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Show Hf"l the aiaaioTa avn-TiA ve. riff titi(i. tKP These arc some unusually ttrA- SSJmii '" '-" in t'ie atutude of Uie X t ty Hincil t iirarJ the mammoth i,"V"iarpetitiujfiu;fon rcluc j ' "sl w ' '" ,,f t,M" ro"u',U!, ' orden of tas- :fi atl"a placed Uon the community I ia uiroith-in5trum-nlalit of the WSS ahv.ir itenwnts have emaua' JR3 Ifrau raLej - !..!-, . 3a teu le-i tn be derogatory to the m f .rm.T 'uancil, romposni of men,. H '' ' u "J olitic-i lurties. The ?, Uf n '-Ul,-e-aionof tlte latter ucrc Mi cttr3!eri-d as 'secret conclaves,' i Wm -tir.haiuSsr" deUberations. etc j W l-verytuimj done by Uie Liberal" WM r A,',,',, " -o.-wn and above- bnrd- They had 'nothing to a xjltrom the public gaz ' S '' ' lu"""!vrf that the 1 W P"e-nouncili notirioas for It, ) M Ur aher" seatons Perba. m tin, phase of thdx mxfss operand, I A ''- sonethins ta dj with .h-a..paremly sliding process by : ,$ w!,1 meaMires of importance Jt are I8 withjut. an attempt at "" h 1 J The rank an j life of thi !L , ( a" '' "c doowle !, n. F - wia marhtnKalli. accordim; l !'. m.-ertej arrangement. l( n,eir Mar chamber" pro t - asrr rled to in the eonsHer- L i u J the tax uekUun. 1 then f Trf''te'"-JujrdjaUoothUpoint. li. u , u' iUcd. On Tuesday i r. , bag, August th, the folbvi,,- rfNa,JlrKEC,Tr-A,,s-s'1' L JJ -n-i b-re,- pm t, 1 f- by .fr u sesrias, fc a-,a!a.h,j,,:tA Jmmli P- , ?WJ'0,,lrttB that you fit - I taT WMW ,,d e- 1 nrespeBrolly J E- lt.CLoTE. AsorandOoIlostor. "' Sor-.,r. B ,,,, B i m aate, -, tat The finance committee rendered s report recommending that the rate of city tax be fixnd at four mills, and that the compensation of the assessor sod collector be fixed at two and a half per cent of the tax collected. Adopted. This action was taken without a word of discussion, and ro far asm can recollect, without any reference to the finance committee nhicb maJe the report. In fact euih ors.il reference could not have been ma le as the ass.ed valuation was tht only int-Ilient bivis that could be u-l ujoii which to fix the rate of tax, and the ro'l uas not rtportcd cjniilte until the holding of the region when thenction was taken, an! tht. ateor's coiimunication was daVJ tlio day j n. vious ( Au-IJIlt Au-IJIlt 5th ) This, joint of 'ecrct consideration Is further t roved by Uie reason given by Mr Pembroke iu eupjsittof thi tuotHHi to insult the leople of this municipality by summanly tabling their iietitlou for a reduction of the Ux Hl aid. "I don't sea what good it will do to refer this petition VVe didn't go Mindly to work in detcrmtnln,; the amount of urmey o would re-pure fur contemplated improvements. Wo went lo work ui-llioJicallv, found out how much we would want and fixed the rate srconlmsl v I move to table lh iHHi.n " Tiie not only "gave awaj " the secret courla e cotisidi ration of tin. Tate of Lax, hut the tlmughtlevl little man unwittingly testified in that brief !eeclitlial thi. ipular charge that the assessment n tice had leeu IHirjo-tly wiUihtld lecau-eof Unir I rolbleanU-"i.Ibcral"cfrevt at tin. Vuzut tlectton, was correct. The methodical and cnriful con-idiM-tlon of tlie tax quetion was not practicable itiiout the full assess mentrolt Tin facti'thattliisiiru-ne. facti'thattliisiiru-ne. alleged CounrilmanfrcUintly, wi'.livut iuttnding to do it, divulges feouiething conuecti'"! xrltli thtcouu cil nut inUndol fer labile ue-V.oulditiwt ue-V.oulditiwt 1 niviiQble for tin. "Liberal" bosses to ga him, that Uie run ul 115 front lit" mouth maj be a i-ilent ttriam? Tiiere is a fi-ature of tliecoulcmi I uotis treatmrnt a respectful mam mith petition receive-1 at the hands of the alleged couiiLilmau that is specially dlsigrceaule. When the great public hi its nort) inched it is inferable to have Uie ojsratini l-erform! by a man an I not a mo-juito. mo-juito. TIilil is one mitigating condition con-dition conti-ttel with it, however; Mr. IVm'irose did nt In-ulthls tonslituemy, fir tlie Mtuide n-ason that hed-cj-u'thaaeoiH. Henevir j was eJecteil to the peat In the Council which he occupies. This i a fact uhicli is notorious. It was decided by Ju Ige C. S. ZatH) ill Ihi Third District Court- Tiie"I.lls!ral'' lusses apjsMled from that decision to tlie Territorial "suj-eme Court. j When the Unit a-rlvcd for that body lo con-ider thecal, in orJtr to defeat de-feat the tnds of ju -lice and relalu thl usurper an 1 three others tin. apieat was witltdraw n. j It is Indeed humiliaUng tliat men ' who were never elected to the jo-l-tion of illlic tru-t they seem to occu,y Hoiihl accejtt of Midi aMtua- I tlon. Tlie ition beoomes aggrav. jated almost to a hidicmus deanc 1 wlicn Hich persons uiiitrtake to treat the cuauuunity conteuijtu- I ously. j This latest nerfonnaiice of Mr. 1 IV-niliroke w ill doubtleen cau-e him to be mire and iiiwe regarded as a SiinipWiou the otHrlal sU.rior ui Uie inunUipal corjiorallou. If the eruptive speck w ire touchtsl by tht needle of justice, the cuticle disfigured disfig-ured by Its preeence wouki j resent a mu h p!eaanUr ans-ct. It may nut boat of tUce at this ! juncture to direct the attention cf Uie alleged councilman to lite fol I wmg extract from the Territorial statute in relation to the iucorpora twu of cities. "No oIliixT t-ball be directly or Indirectly In-directly iutere-te-t iu any rontnet. work, or busiBesof the city . or the riling of an artiefe, the expense, price or cenUeralkin of which is paid from the treasury, or by any asso-ment I. vksl 1-y any art or or liuaoi-e 1 It is also coniteiit to ask the same gentleman, and the Council for the matter of that, how the various va-rious a propriations to him for corporation cor-poration 1 rinting, a- eviry uoTand then appear on Uie minute, can Is? renonciled with Uie fon going statu tore provi-lou. This Is about the -lie of a man who would attempt to practically deny to the iop!e the inalienable tight of p-lttlon, by treating i Male-mentof Male-mentof thcirgrievancea with man! festcontemrt, iuolTeringn motion to table it peretHi.toiIy. Fortunately Fortunate-ly for awarann sake, at least, the Mayor and tlie balance of the Coun cil assumed a virtue, iilildi it Is not oeheved Uiey really pe, airf shoued an outward icit for tlie pronouucisl ui-h o! tbepeoiile I by referring the petithm to a committer. |