The Seattle star. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1899-1947, 1907-07-15
Sam HILL PAID THIRTEEN
CIGARS FOR A FRANCHISE

Z tA fAthN NWA WAT WfNU ANNNNhA W
tiAo council under a mlaapprohen'
aDn produced by the action Of
Councilman Parry who was acting
Under the direction Of Judge
Burke. and therefore at the insti.
CATION ~ the company
judge Hanford. In deciding the
case. called attention 20 the bnngle
Mr. Humphrey had made Of hia
plcsdingz. saying
~ a franchise waa granted for
period of Is years. the pleadIng
IA uatraihfui In denyinK that the
ordnance By which it was grant
ed was ever passed A municipal
corporation ~ an agency OF the
state and should bo conducted hon
aHsiy.~
he also rejected the theory tina,
the company was a party 90 the
rcpeailng ordinance. saying. The
members OF the council. at least
thone ~ho knew anything about
the eompauy'H attorney drafting the
ordinance tthat IL Mr. Parry and
those he took into his confidenccl
knew u would be- attacked In thu
eourta"
Finishing the Job.
Upon these promises the court
found that the company had 4 per.
petual franchise which the city was
powerless 60 annnl. and assessed
the eosts OF tGT.7s against the city.
Mr. Parry being allowed $3.50 a.
witness fees.
Tho decision that the franchise
uas perpetual and the city forever
stopped from questioning ia per.
pstuisy was Of course open to an.
peal % the higher courts Hut no
appeal was taken.
On September rs. 1909. an obllE.
ms city oouncil passed a resolution
IN which u recited that II the com.
pany would assume the costs OF the
suit. so ~. the city would accept
the Judgment as final. and a ntipu.
iaiion 20 this effect. entered into
on behalf 81 the city by Corpora.
ton Counsel Mitchell Gillian. was
filed In the court on the following
day.
The effect was 80 important and
FAR reaching that when Mitchell
Gillian became corporation conn.
sci. he sought TO have the stipula.
ton set aside, In order that an ap-
peal might be- taken. but bis mo.
iion 10 that effect was denied By
the court
Mr Humphreys reference IN hts
pleadingn 10 Councilman Parry are
Interestingly illumiuntiYc OF the
whole corporation system Of deal.
Ing with city councils lie says
Mr.. Parry Did u.
"That after copy Of said ire
pealingl ordinance was prepared
BY said attorney Judge Burkal q
was by said attorney given 10 one
Win II. Parry. a member OF the city
council and who at said time. act
ing as chairman Of the corporations
committee Of said council. intrOduc.
ed said ordinance. aud In accord
anee with an understanding and
agreement with said complainant
(tlie Rns company said Parry
worked 10 secure the passage Of
sald ordinance, and Ia order TO
cafry cut the request and desire
OF said complainant 20 have said
ordinance passed. said Parry con.
cealce from the other members Of
tha council that said ordinance
wah prepared by said attorney That
Tho passage OF said ordinance was
SECURED by the aforesaid acts OF
said Parry. which acts were insti.
gated by said complainant"
After the decision OF THIS suit
Ia the company's favor. the writer
ol this article asked Sam nm what
to- campaign had cost him. where
upon Mr. Inn took from the lower
left hand drawer OF his desk box
containing i2 cigars wrapped In tin
foil. Counting the residue. he re-.
marked that Il cost him just 10
cigars" adding by way Of explain.
alton. that you know n great deal
depends on the kind OF cigars one
uses" Mr. Hill uses cigars wrapped
In tin foil
Mr. llll then took another box
from another drawer and offered
the writer cigar, Of another
brand