Why They Are Suppressed
WHY THEY ARE
SUPPRESSED
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Don't Want to Give the City's
Case Away
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TO WATER WORKS CO.
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Mayor Copeland Wants His
Attorney's Report Kept
Under Strict Cover
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Mayor Copeland stated to us Wed-
nesday that he has no objections what-
ever to the report of Blggs & Sher-
man being officially printed.
"Of course," said he, "there is a lot
of technical matter in the reports that
is probably superfluous, but there is
nothing there but what the people have
a right to know if they wish. and I
have nothing to say against the publi-
cation if the council orders it done.
"But," he continued. "I do not think
that the reports of the attorneys on the
water works question should be pub-
lished. There are some matters in the
reports that would state the city's side
of the case and the publication would
give the water works company an ex-
act line on all our contention. It is not
done In other cases. If you had a suit
against a corporation you would allow
your attorney's positions on fine tech-
nical points to be given over to the
other side so that the corporation
could have an opportunity to combat
them. It is not the way law suits are
fought and for this season I deem it
best not to publish them."
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