Show HB K l lH AUK AlI H g LIMITS In Iii spite o of the time opinion of time the cit city attorney It is probable timer there are arc limits limit to o the time power powel and authority of th the thc board card of public works In tIme the opinion of f the legal mentor of time the city lh time the board oard may a for or bl bids s for foi paving may receive examine antI and re- re all the time bl bids s ma made e end And nd nd then may maj again gain advertise ad without further timer three three- l c- c Ion or word of or authority from the council And Amid it Is further time the or of f the lie city attorn attorney y that the time boar boan coul could repeat this rejection nn and re-a re re-ad- re ver over ovet- an and over again Incurring In- In ring cur add added expense for tho the cit city t al at all consulting time the council Of course se time the fact that the city attorney at- at orney torney lie Or-lie so 0 decides es h by ty no nu means time the fact that it Is the time law But Bui event even conce conceding that lint he lie is right which Is a concession In the tho spirit ol of o nuch generosity what generosity what shall bo be salor sal said or of f time the authority of the board hoard an and council lo tu let private contracts They may lay reject all nil bids an and a advertise again ery Very well But Bui when they have so o re rejected re- re eded an and amid have o begun to lo re-a re rc-adver- rc vor- vor Ise for Cor other bids ca can caim 1 they legally goback go ge goback back ack to lo time the former bidders ers and amid make a or paving pa with them on gures not at all submitted in tho tIme former Conner ormer bidding A Admitting that the time figures gures on un which they traded tradell with Sir Mr loran Moran for street streel paving are lower than ban tho limo figures on time the bl bid that was ejected could the time board boar and anti the council make a legal lesal contract with will him him ilin if it the time price pr agree agreed upon were higher than the bid which was vas rejected re- re If H time the could not have In private greed agreed upon a price higher than bait his Ills bl bid id how can they timey agree legally agree-legally- legally upon a pi price Ice that Is lower Does Docs the tho act fact that it IM Is lower constitute the thie element ele ele- ment of legality In iii the tho transaction ere Th There are arc limits to the Iho power and amid an authority of time the board boar of public works antI and of tho the council And it seems the they I have hn ma made e a n simple private contract for time the paving of oC the streets while the law Jaw provides provIdes and and requires that tha they must make contracts for Cor th the spending of public mone money on only I after aCter publication of their Intention the h Inviting In- In of bids and unit the open compel competition lion tion of contractors That has imas not he been bee n done in lii the lie mutter of or street paving and the time fact that Moran has agreed to accept less than his imis bt bid such bid such such concession concession con con- cession being heing ma made e after competitors competitor were wen thrown out out does does not at all nil make mak this a compliance with law A 44 Chicago saloon I keeper has killed himself because he hue could not pot afford t to tofa 1 fa pay time the license Generally tIme they Ic let the their r patrons pay It H. Marshall Field Fiel the time Qs assessor states has been dodging taxes for tor the past pas twenty years cars A And yet he was the biggest big big- gest gost taxpayer In Illinois The Time heirs heir mn may many have to pay two million dollars dollar for 01 back Lack taxes I I French p people ople are the best hives hives- toi tors s in Iii big bond Issues that are found foun In time the world Their Theil own nation I Inow Is Isnow now how contemplating time the Issue of or a n hi big national loan loami And It if is doubtful If It n a dollar of it goes gocs out of or France Prance Time The Herald declares the lie expenses o othe of time the national government are arc getting higher each session But hint the time facts fact as found In time the treasurers treasurer's reports d do nut not support the lie Herald In iii the time state state- m ment t. t Oregonian Nature sc m to be he 01 out I of or harmony with public affairs i In Oregon Eight counties have havo gone goime dry ry and now wo we are promised the biggest hop crop on aim record Of or course cOUlse Oregon hops imps are used only for 01 making yeast yeas antI and poultices s. s I Kansas has imas tried an has failed to make mal It succeed Kansas CIL City In that state is on cam the time eve of an aim a saloon anti crusade such as have imae bee lIeen comm common n for Cor the tire past ast twenty years cars lint But whatever is done bile time the movement mt will be purely local The rime state at nt largis large larg is simply un under el the rule of local op tip- tion Politics In Havana must mast be he interest interest- Ing lag The following is ift a fragment o oa of ofa ofa a cablegram which shows how quickly quick quick- ly Iy and amid how well the Cubans have hav learned time the Intricacies of the time American Ameri I can political game gamo Vice President Capote to today today today to- to day promptly disavowed and antI condemned con con- the time action of oC the time lo l Moderate rate members of the time CIt City Council yesterday yesterday yester yester- day ay who wino in time the absence of Mayor Mayo la or Bonachea got gol a majority and amid fillet fille t live five ve vacancies in lii time the council thereby giving the time Moderate party of or which Mendez Capote is a member full mill con con- ti The Time Vice President has hns sent letters letters letters let let- to the Mayor and anti als to Dolz president ent of or the senate am anti leader header of oC the time l Io Moderates Modem saying aying that hint the government disapproves the time action ac ac- ac- ac Lion tion which must be undone Th Time The MayoK Mayom in the time mean while has imas filed a ado do ett which th time Moderate 1 councilmen doubtless b on coma com polled pellet to s 's and amid has lias ll he time City Clerk on account of the time s share har which he took In lii the time affair affa The Time Liberal leaders believe o that lint both joth Mayor Bonachea antI and Governo Nune will be ousted from froam oll ce a ns as the time Liberal officials were ere last year notwithstanding the time fact that lint President President dent lent Pal Palma Pahina ma an nut and Vice President Men len lez dez Capote appear to deplore th time the manner of or the time proceeding An And yet while they thoy are watching each other that closely closel there thero can cun no nobe not Hot be much chance fa for I im improper hegis- hegis hat lalion I 0 mm |