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commenced his argument, which we all admitted was 

 forcible enough to save any city from imposition. 



At 12.30, Chief Justice Brigham made an able and 

 impartial charge to the jury, which ceitainly ought to 

 have enlightened their minds, at least, and directed 

 aright their convictions ; but the pith of the evidence 

 was fiir from them, or in other Avords, the average testi- 

 mony, which should have been their chart and compass, 

 was ignored and entirely disregarded. 



Monteglade-Ravenswood claim, |4] 3,486.00 

 Yerdict, 43 1-2 per cent., 179,838.75 



Difference, §233,647.25 



Newstead claim, |89,317.50 



Verdict, 58 5-8 per cent., 52,399.60 



Diffei-ence, |36,917.90 



Total difference (loss), |270,565.15 



Monteglade verdict, 12 1-2 cts., |179,838.75 



(Instead of 2i) and 35 cts.) 



Newstead verdict, 11 cts., 52,399.60 



(Instead of 18 3-4 cts.) 



Total amount, $232,238.35 



The amount of three claims was $502,803.50 



Some of Judge Brigham's rulings were excei)ted to by 

 the City Solicitor, one of them being the rate of interest 

 to be added to the finding of values, from the dates of 

 the two takings, to which the judge replied, "I shall 

 rule that the interest must be made up to to-da}" (June 

 22) at the legal rate of 6 per cent. i)er annum. There 

 were some other invalid exceptions taken, which I will 

 not here repeat. The jury then retired, but on the ad- 



