The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1915-05-07
Joint Session Of Old and New Officials

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scrubbed and the stove polished by
the chief of police for the occasion
of inauguration. G. v. Fisher came
in early, and after looking it over
asked for the police judge, saying
he wanted to make out a complaint
as we couldn't stand for anything
like that. After the house was we'll
filled with officials, old and new, and
spectators, the stove puffed and hiss
Ell SHARPLY giving everybody start.
The old officials went over the
routine to dispose of the business on
hand, mostly matters Of bridges and
culverts and bitches, and then took
up the bills. The finance committee
wanted information about one for
the Boyle hardware in which some
iron had been charged at .015
pound and the committee read it .15
at first. One or two other bills call
ed for information which was fur
nished, and the bill of Byrd Trego
for $3.50 for printing and publish
ing election supplies and proclama-
tion for cleanup day was questioned
as to the price for publication of the
ff1cial ballot 1t was for g. " inches
of space at the legal rate of one dol
lar for one insertion. Mr. Peck said
it was question of whether this
was the legal rate for that class Of
matter. Mr.. Younie said that If 1t
was the legal rate it was too high;
that it looked like highway robbery
to him and he thought Mr.. Trego
ought to cut it down. Mr.. Bond said
that in county matters they had held
that the classification was doubtful.
Trego on the Gridiron t
Mayor West asked Mr.. Trego IL he
did not think that price was high.
For reply Mr.. Trego said it was the
same price the council had always
paid for such publications, except
WuSH LHt. pdlu "SiC.
But" said Mr.. West, Don't you
think 1t is high?"
Mr.. Trego: II have always said it
was high, and have advocated en-
acting special Legislation to fix price
for it, though nothing has ever been
done. In my tax articles l have ad-
vocated revision of a good many
things that were not on what I con-
sidered a good commercial and good
economic basis and | am ready to
reduce the price on anything of the
nd affecting my business when the
movement is made general and ap-
piled to the rest of you"
Mr.. West: "Then you honestly
think that this rate is too high? Will
tyou act upon that conviction and re-
duce that item in your bill?"
Mr.. Trego: II think it is too high,
and think your salaries are too high
and l advocated reducing them all.
, I am willing to cut my bill the same
prop rtion that you gentlemen cut
your salaries. I am not willing for
|, you to pass upon all the other things
that / say are too high and keep
them all up, but single me out to
. stand cut and sacrifice"
Mr.. West: '"rhen you are not will
ing to do what you say you honestly
believe is right?"
Mr.. Trego: IT am and have been
at all times ready to act upon the
things advocated for all Of us. ]
, will not permit you to apply the re-
duction to me and not apply 1t to
anybody else. You have never ques-
toned a bill for publication Of an
election ballot before. ] have sug-
gested that most Of the election ex-
|pense was excessive and that all per
, legal price and under those circum-
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