The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-28
DIR. SMITH ON THE STAND
ms OPINION SOLICITED AND IT
 WIS CONTRIBUTED.

 vertisement Hearing-Alderman Chill 1ingworth's Memory Fails Him in an Important Matter--Colonel Pickett An swers MT. Goodhart's Questions.
 The street sprinlling advertisement investigating committee made very lit tie progress last evening during the three hours it was engaged in probing the charges of culpability on the part of city officials in letting out the work. MT. Goodhart-"During the examina- ton last evening you were requested to bring in a copy of the Evening Leader Of March 15, containing an account of the amount of the street sprinkling as- sessment.'
 MT. Street produced the paper, and MT. Goodhart read the article referred to, offering it in evidence
 MT. Goodhart--"What was the date that you first had the conversation with Mir. Ryder?"
 MT. Street--'March 23."
 c. W. Pickett, editor of the Evening Leader, was called.
 MT. Goodhart asked the stenographer to read the testimony offered by the witness on Wednesday evening.
 MT. Goodhart-"Do you recall what form the communication from the board of public works relating to the incomplete street sprinkling assess ment took?"
 MT. Pickett-"I can scarcely recall what took place, but I think that the communication was read towards the end of the session, and I think that AL derman Chillingworth asked if there was a recommendation accompanying the communication. I don't recall what happened, but know that it all ended with Alderman Chillingworth moving to table for one month"
 MT. Goodhart-"Have you any recol- lection of any connection that MT. Chil- lingworth had with the street ,sprink- ling assessment prior to the question asked of the mayor relating to a rec ommendation?"
 MT. Pickett-"I have not''
 MT. Goodhart-"Going back to the meeting of the 22d of March, do you re- call what was done with the report of the street sprinkling assessment?"
 MT. Pickett-"I do not recall anything that happened, but some one moved to table the matter for printing"
 MT. Goodhart-"This was the usual way of doing business in the board of aldermen?'
 MT. Pickett-"It is.'
 MT. Goodhart-''Was MT. Chilling worth present at that meeting?"
 MT. Pickett-'I do not recall whether he was or not"
 MT. Goodhart-"Had you previous to March 22 any conversation with any one relating to the amount of the street sprinkling assessment?"
 Mr. Pickett-"I do not recall any one. MT. Street may have mentioned it. I do not recall"
 Mir Goodhart-"Will you please try and recall how many days intervened between the time you had any conver- sation about this street sprinkling as- seesment and the 5th day of April?"
 MT. Pickett---"I cannot recall the date.''
 MT. Goodhart-'Ts there any way that you can suggest so that the committee may get this informa tion?"
 MT. Pickett-"I suppose by asking the sheriff or the city clerk"
 MT. Lyon-"Friday."
 Mir. Pickett-'I remarked, This is a large journal He said, Yes, and I suppose that the assessments will have to be advertised My reply was, T don't think so.' MT. Street insisted and I went to my bookcase and took out the copy of the street sprinkling act of 1895 and found nothing in it to author ize advertising"
 MT. Goodhart-"Did you have any further conversation with any one about the subject before the 5th of April?"
 MT. Pickett-"I did not not. I dis missed the subject"
 Mr. Goodhart-"Do you remember what form the communication from the board of public works took?"
 MT. Pickett-"Nothing further than I have stated"
 Mir Goodhart-"Did you have any conversation with anyone relating to 18th days of April?"
 MT. Pickett-"I think some one spoke to me in the afternoon or in the evening Of the lZLn concerning the mater, III relation to the collection of the assess ments. I do not recall who it was.''
 MT. Goodhart-"Did the person who spoke to you relating to the delay state in what way it would delay the collec- tion?"
 Well, no, except he called attention to the fact that it would lie on the table one month in the regular course of events"
 Mr. Goodhart suggested that the gen. tleman must have been someone who had cognizance of the subject and made another attempt to find out the name of the person who spoke to the witness concerning the subject.
 Mir. Pickett thought that possibly it was ex-Alderman Blakeslee.
 MT. Goodhart-"Coming down to the 12th of April, do you recall the order of business of the meeting of the board of aldermen on thta evening""
 MT. Pickett-'I think MT. Compton introduced a resolution concerning the Twelfth ward engine house, which was passed
 MT. Goodhart-"Do you recall who made the motion to take from the table the resolution relating to the street. sprinkling advertisement?"
 aTr Picl<ett-"A ldermau Chilling