The Cordova daily times., 1915-03-26

1 $600.00 to help defray the cost of From
 street was perfectly legimate and (
 proper expenditure of the city's funds
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 March 20, 1915 is what purports to b, statement of the facts respecting Front street in the editorial columns and the editor says Again we defy any member of the gang to point out a misstatement." It must be admitted that no member of the gang" would if they could, point out any misstate. ments in the article because all the members of the gang are opposed to Mir. Hazelet and are either running for office on or supporting the Citizens Progressive Ticket in the coming municipal election. However, If the invitation to deny be construed as a general one. the foregoing statement of facts serve that purpose. and expose the reason of Will A. Steel in trying to bambozzle the public.
 In the same article of the issue of March 20, 1915, is the assertion that mo suggestion was made at the time the street was built that the town should pay part of the expense" It is clear from the unprejudiced state ment of Mir Feldmann that the sug- gestlon was made at that time, and that it was clearly so understood by all the signers to the agreement, and other citizens.
 The article also says fifteen months later Councilman Hazelet decided that the town should contribute to the fund" No, MT. Will A. Steel, you are wrong again. The idea of having the town contribute did not originate with MT Hazelet; neither did it arise fif- teen months later. It was so under stood by the signers to the petition at the time they subscribed. MT. Haze let did not present the matter to the he waited until the official dedication to the public of B street from First to Front, and of the additional sixteen feet added to the width of Front street was made. Secondly, he wait because he was trying to be able to say to the Council that all the other subscribers had paid their share. He was unable to do that because those who are villifylng him today still owe part of their subscriptions.
 In the agreement above set forth is provision that dedication to be made when the expense of opening and planking said street shall have been provided for" The dedication was actually made before the expense was provided for as some of said ex- pense has not been paid to this day You, who cTitize MT. Hazelet for delay in dedicating, should remember that he was not to do so until the expense had been taken care of, and some of you personally know that you owe on this matter.
 In the same article is the assertion that Mir Hazelet promised that B street should be open from First to Front. The written subscription agreement above does not show that MT. Hazelet promoised any such thing. He agrred there to dedicate sixteen feet along Front street. However, all though Mir. Hazelet did not promoise to open B street as charged, he did verbally promise to dedicate B street from First to Front. and he did so, sticking harder to verbal agreement than some of his detractors do to a written one.
 In regard to the payment by the town of $600O0 on this Front street proposition attention is called to the following statements from the columns of the Daily Alaska, to wit:
 In the isue of March 20. 1915, in a letter signed "H. T." probable pseu- donym for Will A. Steel, is asked the following question, "Who induced the Council to pay S600.O0 for some work on a street that was never ordered by the town, and who received the mon ey?" The answer is that nobody in duced the town to pay for the work, but that the Council voted to pay what in law and in fact was moral obligation, and they so voted with a full knowledge of the facts of the case and that the persons who received the money were Messrs. Boyle, Currier Mickelson, Feldmann and all others who have property today along Front street, for they received the benefit thereof, and Hr. Hazelet was acting as their agent as is shown above.
 Tn the editorial column of the Daily Alaskan under date of March r, 1915 appears the following quotation with reference to the Front street project Several years ago the Cordova Town site Company conceived the scheme of widening and planking an alley that