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$3.50 nno-Size 1890 IT.: very light; 2 entrances
rear and front; large bsnt.; splendid locs
fion: l25-l27 Sutter st. nr. Montgomery.
Gl15-l3S Eddy Mason; store and basement.
SISo-Loft 26xI37 g f.. I'd floor; passenger and
freight elevator; 125 Geary ST mr. Grant.
SI25-Mezzsnine floor. suitable for millner etc.
can arrange for some ground space and
window display; i25 Geary Grant av.
SI0O-Iarge store. Ne. COR. Polk and Washing
ton: FINE BUSINESS LOCATION.
SlOO-Msybe less; large ground floor space, 36x5O
fl: close 10 Bush and hearny.
S75-Large light store with living rooms In rear;
2325 9Th st. mr. Harrison; will subdivide.
81. .50-Large basement. 46x60 IT.; elevator serv-
ice; close 10 Bush and hearny.
Ss5-Store; ia Church St on Market.
S35-Store: 937 Ellis St nr. Franklin.
S3O-Lsrge store 1850 OFarrell ST. near Fill
more. fine location.
S30-Store; 1872 Franklin nr. Pine.
S2j-Store: fine location for barber shop; 17l9
Sacramento St near Polk.
SiT.50-Store; Franklin St mr.. Ellis.
Sl250 70 S30-Large. light rooms suitable for
light manufacturing or sample rooms; ele-
vstor service; close 10 Bush and Kesrny
Si2.50-Shop; 222 Willow ST. mr. Franklin.
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MINES AND MINING

MOHAVE COUNTY. ARIZONA
Own rich silver-lead mine, four lodges, so
#. tunnel Is in. solid ore; concentrates $500
daily; leaving for camp few days; need quick
cash for concentrator: sell half interest 81 500;
terms; whole S25, 900; will prove or pay ex-
penses; wire for particulars. WM. d. GRAN
MS. Pasadena, Cal.
GOLD, amalgam. rich ore bought; cash: assayng
SOC. PIONEER ASSAY CO., 131 9TH st. near
Howard.
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sopTH OF MARKET AND MISSION.

sOTTH OF MARKET AND MISSION.
S55-5 ?. and b.: garage; modern bungalow; 4O7
Diamond mr. 2Ist.
81 .50-6 and b. 1923 18th Diamond.
so S25-z r and b. es.: 1853 Folsom mr. 10th; !;
sunny. modern fats.
SIG p and b.. Path mr. Harrison.
sl5--3 :. and b.. 932 Castro ST.
STORES. ETC. SOUTH OF MARKET ST. AND
MISSION.
Aloo-Wsrehouse. Hooper 81. nr. sth; 50x2J0 IT..
including cement mill: spur track.
80 mo- Large light one-half store; p LIST ST
near Market
SO Stable Of 25 stalls. 26 Stanford st near
Folsom.
SO mo. each-3 stores; corner 5th aud Clara sts
tzt- zt-oO-Reduced from $35; large store. near 24th
and Harrison.
J u. WRIGHT & CO..
22s MONTGOMERY ST,
MILLS BUILDING.
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LEGAL NOTICES

LEyEE work-Levee district No. of Suffer-
county. Notice to contractors-Notice Is hereby
given that sealed bids will be received by the
board Of directors OF levee district No. Of SUIT
ter county at the law office of A. II. Hewitt in
Yuba City, CaI- until IL 80 O'Clock a. m. of
Thursday, September 10. 1910, for improving
raising, enlarging and strengthening OF the
levee of said levee district according to the
plans, prodles cross sections and specifca-
tons for such work In the possession of A. H
Hewitt. attorney for said board, at his office
aforesaid
Said work is divided into two sections.
Approximately the amount OF material re-
quired for section I is 49, 500 yards and for
section is 10000 yards. The work in sec
tion l will be team work and in section 2
will be dredge work.
Bids will be received per cubic yard for the
work aud as outlined in the specifications.
Bids to be by sections and must be accom-
panied by "a certified check for 10 per cent
Of the whole amount of each bid. made pay
able to Henry Minden. clerk of the board
such check or checks to accompany such bids
and to be delivered upon condition that the
bidder, In the event of the acceptance OF his
bid by said board WILL within 10 days after
such acceptance. execute with the board of
directors contract 90 do the work In accord
with the specifications. and execute and
deliver to said board good and sufficient
bond with sufficient sureties satisfactory to
the board in the amount Of one-fourth Of the
contract price. conditioned that he will do
said work in all respects in accordance with
the plans and specifications and in accord
anee with the terms and requirements OF the
contract. Said check when delivered TO the
board of directors with such bid shall there
subject to and until the execution of contract
and bonds herein stated; and. should the
bidder whose bid shall be accepted by said
board fail TO execute such contract and bond
as aforesaid within 10 days after acceptance
of his bid, then such check shall thereupOn
be forfeited TO said district. and the amount
for which the same Is drawn shall constitute
and be considered as hquidated damages for
such failure refusal.
The work must be completed on or before
December l. 1911.
The board reserves the right TO reject any
nd q
whole.
Any information regarding the work can
be obtained from Edward Won Geldern, en-
gineer of the district Yuba City, Cal
BY order of the board OF directors
Dated September 2. 1910.
II. l.. HANSEN,
Chairman of the board
HENRY MINDEN.
Clerk of the board
p. Z. DRESCHER.
Director
A H. HEWITT. Attorney for the board
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NOTICE INVITING OFFERS FOR SALE AND
REDEMPTION OF BONDS OF FRESNO
CITY RAILWAY COMPANY.
On January l. 1902, FRESNO CITY RAIL
WAY COMPANY, a corporation, executed. ack-
nowledged and delivered to California Safe De
posit and Trust Company Of San Francisco its
deed of trust mortgage, securing its 8 per
cent sinking fund 20 year gold bonds, which
was thereafter recorded in the office Of the
County Recorder of Fresno county, Cal.
On the 2Sth day OF February. 1908 By de-
cree of the superior court of the city and county
of San Francisco. state OF California. said Cali
fornia Safe Deposit and Trust Company was
removed as trustee under said deed Of trust or
mortgage and Union Trust Company Of San
Francisco was appoined trustee in the place and
stead of said California safe deposit and trust
company removed.
Pursuant to said deed OF trust or mortgage.
said FRESNO CITY RAILWAY COMPANY has
paid to the undersigned trustee five thousand
one hundred and ffty-thr and 10-1O0 (s5 153 10)
dollars, to be applied to the redemption Of its
said bonds Offers of said bonds. specifying the
holders name and address. quantity and number
OF bonds and prices hereby requested to be
fled with the undersigned In a sealed envelope
indorsed '0ner to sell bonds Of Fresno City
Railway Company" same to be delivered or
before September 15 1870 at which time said
offers will be opened and the lowest offers ac-
cepted by the undersigned provided that no offer
exceeding one thousand and ninety-six dollars
Isl ,096) dat per bond will be accepted.
UNION TRUST COMPANY OF SAN FRAN
CISCO. trustee.
By CHARLES DU PARC. assistant secretary.
Montgomery ST.. San Francisco.
Dated San Francisco. September 2. 1910.
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INVESTMENTS
4. F. WAYLAND & CO., BROKERS.
4I6 Monadnock building, San Francisco, Cal.

L. f. WAYLAND & co. BROKERS
416 Monadnock building, San Francisco, Cal.
STOCKS OFFERED FOR QUICK SALE.
5000 shares Monterey Coal Co. (ot) q $1,000
6,0u0 Alaska Petroleum & Coal Co....g .i2A
1000 shares Pyramid Oil Company a So
LOCO Landau Economic Syphon Co....@ IL
LOCO shares Juno, San Juan Oil Co. a .O7
l,000 Ventura Oil Development Coo 10
1000 shares La Blanc Oil Co......@ 80
LOCO Calf Corporation Co. (6T6 pfd.)6 80
1000 Calf. Pressed Brick Co. I'D II
1000 Coalinga National Petroleum. q .25
100 shares Templor Ranch Oil Co. q .ls
$50 shares Puritan Oil Co.......6 16
200 Cons. OIL Fields of Calf. Ltd. q .75
SoO shares Ramona Oil Co.. ...-...@ 80
200 Pacific Slope Securities Co. a 30
80 shares Western States Life ms a 200
~ STOCKS N
CHEAPER THAN YOU CAN BUY ELSEWHERE
We offer for immediate delivery, subject:
10000 shares Alaska PIT. 4 Coal Co. a .121s
900 shares Lady Washington Oil Co. a .12
1000 shares Templor Ranch Oil Co.. Cheap
l,uVo shares Maricopa Nat. Pet. Co.. Cheap
200 shares Puritan Oil Co. ......-..@ II
1000 shares Ventura Oil Dev. Co....6 I2
500 shares y. W. & 3. Oil Co.,. Cheap
La Zacuapa Rub. (1900 seriesl a ITO 90
keystone bonds 900 s. Cheap
80 shares Pyramid Oil Co.......6 so
5000 Monterey Coal Co. o.........G or
800 shares Teddy Jaw Puverizer. Cheap
100 FINAL Oil Co. CO................G 6 u
300 Omega g. Min. Co. ......... Very cheap
1,O00 shares Kern Western Oil Co.. a Is
Wanted-1,000 shares Liberty Oil a is
r. NJ. HARRIS & CO., BROKERS'
l3l-l33 Phean bldg, San Francisco. Cal
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HorsEs NoRrf OF MARKET.

2l5o-e r. and > b.; 1850 Scott cor. Filbert; ele-
CANT modern residence
$50 r and b. house; 1859 Pine ST.
SIS r. and p. each: 1Tl017l2 Broderick nr.
Bush; ? coy little cottages; large yard.
STORES, LOFTS, ETC, NORTH OF MARKET
STREET
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SALARY m loans SIC $40 s'siSsss 70 siSd advanced
honest employees without security" No In
aorssr; no ppoicity your friends relatives or
ALL WE WANT Is YOUR PLAIN NOTE.
bldg. 9Th noor: Office open until 6 D. m Mon.
day and Saturday evenings until p. m
AAA--HoUsEHoLD LOAN COMPANY
paos soAN ieH MoSGY NJ so on gesT IRE
CALL. WRITE OR PHoNE. DIAL
S PaokEspodeLas o sa sas5 ah HOME aRs MAhk5r jis1i
= Oakland of6ce-51S First National bank bldg
MONEY loaned on furniture. pianos and other Sc
carity; lowest rates; most favorable terms in
viii s1e yon .nsn sse me saa BE mese
repays $50 loan. Phone Market 3029 GEORGE
W MILLER. 5000 18th ST., southwest corner
Mission, room 35.
SALARY LoANs-sALARY LOANS
Just On Your Plain Note
No 'ndorser; no no security: cheapest rates. posi-
WESTERN LOAN CO.. 4es Call bldg. ofnce
open till 6 p. m Monday and Saturday until s.
ALL DEALINGS STRICTLY CONFIDnNT1AL-
Septs other propositions loans on policies
CO., 323 Monadnock, bldg. Market below Sd.
MONEY loaned salaried people, women keeping
house and others upon their own names with
out security; easy payments; save money by
TOLMAN. room $40, Phelan bldg, San Fran
cisco. and room o, 460 18th St. Oakland.
sALARIED PERSONS. TEACHERS WAGE
FARMERS AND OTHERS with RENTAL or
FIXED incomes can obtain loans without pub
licity at reasonable rates at 4SS Phelan bldg.
Phone. Douglas S244.
FURNITURE
LIFE INSURANCE
wsge Farmers Investment and Loan Company.
443 Pine st.
BALDWIN JEwELRY CO.,
Gold and Silver Smiths,
LOAN DEPARTMENT.
AAA-wage esrners. either men or women. can
make loan 10 strictest confidence at the EN-
ployes' Credit Co.. room 424, Monadnock bldg.
AAA--sALARIED men and women accommodated
without delay or publicity. Home Credit and
Investment Co.. 321 Phelan bldg. third noor.
SALARY LoANS-Ladies and gentlemen without
security; notes and commercial paper bought.
sls Merchants Ex. bldg; phone Douglas 141l
SALARY loans; other propositions San Fran
cisco Discount Agency. All Pacific building.
ON furniture and pianos: NO removal. TIRE
on furniture pianos or any security BECKER.
Monadnock building 6s1 Market ST. room 2s7.
dorser: MoRRELL: i022 Monsdnock BUILDING.
MONEY TO LOAN-REAL ESTATE
ANY amount; lowest ates on first and second
mortgages on real estate, legacies. undivided
interest estates In probate; no delay. r. Me-
COLGAN. rooms '502 and 504, Claus Spreckels
(Cal) building. Market and Sd SITS.
FIRST mortgages. city real estate, per cent
Sums So, 900 to $4,000 T. Z. HAYMAN
1st Natl. bk. bldg. Montgomery and Post SITS.
FIRST and second mortgages, real estate. stocks
and bonds. NJ b. LICHTENSTEIN & SONS
CO.. 80 Montgomery ST
FIRST and second mortgages; any amount; bank
interest SHADBURNE CO.. SOB Monadnoch
building.
ANY amount on real estate. nrst second mort
cages, on any security; no delay; lowest rates.
o. w. BECKER. Monadnock bldg, 6S1 Market.
FIRST and second mortgages. estates. legacies.
Fl. MURPHY. $50 Suffer st.
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in neat style VIII pay reasonable price for 8 df
ferent subjects Any pictures In your homo you
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ard.
FINANCIAL
wanted for 8 years at 6 per

81, $50 wanted for years at per cent net will
give as security first mortgage my
home in Oakland. just completed at a cost OF
S4.100; this is gilt edge Address owner box
3077. Call office. Oakland.
"ABBoTT buys BONDS; also CAL SAFE DEP.
accounts: money loaned. 636 Market st.
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MONEY TO LOAN

MONEY TO LOAN
PRIVATE and CONFIDENTIAL; loans on furniture
pianos warehouse receipts, diamonds and other
security; lowest rates. Rooms 2O7 and pos
.S. Market st; corner 4th; phone Douglass
4040, Home J4020.
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EXAMPLES

RARE ORIGINAL VAN DYKE PAINTING FOR
sale to highest bidder. Been in family for years
but must sacrifice. viii gladly show. Address
so, this ofics.
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J. u. WRIGHT & CO..
226 MONTGOMERY ST,
MILLS BUILDING.
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PHYSICIANS

DIR. WONG HIM,
HERB DOCTOR. Permanently located.
1868 o'Farrell st. bet Cough and Octavia
AAA-DR. G. c. T0A. famous Chinese Herb Co.
cures all chronic diseases. 1914 Suffer ST. s F.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-16
COURT DENOUNCES LAWYER
Tells Past Master He Had Tried
to "Commercialize Masonry"

In caustic terms County Judge Fawcett
commented in Brooklyn yesterday on what
he scaIIed an effort to ''commercialize Ma
sonry" The incident cropped up in the
case of Harry B. Keeler and his wife,
Emma c. Keeler who have been in Ray
mond street Jail since their arrest, several
months ago. keeler was said to have mar
ried several women. and after getting their
money to have deserted them.
Mrs Keeler appeared before Judge Faw-
cett yesterday and pleaded guilty to grand
larceny in the second degree. Charles p
Cauldwell, a lawyer and past master Of
the Masonic order, represented Mrs. Mary
Lynch. Brooklyn widow. whom Keeler
married and from whom he was said to
have taken $4,000,
Mr.. Cauldwell in reply to the charge
made by former Assistant District Attor-
ney Roy, who represented Mrs keeler. that
Masonry entered into the case because
Mrs Lynch was the widow or Mason,
said he had not intended that Mrs. Keeler
should he prosecuted but that Mrs. Lynch
had insisted that she should be.
Mr. Cauldwell.'' said Judge Fawcett,
YOU surprise and astound me. II seems
incredible that a past master of Ma
sonic lodge should have resorted TO an at
tempt to conmercialize Masonry. You have
outra ged. the order in your efforts to secure
secret information through Masons that
might be employed in the postoffice as to
the whereabouts of Keeler. It is just such
conduct as has been exhibited in this case
that tends TO bring unWarranted criticisms
upon fraternal orders
The judge then announced that on Mon
day he would suspend sentence on Mrs.
Keeler.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-16
STEAMERS AT FOREIGN PORTS.

ARRIVED.
Havre, Dec IS, $40 MA Savoie tFr), New
York.
River Plate Dec t5-Corsfcan Prince CBr). New
York via Rio de Janeiro and Santos.
Cabedillo, Dec 13-Eastern Prince tBr). New
York.
Rotterdam. Dec 14-Crossby CBr. New York via
Newport News
Shanghai. Dec 15-Shimosa CBr). New York via
Singapore and Hong Kong.
Singapore, Dec 15-Indrapura tBr), Shanghai.
Foochow. Keelung and Hong Kong for Bos-
ton and New York
Calcutta, Dec 15-Kansas (Br). Yokohama for
Boston and New York
Southampton, Dec 15-Majestic (Br). New York
via Plymouth and Cherbourg.
SAILED.
Chitta gong. Dec 13-Trife1s CCier) (from Calcut-
tai. Boston and New York.
Barbados. Dec 14-Clyde (Brl Cfrom New York
via Kingston and Colon, Southampton.
London. Dec 15-Mesaba (Br) New York.
Barbados, Dec 14-Byron (Brl from Santos and
Rio de Janeiro). New York
Rotterdam, Dec 14-Burgermeister Petersen
(Ger) New York.
Manchester. Dec 14-Suwanee (Br). New York
Southampton, Dec IS, S;25 D n-St Louis. New
York via Cherbourg.
Mcnteviieo Dec 15-Charlton Hall (Br) 6rom
Antofa gasta and Punta Arenas. New York
PASSED.
Perrin. Dec it-VauxhaH CBr). New York and
Norfolk via Algiers for Muscat. etc
Lizard. Dec -. p m-Potsdam tDutch). New
York for Boulogne and Rotterdam
New-York tribune., 1910-12-16
SUING ON LONDON JUDGMENT
Plaintiff a Daughter of a Niece of
Dom" Paul Kruger.

Miss Mercedes Estelle Woodford. daugh-
ter of Mrs E. G. Woodford. who was Miss
Susanna Kruger, niece of "Oom Paul
Kruger, the President OF the Transvaal
Republic has brought an action in the
Supreme Court against John Willard
Young, son of Brigham Young. Mormon
elder and financier and promoter, TO en-
force a judgment for $4,000 which Mrs.
Woodford obtained in London in 1897
against Young and which she assigned to
her daughter.
II is said that Young borrowed 10000
from Mrs Woodford in London, and sub
sequently, when there was a notice OF
bankruptcy filed against Young in London.
Mrs. Woodford brought a suit against him
for the recovery of that sum. She obtained
a judgment but has been unable to collect
the money. Miss Woodford is now suing
to make. the judgment of the London court
the judgment here.
Young says in his answer that the Lon
don solicitors who represented him in the
case did so without his authority and that
he had never been served in the suit.
Counsel for Miss Woodford will apply to
the Supreme Court for commission to
examine the London solicitor and learn
whether or not he was acting on the au-
thority of Young.
New-York tribune., 1910-12-16
NO CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES
Board Won't Reclassify to Keep
Men in Office,

Inc state 1lNli service commission, at
meeting here yesterday, received scores of
applications from the heads OF state de-
partments requesting that employees in the
exempt classes be transferred to the COM
.petitive classification under the civil service.
With the passing of the power in the state
of the Republican party applicat tons have
poured in upon the commission from many
department heads. who seek to have their
subordinates in the exempt classes held
over by having the commission transfer
them to the competitive class
J. G. Stevenson. a deputy superintendent Of
elections, appeared in behalf of one hun
cred deputies, and asked that they be
placed in the competitive class. He ex-
planned that their duties were not of
confidential nature. Commissioner Roscoe
c. E. Brown asked the applicant how long
any such recassifcat ton would last under
the new administration. beginning on Janu-
airy I. Stevenson replied that he didn't
know: but. nevertheless, he thought that
the deputies should he transferred to the
competitive classification He explained
that Superintendent Leary had given his
permission to have the application made
whereupon Commissioner Brown asked:
Isn't il likely that Superintendent Leary
now that he is going TO quit office on the
first of the year. doesn't care?''
Stevenson replied that such was an obvi-
GUS reason for the superintendent giving his
permission for the application TO the com
mission. Commissioner Brown then asked
if the application We're approved if it
wouldn't appear that the commission was
trying to play a political game at the
eleventh hour. The query from the COM
missioner didn't daunt Stevenson, and he
reiterated why the hundred deputies en-
ployed annually by the board should be
placed in the competitive classification.
District Attorney Whitman applied for
the exemption of eleven process servers
making total of twenty-five. This request
was denied.
Register Grifenhagen wanted TO have the
five important clerkshps in his office put
in the exempt class his counsel saving the
Register was responsible for mistakes of
these clerks. Counsel for the Kings County
Civil Employees Benevolent Association
representing the incumbents, contended
that any mistake made by those five clerks
could not possibly entangle the Register in
a lawsuit
All the applications for the transfer Of
exempt places 10 the competitive class were
laid on the table, and it was the evident
intent of the commission not TO grant them.
After an executive session of the commits
sion Mr.. Brown said:
This commission is not a political en-,
gine. and therefore we have decided to
table every single application seeking the
transfer from the exempt into the competi-
tive class from the heads of departments
who are going out of office on Decem-
Der 81
New-York tribune., 1910-12-16
DIFFER AS TO BEQUEST
Christian Scientist Says Mrs.
Eddy Didn't Value Stetson Gift.

Christian Scientists in New York took
various views yesterday in regard to the
crown of diamonds bequeathed to Mrs.
Augusta E. Stetson by Mrs. Mary Baker
Eddy. Some of the adherents of Mrs. Stet-
son held that the gift signifed that the
deposed leader of the First Church of this
city was still warm in the affection of Mrs.
Eddy at the time of her death. Others said
Mrs. Eddy had put this clause in her will
some time ago, and then, starting once or
twice to strike it out, had hesitated to do
so, because an open rupture would have
been implied. Still others went so far as
to say that the jewel had been given to
Mrs. Eddy by Mrs. Stetson for use in her
life only.
AS matter of fact, Mrs. Stetson did give
Mrs. Eddy the diamond crown and as a
Christmas present nine years ago. 1t was
made on special order for Mrs. Stetson
by VIM. R. Phelps & Co, of No. 3 Maiden
Lane. Two crowns were made, but the
first was not satisfactory as Mrs Stetson
wanted a larger one, and the jewellers
worked through a Sunday TO have it ready.
The ornament is about an inch and one
half across and contains % specially select
ed diamonds. It's value is about $1,000 The
opponents of Mrs. Stetson were pleased yes
Mrs. Eddy became convinced about two
years after she received the gift that Mrs
Stetson was waning in her allegiance" one
of them said, and it was then that she
put in her will the codicil returning
the crown. As matter of fact this was
not cherished possession of Mrs Eddy's
She did not wear it often. On the other
hand, always at her throat was the cross
of thirteen fine diamonds she left to Mrs
Laura Lathrop. of this city, who is now
in California" "
1t became known Yesterday that the
portrait set with diamonds that Mrs
Eddy left TO Gen. Henry NJ Baker, her
executor, was given to her by Mrs Stetson.
Students had given it to Mrs Stetson
Once. when visiting Mrs. Eddy in Concord.
the founder of the church admired it. and
When Mrs Stetson returned to New York
she had duplicate made and sent If to
Mrs. Eddy
New-York tribune., 1910-12-16
SILENCE IN WATER BOARD
Friends of Commissioner Talk OF
Bensel- -Gaynor Tug of-W

AS the days pass and no word in answer
TO Mayor Gaynor's attack comes from the
Board of Water Supply, owing to the con-
tIr,Ied absence of John A. Bensel, the helm
BUSINESS of the boards offence In adverus-
ing for bids on contracts to build the high
pressure tnnnel under Manhattan before the
CORPORATION Counsel had approved the
forms of contract becomes less apparent
The Corporation Counsels approval OF
contract forms has been in the past entirely
formal and perfunctory. It is his duty not
to examine the specifications. but merely
to ascertain that the form of contract is
legal and binding Often contracts forms
have been dispatched by messenger to AS
sistant Corporation Counsel Q Brlen anu
the officials of the board have waited con-
fidently for their return. approved, by the
same messenger.
The forms of contract for the construc-
ton of the high pressure tunnel were sub
n7itred TO the CORPORATION Counsel for ap-
proval several days before bids were ad-
ve-tised for in The City Record, 1t is un-
derstood But in view of the Mayors we'll
known hostility to them, the commissioners
should not have been so hasty-thls Is the
ONLY criticism their friends can flnd IL III
their hearts to make of their action.
These friends see a plot, fathered by the
Mayor and acquiesced in by Corporation
Counsel Watson. to withhold the approval
of the contract forms so that John A Ben
sells successor may have the letting OF the
contracts for the high pressure tunnel 1oi-
lowing the formers induction into the or
fee of State Engineer on January L
Since neither the Mayor nor the Corpora
tor Counsel has examined the specifications
of the contract FORMS according to their
own admission, the boards defenders can
see no basis for the charges, and charac-
terize the whole situation as Bensel-Gay-
nor tug g-of-war.