The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-27
that the cost of advertising to the News

charged any corporation the same rate?"
 MT, Craig-"I do not recall any"
 MT. Goodhart-"Do you recall any advertisement that you ever had that was as large as this?"
 MT. Cralg-"I do not"
 MT. Rourke-"Do you know of any conference between the representatives of the three papers, the Morning News, the Republikaner and the Leader in the latter's office on Sunday prior to the publication of this advertisement?'
 MT. Craig--"I do not"
 Mir. Rourke-"Do l understand that you had no knowledge of this adver- tisement before you went to the Leader office?'
 MT. Craig-"I did not"
 Judge Stoddard-I would like to know what is the lowest rate that has been charged in the Morning News dur ing the past year,"
 Mr. Craig-'I do not know exactly how to answer the question"
 Judge Stoddard-Oh I think you un- derstand, and I think the committee is entitled to know what your lowest rates are"
 MT. Craig-"Do you mean by the year?"
 Judge Stoddard-"Yes"
 MT. ig-"Thirty-six dollars per inch"
 Judge stoddard-"Thati is for daily publication?"
 MT. Craig-"Yes." Judge Stoddard-"Do you not have a lower rate even than this?'
 MT. Craig-"Yes, when there is no composition and plates are used"
 Judge Stoddard-"Can you tell what that rate is?"
 MT. Craig-"Well, I guess that is about the lowest"
 MT. Craig was recalled and asked by Judge Stoddard how many inches he charged the city for this advertise ment.
 MT. Craig thought that it was 72O | inches. Assistant City Clerk Street was call | ed The formal questions were asked of the witness to which he answered, "No."
 | MT. Goodhart-Are you familiar with the provisions of the city charter mak- | ing appropriations?' i MT. Street-"Yes.' MT. Goodhart-"When had you the | first knowledge of the advertisement for street sprinkling assessments" MT. Street-"I scarcely know how to answer
 MT. Goodhart-"I will ask you. When did you have any knowledge of the street sprinkling advertisement" MT. Street-'I do not think that had any knowledge of it until I saw | the publication of the paper" Witness had spoken to MT. Noll and | City Clerk Lyon about the assessment | lists, but with no reference to the ad vertising.
 Tn answer to MT. Goodhart's ques- tion, When did you next have a. con- versation about the subject?" MT. Street said: T think it was on the morning of March 23. l dropped into the business office of the Leader. I | then remarked to MT. Ryder that the street sprinkling assessments had been l tabled for printing, and that in the nat ural course of events they would be advertised in April. I said to MT. Ry- I der, Is not April our month for adver- I tising?' to which he replied, Tt is. ~"
 MT Goodhart-"Did you know on the 22d day of March that there had been an assessment for street sprinkling and i that it had been completed?"
 Mr. Street-"I think it had not been completed at that time?"
 MT. Goodhart--"When did you first become cognizant of the street sprink- 1 ling assessments?"
 Mr. Street-"If you will allow me to go back I will say that there was a resolution introduced and passed in the court of common council extending the time for the completion of the work by the assessors"
 l MT. Goodhart-"Between March 8 and April 12 did you have any conver- sation with anyone?"
 MT. Street-'I think that when I went into the Leader office on April I saw the Aldermanic Journal on Colonel Pickett's desk. It was so large that it was noticeable. I asked Colonel Pickett if he understood the street sprinkling assessments were to be advertised. He replied that he hardly thought they 1 would"
 MT. Goodhart-"Have you stated all the conversation you had with Colonel 1 Pickett before April 12?" MT. Street-"I think that I spoke to him on April 6. I think when handed in my copy on that day I said to him: I see that your board tabled the street sprinkling assessments Colonel Pick cit said: I do not recall what was done with it.
 In answer to a question from MT. | Goodhart, MT Street stated that he had not spoken to Mayor Farnsworth, Cor poration Counsel Ely or to Colonel Pickett other than had been mentioned or to anyone else except that one eve ming Alderman Chillingworth was in the city clerks office on some errand and remarked something about street sprinkling assessments. MT. Street could not tell whether the alderman said that the assessments would be adopted or that they had been adopted. MT. Goodhart-"When lid you have any conversation subsequent to the date of the talk with Colonel Pickett with anyone concerning the advertise ments?"
 MT. Street-"I do not recall any" Mir. Goodhart-'When did you first gain knowledge of the actual adver- l tisement?"
 MT. Street-''When saw them in the