Jasper County Democrat, Volume 7, Number 35, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 3 December 1904 — TOWN TRUSTEE IS BARRED. [ARTICLE]

TOWN TRUSTEE IS BARRED.

No Right to Contract to Furnish Fuel Supplies. Crownpoint, Ind., November 30—Philip McNay, a member of the Town Board of Lowell, this county, although a trustee, contracted with the town to supply coal for public use, and last year his bill called for $1,333. Competitors filed suit to recover, on behalf of the town, the full amount involved, claiming that, as a member of the board, McNay had no right to make such contract, as it was barred under the law, besides which it gave him an unfair advantage over other bidders. The case was tried before Judge McMahan, of the Circuit Court, who holds that the town must recover the amount of contract from McNay, thus getting its coal free. McNay is also held for costs of litigation.