| Show till CITY 4 riN 11 ANCIS the oft of lie ho city coll council h cil evening a report of which appears in this thia issue of 1 t tile lie will ailt occasion not ft little and a grela great deal of 1 burer ise it II would seem api apparent 4 trent fro nithe inthe io report llort of lawyer keener an ami d the resia resolution tion Adopt led that hat lial liabilities I 1 I 1 i t i en lia lime c been in ih I 1 excess of those allow cd CA by law As s Bu brilling illing that these are arc based upon absolute I 1 we ave ones only only my tile the affair is unfortunate if ill th the c it besets if the to incoming ent council luell falth difficulties thit that will be im liard to surmount aud abil by many many tatt discovery of this error on the part of tile tho foi nio coil council acil will will ile ac laid it at trie the door abo of enmity by the new tely council the absurdity iiii of needs no epplin cepl ant i tion but tharo 0 art anro many laor persons in the world given naturally to all ab suite II 11 ideas ono one thing is clear if the corporation indebtedness exceeds the limit by law allioli aliened ali ened ed tile the old council was to blacic blin tc its ill ilia I 1 cavel possible 1 2 i it not at exiled crift if there is i any ny I 1 on a the pirt part ot oi the llin present ai 9 duncil i t uncil it insist inu ot ile w they 1 it have ave i go gone no astra astray find anil tile tho bid ild I 1 coul council icil dil its authora authority ity in ill IT which bich event the no new council I 1 will hardly be able t to 0 analo an adequate apology c f NT iier kellner 1 lias I is r th a the only way out of the difficulty dini culty if fh to apply to congress though thoth lie he doubts doubt if adiv any relief to lie ito obtained front from that lody will lie in tiny any oilier direct direction ion than exten dlug tile borrowing of the city I 1 it t mayl ke I 1 tho the only possible front from we tire arc not lawyers enough to disca dis cu the proposition I 1 si tion n eifer I 1 I 1 are arc no lie IA lawyers vors enough to pity that sir kenner is 8 ri do nov not ial agree with him villen w hen I 1 he I 1 e contend if further investigations cotef confirm irra the opinions I 1 that ahn t is an I 1 excell X of above tile tho lair laoj 1 that congress n ill not licit grant to innocent sufferers ir if it is decil di emed leil ali he wiser collide nal the 1 whole w adale matter shall be submitted fully and frealy to tile committees on n ot believe tile relief that is just will be withell wit held were nvere it the case that flat the money moncy had been fusul for individual benefit or for tho express lien benefit fit of loci loc il itic it is not unlikely lr Kell kellners ners position would ile bc well tali taken en and Cong congress resit woula daline to interfere inter fure in it a matter where there had been so BO unjust ifil I 1 able a failure to 0 comply with the luci lucid I requirements of the law net but whatever money has bits been expended I 1 I 1 was expended in the interest of tho the 1 city according to the iho b best st ill judic dge I 1 of the co council ancil that thai exception can bo be taken by individuals to the outlay of money i is 5 s certain or tain but is aca C fit re compelled to assume as a whole thit ehlt the best interests of the city were upper uppermost moRt in the councils mind yon NOIA since tile the city iris hall had the benefit of all tills this the question is will cong refis a sart that those who ulio enjoy tile the results of tile the councils illegal expenditure of money shall aall not pay for the sambor or will it insist that the tile lio loss oss should lie be barlic by those who stiffe leil because of ark an unwarranted railed confidence in the alie old councils knowledge of ii hat it was wag doing dohig and on that aliat confidence al ad danced money by which li citizens generally hass hac e enjoyed public jilt im which cathern ille would dot have been anade m ale III li perls allut lafore before con cengr I 1 wg reps th there doub the relief would ln lio given it is 1 a I serious Beri oua sul subject I 1 act lit in evev eiery ju elret alt it is W I 1 least serious a in ill eliat alin it will I 1 materially kniper nn iper I 1 noll the lotfe nr the new liew c counsil O if it were no not t that hitt the city lias hall proff birol ery which can call bo dibi disposed leofel li ofel 1 or of 1 a I 1011 long time little 1 would claps clapack 0 before any 11 material public could I 1 the cites indebtedness irle gitl ix i sut licie ill I 1 bioni mhd thc I 1 available avail ilIe re tp ip eat cut uri up all trie the re revenue from bilies axes and licenses during lh ill it 0 four years enli filet C shall he fill in ill reulo in these ahone billit there hns ban been in tile I 1 libit uit four years file conditions chomi hy tile hie are arc moru more for those have aliv advanced allend monca 10 4 that aha 0 of the count council if knew whit they jert coill doing il lolley tr Kelil kenner lec holds cannot be 10 reco i feica trunk from tile city lint tho the situation z is kii rt orkin of nil serious for those responsible for tile the to innate ili dili lemina inina no yonna one till think barging thon ill dis lion city and it is i a lation to n fill all that they could lie be so PO care luiIs of I 1 the I 1 LQ ili laws alvs it kilder ij I 1 icil I 1 I 1 licy ley 1 of c o Q fill aymong ilium ill i to liy jay tile the lit ill I 1 lie he dor of any one bermin ler Min though wine settle hai diac liac e A calv to loilo 1 10 so illis in bi a fill all con coil aernt 1 juliet r hare olinc nor will it jo do to in conti nat at home do hint flint lee tube till tha old council coul lell ON oi legal confines tile lie new mould I 1 10 del 1 I yit picc ill t is a 1 matter mailer A I 1 IS a 1 grent kill I 1 I 1 I 1 1 NILO I I 1 majta nalie till i I 1 J gendt gestson i at atie e hotsa xo placed thiu UA alic could be on oil their s to hy it y in the face of orth hie e liw I 1 because a rot Is aa C Wina UL til neglect would deem to lo have done so the thelah law distinctly states k n that nil all debts incurred above it A 0 o certain atai 11 limit be void aall it if that lined has burn been passed it would iw be I 1 pleasant to have ft a councilor step ir ard floii ilsio ift ready to break the oath lie he lihen to lo uphold the constitution anil and the tails lans made in pursuant al thereof allu I 1 pay obligations ellich the laws soy friall not lc ile paid this 1 0 till be simply trying to cover a mistake initta ke by u criminal crimi CYin linal nil net act thre in i it would beem but one way y to get gel this ihm miller matter settled it should bogin by it i delfinato deri de nale finato ascertainment of tile cites ci lye indebtedness and the tha exact limit to n inch chich it cin call go under the law if it shall be alp ilp t uia ill J I 1 debt a hao hac been contracted a eted in excess of this limit eimil the he best legal cepl c nd ad we should be sought fought and immediate steps taken 0 to o bi bring ing about a le iedy of the evil there is fis no noad for or tion ion if the oll old council nil uio tile law by neglect i or ignorante ign oranee I 1 ho of tant council ought tecc q ee that the he advice of a I 1 awyer is moodily rl put to tile test it is is much butter to shou bler the burden and to cincek the with lilt an honest desire al to bof n move nove it and aritt not try to it or the rek to the shoulder of any other oilier mail inan ormen I 1 what aliat ought to lie ile done is fur fir all parties to coine together like men w ajo lick wanted to do and see tha those alho N hoare arc the cices me I 1 discuss the matter fully binl n till freely nerive at a plan of if action is aich is not joel only within the law but bill just also and then carry it ou ell tho the city cita is in no lick danger hag protected it antin dividu alq ire arc and the lie better way way to PI alence di is to faco face it and a flidr remove I 1 love the t lie c ause if ft a better but t e r ll 11 r way afian all appe n aling to congress can an be de vistol lot lak it 1 be bc isted 4 I 1 dpn n but fora heavens sake I I 1 let laiq u get it settled all dhaNe peace i and devote chii to build ing tip ip tile in city and begetting tit an cia of a of prosperity that flint will place logan in the ho rank to which she is entitled among lh the commonwealths commo nii caltis I 1 of the 11 esock oa I 1 |
