The daily morning journal and courier., 1897-05-29
MT. Lyon-"Nothing. "


 said"
 MT. Goodhart-"What was the next thing that happened to the assessment list?"
 MT. Lyon-"When it came up in the regular order of business it was tabled for printing"
 MT. Goodhart-"Will you state who made the motion to table?"
 MT. Lyon-"I could not tell"
 MT. Goodhart-"What is your im- pression?" MT. Lyon--'I have none"
 MT. Goodhart-"Could you not name half dozen aldermen who might have made the motion?"
 MT. Lyon-''I could not. I might name half a dozen members and not one name be the correct name"
 MT Goodhart-"Might it not be AL derman Chillingworth?"
 MT. Lyon-"I cannot say"
 MT. Goodhart-"Who gave the mat ter to the printer?"
 MT. Lyon-'I did"
 MT. Goodhart-"Is there an arrange ment with the printer as to the printing of the journal?"
 MT Lyon-"Yes."
 Mir. Goodhart-"What is that ar rangement?"
 MT. Lyon-Seventy-s cents per page"
 MT. Goodhart-"Did you have any conversation with anyone as to the printing?"
 MT. Lyon-"I think someone said that it would make large hole in the appropriation for the printing of the journal"
 Mir Goodhart-"With whom did this conversation take placer" Mr. Lyc--sI think with the city auditor" MT. Goodhart-"Having had that con- versation with the auditor you did not attempt to have the matter printed in a condensed form?" Mir. Lyon-"I did not. The court of common council ordered the printing and I understood that my duty was to carry out the instructions.'' The meeting of April was then ta- ken up. Mr. Goodhart-"Do you remember who made the motion to lay the reso- lution on the table?" Mr. Lyon-"I think Alderman Chil- ltngworth."
 Mir Goodhart-"Do you remember whether there was dicussion?"
 MT. Lyon-"I do not recall anything" |"
 MT. Goodhart-"Did you on the 9th day of April know that on the 12th day of April there would be special meet ing of the aldermen?"
 Mir IiyOn-s'I did not"
 MT. Goodhart-"When did it come to your knowledge that there would be a special meeting on April 12?" MT. Lyon-"I do not recall the date" MT. Goodhart-"Did you, between the 5th day and the 18th day of April, have any conversation with Alderman Pick ett concerning street sprinkling assess ments?" MT. Lyon-"I did not' MT. Goodhart-"Who made the mo- tion to take the resolution from the ta- bIe?" MT. Lyon-"I think Alderman Chil- 1ingworth."
 MT. Goodhart-"What did he say?" MT. Lyon-"I think he said some- thing about the necessity of making these collections" MT. Goodhart-"What became of the resolution after passing the alder men?"
 MT. Lyon-"It went to the council men," MT. Goodhart-"Through whose hands?" MT. Lyon-"I cannot tell''
 MT. Goodhart-"When did you next see this resolution?" MT. Lyon-"When it was handed to me in my office.'
 MT. Goodhart-"By whom was it handed to you|'
 MT. Lyon-"Naturally by MT. Street." MT. Goodhart-No, no; I want to know who?" MT. Lyon-"Then I cannot tell.''
 MT. Goodhart-"What did you do with the resolution after it came back to your office?"
 MT. Lyon-"It went to the mayor along with other papers,"
 Mir. Goodhart-"When did you, for the first time, have any conversation with any one about advertising these assess ments?"
 MT. Lyon-"I think that it was about the time that I spoke to MT. Ryder about them''
 Alderman Rourke-"When did you say-about the 14th?"
 MT. Lyon-"Yes, about that time."
 MT. Goodhart-"What tine?"
 MT. Lyon-'I do not recall" Mir. Goodhart-"Is MT. Ryder accus- toned to making many calls at your office?" MT. Lyon-"No.''
 MT. Goodhart-"What did Mir. Ryder say?"