The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1918-07-05

= the successful bidder, at the time q
+ entering into his contract, must exc
cute a good and sufficient bond fo
The faithful performance of tn
Terms and conditions of the contract
SAID bond~to be in an amount whic]
r they had not yet determined, bu
e winch was tentatively suggested a
It various sums from five to ten thou
: sand dollars. I at that time inform
d ed them that I believed that thi,
e provision would be both proper ane
: legal.
t Then they asked me if they could
0 also incorporate in their notice a pro-
vision that "any contract entered into
/ shall be binding upon the printer en-
teflng into the same for a period of
two years, but might be cancelled at
, any time at the option of the Board:
/ and informed them that as to this
matter, could not say definitely with
, out checking the authorities, but I
was of the opinion that such a pro-
vision would be subject to the OBJ
lection that it was a unilateral con-
tract; one party bound, and the
other not.
Ihat at said time I asked them
II there was anything further thew
desired, and they stated that that
was all. That | then left the Com
mlsloners' room in the full belief.
and under the impression that a
notice would BIZ published for bids
pursuant to the intention then ex-
pressed by the Board of County
commissioners, and was not inform
ed of anything to the contrary, until
Decoration Day, about 1890 O'Clock
IN the forenoon, when the County
Auditor, Mr.. j. F. Redmond, asked
me II | would be in my office; that
tney wanted to submit to me for
examination and approval the con-
tract for the county printing; that
l asked if the contract had not been
let, and who the successful bidder
was, and was informed that the Board
mad determined to let the contract
without bids, to JOS. F. Dolin; that
L at that time informed Mr.. Redmond ,
that | was scheduled to make a Dec
Grafton Day address in about thirty E
that the balance of my aft +
ernoon was fully taken up, and that. 2
II convenient to the Board, would f
rather defer this matter until the t
following morning. That at that r
time Mr.. L. J. Onstad was absent /
from Plentywood on official business, b
md | SO informed Mr.. Redmond and a
]. D. Matkin, who was present dur a
ng a portion of this conversation.
That the following morning Mr..
Matkln and Mr.. Redmond came to
he office and submitted to me for O
EXAMINATION form of contract, and e
then examined the same and sug- r
rested certain corrections as to fort. 81
nd advised them that it was a grave g,
uestlon IN my mind whether the s,
'oard of County Commissioners had ei
ny right to let this contract with
ut advertising for bids; that it was te
ossible they could do so under the, A
917 law, but / did not consider it IN
God business judgment so to do, but RI
as Informed that the Board had con- M
dered the matter and had determin- hi
i 70 TAKE thls actlon. therefore, oh
'nfined myself to passing upon the TT
'rm of the contract, and informed co
lem that with the corrections sug- ba
ested, I believed it was in sufficient We
nm. e1
That thereafter, and at their first tb,
Inc meeting, happened to be pres Ar
It at the Commissioners meeting, ro,
hen one c. S. Nelson appeared be- no
re the Board with his attorney, and
hen there was discussion had be- on
'een the Board and Mr. Nelson's inc
tOrney relative to the Boards ac- har
IN. That | then, in the presence AN,
the Board and of Mr.. Nelson and wa
) attorney, again informed the dos
'ard that / was not at all certain tho
to their rights in letting this con-
act without publishing advertise
ents for bids; that they had done naa
wholly without advice from our 80,
ice, or consultation with us, and r.
It they, having asked no opinion ro+
the subject, we had not investi- !
ted the matter, and were not pre- in,
red to say whether they had act co.,
within their authority or not; that e..
vas of the impression, until they ;a,,,
| spoken to me on Decoration Day, 49,,
t they were advertising for bids,
called their attention to my be-
called to their meeting on the az
t day of May, and what had fact