The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1913-04-11
''STOREY, THORNDIKE, PALMER
e DODGE

Boston, Mass.
what Will you charge us for an
opinion as to the legality of an issue
of -Four Hundred Fifty Thousand Dol
lars OF Water and Light Bonds of City
of Virginia.. Minnesota? Answer fully
at our expense.
ARNOLD a. PICKERING, Attorneys"
That deponent received in response
to said message the following:
Boston, Mass, AZ
"MESSKS. ARNOLD & PICKERING,
''Nirginia. Minn
Would charge between two hun
cred fifty and three hundred depend
ing on difficulty of examination.
STOREY. THORNDIKE, PALMER
& DODGE"
That before receiving the message
of Wood Oakley aforesaid, and in
anticipation Of the reply received, de-
ponent caused inquiry to be made by
parties at Chicago, ILL.,, to ascertain
the fee IF Wood & Oakley actually
charged Tor their opinion as to the
legality OF the bonds in question in
this action and also caused inquiry to
be made as to the charge actually
mace for printing the serial issue of
bonds of the City of Virginia in ques-
ton herein and opponent is informed,
verify believes and charges the facts
10 be that said Wood 4 Oakley, At
torneys OF Chicago, ILL.,, have agreed
to and will do the work necessary to
ascertain the legality Of the bonds in
question for the sum of Three Hun
3red Dollars, ($"OO.OO) and will give
their opinion as to the legality of the
issue Of Four Hundred Fifty Thousand
Dollars ($450,00O.OO) of water and
light bonds of the City of Virginia
in question in this action for said
sum of Three Hundred Dollars,
IS 300: 90 that deponent u is. further
Informed, d,5 be1ievssasz ana harges.
the facts to be that the actual cost
of printing the serial issue of bonds
of the City of Virginia in question
in the action herein is One Hundred
Ten Dollars, ($11O.O0).
Deponent further says chat it is a
well known fact among bond dealers
that the firms of Storey, Thorndike,
Palmer & Dodge Of Boston, Mass,
and Wood & Oakley of Chicago, Ill.,,
and other attorneys specializing on
he bond business, have certain fixed
schedule Of fees for examination of
'ond issues and opinion thereon,
which charge is made in all instances,
except where special haste is required
are necessary.
Deponent further states that he is
Informed by persons familiar with the
situation and who have been frequent
~ engaged in and are conversant with
,ond matters. verify believes and
'harges the facts to be, that the total
xpense including the attorneys fee,
printing of bonds and other necessary
and incidental expenses. which are
proper charge in this instance, will
>ot exceed the sum of Seven Hundred
'ifty Dollars, ($75O.00).
That deponent is informed, verify
believes and charges the facts to be,
that the bidders upon said bonds, viz.
Bolger, Mosser & Willaman, knew
that the said fees, charges and ex-
uenses above referred to would not
exceed the sum of Seven Hundred
Fifty Dollars, ($75O.0O), and deponent
alleges and charges the facts to be
that the defendants above named
knew or could with ordinary care and
caution have ascertained the fact that
such charges, expenses and fees would
not and do not exceed said sum Of
Seven Hundred Fifty Dollars,
($750oO.
Deponent further says that he is in
formed, verify believes and charges
the facts to be that before the bids of
the various bidders on bonds men
toned in the complaint herein were
submitted to the City of Virginia, it
was mutually understood and agreed
between the city officials Of said city
and the said bidders that the City of
Virginia would furnish and pay for
the opinion Of any one Of FIVE firms
of attorneys prominent as bond at
! torneys including the firms Of Wood
! e Oakley of Chicago and Storey
Thorndike, Palmer & Dodge of Bos-
| ton, Mass, as to the legality of the
issue of city bonds then for sale and
would also secure the necessary bonds
and pay for the printing or 18th.
ographing of same and that such lega
opinion and such bonds were to bt
furnished to the successful bidder
without any cost or expense to him
| Deponent further says that he /:
informed, verify believes and charge.
| the facts to be that at the time OF The
opening of the bids on said bonds. ant
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