Protest of Reid

Owing to the importance of the question here in volved, I deem it necessary to express my view in a formal way. 1 think that, under the law and the previous rulings of this court and the council resolution, the money that was received for the light and power plant bought of the city of Woodward, after paying off the bonds that stood against the utility that was sold, should be applied to the liquidation of bonds for other utilities and other public debts, and that if there is a surplus after this is done, it should be applied to general purposes.

The history of this matter appears in soma of…