Bad Precedent
Lyng declared that If the Leg
islature passed the measure it
would set a precedent and that
every contractor would submit bids
in the future figuring the subsidy
in. The result would finally be
that the Territory would be pay
ing the contractor and the govern
ment would be getting the mail
hauled for virtually nothing. Ask
ed if he bid on the job when the
present contract was let, Lyng re
plied he did not because he knew
it would be impossible to do the
job at the figures submitted by
the other bidders.
"If they lose money its their own
fault," he said. "After all a con
tractor has no right to figure in
a subsidy when bidding on a job
and I am very strongly opposed to
passing this bill and setting a pre
cedent.
Scott Rallies to Support
Scott rallied to the support of
his measure on the grounds it was
a service the community affected
Just had to have and that the
contractor really .was losing money
on the Job.
After hearing M. J. Walsh, Nome
City Clerk, tell the disasterous re
sults of the fire there last* Sep
tember, the House passed without
dissenting vote a bill to approp
riate $25,000 to assist Nome In com
pleting and equipping the school
house in that city. Mr. Walsh ex
plained the city itself had already
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