Those Five Per Cent. Charges

The council last eveaing on the motion of Alderinan Butterfield decided to investígate the charges against President A. M. Clark on the evening of Wednesday May 8, at 7 :30 o'clock and notice of this meeting for the heiiring of the charges is to be served on Mr. Clark by April 17. Mr. Clark presented a conmiunication to the conncil waiving uotice, but the couueil preferred to proceed in the regular legal ïnanner. Alderinan Btitterfield moved that Mr. Clark be required to ñle his answer to the charges, setting up his defense. Alderman Prettyman opposed this motion, but it was carried on a viva voce vote. Aldermen Butterfield, Moore, Brown and President Hiscock were appointed a committee to devise rules goveruing the proceedure in the case. Apropos of this matter, there was a lively scène at the board of public works yesterday morning, which is thus detailed in last evening's Washtenaw Times : The gaine of freeze-out which boa been going on for a long time in the board of public works, and wliicli wax clearly evlneed in the appolntment of street commissioner, came to au i nd tliis moruing. llr. Schuh has dedded that his dignlty would uot allow him to again sit with the board, aud the board win ïiold lts meetlngs virtually as a baard of two. The troublo arose this niornin al the meeting of the board, wben Pues. Clark called Mr. Sehuh a liar under certain quallflcations. The frlctíoo that kiudled the iir; was a personal comnranlcation whic-h Mr. Bullis will have presented to the eouncll tonlg-ht lt recommends the relaylng of the n.:iin gewer between the Michigan Central depot and the freight house. Mr. Schuh made a few objections to tliis as the council had passed a resolutiou not to relay it after the bonrd had reeeived the hids for tha work. .Air. Schub tliought that tliis comtnunieaitton would only créate Idle talfi againsl the whole aewer. Mr. BuIHb then remarked to Mr. Schuh fluit qow he du! uot like the public tongue to wair, luit that about a week ago he did not seem to care. "I supposo you refer to the iive per ceut matter, don'1 yon?" asked Mr. Schuh, to whlch Mr. Bullís answered In the utlirmativa At Üiis polnt of the proceiedings Mr. Clark jumped to hls feit and witli one hand upllfted towered over Mr. Schuh and exclaimed Ihat if the latter had ever made cwüün statementa ho was a linr. The atatements referred to are those whlch the Times quotod Mr. Schuh as havinjï mado ou hte boodle question. Mr. Schuh was seen by the Times reporter and said tha.t he did not know Unit there was any secret about what he had said Mr. Bullis had told liim and that be did not repeat it with any malice, and said tlia.t tliis mornlng's sesslon of the board of public works is the last he would attend.