The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-08-25

an outstanding Indebtedness.
] believe this covers an the questions
submitted to me in your letter oil the
29nd inst. however, " you should d,sre
anything further In this on any other line
regarding the duties % your once
shan. b pleased to assist you at any time
Very truly yours. JAMES HErV'RN.
city Attorney
These are the fac,s So fas as hey
relate to the city attorney on this mat
ter. Now, Jet MS see what 80 position
OF Or. IIixon IS in the matter. Dr. Hix-
on insists that s9.QO0 of claims against
the citS should be turned INTO iudg
mems nd the city Of Gdthrie pay sevep
Per cent interest upon the same, which
would amount to something like 81 260.
and Or. HiNon also insis,s tnas the hold
ers OF these claims shall sell their Chains
against the city Of Guthrie 10 an okla
homa City concern at discount q -,
per cent, which means graft of $3.50
10 be taken out OF the pockets OF those
holding clains against the city az a time
when there IS money in the Treasury
practically sufficient 10 cctcr on out-
standing clai MS. Dr. Hixon is an hon-
est man. He was elected upon a reform
ticket. He IS honest ard ne admits IT,
therefore proof is unnecessary, but DR.
Hixon has entered into a deal with an
Oklahoma City concern, without author
ity from the city council, without ton-
sulting the other members OF the hnance
committee. as the two other members
know nothing whatever as to this deal
This deal of D.. Hixon's was conceived
in iniquisy and born in a mack room Of
an Oklahoma city hotel and Is a deal
that win skin fhe city Of Guthrie out
OF $3.50 cold cash. as wen as robhing
the claim holders OF the city out OF $3.50
that they are Justly ertitled to. ard tt,~
is done at a time when the money is
lying idle in the city treasury suficlent
to pay two thirds OF these cliims, and
well knowing tGst there will be enough
come in from 1904 taxes to pay the bal
anoe In cash.
Or. Hixon says in his article OF vest err
day that "Hixon has done more hard
woik TO settle up the old city indebt-
edness than any other man." ! have no
ocsire Whatever 10 pluck any laureis
from the brow Of my friend Tixon, but
II this statement is true. why dii he
introduce and have passed an ordinance.
after being informed by the sity aitor-
lney that u the question was referred TO
The city attorney for a written opirion
he would have 10 declare the matter l-
/ legal? Knowing this, why did Dr. HNor
introduce this ord'nrnce, wen Snovins
that the written opirion was "a be de-
manded from the city attorney next day
land il ho was acting in good faith and
did not l.now that an opinion was to by
/ demardod why did he Instruct the city
clerk IN the face OF an ordinance m-
structins the city clerk to issue certain
I warrants, not to issue them un'n be was
advised by the city treasurer 20 do so.
At the regular meeting OF the city ccun-
yM the first Thursday in august, when
ithe bills for July SHOULD have been al-
lowed, and people were waitng for their
motley, after the finance committee had
met and allowed all July claims. Dr.
/ HiXon, as chairman OF the finance com
/ mittee, demanded weeks further dime
no make his report for the sole and Cnly
reason that he WAS unable 90 hguro up
"a column OF dgures and get tho Same re-
suits twice in succession.
ann sorry that the pleasant relations
heretofore existing between uNself anc
the other members OF Dr. Dukes oa cial
family have been rup'urcd by my friend
HiNon wnfHy ana deliberately lying on
me. hut ~ Dr HNon has thrown dowr
the gauntlet ] am able and willing az al
times TO pick il mp, ,s l have found by
experience on -cyeral occasions ths no
public oniciai can ever make mistaR,
by telling the tax payers of the cifs 81
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