Seward daily gateway., 1924-02-16
LOCAL. MISSION
 ID WASHINGTON

JUNEAU, Ala, Feb. 16-Suit to restrain the City of Juneau and B. M. Behrends as Treasurer for the munich pality from paying to R. F. Robert son, $2,000 to dcfray his expenses on mission to Washington. and to en- join MT. Robertson from receiving the money, were filed today in the name of Emery Valentine by his counsel, Grover c. Vim and Wickersham & Kehoe. Judge Reed, on an affidavit signed by the plaintiff alleging that an order had been drawn for $500 against the City funds in favor of MT. Robertson issued a temporary re- straining order and hearing will be held at 10 a. m. Wednesday at which time the defendants will have an op- portunity to show why the order should be disoslved.
 Mayor Says Is Politics.
 Dirty politics" was tn commit of Mayor I. Goldstein, when he was in formed of the suit He gave it as his conviction that Delegate Sutherland instigated the move in order to keep down the question of division of the Territory, one of the things included in MT. Robertson's proposed mission to the national capital. ''Sutherland doesn't want MT. Robertson to come to Washington and isn't in favor of division" he declared. He pointed out that Sutherland supporters alone are apparently interested in the effort to block the mission as a confirmation Of his view on the matter.
 Mayor Goidstein said that the City would fight the suit, the City Council being unanimous in a stand to That effect. Hellenthal & Helienthan have been retained to look after the inter- ests of the defendants named in the suit
 Complaint Is Filed.
 The complaint was filed today by MT. Valentines counsel in the name of Emery Valentine flor himself ana all other taxpayers of the City of Ju- neau." It alleges that the City Coun- cil was without power to vote funds to defrav the expenses of sending special representative to Washington to work for the projects mentioned Ill the resolution passed by the Council January IS, when it selected Mir. Ro- bertson to undertake the mission.
 These projects were set forth in the comnlaint as follows: division of the Territory; dredging of Gastineau Chan nel. digging of Oliver Inlet and Hawk Inlet canals; dredging of Wrangell Narrows; retention of the Army Post at Chilkoot Barracks, and other sim liar lobby work for other interested persons, corporations and commun1- ties in the Territory. If the City Council is permitted to appropriate the s2,OOO for delegate to go to Washington and work to get things through Congress, according to the complaint the plaintiff, MT. Valentine and all other taxpayers will receive ''irreparable injury and damage from this unlawful appropriation"
 Hearing Set For Ttoday.
 At the time Judge Reed granted a temporary injunction, he fixed 2 p. m. today as the time for hearing on the order. At the request of counsel for tn City, made this afternoon, he con- tinued the hearing until 10 a. m on Wednesday.
 It is understood that the suit will not cause any delay in the departure of MT. Robertson. He had not plan ned to leave for several days, proba- bly not before next week. It is ex- pected that the matter will be def initely settled by that time. If the in- function is made permanent, it was