Nogales international., 1932-02-06
TAXPAYERS "SOAKED' AGAIN
BY REPUBLICAN MEMBERS OF
BOARD PLAYING POLITICS
Old Man Anti Economy Stalks At Meeting Board
Of Supervisors; Turn Down Chance To Save
Taxpayers $500 Feeding Prisoners
LOW BIDDERS IGNORED BY BOARD

Old Man Anti-Economy stalked at the meeting
of the Board of Supervisors Wednesday morning
Such thing as saving the taxpayers money was for
gotten by the Republican members Of the board
Fred Hannah and Malcolm Middeton-and contracts
were awarded high bidders The third member OF the
board-William T. Roath-Was absent on account of
sickness.
HANNAH AND MIDDLETON PLAYED POL
TTICS AS USUAL AND REWARDED POLITICAL
BUDDIES FOR PAST FAVORS. Saving the taxpay-
erS money apparently never entered their MINDS for
one moment THEY OVERLOOKED A CHANCE TO
SAVE THE COUNTY ALL THE WAY FROM $500
TO $4,000 THIS YEAR. And, as everybody knows, in
these hard times every dollar counts Taxpayers, al
ready overburdened, want economy.
ON ONE ITEM ALONE THE SUPERVISORS
COULD HAVE SAVED THE COUNTY $4.44 PER
DAY. $31.08 PER WEEK, $133.20 PER MONTH,
$16206O PER YEAR. This item is that of feeding
county prisoners.
Ray B1attor of Bratton's Cafe, who is apparent
ly political supporter of Messrs. Hannah and Mid
dletOn, was awarded the contract for feeding the
prisoners
NOT LOW BIDDER. Three other persons and con-
Germs submitted bids lower than Brattons
Mrs. Lucy Cason, a very deserving woman, con
ducting cafe in the Bowman Hotel building and
person who celd have given bond for faithful per-
formance of the contract had she been awarded it,
low bidder She offered to feed the prisoners for
19 cents a meal
At present the county jail contains "A prisoners
IA persons for the taxpayers Of this county to feed
The difference between the Bratton and Cason bids
means that if an average of "A prisoners is confined
In the county Jail daily and if Mrs Cason had been
awarded the contract, she would have saved taXpay
ers $222 per meal $444 per day County prisoners
are fed two sneals per day.
A SAVING OF Az PER DAY MEANS A
SAVING OF S1620.60 PER YEAR.
Just why did the supervisors ignore Mrs. Casons
bid? "POLITICS" is the answer Economy means
nothing to board Of supervisors controlled by two
one hundred percent politicians.
The supervisors awarded that contract to Brat
ton, Notwithstanding HE WAS NOT LOW BIDDER,
and too in the face of the fact that prisoners con-
fined in the county jail recently made complaints
against the meals that Bratton has been serving.
lBratton had the feeding contract during the year
ending on the first Of this month";.
The supervisors knew of those complaints, ac-
cording to Deputy United States Marshall Will Wal
ker who said Thursday that prisoners told him the
meals served them by Bratton were not what they
should be- But in face Of all this, the two Republicans
went ahead and gave the contract to Bratton who
was NOTLOW BIDDER.
AND THE BOARD, TOO, WENT AHEAD AND
LET ANOTHER CONTRACT TO A HIGHBIDDER
notwithstanding the state supreme court only
Gently ruled that contracts must be awarded LOW
BIDDERS
The other contract NOT GIVEN TO THE LOW
BIDDER for county printing The Nogaes In
ie1national was low bidder and ready to give
substantial bond for faithful performance Of the
tract But that made difference to the Republican
bosses Again they forgot about saving the taxpayers
money.
The difference between the bids Of The Inter
national and the local Republican organ awarded the
printing contract. would have meant saving to tax
payers.
When that Chamber Of Commerce economy COM
rnittee named short time ago to pry into expenses
paid by public funds gets busy it should look into
the county feeding contracts, the county printing
contract and other contracts.