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Show WERE BRIBED. Charges Wade Against Denver's City Council Denver, July 11, Attorneys for water wa-ter consumers began proceedings in the district court todav to compel the city council to carry cut the contract with the Denver Union Water company, com-pany, requiring a reduction of rates to the average of Chicago, Sc. Louis and Cincinnati. Besides an alternative writ of mandamus to compel the passage pas-sage of an ordinance provided for in the contract, the complaint asks that injunctions be issuedrestraining the company from shutting off water from private consumers, undalao compelling the corporation, its tgents and employes em-ployes to desist from influencing the members of th nmimil Tn apt. enn. trary to their duty undr the contract. The complaint chargesthat the members mem-bers of the city administration, esped-allv esped-allv the councilmen secured their election by making ai pledge, which they haye not redeemed, to adjust the rates according to coitract, and the water companv is accjised of haying, by bribery, cajolery aid threats, prevented pre-vented the pabsage j. an ordinance which would fulfill thj provisiors of the contract. j At a conference betWen the mayor and the members of Le city council today it was practicall; decided to buy the waterworKs. Themavor will ask the company to name ; price and terms for;its plant immediacy. |
