Show AUS A HALT ON NEWSPAPER GRAD GRAB County Treasurer Refuses to Have Gift to Party Organ Charged to His Department NOTE TO COMMISSIONERS PROTESTS AGAINST LOOTING OF PUBLIC FUNDS I I II Tlc Utile Jilt Ie Christmas present made bv by b the tho t board oard ard of commissioners loners to Senator K Rfd f l organ of or is Ishi in hi a fair air wy M y to cause them no end of At their th meeting yesterday they the ther r ived pj rt a letter from John A Groesbeck k treasurer tre surer objecting strenuously to nursing the bill the total of or which is isi IsS IsaI i S o aI to lila department d M alM that he be would not stand foe for the i i tc r his hll department of any such sin h hi i n unless ho be h had some rne control over 1 H Mod lied the ls tNt of the advertising cr r th the delinquent tax 18 Hits for fer former ir r showing how bow Uw Ute cost per t name i j jumped d from JiM 1114 cent in 1006 WO to 58 is o nt t fur for l l year leal He gave sa the total the tb past four and andr m mf for years yea r d tI the th bill for the past year wa four nm lm than in 10 past years yea I Il i t lit lt v aa Th Till T le Tam arn had bad the contract for Jub ch UK tin t h delinquent tax list ll t In III IMS 11 I at t tU U 11 lit I pr wr name and the total bill biD It th thI that IMI n r W published I h t ga 1 j In 1 at t Ui 13 cents and the thet t ni I bill was wt only oly SJ 3 rI h Republican won was aa rd i lh th publication to In at t 1147 11 47 and an Its Uti total bill then nt t wr t name nanu i ir i It lt 1 H rc facilities for fer doing the Wn oiK Ii v it I only Tw ri i T amin secured d the eon OR ORn n r I and published the Hot which w a as r Ihan n It ft is s a this thin year r for U 1 cents n 1111 PI m ith a y total Mil bill o Neglect to Ask for Bids In ml in h ic years ers it was awarded to the th J t bidder h dEr At the rEuse of 1108 or orth I th n nr T of the y wt the Hat lUrt was WaI hn han to 10 the InterMountain lit nd no hid Id were asked Th The price juice jumped Ir m tn Republicans price prk of two years 1 g of f 11 t rents per name and ami a total r f T as to 58 cents rr jr name and a nf I f 15 if Tr V 1 for fr the tbt whole Mst Hilt The th list Is In r rn larger Una ye r ser r than It was two years an Treasurer set out meso t P i CaI H in n fl kIn Iris letter leUr to the tM The Th letter was not made a mat matter matr I ter r nf af f by bv the commissioners but into Inti Int th tt pocket of one on of them with the hI rk that they would take It up p It r rIn I in th county treasurers letter the stat stati i n if WH wa IS rUed cited with regard to the county s Section H is reads read readI At I ill dlO of inviting bIds 18 for book l 11 Li Jk k and stationery the h auditor shall shallI l I invite bide bids for the publishing of reports report notices and arid advertise i it during the th ensuing year ear beginning 1 The T bids for the same must be hd with the auditor on Oft or before the 1 ITt 1 st day of Jul July and at the time of open i 1 s g bids bide for furnishing books blanks and andI I the board of county commIs loners on shall open the bids for publishing notices and advertisements and snail hall award the same name to the lowest t corn com potent bidder circulation considered pro that the board of county commis commissioners commissioners may reject any an or all bills bids and re reo May Compel an Accounting The TM count county treasurers letter was first written rUtn to Frank J L county auditor ai ii r but bt has 8 his hi own trou treel troubles tr triMs bles iMs with the illegal iU acts act of the i jonen and did not propose to saddle a dle him Mir Ff If with In to addition He Be pigeonholed the letter tetter This time k addressed addres ed the commissioners direct The Th matter wilt will eventually e reach the county attorney and ami It is possible po aible that official may begin proceedings to compel compelI tie the I on to restore this money mone io Lo the county Private parties had al at taken tak n steps to institute a suit BUlt to tomp mp restitution re of or the county funds fund SO O illegally given away but these thEle have now 4 to put the matter up to the coun county i ty y attorney Section of the law the tot lot g to county commissioners has Recovery of or Illegal Ille Payments irr vr r an berd rd of commissioners hall withouT authority of or law order money paid as a a salary fee fer or for any ut lit r purpose and such money shall have he hek I n H actually paid pelti or whenever any 80 other officer has hM drawn any warrant arrant or oc warrants In his own favor or in favor of ofa am a 11 other person without being ing author thereto by the thc board beard of oC county com corn or by b la law and the seme shill II have iaM a bon b n paid the tIt county count attorney atto y of ii h county is hereby empowered and it by made his duty dut to institute suit i th name of the county against such r ron m or ir I t or official bonds n n to tn recover the amount paid Tit s tion 1 following this thin provides that thit i V county commissioner who violates any iw aw provided for his bis government shall simil it p fo such offense in addition to tot t tx of the penal code and that U It I tall all IK b th duty of th county attorney i i in t him T TI hoK h h matter r will i be b f up to the coon coun I t i aU That oaker van can n if he h 0 o i chooses proceed against the commission commissioners ers to recover rt the amounts paid for an lle me Illegally ally lb appointed pauper luper p clerk and for an unauthorized assistant county count physician The county commissioners admit that these acts were werl Illegal mega and are trying to have hae the legislature legalize what they Uley have Nave done don |