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into a crime by the act of other persons over


/ fhe Mayor then says that II he violated the the
/ law. Mayor Strong, Mayor Grace, Mayor sIiI III
Gliire OF Svracu4e Comptroller Coler ana gu
! other Mayors. hc believes. havebee liWhIedk-
/ cI1 during their terms of Office. -
/ On the charges Of special privileges 20 lne
American Ice Company IN leases oi dI'h- anu u
4 land under water the Mayor says that vac
/ knlckerbocEer Ice. .ComTnny's grants were were
d simply continued BY ~" present boarn, ,nss
3 says that tho Consolidated Ice company hau
certain privilege ureyiuus 70 Jan !, ls'N IRON
which IL Wa ogs'ed by the present board he
says there were mo- now grants 10 TIE iupnpI,uE
, out hi -kuowlcdgc. and that hencyer influenced
| H." docI, board in any way. lie says INA, u
monopoly o' Ioe dock privileges Il linpos4iDle
IL this city because ~ the oompeuflpn among
private waterfront pvucr- Her" l. his gem
cral denial with which thereby closes. -,
My aN-N"r /. t.1t zach and every one ni
fody iIl-'' never NaS in dnv way or manner
CoguiIaut of or concerned in og couneCled WIN
soldatei IT," Company obtained control OF
or interest ia any other companies named IN
th. charsc-, The charges are not
sufficient either in law or IN fact TO warrant
Executive action and should be dismissed at
ms ,uolul without my further nto's"dlhts.
Information and belief and are fully met and
di1profei hv this answer and the papers an
neN"d with the testimony taken before Justice
Attornav-Gencral Davies report - Gov.
Ro9sevet was sent 10 the Governor ~ Chicago
under dat" of oct I. lie hcsln by saving
that the charges were wholly on Indignation
and belief. that J. Wcbb Hayes and Mhcg'.r
II P'okilu', named a. counsel lu the " Nori :.
MOI Eeo, rit7intd - "' ,r.,,,r. svidcico "r
Present i 20 supp 'rt the charge, and There was
hs ,tt 80, a., ~, - a., tb,r.,as
Ib'" IL DIy a. Us.
The Mayor by his answer admits that dur
thS 49, t,vS ,'0 ~ tr tc e., ,La iNarican
Ice Company lie gl-o admits mat during
tta r.yi,d IN, rbisb D., 60 ii ba nyyi'.r oi srl
soo S S a ,r,orc mi,r ~ M "'s nlSy , nad ctn.
tracts with Tho c. ,or The sl., 'i ica M various
departrrert, of tRo C,tv and for tie leasing
1f dr,..s slor yir.. Il, tha r.,,- In mi, nuiniun
The owner Of sfncl; IN the rnrt,oratI,n 4, in
tare.ted within tk@ meaning II that WORD rs
employed In section /. 5s3 Il tho Greater New
York Charter In 4 contract between the cor
Lorat!0g and The cltv + base thls opinion
Upon the authority Of the Commonwealth vs.
the case Of Foster W Tho 'C..y Of Cap. May,
So All Pep. .. l. I,q. wlarr II was decided by
the supreme Court or the state Of pennsvl-
wanna and hv ~" Supreme Court Of the state
OF New Jersey that stJckhuldcr Of pTNale
corporation was Interested in q contract be-
tween the corporation and tho city.
Mr. Davies sly- he thought ltese opinions,
controI but lie foint- out tiat eS-Jadsc Di-
Gcncr' crit sSys y tSqt te Wavdrs answer S:tS is. With
a single exception. eNIIcit and satisfactory.
Tie says
The eHcentio1 - Which refer Is the adj
6,"as4t, 70 s,,ock N question from the Pres,
Of the greater part of the Same Certain in
tercnces may. orhRrs, be leSitm0t"ly drawn
is not sufficient evidence Of = criminal intent
The Attornnv-Cieneral saws that the Msvor
should not DE ,put on trial unless the charges
reiulre tie petitioners To pl1ce In his hands
evidence sufficient 10 prove tie CHARGES before