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OMAHA, WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 20, 1914. TWELVE PAGES.
On Trains and at
SINGLE COPY 07WO CENTS,
Hotel XTswa Standf, So,
FIZZLED BOMB
HAS CITY HALL
ALL INA BLAZE
Exposure by The 'Bee of Plot to Trap
City and County Officials
Creates Sensation.
DAHLMAN HEADS HIS REPORT
Shows Up Phoney Deal for Heating
the City Hall.
HIS MESSAGE FAIRLY SIZZLES
Mayor Does Not Mince Words in
Any Particular.
DIRECTS AIM AT MR, POLCAR
Calls or. Editor of the News to Pro
duce His Burns Detective.
WOLFE WAS GIVEN WARNING
Telia Hovt He Helped Ilnnnen to
. . Spend Some of IIVk Ilnuk noli
When I.ntter Wn Trylnif
n llr I lie Kim,
The exposure by The Bee of the
plot to irap members of the city
council and county bodrd In a brib
ery trap set by Editor Polcar of the
Dally News, and operated by a plant
of Burns detectives, has been fol
lowed thick and fast by sensational
developments.
At the city council meeting Tues
day Mayor' Dahlm.in read his
report on the phopoy proposal to In
stall a new heating plant In the city
hall, which was to have been the
basis of the gigantic corruption
scheme. The mayor tMd not mince
words In any particular declaring
he had uncovered some of the most
"low-down, dishonest, contomptlble,
under-hand methods of certain In
dividuals' The mayor said he had already
had a warrant sworn ont for the ar
rest of Hansen, tho principal agent
of the alleged conspirators, who had,
however, skipped the town, and he
called upon Polcar to produce the
missing Burns detectlvo.
The document Is the moot sizzling
official paper that was ever filed la
the city hall achlves.
Consider Report Monday.
At the mayor suggestion his report
wu .referred to the committed of tho.
whole meeting Monday, -where It will be
Mifcllnlv riliictiitAed and "Polcar will have
, chanca to prove these charges. false If
he wants to take advantage of It."
Mayor Dahlman Invited any one' else,
who may have the Impression thatjte Is
'four-flushing," to appear at the council
meeting Monday and "fight htm face to
face."
The mayor had not put all of the city
commissioners "wise" to Hansen, hut
when be read his statement to tho coun
cil they recalled him as the "man with
the big .roll," who had, pashed the roll
on divers occasions and had bought drinks
for tho crowd.
It developed that Boiler Inspector Wolfo
had several conferences with Hansen and
had found him "overly solicitous." The
mayor finally told Wolfe who the de
tective was and advised him to "watch
out."
Questioned by a Dee reporter, Wolfe
at,, first refused to say anything, i.ut
pressed for a statement, said:
' Snsplclnn of llnnxen.
"I became suspicious of Hansen be
cause ho was overly solicitous. . All I
want to say, however. Is that tho mayor's
statement Is accurate In every respect
and covers tho situation."
Continuing. Wolfo said: "I had seen
Hansen's big- bank roll, and so one day
when I ' met him on Farnam street wo
went Into the I.ontz & William's saloon
nnd ha bought the drinks.
"He then told mo that the city lia.ll
holler contract was worth 3,000 to him.
He said he Would pay that amount to
get It. I told him-"
Here Wplfe declared again he did not
want to g5 Into details, but finally he
said:
"I told him I'd like to aee tho color of
(Continued on Pago lfive.)
The Weather
Forecast till 7 p. m. Wednesday:
For Omaha, Council Bluffs and Vicinity
Mostly cloudy; possible aowors; not
much change In temperature.
Temperature nt Omaut Veiterday.
. . Hours. Deg.
Jjea?' 5 a. m 65
6 a. m 63
S 7 a. m 61
sj 9 a. m 63
L Ida, m , 63
T 11 a, m Si
srr 32 m 65
t 1 rv m m
L 2 p. m 67
J S p. m 69
fC 4 p. m..,., To
V Bp. m 69
6 p. m C8
7 p. m , 67
8 p. m 66
Compuratlve Local Record,
1814. 1911. 1912. 1911.
Highest yesterday 70 ' 76 91 79
lxWfrt yesterday 61 1 .61 62
Mcantemperature i6 63 76 70
IfrwlpUatlon 11 1,18 T. 15
Temperature nnd precipitation depar
tures from the normal:
INurmal "temperature 61
ttxeesa for "the day 2
Total excesnlhre March 1...., 55
Normal precipitation 14 Inch
Deficiency for theiday 03 Inch
Total rainfall since 'March 1.. 4.V1 Inches
Deficiency since March 1 2.17 Inches
Excess for cor. period 1911..." 2.03 Inches
Def. for cor. perlor In 1912...... 1.99 Inches
Reports from Stations at 7 I. .M,
Station and State Temp. High- Rain
of Weathar. 7 p. m. est. fall.
Cheyenne, cloudy fiO 70 t.
Davenport, pt. cloudy.... 76 82 .oj
Jienver. rain 64 SO ,jo
Dm Moines, cloudy 68 T4 t.
Dodge City cloudy 70 74 . 2S
North Platte, rain W . 6 .20
umaha, cloudy .67 70 ,n
Kapld City, Pt. cldy 72 7 .00
Shtridon. cloudy ....... 66 70 .00
Bloux City, cloudy 66 70 .01
Valentine, cloudy 8 SO .Co
T Indicates trace of precipitation.
U A. WEL8H. Local Forecaster.
TRIUMPH FOR CONDUCTORS
Mendelssohn 'Choir and Symphony
Orohestra in Great Concert
EVENT DRAWS OUT THOUSANDS
Great Thrnnar Amtemlilra nt Amll
torlnm and Given It I'nutlnted
Apprornl to Splendid Pro
gram Preacnted.
knHRwMFeopi
Again comes the climax o
year In Omaha.
Monday night opened.
of the McndelFsohr
association with
orchestra, and;
an audience thT
and Stock and
Hons such greeting
MELLEN MADE" GOAT"
FOR MORGAN IN DEAL
FOB WESTCHESTER
Former New Haven Chief Goes Into
Detail as to Relations with
Great Financier.
a:
In
mphony
formed
Directors Kelly
splendid organlra-
must have brought
a response from lesi enthusiastic con
ductors or less devoted singers nnd play
ers. It was In some ways the most Im
portant of all tho series of concerts In
which these two great musical organiza
tions have co-operated. Mr. Kelly has
felt It to be the crucial time for the
chorus of which he la the Inspiring leader,
and with tho purpose of putting It to
'the test, he devoted his share of the pro
gram almost wholly to unaccompanied
choral music. Not for tho purpose of
minimizing the Importance of tho orches
tra, but that the wonderful possibilities
of the separate organizations from a
musical point of view might be thrown
Into even higher relief.
Choir Proven It Worth.
That he accomplished his object Is
easily stated; It Is not nocdnd here to
say that Ferdinand Stcck wields his baton
over an orchestra that Is tho peer of any
in America; that fact haa been demon
strated many times, and the popularity of
the Chicago Symphony orchestra, nor Its
musical efficiency, has suffered nothing
by reason of the change In Its official
title. But it may have seemed necessary
to prove beyond any chance of cayll that
the Mendelssohn Choir of Omaha Is en
titled to the eminence claimed for it by
Its supporters.
So, it was with keen expectations that
those who heard the choir a year ago
awaited the program of last evening.
Memories of the magnificent effects
achieved by the choir alone last year, the
majesty of "Judge Me, O God." and tho
Inspirational grandeur of the "Sanctua"
In the Verdi mass, still lingered lively
and stirred the imagination In antlqlpa-J
tlon of even more beautiful tones.
Program Unnannlljr Good.
And Mr. Kelly eemed to have had Just
this situation In mind,, for he had pre
pared another of his exceptional pro
grams, and Into Its presentation he put
the utmost of his rcmarkablo artistry,
enduing his singers with their leader's
zealous determination to excel, produc
ing such effect as Justifies all the com
mendation that has yet been hestowed
upon the Mendelssohn Choir of Omaha
and Its conductor, and more firmly than
ever establishes It as a standard organi
zation of which any city might well bs
proud.
The scene was an Inspiring one; the
Auditorium "had" been effectively dressed
for the event, .and the picture shown was
one in Itself to bring forth applause.
Under the great sounding board on tho
stage sat the big choir, massed as hereto
fore In most effective groupings, while
the orchestra deployed below the stage
proper. This was the background for tho
harmonies of the evening, while boxes
and arena and galleries were all filled
with thousands, gathered for the purpose
of enjoying the acknowledged premier
event of the year locally. Omaha has
been surely developing such musical ap
preciation as makes It possible for the
assemblage of an audience that any
maestro might be proud to please, and
such an audlcnco was present last night.
Its applause was spontaneous, enthusi
astic and deserved. No opening concert
of all the years of this event has been
more conspicuous, no program ever more
enjoyable, nor any given with more of
skill, musical taste or delightful effect.
Thin Affrrnoon nnd Rvrnlnff.
This afternoon the orchestra will pre
sent one of Its splendid programs, with .
a Wagner overture, a Brahms symphony,
a Spanish symphony for violin and or
chestra, by I.alo, with Mr. flenry Wels
bach a's sollst, and a rondo by Dukas.
Fo" the evening performanc the choir
IN TREMENDOUS FEAR OF HIM
In Greater Awe of Money King Than
of Anybody He Ever Knew.
HUMILIATED BY BRUSQUENESS
President Says Ma&nate Made West
Chester Road Deal.
"The Sleuths," as Painted hy the Mayor
(Continued on Page Two.)
REFUSED TO TELL HIM FACTS
Ilond Which Cot New llnven Kleren
.Million Worth Abnnt FlTe Mil
lions All Directum Afraid
of 3torunn.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-Charles M
Mellen today resumed the remarkable
slcry he Is' unfolding before the Inter
state Commerce commission concerning
tho vast and complicated financial opera
tlons of the New Haven railroad and Its
various subsidiaries.
Chief Counsel Folk for the commission,
developed the dominant part taken in
the transactions by prominent figures of
the board of directors of the New Haven
road And more particularly the latt J,
Picrpont Morgan and William Bocko
feller. Mr. Mellen told In detail of his rela
tlcns and his differences with Mr. Mor
gan. He also wont fully Into tho acquisi
tion of the New Tork. West Chester &
Boston road by the Now Haven. This
brought out further references to the
part taken by the lato Police Inspector
Thomas F. Byrnes of New York, who
Mellen testified, operated "through the
pooplo on Fourteenth street, where you
know Tammany hall la located."
Mr, Mellen when questioned about dlf.
ferencs with Mr. Morgan rgHrdlng tho
West Chester deal, retailed a conversa.
tlon with the late financier which he said
had greatly "humiliated" him.
'Were you- afraid of Mr. Morgan?" Mr.
Folk asked.
"Vbu might call It cowardice," Mr. Mel- j
Icn answered. "I held Mr. Morgan In more
awe than any other man I ever knew."
Mr. Mellen answered the rapid fire of
questions with readiness and seeming com-1
posure and frequently evoked laughter by
some sally. He was till under examina
tion when the noon recces was taken.
- Morunn Makra the Deal.
Mr. Mollen sadl h laid the proposi
tion f of .'thp urc.hft&fr & therW Stcstar
ro&a oerorc tne ixxiru and .Mr.. Morgan
moved that a comihlttee look into tho
matter.
Mr. Mellen named Messrs. Morgan,
Itockofeller and Miller as the committee..
He, himself, was a member ex-offlclo.
Mr. Mellen said that when the commfttoe
reported a year later that the sum of 111,
1M.000 had been expended, he found fault
with the report, as not being sufficiently
In detail.
"I saw Mr. Morgan," ho said, "nnd told
him all details of the matter should have
been set clown and the report should hava
told how each separate sum was spent.
Mr. Morgan was very abrupt In his
answer to me. He was disturbed at that
time, as It was during the panic, and I
left his office 'feeling much humiliated,"
"I thought," continued Mr. Mellen, "that
I was entitled to know more about the
transaction thnn I did know. I thought I
was entitled to know why we were paying
$11,000,000 for a gTtat big basketful of
stuff that wo did not know the vilue of.
"I never did know what the real motive
for tho deal was.. I tried to find out and
fniled, 1 do not .rnoan to convey the Idea
that anybody got away with money ho
was not entitled to."
Ilnnilllnteil hy Morgnn,
Mr. Mellen oxplained that In an effort
to obtain from Mr. Morgan information
wIl toot mm: mis a
VILLA PUTS FEDERAL
FORCE OF THOUSANDS
TO ROUTATPAREDON
Rebel Chieftain Ropoxted to Havo
Defeated Army of 5,000 with
Heavy Losses.
EIGHT HUNDRED MEN CAPTURED
Machine Guns, 600,000 Rounds of.
Ammunition Part of Booty.
MANY KILLED AND WOUNDED
Two Huerta Generals Said to Be
Among Those Slain
DATE OF' BATTLE NOT GIVEN
Gorernment Force Have Rmonated
Pannco, Accnrdln arto Reports
neaahlnrr Waahtnarton
llnrnea Itetnrned.
SOME 1
I JCOOPl
" III I I II I .1 " K
sis
Drawn for The Bee by Powell.
BECKER DEFENSE OUTLINED
His Attorneys Say They Will Prove
Jack Rose Lied.
(Continued on Page Two.)
CALLS IT GAMBLERS' WAR
They Say none Will Arthur on Ills
Own Initiative When He Told
Gnnmen thnt He Ilcpr-
ented Ilecker
SjNE;jVi. TORKT May- 19.The defense
launched Its ease, today at the trial of
Charles Becker, former police lieutenant.
for the murder of the gambler, Herman
Rosenthal, nnd called ns lis first witness
Jacob Delch, alias Jack Sullivan, "King
of the Newsboys." Whether Becker will
take tho stnnd was still undecided today.
Bosenthal died In a gamblers' war nt
the hands of tho four gunmen put to
death for tho crime, according to tho con
tention of Martin T. Manton, chief oounsel
for the defense, In his opening address.
Upon the opening of court the defense 1
made a motion to dismiss the Indictment
again Beckor on the ground of (insuf
ficient evidence. The motion was denied.
Mr. Manton then began his opening ad
dress. He raid It was conceded Rosenthal
ha'd been murdered, and that four gun
men had murdered him. JIo Intended tq
prove, however, that Jack Rose was
Becker's "stool pigeon," nnd that Rosen
thal was murdered in a gamblers' war,
becausa Roso or some other person was
afraid of Rosenthal.
Manton said It was probably true Roso
visited "Lefty Ixulc" and the other gun,
men and urged them to kill Rosenthal,
telling them Becker wanted thorn to do
so. "But," said Manton, "it doesn't fol
low that he told tho truth to the gun
men. As a matter of fact, Rose waa act
ing entirely on his own Initiative. I will
(Continued on rage Two.)
The National Capital
Tnemlny, Mnj 10, 1014.
The Semite.
Debalo resumed on Panama toll ex
emption bill.
The Hons
Rules committee agreed on total of
thirty-two hours general debate on the
untl'trust program with night sessions
and the meeting. h,our advanced to 11
a. in.
Debate begun on anti-trust program.
Kducatlon-commlttee continued hearing
on"' project' for national censorship of
moving picture films. .
Judiciary conimlttoroclvd annoiince
nient tlint Chairman' , Clayton' would re
tire this week to becomo federal Judge
In Alabama, Representative Wobb of
North Carolina to head the committee,
Two Children Burned
to Death at Garner
MASON CITV, la., May lD.-(Speclal
Telegram,) Two children lost their Uvea
last night at darner, la., In tho second
catastrophe of the kind to ooour there
recently, when the Sekollg home burned
to the ground. Mrs. Helkollg, grandmother
of tho two little girls, Marie and Jennie,
escaped, and another child, a boy, was
not In the house, having gone to a mo
tion picture show with other children.
The mother of the children had gone Into
the country to work, leaving the little
ones with the. grandmother. Tho aged
woman became excited and was unable
to get the children out.
MARINES LANDED TO
PROTECT PRINCE WILLIAM
DURAZZO. Albania, May 19. -A mixed
forco of Marines from the International
fleet was landed hero today for the pro
tection of Prlnco Wllllom of Albania, who
accepted tho rulershlp of the country on
February 21,
ROOSEVELT REACHES PORT
Jungle Explorer Arrives at New
York Finohcd and Lean.
WILL NOT RUN FOR GOVERNOR
Ilaa Not lleen AsUrd nnd Won't lie
Cnndldntn Anrnnr ny He
Was Mlsunuted, Concern
ing: Politics,
NKW TOIUf, May 19.-Th steamcship
Aldan, decorated from itf;in to stern, and
bringing Theodore Roosevelt from Brazil,
reached quarantine at 3:0 o'clock this
afternoon, after a voyage lasting twelve
days.
About tho tlmo the vessel reached Bandy
Hook, a tug left the city carrying Mrs
Roosevelt and other members of the fam
ily, to meet the colonel at Quarantine, Ho
linn been away from home mora than
seven months.
Becauso of Mr. Roosevelt's Illness re
sulting from the privations ho underwent
in the Brazilian wilds there was no oere
mony at his homo coming.
Tnkea mi Pilot,
Tli Aldan reached Handy Hook shortly
after 2 o'clock and took on a pilot. Only
one mesoagn was received from the Alden
by wireless today, This said that Mr.
Roosevelt's health was greatly Improved
and that he hoped to address the Na
tional Geogrophlo society In Washington
novt week. Thla would seem to indl
cato that he had almost completely re
covered. Those who went down the bay to meet
the colonel were. Mrs. Roosevelt, Mr. and
Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.: lr. and
Mrs. Richard Darby, his son-in-law and
daughter, and W. Ellen Roosevelt, a
cousin.
Tho colonel boarded the tug on which
members of his family waited, unassstod.
(Continued on Page Two.)
ED TASO. Mar 19-Ge.neral Francisco
Villa has defeated a federal force of
6,000 men at Psredon, according to a
messenger received hero late today from
Isador Fabala, acting minister of foreign
relations in Carranza'a cabinet. The data
of the engagement waa not given.
According to tho message, the federals
suffered a severe loss In killed and
wounded and It was said two federal gen
erals were among those killed. The mes
sage stated General Villa had captured
000 prisoners, soveral machine Runs, 600,
000 roundn of ammunition and a lares
quantity of military supplies.
lnln Ponltlnn.
JUAREK. May 19. The constitutional
ist troops under General Alberto Carrera
Torres have gained a position In the out
skirts of Ban Duls PotosI and have dealt
tho federal garrison a severe blow, ac
cording to a message received at th
constitutionalist Information bureau hero
today from Ksplnosa Mlnerlos, private
secretary to General CarrLnza. ,
Home nf Pnrka Returned.
VKRA CRUZ, May 19. The two horses
belonging to Lieutenant Colanel Kim ore
F. Taggart, which were taken into the
Mexican lines by Private Samuel Parku
when the soldier, who was skM to be
demented, disappeared, were returned
today to the American inlllttvy authoi
Itles by order of the Mexican commandct,
SklrmUhlnu- nt Snltfllo.
MEXICO CITY, May i9.-Gneral Blan
quet, minister of war, said today that no
great bnttls had yet been begun In Hal
tillo bo far thero have unly becu skir
mishes between the vanguards.
The government Is rushing war ma
te" " and soUUcr,"!, lno !J,Ulll having
Uft Pan. J,uB'ot6'sT Two" days before.
Tim fcrc'KTi:pf General tfoiaya, whlcn
has been operating on the tfa..i Lul.i Porosl
nnd Tamplco lines, have been concen
trated lr San Luis PotosI.
General Kmlllo Cainpa arrived fast
night from Saltlllo and repmod nil well
there.
The resignation of JoSe Maria Lozano,
minister of communications and public
works, Iioji caused much speculation In
political circles. However, It is said to
hava no great political significance.
The minister of the Interior vliltM
Ixzana yesterday and thanked him In
tho name of tho president for his Str-vlc.
ROCKEFELLER EMPLOYS
FOUR MORE GUARDS
NEW TORK, May 1.-In addition to
doubling his' guards from four to sight.
John D. Rockefeller has had Installed
about the grounds of his Pocantloo Hills
estate a system of electric lights which
ha can flash by pressing a button at tho
head of his bed.
Before demonstrations by tho Indus
trial Workers of the World at th down
town offices of the Standard Oil. company
and the threats they would visit his esv
tate, Mr. Rockefeller wta content with
four guards.
A similar system Is being; Installed at
the home of John D, Rockefeller, Jr.
Mayor Dahlman Lays Bare Big Bribery Plot and Calls Out Names
0ITY OP OMAHA, Executive Office.
To the Honorable, the City Council of the City of Omaha:
I herewith return Document No. 1298, referred to my de
partment on March 13, 1914, together with an interesting his
tory of what transpired in connection with the proposed heat
ing plant.
On February 27, 1914, 1 received a letter from Armbruster
& Parrell, Engineers and Contractors, Chicago,, Illinois, noti
fying me that one T. G. Hansen, their representative, would
call on me in a few days relative to the heating plant we were
figuring on installing, which is attached. However, I submit
a letter from Armbruster & Farrell dated May 14th, denying
of ever writing any such letter, showing conclusively that the
letter of February 25th was a forgery. I had previously learned,
though, that Armbruster & Farrell denied ever giving such a
letter. This letter simply confirms their first statement.
Mr. Hansen arrived in the city a few days later, but did
not call on me until April 3, 1914, and then only for a few mo
ments, but at once began to cultivate the acquaintance of Mr.
Wolfe, Boiler Inspector, Mr. Fitt and Mr. Grace, both in that
department. Thinking it strange that Mr. Hansen would re
main in the city as he did, and hearing that he was with Mr.
Wolfe a great deal, who was preparing these specifications, I
began an investigation which extended over some seven weeks,
andthis accounts for my not reporting sooner.
""These -tactics disclose some of the low-down, dishonest,
contemptible, underhanded methods certain crooked individ
uals will stoop to in order to gain a political advantage, that
they have been unable to gain for eight years, for the reason
that the people of this city knew their only reason was to get
control of the city government, and plunder the treasury.
On investigation I found that this man Hansen and three
others working with him, were Burns' detectives employed by
the Daily News of this city. They were then shadowed and it
was interesting to receive reports as to their movements. Tho
cunning of the fox was shown in tho way they held their meet
ings. Joe Polcar of the Daily News, who was directing the
conspiracy, would sneak into the meeting place, whoro his lying
tongue was giving directions. No burglar could hold a candle
to Joe Polcar in these cunning maneuvers. These detectives
did not have the nerve to approach any of the city commission
ers, but they worked on these subordinates, hoping through
bribing them these specifications would be adopted, and that
the contract would be awarded to their bidder. It would havo
made no difference to them whether a councilman voted for
their bidder innocently or not, if they secured the contract,
hoping thereby to turn their battories of publicity upon and
destroy this administration, blacken the lives of these commis
sioners and that of their families for all time.
The Daily News spent about $20,000 for this work. Han
sen offered Mr. Wolfe $5,000 to get the contract through the
council, and I had a warrant issued for him for attempted brib
ery, but it was tipped off and he flew before we had a chance to
arrest him. That warrant is now in the hands of the officers.
Let Mr. Joe Polcar of the News produce his hireling, Mr. Han
sen, 'and I will not only attempt to send Hansen to the peniten
tiary, but I will attempt to send Polcar and the editor in chief
of tho Daily News, who lives in Minneapolis, as well, and I
might include Mr. Burns, as he was here soveral times. I have
got the facts on these fellows. My fight is in the open and I
dare them to produce Hansen. They owe it to the people of
this community to show that my charges are false, or they stand
convicted. They have conspired to bribe and corrupt city offi
cials. This is a felony in our state. They must prove my
charges false, or, if lam not mistaken in the temper of the peo
ple of this city, who believe in fair play, will drive them out of
this community.
After four months' effort, on the par4, of the detectives here,
with all the money and cunning they were able to command,
they did not even dare to approach mo or any members of the
commission and I accept tho compliment.
The editor of the News knew full well, before he hired these
detectives, that every -member of the commission was beyond
and above the reach of tho bribe-giver, and the written reports
of his character assassins will show this fact, but the conspiracy
was to impute the corrupt act of a subordinate to an innocent
publio official.
I am submitting a photograph taken of Mr. Hansen while
here and who skipped between two suns; also clippings from,
State of Georgia Bhowlng some of the desperate work of this
gang. This, with my communication, will be a splendid docu
raent to bo filed away in the vaults of our city, where future
generations may be able to read about these hypocritical scoun
drels whom the present city administration had to contend with.
I have a detective agency in Chicago working on this case,
and I hope to be able to bring all of them before the bar of jus
tice. These men. and such editors as conduct sheets like the
Daily News cannot understand that some men in public life are
honest. They are so accustomed to plundering and deceiving
the people day after day that their verj soul is saturated with
corruption.
I recommend that these specifications be placed on file, and
that another set of plans and specifications to be introduced by
Mr. Withnell be adopted and bids asked for, ahd when those
bids are received the council can act intelligently as to which
proposition is best, the offer of the Bee Building Company or
the city install its own plant.
S Mayor,
M
