting the type print the ballot in his paper and
the council paid him also for the whole job.
1t will make interesting reading at this time the
Republican resolutions this issue and read what this honorable
crowd said about themselves and their administration of business
four years later.
Anoher Case in Point
We have made the statement that the city council have not
grated money for themselves but that they have been generous
with their friends and when there doubt whether the bills
of friends ought be allowed not they paid though
the city vcmzed and the council played upon the ealoue
of both newspapers and played constantly with the
of the administration between the papers that they could
humate annoy and mbarrass either that failed to please
them in its reports of their business Here case in point
In the winter following the completion of the City Hall
the apparatus OF the fire department moved from Gibbs barn
where had been storage into the fire hail. and evening
brought the attention of the council that there should
of draining and drying the hose after fire would
be proper condition for storage and again Nobody
able to suggest any by which could be done with dis
patch and left with the chief of police plan something
The next time their attention it was by the pre-
ntaton Of bills for lot of labor and lumber and iron rods nails
spikes etc The chief of police embarrassment proceeded
to explain that he had spoken carpenter and
day about hose d and asked he knew what to make for
that purpose saying that the council wanted That few DAYS
thereafter while he way home he passed the
shop and observed queer thing like the frame of whale
under construction out in the On looking and in
curing what the and purpose of the thing he was in
formed that for him for the council for hose drier The
chief did understand that he had placed order for it, but
merely asked for information and suggestions The carpenter said
he did understand and that the thing about done
the thing do transport to the City Hall and in