Morning Oregonian., December 31, 1908, Page 10, Image 10

FINCH IS GUILTY
IN FIRST DEGREE
Jury Convicts Murderer of
Ralph B. Fisher in Just
30 Minutes.
DEFENDANT STILL DEFIANT
Tries to Appear f nmoTed and De
clares He Will light Case to
United States Supreme Court.
Verdict Is Popular One.
(Continued Prom Firs rage)
a leisurely way to prepare their ballots
and place them In the ballot box. Fore
man E. E. Howes counted the. ballots only
to see that the decision was unanimous.
"Guilty of murder In the first degree!"
Finch Tries to Appear Cn moved.
As Finch heard the words which mean
death, his mouth drew open, his eyes
eiarted. and a slight muscular contrac
tion passed along his tall, gaunt form.
Then began his struggle for mastery, for
Finch Is an egotist and above ail things
wished to appear unmoved. But the
nervous excitement of the moment wouU
not down. For several seconds the mus
cles of hU Jaws worked visibly and when
he sat down with an effort at deliberation
when the fatal verdict had been read,
the movement was stiff, unnatural. His
consequent efforts in the courtroom to
appear calm and at eaoe were quite over
drawn. , .
Immediately upon his conviction Finch
was delivered over to the custory of Sher
iff Stevins and taken by Deputy Sher
iffs Bulger and Sweeney to the Jail be
low. There he was searched carefully.
Even his collar was turned Inside out.
the seams of his clothing were examined
and everv article belonging to him taken
away, lie submitted quietly to this pro
cess, protesting mildly on being tleprlved
of his watch and fountain pen. Then he
was led Into the big steel cage reserved
for murderers who are to forfeit their
"Vacing up and down In this death cell,
which haa until lately been draped In
cobwebs, was Harry Daley, the murderer
who Is to be hanged in a few weeks. Tha
men had never met before, but they
needed no Introduction.
.Murderers Need Xo Introduction.
"Why. hello. Jim." said Daley, buoy
antlv. as the new victim passed in the
metal door. It was the first cheerful
word Daley has said since his own con
viction, but the prospect of having a com
rade In misfortune seemed to please him
bevond measure. He stood with hand
outstretched to greet the newcomer.
Hello. Harry." replied Finch, with ex
aggerated cheerfulness. He took the
outstretched hand Instinctively.
"How are you feeling, anyway?" In
quired Daley.
"Never better," responded Finch with
a loud strained laugh.
And then the two sat down, exchang
ing pleasantries and talking of lighter
subject. When the officers left them to
themselves they had not yet broached
the subject of their respective cases.
No surprise was occasioned by the
promptness with which the Jury arrived
at its decision. The verdict had been
expected Inside of a half hour. That
much time Is required in which to or
ganize, cast one ballot and announce
readiness to report. It would have been
difficult for the Jurors to dispose of the
case in less time.
It was 2:3 P. M. when the Jury filed
out of the courtroom at the completion
of Judge Bronaugh charge. The fore
noon had been devoted to a striking ar
raignment of the murderer by Chief Dep
uty District Attorney J. J. Fitzgerald and
the first twenty minutes of the afternoon
to final instructions from the court. There
was an Impressive silence as Deputy
Tounty Clerk Ixiunsbury swore the bail
iffs and the twelve men went to the
Jury room.
Crowd Walts for Verdict. .
None left the courthouse. Word that
the Jury was out brought practically ev
ery lawyer in the city up to the court
room and the aisles were Jammed during
the recess. Finch was taken below to
his cell where he walked about excitedly
receiving encouragement from his fel
lows In murderer's row.
At 3:16 a loud knocking was heard
within the Juryroom. At the same mo
ment a gong was sounded in the County
Jail as a signal that Finch must be hur
ried Into court.
"They were merely coming In for in
structions." said Finch in his coll. for he
knw that an early verdict could mean
only one thing to him. And he had just
be.cari to feel encouraged at the fact of
the- Jury being out nearly a half hour.
His four lawyers claimed to share this
liope that the Jury was returning for in
structions. But those who thronged the
courtroom felt that the end was at hand.
Any doubt was removed when the Jurors
filed into court, headed by Mr. Howes,
for theirs was a most solemn aspect. One
Juror walked with his head forward and
his face covered by his hands, seeming
ly overwhelmed at the serious duty he
had been compelled to perform.
Will Tass Sentence Saturday.
The Jury was polled, the verdict
handed to the court and by the court to
-the clerk. Finch waa ordered to stand
up and the death message was read
amid a strained silence. Finch sat
down when he heard his fate. Judge
Bronaugh announced that he would
pass sentence Saturday morning at
9:30 o'clock. Iawyer Lord made several
futile motions that the verdict be set
aside and the case which has been
fought out for nearly two weeks was at
an end.
Someone approached with a not for
Finch, but he was not permitted to re
ceive It. The two officers took him at
once, walking quickly out of the court
room. The murderer paused forcibly
at the point where his aged mother had
been wont to ait during the trial. She
was not there. Doubtless afraid to
trust herself in court at the awful
moment of conviction the unhappy old
mother had remained away with
friends.
Finch had little more than reached
the Jail before a shabby creature wear
ing a black moustache, a three day-s
growth of stubble and a ragged over
coat appeared in the corridor with a
big han,dful of cheap cigars. He said
they were for Finch and walked away.
These cigars were examined carefully
by Jailer Hunter who Intended taking
no chances of having anythh j smug
gled into Finch whereby he might at
tempt to cheat the gallows by taking
his own life.
Finch In Solemn Mood.
Finch was in a solemn mood all of
th early part of the day. His legal
training, no doubt enabled him to sec
that his prospects of acquittal were
meager. He sat with bowed head dur
ing the final demand for his convic
tion and there was no sign of color
f- hut face at any time during the day.
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He barely spoke at all to his lawyers
and the only one he recognized was
his mother. She was in court during
the morning and sat behind her son.
He stopped and kissed her on passing
out at the noon recess.
An oversight which might have had
serious results on the trial was discov
ered at the noon recess. Jud.ce Bro
naugh asked for the indictment for
reading In his charge to the Jury. It
was not to be found. Without the
original copv to read the case would
li l. Vir. a mistrial. But
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Clerk Ixnmsbury fortunately located It
where it had teen mispmueu u.
i tho restrict Attorney's office not
connected with the case.
That the case Is to be iougni viBui-
i.. - . tipt trial was
indicated by Lawyer Lord, of Finch's
counsel. Just berore imai aujuu. .....
He asked time in which to present a
formal motion for setting aside the
verdict on minor technical grounds. If
. v. . ..i.. mntinn for a new trial, ap
peals and whatever course presents it
self will uouDtiess De ia'
It is not believed there will be any
great delay. Sentiment regarding un
mitigated murders is general and there
seems to be an inclination to set a
much-needed example. Finch will be
sentenced to die even before six weeks
have passctl-from the time of his crime.
It is anticipated that his execution will
be set for a correspondingly early date.
Flt7.gerald"s Able Argument,
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of the case was an able argument and at
its end there was little aoum i.
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ine the three hours of the forenoon that
he spoke, tne jury hhp
Ti-i. xi-ns oiiinlv a respons
ive one. He went over the vital evidence
in the case In a forcerm mannei
strikingly emphasized the important
points against Finch. Closing with an
eloquent appeal for conviction of murder
in the first degree, hus address left noth
ing that was needed to impress tins Jury
with the solemn duty It must perform.
Seeing the danger of this final arraign
ment of the murderer, his lawyers tried
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in every way iu u"n j -
Fitzgerald's address. Lawyer Lord was
on his feet every lew mmui; nu
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called to account by Judge Bronaugh.
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who uouDtiess unorrsiuuu mo ...u-..
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prosecuting officer was more than equal
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Mr. Fitzgerald, nevertheless, worked in
expressive ana enocuve rvpuo ii mo.ij
of the objections o that most of them
had better not have been interposed.
"I am going to try to dispel the fog
that has been veiled over this case in
15 hours of solid talking." was his first
words to the Jury. "I want to let a
little light In on this case so that you
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may again see the facts clearly. They
are afraid of the truth," he declared.
"They are afraid of the truth and they
have tried to keep you away from it.
In their 14 or 15 hours of talking they
have taken you all over the world, from
the discovery of papyrus In Ejypt to the
Invention of printing In Germany every
place except down In the Mohawk build
ing where this hellish assassin claimed
his young victim, '-'hey don't want to
get near that placee. They don't want
to get near the trut'.i. It is the truth
that hurts.
Calls Defense VCooked-Up."
"You have nothing here in behalf of
Finch except a cooked-up, hatched-up
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FI.AL. ISTRl
defense. There Is nothing tangible for
the defense except what Finch and his
lawyers tell you. And you must expect
Finch to deny the facts. Cain, the first
murderer, the assassin of Abel, denied
the crime to his maker. And I tell you,
gentlemen, that if Cain had had this
bunch of pettyfogging, clap-trapping law
yers, they'd have tried to hoodwink God
Almighty Into believing Cain killed Abel
In self-defense.
"This man Lord gets up here and tells
you he la a friend of Jim's Jim, the
murderer. He tells you that he la
standing between htm and the persecu
tion which is seeking his life. But I
wouldn't be at all surprised if he went
out of here after thla trial to the hos
pital where Finch's poor little wife
we've heard so much about In this case,
lies 111 and presents hla bill for services
rendered.
"I do not believe it Is necessary for me
to talk to you all day." proceeded Mr.
Fitzgerald, after a brief, but compre
hensive review of the evidence presented.
"They talked to you two days, because
they needed to. They felt they ought to
go to some extreme and that was the
last straw they were grasping at. I
think you . know this case and that you
are not to be browbeaten. I believe you
will face your duty like men. The de
fense haa tried every way to deceive.
tati! haa .tiviivii to ncttvfoeirinkT here.
He said 'Jim Is lefthanded.' but that he
fnrrAt in nrnvft When he said those
words, didn't you look w.th your own
eyes and see Finch suddenly shift the
pencil to his lert hand to meet mat ner
uavan'1 win i'f n him TV ri f i Ti ,T here dav
after day and always with his right
hand? But with an tneir ciap-trap ana
nonsense they can t argue the body of
DulnVi irtliaT nut nf the chnfr in
which he was half lying nor can they
argue away the bullet holes In the back
of his head, bullets fired rrom a pistol
hoi,! an fin thnt the flnme of the re
volver leaped Into his brain with death.
Fisher Martyr to Cause of Jjaw.
"Now. I leave this case with you, gen
tlemen. I have tried to do my duty,
have tried to be fair and protect this
community as far as I can from the as
saults of assassins. That young man was
a martyr to the cause of the law. He
was robbed of his life In the full bloom
of youth and promise by this base as
sassin. And they tried to take away
from him the good name he had made
in the community after he was dead and
could not answer.
Lord protested at this and challenged
the court or anyone to repeat one word
that had been said against Fisher, Judge
Bronaugh promptly nailed this bluff.
"JTou have said repeatedly that if Finch
had not protected himself Fisher would
have been fined In the Police Court for
assaulting him," suggested the Judge.
Jury Ketlres to Consider. .
"Go to your juryroom, gentlemen,"
concluded xMr. Fitzgerald, "and don't
haggle over this case. Don't compro
mise it. The one way to stop these
crimes Is to dole out the full penalty of
the law. A man cannot violate the laws
of- nature and escape. If a man should
go to the top of the Oregonlan tower and
hurl himself out in defiance of the law
of gravity, God would have small mercy
upon him. And even so must the ser
ious laws of man be upheld. This man is
as guilty as felon ever was and I ask
you to go out and do your duty as men.
I trust that by your verdict you will
make human life more secure in this
community."
It was 12:20 P. M. when Mr. Fitzgerald
concluded and recess was Immediately
declared until 2 P. M.. when Judge Bron
augh , announced that he would deliver
his instructions to the Jury.
Judge Bronaugh's instructions to the
jury were regarded as entirely free from
bias, being a wholesome exposition of
the rules governing the conduct of the
Jury In weighing the case and of the
legal phases of the case.
Verdict Is Approved.
Word of the conviction, spread rapidly
about the city. General satisfaction waa
expressed at the outcome of the trial,
for public sentiment has been strongly
against Finch since the day he assas
sinated Ralph Fisher, and his clumsy
tory of self-defense has found few be
lievers. The 12 men who reflected the
attitude, of the community towards mur
der In so prompt and effective a manner
are: G. Abbett, E. E. Howes (foreman),
J. W. Davis, W. E. Charlton, S. I. Og
den. Robert Service, Charles J. Bush,
C. H. Thompson, M. L. Lank. F. W.
Hanna, W. H. Musser and Albert Sun
derland. WARNING.
A party using the name of R. C. Terry
is traveling through the country taking
orders and representing himself as being
connected with our house. He is not,
nor has he ever been in our employ and
has no authority to transact any busi
ness in our i.-ame. He Is a fraud and
should be arrested.
TAYLOR & WILLIAMS, Inc.,
Owners Yellowstone Distillery, No. 240,
Louisville, Ky. '
FINCH MURDER TRIAL.
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VIGNETTE OK DEFENDANT, J. A. FIXCH, IX CORNER OV PICluRE.
BONDS ARE SOLD
Council Carries Out Deal in
Short Order.
MAYOR SIGNS THEM ALL
Buyers Will Take Possession of
Documents This Morning Res
ignation of Councilman Kella
her Made and Accepted.
Record-breaking speed was made in
the sale of $500,000 worth of 25-year,
4 per cent parks and boulevards bonds
by the City Council, and as everything
worked with clock-like precision, the
entire issue will be delivered to the
buyers at 10 o'clock this morning, the
sale having been consummated yester
day morning by the passage of a re
medial ordinance under an emergency
clause.
Mayor Lane worked for several
hours affixing his signature to the
precious sheets of paper, completing
his labors early last night. City Au
ditor Barbur accomplished his part In
the work earlier, having started in
shortly after the noon hour.
AH arrangements for delivery to
the purchasers O'Conner & Kahler, of
New York being complete, the full
payment will be made for the buyers
by the United States National Bank
when that institution opens its doors
at 10 o'clock this morning. The pre
mium on these bonds is 2 per cent the
best ever realized on city bonds issued
in such large amount.
Deal Is Important.
This deal is one of the largest and
most Important ever negotiated in the
history of the city, and the fact that
the sale of the issue was completed
before midnight tonight means that it
will be possible for the remaining
$500,000 worth of the issue to be sold
at any time after January 1. 1909, so
that there will be $1,000,000 available
for the purchase of property for parks,
boulevards and playgrounds during
1909. This is as desired by the mem
bers of the Park Board, who are con
gratulating themselves over the out
come. Kellaher Resigns.
The City Council was in session from
9:30 A. M.. to 4:30 P. M., and executed
a large amount of work. A noteworthy
feature of the afternoon session was
the acceptance of the resignation of
Councilman Dan Kellaher, who is a
member-at-large. He Is a State Senator-elect
and resigned in order that
his successor might be elected. It is
said that W. Y. Masters will be the
choice of the Council. Mr. Kellaher.
it is understood, was asked to name
some one, but declined, on the ground
that he felt the duty to be one for the
Council to perform. The election will
probably occur next Wednesday.
An ordinance, granting to the Chi
nese of the city, the right to discharge
firecrackers during their coming fes
tivities, was passed with an emergency
clause. The Chinese are preparing to
have a big time about January 21,
when the reign of the new Emperor
will begin. They will make a big oc
casion of It, according to Moy Bak Hin,
the local consul.
Laundries Exempt From Tax.
An ordinance, exempting the laun
dries of Portland from the payment of
the occupation tax which every one
else has to pay who has a business,
was passed by the Council, but will
undoubtedly be vetoed by Mayor Lane,
it is said. The ordinance was fathered
by Councilman Kellaher.
Smoking Remains Taboo.
An effort by Councilman Menefee,
yesterday afternoon, v to secure the
adoption of a resolution permitting
smoking in the City Council chambers,
was defeated. He tried to get favor
able action, so that the smokers could
smoke until July 1. 1909, when the
present eouncilmen go out of office.
The ordinance proposed by Council
man Kellaher, a grocer, to drive the
street hawkers out of business in Port
land, was defeated at the afternoon
session. This is the fourth time within
a year that a similar effort has met the
same fate.
Councilman Kellahe.r's resolution,
asking the Council to submit to the
people the question of placing all elec
tric wires under ground was defeated
by a vote of 10 to 3, and he will secure
an initiative petition.
OPEN HOUSE AT Y. W. C. A.
New Year's Reception to Be Held
From 2 to 5 Tomorrow.
Arrangements have been made by a
committee consisting of members of the
Y. W. C. A. for a reception to be held
tomorrow afternoon from 2 to 5 in the
Association parlors.
Music will be rendered and guests will
be given an opportunity to inspect the
building. Members and friends of the
Association are cordially invited. The
affair is in charge of Misses Gertrude
Roberts. Ora Calef, Mabel Anderson and
Elizabeth Lane.
Beginning January 2 a new system will
be Inaugurated by means of which
patrons of the Association's cafeteria
who are not members of the Association
and desire to become such will be en
abled to do so. The system in question
provides that non-Association members
will be charged an extra "guest fee" of
5 cents for each meal. Tickets are pro
vided with stubs, which are retained
until 20 meals have been paid for, when
the 20 CQupons will entitle the holder to
a full membership. In making this ar
rangement the present price of mea-'s
will not be increased. The cost of tho
bill of fare will be so reduced as to per
mit a discount to members equal to tlia
charge to non-members.
The purpose of the plan is to enable
young women to pay the membership
fee in installments. It also removes the
Association cafeteria from the field of
restaurant competition.
The class work in the various depart
ments will be begun on January 4. The
enrollment in tho gymnasium classes
now numbers 150. Other courses to be
opened are those in English for foreign
girls, high school English and arithme
tic, elocution and expression, German,
French and Spanish, vocal music and
domestic arts.
PERSONALJVIENTION.
Mrs. Gundlach and her daughter, Julia,
a bride of two months will leave tonight
for an extended visit through Southern
California. They will visit all the promi
nent Winter resorts during their trip.
Advices received at the Harrlman of
fices yesterday from J. P. O'Brien, vice
president and general manager of the
system In mis territory, who left last
weeek with Mrs. O'Brien for Chicago,
were to the effect that he would not
return to Portland before January 10 and
possibly not before the middle of next
month. Mr. and Mrs. O'Brien leave Chi
cago this morning for New York.
R. B. Miller, general freight agent,
and W. D. Skinner, assistant freight
agent for the Harriman lines in this
territory, were in Murray, Idaho, yes
terday to attend the exercises incident
to a celebration of the completion of the
Idaho-Northern Railroad to that point
The celebration concluded last night
with a banquet. The Idaho-Northern is
about 30 miles long, extending from Mur
ray to Enaville, where it connects with
the O. R. & N.
CHICAGO, Dec. 30. (Special.) The
following Oregon people registered at
Chicago hotels to-day:
Portland Auditorium Annex. A. Dela
voge. Mr. and Mrs. S. Morton Cohn, Miss
Delavoge. Grand Pacific B. J. Taylor.
Great Northern Sylvia W. McGuire.
Astoria Auditorium, A. Van Dusen.
EXCURSION.
The Spokane. Portland & Seattle Rail
way, "The North Bank Road," has
authorized the sale of round trip tickets
at a very low rate during the holidays.
The tickets are sold on basis of one and
one-third of ti.e one-way fare for the
round trip. Sale dates are December 23,
24. 25 and 31 and January 1.
The return limit is January 4, 1909, suf
ficient to give patrons along the line of
the North Bank Road an opportunity to
visit Summer homes and families over
the holidays.
Concession Is made between all points
200 miles or less apart.
For tickets and parlor car reservations
call at city ticket offices. Third and Mor
rison streets, and 122 Third street.
Trains leave Portland, Eleventh and
Hoyt-street station. Take "S" car.
NEW TAILORED WAISTS.
New strictly tailored waists In lawns,
linens and silks (advance Spring styles)
now. showing. All tailored suits, skirts,
coats, kimonos, dressing garments, etc.,
at wholesale prices. McAllen & McDon
nell, Third and Morrison streets.
FIXES CURED EN TO 14 DAYS.
Pazo Ointment is guaranteed to cure any
ease of Itching, blind, bleeding or protruding
piles In 6 to 14 days or money refunded. 50c
CITY GETS TEN
DAYS OF GRACE
Portland Railway, Light &
Power Co. Postpones
j . Action on Lights.
WILL GO OUT JANUARY 10
President Josselyn In Letter to Tub
lic Outlines Progress of Contro
versy AVhich Is Burning Issue
In Municipal Politics.
That the city may have ample time to
renew its lighting contracts, the Portland
Railway, Light & Power Company will
postpone the date of turning- off the olty
lights until January 10. If, on that date,
the city has not entered into a new con
tract, the lights will be turned off at mid
night and the city left In darkness. This
is the ultimatum rendered by the light
ing company. The decision was reached
after a special meeting of the directors
yesterday afternoon.
Mayor Lane said, last night, that a spe
cial meeting of the Executive Board will
be held within the next few days, and
that the subject of lighting will be taken
up at that time. Just what will be done
whether a new contract will be signed
or not, he would not say. "Insane per
sons should not talk too much," he said,
referring, no doubt, to the -statement
made by President Josselyn, of the Port
land Railway, Light & Power Company,
that a lunacy commission should be ap
pointed to inquire into the Mayor's con
dition. Josselyn 19 Sarcastic.
"Although this company is one of .the
heaviest contributors to the city's chari
ties," said President Josselyn yesterday,
"I do not believe our board of directors
is made up of men who are so purely
philanthropic that they would wish to add
the city to the list of charities and sup
ply lights for the city streets free of all
cost. Unless this is done, I do not see
how this company can continue to sup
ply power in the absence of a contract
We do not propose to furnish this power
free, and, because the city has not re
newed Its contract, we would be entirely
justified in turning off the lights at mid
night Thursday night."
After the meeting of the lighting com
pany's directors yesterday afternoon.
President Josselyn issued the following
statement on behalf of the company for
publication, saying its object was to in
form the people of the progress of the,
controversy :
Progress of Light Fight.
December 7. 1907 New city Huhtlng con
tract discussed in the press In order to give
alt an opportunity to consider the matter.
February 25. 1908 LlphUng committee of
tho City Council decided to recommend that
bids be advertised for lighting the city by
electricity.
March 12 Ordinance Introduced Into
the City Council directing the Mayor and
Executive Board to advertise for bide for
electric lights for periods of three and five
years, in accordance with city charter, from
January 1. 1901).
March 25 City Council passed the ordi
nance. April 8 Mayor vetoed the ordinance.
April 8 City Council passed ordinance
over Mayor's veto.
April 16 Mayor refused to sign warrant
approved by Executive Board for liKhtins
bill due for the month of March, claiming
that the company had not fulfilled the pro
visions of contract, arbitrarily making a
reduction of nine-twenty-tlfths ot the hill
rendered, or 2S11.24. The company re
fused to accept payment on that basis.
July 13 About three monthB after they
were authorized, the Executive Board ad
vertised for bids for city lighting.
September 14 Bid oi Portland Railway,
Light Power Company opened by Ex
ecutive Board and rejected, said company
being the only bidder.
September 22 Executive Board again ad
vertised for bids for city lighting.
November W Bid of Portland Railway.
Light & Power Company (the sole bldtier
was opened by the Executive Board, and no
action taken.
December 4 Executive Board referred
the proposed lighting contract back to the
Cltv Council for recommendation.
December 0 City Council referred the
matter to street lighting committee of
Council for Investigation and report. Street
lighting committee took matter up at once
and made thorough investigation of all
points at issue; alao called upon City At
torney (for the first time) for his opinion
on the controversy between the Mayor and
the lighting company, In regard to payment
of bills of the lighting company that were
being withheld by the Mayor and Executive
Board.
December 21 At meeting of the street
lighting committee. City Attorney gave his
opinion to the effect that the city would
fall in an attempt to escape payment or
the amount deducted from tho liRhting
company's bills, if the facts were as as
sumed in communication ot Executive
Board. The committee then formulated re
port to the Council, recommending that Ki
ecutive Board enter into new contrac t for
city lighting, for a five-year period, as bid
wa reasonable, and as 'low as obtained by
any city of same or greater size In the
Vnlted States (with the exception of Buf
falo, whore power is obtained fmni Niagara
Falls). The committee also stated that the
lighting company appeared to have com
piled with its present contract on points
raised by the Executive Board In Us writ
ten report, and that withholding payment
for lighting bills was In error.
December 23 City Council met. received
and adopted report from the street lighting
committee and passed H on to Executive
Board for letting of new contract.
Executive Board should! have met In reg
ular session Dncember 23. but. that being
Christmas, meeting was postponed until fol
lowing Tuesday.
December 29 Executive Board met and
referred the communication to its lighting,
committee. It is understood that the chair
man of this committee Is absent from the
city, and will not return until after New
Year's, or after present lighting contract
expires. Mayor Lane is quoted as saying
that long-term contract will not be let. but
contract will be made from month to mjnth
until competition can be had.
We are informed by counsel that the
Mayor has no right to Invoke police power
to compel the company to furnish light in
the absence of a contract.
The city now owes the company $12.
5.13 18 for lighting: interest on this amount
is 1183..13; a total of 4:!.B06.71. which in
cludes balance due for each mot.lh. March
to August. Inclusive, and full amount of
bills September to November. Inclusive. De
cember bill will not be due until January 1.
The company has faithfully complied with
all of the provisions of existing enntract,
and has Improved the service, at grsat ex
pense. It has put In bid for new lighting
contract in accordance with specifications
(which has been neither accepted nor re
jected voluntarily reducing the present
rate, effecting a saving to the city of about
J9000 per year; but It Is powerless :.. make
a contract when the executive Board will
rot act. and It cannot furnish lights for
city streets without a legal right to exact
pay therefor.
Notwithstanding the facts as above pre
sented, our board of directors has. never
theless, decided that In order that the pub
lic may be fully informed as to the existing
conditions, and that the Executive Board
may have ample time, even at this late
date, to enter into a new contra.-t. to con
tinue lighting the city streets until January
10. 1!K)9. If on that date a new contract
has not yet been entered into for the light
ing of the streets by this company, all
street lighting will be discontinued at 12
o'clock midnight. January 10.
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