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Show oo City Cannot Sell Solid Substance Under Its Charter Schenoctady, N. Y., July 4. Tho logic of Mayor Lung's recent statement state-ment that "If lec Is wntor, water is ico, and therefore tho city can, under ks chuitor, sell ice," has been shattered shat-tered by an order issued by Supreme Court Justice Rudd. Tho order is given In connection with a taxpayers' action for reimbursement to tho city's' treabiiry of $1,500 which tho city had paid out Jn connection with its entry Into the ice business. Tho amount will be collected from tho cit yofll-clnls yofll-clnls If the action Is successful. With 1,000 customers on its hands and many of the city ice checks outstanding out-standing the municipal Ice department depart-ment is In a quandary as to what to do. |