Show THREATEN TAR TAB AND FEATHERS all patrolmen called off their beat to protect the tha aldermen held and water companas Comp anys alt alfa t men asked to resign A comrad tee not met by the riot alarm ct ci zens are determined denver colo june 2 29 19 special to tribune the supervisors met this morning and refused to take action in the water rates there are five members of 0 the board two are with the water company two with the people and the president lias has thui thug far not allowed his position to be known lie he is 13 supposed to be with the water company but all the members who have stood with the company are beginning to feel frightened they did not anticipate that their action would raise such a storm of disapproval and the in mur ru which are observed under the surface have hae a most distinct tar and feathery odor about them rumors that alderman emery was to receive a coat on ri dilday way night was the signal tor for nearly a thou thousand rand people to surround his house in a drenching rain to witness the performance luckily for the aldermen in all these there demonstrations st no individual has stepped out to lead the attacking forces at the meeting of supervisors this morning there was the same crowd crowd of indignant citizens on hand to prevent action on the obnoxious ordinance the same force of policemen was on hand band to protect the members of 0 the board all patrolmen were called ok off thel their beats to insure sufficient force at the city hall As no action was taken there was not much cause tor for a demonstration on but when four members voted to adjourn without action the people howled disapproval and anc all through the crowd were cries of bring ropes to the next r ting this sentiment was VOR voe applauded plau ded and the police c e eded abut ab ut the members of the boaro As soon as the meeting was ad journe mayor mcmurray hastened to issi a call tor for another meeting monday e aning thus he headed olt off another petit petlean n from the members of the board arking for a meeting the councilmen have alwa always ys met in the day time thus making it impossible for a great many citizens to attend they have a c certain dread of these public demonstrations and their possible outcome the mayor Is with the people in the fight and he will do what he can to force a just settlement the audience will not peri permit it the supervisors all per visors to leave the li hall monday night without passing an ordinance providing proper adjustment of the rates it if the temper of the public continues to grow as it has during the past two days the aldermen started in to wear the people out but the game Is all working the other way the bluff of suing local papers tor for libel has been considerable of a boomerang A SCARED ALDERMAN meetings were held in all the wards this evening to take action on the water question not an alderman who Is with the water company attended in the fifth ward the meeting sent a committee of forty to bring in alderman helster ile he was at home with ten policemen and deputy sheriffs guarding him hearing the committee was coming the alderman caused a riot alarm to lie be sent to the police station and another squad of police hurried to his house surrounded by about thirty y ot of beers he be met the cammi tee but declined to accompany ny theis saying he had heard some hot headed people threaten to lynch him artil anil he did mi col care to take chances in t this his as in ax other wards resolutions were pasac asking the aldermen who ore axe with water company to resign |