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office. | think the Street and Water
Board use discretion and care in the mat
ter of examining claims before they come
to our Board, and if they found they
were not Just right, and the persons SUD
mitting the claims refused 10 recliis
them. they would take the matter TO tne
courts. / know there is not member OF
the Committee on Concurrent hesoiu-
tions who would be denied the rlsht 10
investigate claims if he made the attempt
nersonalIy. The Street and Water Board
would be only too glad to see that they
were given the freedom of their once 10
gather information. If you want 10
make trouble gentlemen, you will do SO
if you appoint the Assistant Clerk OF
this Board to act for the Committee on
Concurrent Resolutions. would like
to see the resolution lost gentlemen, ana
l must vote against it.
Commissioner Abernethy, who grew
very red in the face all the while COM
missioner Brock was talking, jumped to
his feet as soon as the Democratic Com
missioner took his seat.
'sBy appointing an auditor for the
Committee on Concurrent Resolutions no
reflection is made on the Street and Wa
fer Commissioners. | defy any member
to say where any reflection is cast. 1t IS
the people who submit the claims VINO
are wrong. I'm sorry politics has been
brought into this matter by Mr.. Brock.
| can't attend to the duties of inyesu-
eating claims, because | haven't time
and | don't think the other members OF
the Committee have either. What we
want in future is to get the bills pre-
seuted TO this office for concurrence IN
proper shape. I'm supposed to know
something about bills submitted to this
Board because there are some that have
come up for concurrence that are two
years and more old"
Commissioner Lembeck said he
thought the Committee on Concurrent
Resolutions should make its own investl-
cations, and that there was no need of an
auditor if he was to be known as such.
President Ringle said he thought any
information that was sought would be
given at the Street and Water Board
office cheerfully to anyone who went af-
ter il.
Commissioners Brock took the floor
again and spoke about some statements
that were made by Assistant Clerk
Heath Talking about them, the Com
missioner said you know
he made false statements
"But some truthful ones, too" said
Commissioner Abernethy, breaking in.
President Ringle called Mr. Abernethy
to order, exclaiming:-" Brock has
the floor"
Eyes, and / say he gave news to the
press, the Republican press, that was a
composition of lies, purely and simply
lies, and you all know it," Mr. Brock
resumed. "1'he people know the game,
however. They can read. They II re-
turn it in full measure at the next cleo
ton. He is tool for the Republican
party and is being used as SUCH
Again jumping to his feet. but after
Commissioner Brock had finished, Mr..
Abernethy said. Il acknowledge that
some of the statements which the As
sistant Clerk made were wrong, but
there were several bills wrong that had
to be corrected SO far as saying this is
a game of politics is concerned, that's all
nonsense"
The vote was then taken.
Assistant Clerk Heath was very ner-
nous during the controversy, and at one
time jumped from his seat and rushed
into the committee room and remained
there for several minutes. When it was
all over he walked up to Commissioner
Brock and doubling one of his fists he
shook it in the face of the Commissioner,
saying
You said that lied, and if you re-
peat that outside of this office, l will
make you prove it and settle the matter
out of court"
Don't talk to me- said Commission
er Brock, until you can do so as gen
tleman."
Il am a gentleman" said Heath, ''and
proved myself such while being sub
jected to your abuse"
'You lied. and you know you lied,''
said Commissioner Brock walking away.
The Board didn't appoint anybody to
act for the Committee on Concurrent
Resolutions yesterday.