Santa Fe new Mexican. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1898-1951, 1913-08-13
NO REFERENCE
TO MAYOR OR
COuNC|LMEN
C. F. STREET DECLARES THAT He
DID NOT intend TO refer TO
Them IN The ALLEGED IN
SINUATION ABOUT CORRUPTION
money.
he SUGGESTS THAT
SUBJECT Be DROPPED

SUBJECT Be DROPPED
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X Il beg to state that it was NOT y
\ my intention to suggest that the y
\ Mayor, the City Council or any y
X member thereof was endeavorlng ,
Y or had endeavored to exert any =
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= Santa Fe Water and Light Co. y
= by C. F. Street, President. y
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The above was the climax In thf'
report read by Chairman A. B. Rene
han of the special committee or the
CITY council to investigate "the alleged
insinuation or intimation made by MT.
c. F.. Street, in letter addressed to
Mrs John r. McFie, chairman or the
Civic committee, Womans Club, Santa
Fe-that there were rumors that onl::'
for a large sum of corruption money
could the Santa Fe Water and Llghl
company obtain a new franchise or
renewal of it's existing one.
The report was listened to with in
tense interest by the councilmen last
night and by prominent Santa Feans
who gathered in the hall to hear the
street disclosures Many smiles
scanned the countenances of the law
yers in the room as Mr.. Streets lei
ter was read. Following its reading
the report was accepted and the com
mittee discharged.
The report covered six typewriter
pages. Several pages were devoted
to the letter sent by the chairman to
Mr.. Street asking him several ques'
tions, and caused much cranlng OF
necks and looks of eagerness. Inc
reply of Mr.. Street, however. broke
the tension and there was almost q
ripple of mirth as the last line OF MS
letter stating: "It seems that no good
ran come from further discussion o!
the matter
The Report in Full.
In view of the widespread interest
in the Street statement the full re-
port of the committee is published
It is as follows:
Santa Fe, n. NJ. Aug. u, 1918.
To the Mayor and City Council of the
City of Santa Fe:
Your special committee, composer
of the members of the standing health
committee, beg to report IN respect
to the matter submitted to them for
investigation: that is to say, the al
legged insinuation or intimation MADE
by Mr.. C. f. Street, in letter address
sed to Mrs. John r. McF'ie. chairman
Ciyics Committee. Womans CluD
Santa Fe. and published in the New
Mexican of the issue OF the Sth OF
July. 1913, to the effect that there
were rumors that only for large sum
of corruption money could the Santa
Fe Water and Light company obtain
a new franchise or renewal or lto
existing one, and suggesting that un,
less such money in abundance were
forthcoming the company would ba
driven from the city and its properly
confiscated
1. The question involved, and es'
pecially that feature of it which mas
been construed to import an insinua'
ton that member of the city councl'
or some other person not mempe''
of that body. had made representations
either directly or indirectly, that for
a vicious consideration he would pro-
cure for the said company a ne"
franchise; in other words, that for
such compensation he would deliver
the affirmative votes of the member
of the council in the interest aforesaid,
has received earnest consideration
O. Three open meetings have been
held in the lobby of the Capital Cit,'
Bank building, in the law library.
g. The manager of the Water com.
pany was interrogated and disclaimed
any knowledge of the subject matter
of the inquiry. The mayor came be,
fore the committee and gave such in
formation as he possessed.
4. Investigation was made to de.
termine whether or not similar com
mittee named by the chamber of COM
merce for like purpose had obtained
any substantial or concrete evidence.
TO support or overthrow the intimatea
charge, If it can be so considered, ap
nearing in the publication mentioned.
It is understood that that committee
made no record Of its proceedings, so
that we were without the aid which
we expected to derive from its activi-
ties.
:. The committee came to the coz
clusion that an Interpretation of the
language used by Mr.. Street in his
communication was more to be de-
sired than an investigation, at least
an Interpretation of the language
should precede investigation, for II the
meaning of the writer was innocent,
and if whatever offense 1t gave re-
suited from loose and careless Ver'
biage. the mental state of Mr.. street.
when he wrote, if disclosed, would
probably make unnecessary further
debate. controversy or discussion.
Thereupon the chairman of the conf
mittee was directed to communicate