Show from he dalr A BROKEN THE stat daan at hie haste with which the alty council baitt evening railroaded through major proposition to rename re name hie streets cf this city ve had expected eliat alio original plan amended by its promoter of the form no it would assume wa warn free to ex press our approval haunt done iliin with and we propose to pel ourselves right by stating alie under which that approval aia accorded 8 fir as the council is concerned of course it was under no boore oah xa ti MS to accept abe proposed amendment alian it was to leave the whole matter untouched it was liouns by no pledges and biad alio discretion of accepting or rejecting any part ir alt of any proposition coming before it the result might and perhaps would leavo been abe fame as it is had any change been suggested hat aa stated previously in chece columns major silva saw and acce died to alie objections felt hy many against changing tha names of abe streets vest 0 main ife acknowledged that sweeping an ay the old and familiar be treating others aa lie in their circumstances not lle to lo 10 treated lie per agreed that he would suggest of the names of wall franklin and young and would begin liin iliana with acain as washington and so on to the eastern limits there was a pledge given that lie would a communication muni cation to the council on this subject if this was done we have not heard of it the matter waa not mentioned it is true there was nothing more binding than an oral promise but alie binding character of a mans nord usually goes for something major ailva lion ever had occasion to leave the city at the time this was discussed in eliat fact may bo fondd some excuse for the neglect to which we refer eliut mayor kiesel alio also personally acceded to the idea ol 01 leaving those particular as at present cannot eo easily defend liis eilenne on alie question last evening lie did not ibave to leave abe city and we think lie was in honor bound to favor the and if necessary introduce it it may be urged eliat aa presiding officer lie would be in bad taste in presuming to argue or amend any befaro the house jut parliamentary law and common asaro give this lego to a president or chairman there was no thought of bad a few minutes before when lie not only took alie floor in opposition to a broj nt eliuh would blue injured liis onn but resumed alie chair before alie motion was disposed of and actually put lie question is neither tary law nor common linage apart from all thid the changing of the street names of boul lincoln and grant names the tho streets are hereafter to bear were herdea choso whoso deeds live in the hearts of countrymen they were doubtless selected to dig arm objection but luiere are other streets juit jui t aa fine and as alie honored names and young are the people honed to sea two streets elected and it can ba no reflection on their patriotism to say that they would prefer to ha voiad tho present namar retained there will come a day alien even liberal feea will admit eliat too great honor to the name of tho founder of butali or eliat of benjamin franklin the patriot philosopher and franklin U richards Kic hards th peoples friend |