Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-08-09
COUNCIL HOLDS UP.
Continued from spage I

what we want to do MS to protect the
pocLeSbooks of the people Of Whining
ton, end il the person who buys 1t could
oive thc r,soplc better service than they
are getting nj the present time for five
cent 70. would not the board think it
was their duty to rescind its orderP" Pro-
po,,nded by Robert G.. Ilarman, attorney
at law. He, Garrctsson, said: My
answer is mo-" That, SAID &. II. Garrett
son, by said answer, placed himself
souarely on record as against the IN
forests of the people of Wilmington and
it's vicinity and antagonistic to the
public good"
GARRErsoN ENTERS DENIAL.
In answer to this specification in the
bill of particulars, Mr.. Garrctson SAID
that quest ion. as in the BILL was not the
one that was asked him nor the one to
which he answered mo.
The defendant said the question asked
him was that if man or u body of men
were willing To buy the company, would
he stand willing to rcscind the order
To this question: he said, he answered
"no" He gave as the reason that he
could not stand over the traction com
many with n pistol at its head. He said
he reached his decision III all affairs on
evidence and he thought fair to both
sides.
Mr. Garrctson was called TO the stand
bv his attorney, who asked him how long
he had been member of the Hoard OF
Public Utility Commissioners and he
answered since 1913
lie was asked 10y Mr. Garrett when
the set of rules governing the body was
passed and the answer was IN l9l2 and
that since becoming a member of the
board he had observed the rules and
regulations.
Under questioning Mr. Garrctson re-
lated how the board, ut a meeting attend
cd hv Mir Robertson. had decided TO
hire m expert Mt cost OF $500 to 60
over the affairs Of the Traction Company.
lie said that at this meeting a lcttCr
sent 10 the Westinghouse Electric Co,
whereby an expert was engaged, was
approved lie said that efforts were made
to obtain experts from three other com
pan,cs, but these efforts had been un-
successful MIR Garrctson said that there
was nothing IN the law under which the
board worked to allow them 10 assess
costs of such work against the traction
company.
Mir Garrett asked his client If Mr.
Robertson, at the time Of the meeting,
referred 10 knew who the expert to be
emplovCd was Mr.. GarrCtson answered
that he (Rohcrtson( did
Councilman Robertson took exception
to this and stated that he did not know
because the name had not yet hccn APP
proved President Lyon of Council then
stated that MIR Robertson was correct in
his answer. rs hc was also present at the
meeting referred to.
As the questioning continued, Mr..
Garretson SAID that on the day nf the
meeting, when the board heard the trac-
tion companys plea to raise its fare from
to : cents the board was in session
from 10 A. IN. to ; y. ~. lie said no
final action was taken AZ this meeting
and that several persons spoke n this
meeting and that final action was taken
NJ q meeting on june J.
MONDAY MEETINGS.
In answer as to why the meetings Of
the board were nearly all held at noon
time. MIR Garrctsnn said that meetings
were called when the time best suited the
members and that he was not responsible
for the calling Of meetings rs this was UP
to Mr. NcNullcn president Of the board
Tho sixth specification in the hill Of