The Sentinel=record., 1913-11-25

''' "'"'''0 O''dt u would be an inluS tlce 10 his company and 10 the Fab rlc Company He said he was here and made bid 10 sell the city hose nnt not the class the Fabric peonle mad bid on He thought the ciA wanted the same quality of hose i- mad been buying from him. and made his bid on that quality. He said he could sell the same quality of hose as the fabric company for lesa money He was excused. Judge Hende son here stated that the matter before the court was not whether the pur chase was a bargain or not. but whether it was properly made.
 For the defense, MT. Mclaughlin first introduced Alderman Peden. Nho was author of the ordinance to pay for the hose, which failed O. passage. Mr Peden said that he signed the petition 10 the board tc buy the hose and did this because il vas claimed the city did not have enough on hand He said he had made no investigation. and did no. know. "l was not hunting for any thing" he said
 Alderman Guntaer stated he sign. ed the petition because he though: the city needed the hose. He did not know Jim Housley said they need ed it and he voted for it.
 Alderman edwidee stated he knew when he voted for the latter purchase that the city had already bought r. GOO feet of hose lie had been told the city needed the other order The chief had told him so. After the fire the council wanted to buy all
 the hose and equipment in the world T still contemplate buying for the city an auto truck" said Mr. Led widgo
 Alderman Weaver stated that he knew of the 1000 purchase of hose but thought the city needed the extra 5000 feet and voted for it.
 Chief Loyd rate and Bremen Oar iel Bunch and Riley Brown were in. troduced They all thought the city should have three changes of hose or about 2O.00O feet. The city had 1 about $500 feet before the big fire and lost all but l 300 feet in the fire The 1900 feet saved had pin holes in it. The city has on wagons now about two and onehalf miles of hose Mayor McClendon was called and stated that he was a member of the board of public affairs. He joined with others of the board in makinl his last order of hose because a pc rition siened by eight members of the city council had been presented tc the board asking that the purchas he made. He believed the council members must know what they were doing. and when they sent tho peti. ton for the purchase to the board he expected they would pass an ordi' nance completing the act, or author izing the lurChase He ordered the fire chief 10 put the hose in when II was released. On cross examination he stated that he knew of the statute or the subiect. which prohibited pur cbases of supplies in excess of S3oo without an ordinance. but he consid cred bo.h hose purchases an emef qencv. and did what the city counch directed him to do. and therefore ne did not act on his own initiative. He l stated that at first he was opposed to nurchasing more hose, thinking ih2 city had better buy other fire equip' mont but that when it came to mn that the council wanted ihe 5'ooo eN ira feet of hose. ne acquiesced in inc matter.
 George w. Housley of the board O. ,,rhlic affairs. stated that the chlei of inc fire department had wanted tho hose. and eight aldermen signed TOT if He said he did not circulate netition among the councimen TOT the rnrcbaee. He thoueht at the time the ait, needed the hose. and thinks SC
 .at He said J H. Housley the cl'y olorl, had circulated the petition TOT ,ho signatures of the aldermen
 Alderman Burgauer, recalled Salu @
 hat Mir Housley had come 10 mn with Mir. Griffin. about the hose ru'. abaso hut he did not remehipei u'hotbar ',p he had the petition or no
 un said that the city had bought IT. ono reof of hose in the two and one hoIf years before the fire, ana hnu nI
 -' ooo feet on hand at the time oI '"' | fire .,.os recalled
 a stoted that he first met Grilliu
 "pt tho Tahric Hose Company wltn MT
 prousIey pr r"I They came in and lnyl'e( 1 s,n, to have drink, and asked It In u'
 n.onld ,,l,, favor the purchase Of the nose ,a,
 ~ aa be said he would have to S''
 aoou' e A strauss of the board O
 tsI,o M affairs. said that he Jus' ie n
 i'ou,ad pup',q ID inc city the day he met Wt'l .
 ."a ."l hoard and that he voted TOT ,a, sn,
 ,ast ,ne nmrChase because the two ,,,i oon1
 .aoo,bers ,~ were for it. ana It "VG,, I',n
 nnt have served any purpose TOT ui,, ,l,
 not ',, nav os a minority member oi th'