OCR Text |
Show TO COMPEL OFFICIAL TO PRODUCE BOOKS BOISE, Ida. Oct. !!. YV J. Hall, commissioner of public works of the state of Idaho, ha.-i been made defend ant in a mandamus action filed in the district court yesterday for the purpose of compelling him to open the books of his department for public inspection inspec-tion The suit was filed before Judge C P. McCarthy of the Third Judicial court and re-quests that the defendant be called into court at once to show causi wh a writ of mandate should not be Issued commanding him to permit per-mit the petitioners and their assistants to fullv examine the public recor.l booi; : 1 1 j accounts of his department. 'harle- ;: Uolsum and Henry Srhildhauser. accountants, who desire to make i complete examination of the record books, are plaintiffs in the action. |