Dawson v. Woodhams

Prior to the first of January, 1896, the hoard of county commissioners of Sedgwick county, proceeding under the statute, advertised for bids for the publication of the delinquent tax list. The various papers in the county put in bids. McNew, publisher of the Julesburg Grit bid one thousandth of one cent per inch for each insertion of every publication named in the contract. This was the lowest bid. The board then contracted with McNew to print the list for the year *3951895. The contract included the lists o£ nominations, notices of redemption of county warrants, reports of county officers,…