The Portland daily press., 1899-05-05

yAldermau Mannix--..Then through
YOU / desire to ask what these rates are.
The Mayor-"Does any one desire to
answer the question of the gentleman
from Two az matter of courtesyr'
Alderman Moulton then said that the
rates had been published several times
and he called upon Mr.. John II. Fogg'
the attorney of the company to corrob-
rate this statement.
MIR. Fogg did SO and said that there
must be on file in the city records copy
of the rates offered the city by this COM
pany.
Alderman Smith-"I move to lay the
matter on the table until we have these
prices laid before the board. don't in
tend to vote on this matter until know
what l am voting OH. A few days ago
MIR. Fogg told US the company had no
proposition to make to the city. Now
he SAYS that the company has propo-
sition to make and want to know what
1t is"
Alderman Lamson seconded the mo-
tion to lay the order on the table.
The Mayor started to put the motion
when Alderman Lamson interrupted the
Mayor to say:
"I mean to lay it on the table until we
get the schedule of prices"
The Mayor-"The motion to lay on the
table is not amendable."
Alderman Lam son-''If / had known
| that l wouldn't have seconded the mo-
| tion."
. The Mayor then put the-question. AL
dermen Smith and Lamson voted yes and
the others voted no with such a loud
voice that the crowd laughed.
1.-THE motion is lost" said the Mayor
At this point Alderman Mannix arose
and moved that the price list of tbs com :
pany's rates which some one had handei
| him be added to the order as an amend
| ment to 1t.
,, The Mayor read the rates and Alderman
Moulton then asked if they were the gen
uine rates of the company.
Aldermen Mannix and johnson said
they were. The latter gentleman said
that it would be absurd to think that
these rates had been dootored for this
especial meeting of the aldermen. !:
Alderman Moulton appealed to Mr..
Fogg to say whether the rates were genu-
inc or not, and MIR. George W. Brown.
the manager of the company, who was
present, then said:
1.-THE rates as read are correct and we
will back them up, too.
Alderman Smith-"I'd like to know
how he (Brown) knows that he can fur
uish power at the rates he says he can?
(Laughter.)
The Mayor reminded Alderman Smith
that the question was on the adoption Of
the amendment offered by Alderman
Mnnnix.
Alderman Smith started to say some.
thing about what MIR. Fogg had said
when the Mayor said:
81 trust that the gentlemen Of the
board will have some compassion on the
presiding officer You have voted to close
the hearing and under the rules we must
proceed in business-hke way"
Alderman Smith, was merely an
swering something which had heen said
by an outside party.
The Mayor-sI will endeavor to pre-
vent that sort of thing in the FUTURE
The May or-"The question now is on
the passage of the order"
Alderman Lamson-"I would like to
know what we are voting onY"
The Mayor-"We are about to vote on
the passage of the order. -
Alderman Lamson-"There seems to
be a desire by some of the gentlemen here
to rush this thing through without due
deliberation. Now why not postpone act
ion on this matter until next week when
the hearing on the other oompany's Pc