The Cordova daily times., 1921-04-04

under the three ordinances as ap- pears from their own statement. We charge that it is impossible for any body to estimate the amount of the | tax from the figures given by the | company, and further that the figures were so given so that the tax could | net be estimated.
 Fourth-We charge that the amount | of taxes paid to the city is a delib- crate misstatement. The books of the | city treasurer show that the company paid in city and federal taxes of all | kinds for the year 1916 to 1920, in elusive the following: 1916, $54225; | 1917, $1,050.00; 1918, $695.00; 1919, ! $735,00; 1920, $92725. This makes total of $3,949.50 The company's statement claims that it paid the city for these years the sum of $4686.66. 1 This is a difference of $73716, which the company claims it has paid but which does not show on the city's books. It can easily be seen from this that the company might have done a big years business in some year when it paid a small tax such as 1918 or 1916 This illustrates the comDany's attempt to deceive the DtCJlG Dy Iuill lIlIE LAi| to1 D'ato tl iii-iFD'' fer five years in it's statement, in stead of separating it into annual statements for each of the five years as the ordinance requires. We still insist that our original estimate of $350000 due the city as franchise tax from the power company is ap- prOximately correct.
 Fifth-We charge that the com- panvs figures of $199, ,619.22 as a total of gross earnings for the past five years is not the correct amount for that period The only way the company could have reached it's fig ures is by emitting from it's totals all earnings received by the company from business done in the Old Town or other places outside the corporate limits of the city. We insist that these earnings for business done out side the corporate limits IS subject to the tax and any attempt by the company not to include them IS simrlv subterfuge undertaken for the purpose of evading it's just re- sD0neibilities to the town of COrdOVa. | Sixth-In the amount paid to the city the company has erred in favor of itself over $7O0.00. If the same percentage of error held good in the total amount given for gross earn ings. one can easily see that they
 owe the city S3500.O0 at least. We
 believe and claim that similar er- TOTS will be found in the total gross earnings.
 Soventh-We now state that if the ne0nle of COrdOva will give us
 chance by electing our entire ticket thereby onsuring us a majority on the city council, we will accept the invi-
 tation extended by Mir. Mcconnell and will check over his books by a
 comnetent accountant to be employed
 bv the city. In this accounting we
 will be just and fair to the power
 company. but will insist that the in
 terests of the city be paramount.
 Fighth-We admit that MT McCon- nell did sneak to Mir. Boyle about the 1atter's candidacy for the city coun-
 ciI hut that it was in an attempt to
 nrevent him from running by stating
 that it might hurt MT Boyle's busi-
 ness.
 Nfnth-We are glad to note that
 the A. P. U. is not going to raise
 the light rates under it's ordinances.
 We think the Peoples Ticket is en-
 titled to praise for forcing MT Mc- CO0nen to make public statement which puts him on record. We aSk
 why did not MT. Mcconnell also put
 himself on record regarding his plans
 as tO the water and phone rates
 Tpnth-Mr. Mcconnell charges us
 with making a false statement in that
 v,e stated in Bulletin No. that the
 rate for 25O K. w. hours for cooking
 in Cordova was $2000. If this is a
 false statement MT. Mcconnell should
 not complain, for the statement can
 not be false unless we put the rate
 too low. If the cooking charge does
 come under the power schedule Tn
 inc ordinance, it must come under
 the light schedule, and therefore the
 rate for 250 K. W. hours for cooking
 in Cordova would be Il cents per
 hour for the first 250 K. w. hours totalling $27.50 instead of $2O.OO.
 Eleventh-He charges us with sup pressing the rates in Seward and An chorage The rates in Seward were written for but were not sent us until after MT. Mcconnell had gone west and talked with the manager or the Seward company. When recelVeo' 1 our bulletin had already been printed However, the rates were sent to us Ill such shape that it was impossible to determine what they were. We eX' pressIy stated that Anchorage was a coal plant, and therefore not to be put in a class with Cordova which is largely a hydro-electric plant despite the walls of MT. Mcconnell about the | high price of oil.
 We would continue ad infinitum | showing the inconsistencies and mis- | statements in the A. P. U. article but | the public must be convinced. The truth about the earnings of the com pany and the taxes due the city can | only be obtained by electing the fol
 lowing signers and every one of them to city offices.
 CHARLES J. GOODALL, For Mayor