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Show BERGER DEFEATED BY SOCIALISTS Milwaukee, Wis., Dec, 20 Victor L. Uerger. alderman at large and Socialist Soci-alist Oemccrat congressman-elect, yesterday yes-terday was defeated by the Socialist contingent In the city council when he opposed the passage of a nieas ure which the city attorney has declared de-clared unconstitutional. The measure was one to allow washerwomen to ii"-? city water free of clnrge. The 'Socialist city attor- ney h.id declared the measure uncoil-stitutlonnl, uncoil-stitutlonnl, but the Socialists wanted to pass It a ay way and did so despite l ho objections cf Herger. Tho council Ldopted 1" resolutions asking for the passage by the legislature legis-lature of that number of special Milwaukee Mil-waukee bills allowing the city to cn-g.e cn-g.e in ariouj enterprises at present pres-ent barred by law The Socialists, among other re-epiests. re-epiests. want the authorities to erect municipal hospitals. Ice plants, packing pack-ing houses, to conduct any public utll-Itv utll-Itv and in general to have complete home rule granted Milwaukee Instead of the city I cing forced to ask legla-; legla-; latlve approval for every innovation proposed. |