The Greeley tribune., 1907-04-04
MEN MEET TO REBl)KE SIAN.
DERERS OF ALDERMEN,
W. {. Wilson Fully Exonerated on All Charges
Made by His Political Ensmies. Mass
Meeting Last Thursday Called to
Look up Motive forAtack.

An Indignation meeting Of Greeley
business and professional men was
held in the Commercial club rooms
last Thursday afternoon to protest
against, what was proven there to
be, an unwarranted attack on the
honesty and integrity >of Alderman
w. G. Wilson, chairman of the water
works committee of the city council.
The charges were made by inuendo.
In the editorial columns of the Weld
County Republican, that Mr.. Will
son had used his public position Tor
private gain.
There we're present at the meeting
the following well.known men:
G. Fl. Ward, Robert T. Steele, u.
H. Wolfe, G. d. Todd, j. B. Phil
lips, f. NJ. Barber. S. Il. Southard,
J G. Ewing, e. ]. Decker, B. d.
Sanborn. A. ]. Park. G. A. Granger,
O. T. Neill, ]. M. B. Petrikin,
John B. McCutcheon. w. G. Wilson.
Charles Hansen, H. N. Haynes, r.
Carl ilseE, ~: q Townasn4, o. o.
Russsll, A. W. Jacobs and franklin
J. Green.
After j. M. B. Petrikin had been
chosen as chairman and Henry Cand.
lin secured as stenographer, the
questions that had been asked Alder
man Wilson In the editorial referred
to we're taken up separately for Mr..
Wilson to answer before the gather
ing.
Practically the complete text of
the stenographic report of the ques
tions and answers to same was given
in a circular that was distributed
over the city last Saturday afternoon.
In each instance Mr.. Wilson'S an
swer was clear and concise and was
backed up by the mayor, other
members of the city council, the city
attorney, H. N. Haynes, consulting
attorney, and by the records at the
city hall.
Here are the parts of the editorial
to which the business men touk ex-
ception:
'Why did the people object to
Wilson? Was it matter OF tele-
phone? No. Was 1t because he
had not performed his work on the
board? No. Why, then? Because
as chairman Of The water works com
mittee he has presumed himself su-
preme and has assumed dictatorla'
symptoms and run things to the
detrimeut OF the people and the pub
lie purse.
"Wil Mr.. Wilson state why he
was at first opposed to the jacobson
Babe Contracting company? why
after he had consented to their re-
eel living the contract, he, as alderman
"A CITY oiicial-assumed the an'
thority to dictate to the contractors
lust where they should purchase
their materials? WHY and under
what COnQlllOilS uoes pii' '''
the contractors about all their sroo,
cries used at the various camps, an"
how comes it that he can afford ''
ship the same beyond Fort Collins &c
the head of the water works system
What is your agreement, Mr.. Wilson
in these matters, with the contrar-
TORS or their their sub.contractors
again, Mr.. Wilson ana M NJ,
Todd, why do you pay out from WV
to three thousand dollars for at'oi
news fees in blocks OF 81, ,ooo "i'
$500, and less sums to other a't''
news, besides good fat sum TO u,
city attorney, when the city attorl'vS
ia supposed to represent the city az"
to be able to attend to the peop'e
business? Now, some OF olleS'
things are not known to the tax pay
ers and they would like to know,
Again, Mr.. Wilson, why has neafIs
every dollar paid for rights OF way
hoen first drawn by check to you anu
then paid out by you at your oM'
sweet will, for these rights OF way