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Show MUNICIPAL REFORM- 'feccavr Pilches Ialo Soma Hi? ';" 'i.1 ) Admioislratioa Msl&oJs. -! V' . :. ' f' .t tAl.l.H IT A ' I IIKKK REUIVK. P ', ! ' I ; r. iucc sirs It With lha laial C'odss f ' j ' (iienra Atteadlug lbs Cry of Ram. ' : S, ' , Itonianlatu and Hcbellloo. i ' ' To Ilia Mdltori J "i , ', , I ' r i In theau days when tla puMlo mind jj M ;'a la kept in a slat of sgitalou by crlai ', ', V;' from various ijuartors, of refjraa, r ; V trenchtiii'Ot, ropoal aud vrhll vjium- '.) . Inoua reports containing th statu ol I , ,' V the various municipal departments ars . J ., filed with the Muyor and City Council ' ' , s to be atil jtoled tu Ih retention prun- ' . lng knlfu ul th judi ;la analyst; whg " (, " ' t In hla wisdom selects t;.r:fruu sucb v ' . , ; I arts as may b mcst cslruUud toad t ' Vance Ih cau neareat and dearel la k , 1 ' bis heart; la It not a fact that but llttls ' ' uf tha nal contents of theaa reports -t ' will ovor reach tba cuuimeo oupIvf t ' ', ' V ' and la It not the duty uf lha Ubl:o ' 1 press, aa far as poaaihl, to aullghtea ' ' , theiu as best It ran? , ' Huppoee fellow o titons (wIm real this communication) wu takoup Mayor t, t.lrodlunHin' message, and look It over brltlly; and subject it to tba of III- n i olsiu which wa bava th right to. t Wa shall allagreo on Ih need of proper , . ; . ' retrenchment, th w lad tin of bona fid n vt'- , rofurmi, and th naceaslty tor adopting any oiher Rood thing surirstd by his ' v honor. I oh tone m-ire particularly lo 'i'1" Hits brief arllcl lu r er tu hla projKaed ; ( ' ,1 syatem for the r ilganltatloa uf lha ' municipal machlnt, !; - .1. 'i'- Hral II e apeeat nf a board oonstst- i i: Ittg uf hve beads of dspartmenis, Willi ,. - , ' the Mayor asps chairm", wbu shall hold dally evaalous. H lhn prooe ;.; to iiiuut'ra.tf in dutu-a, aubtuutlaily, ; of tt-h member ot said Iviard, and lu , -, ; . J ; the eailiuuted exnenae of this boaia, In -t , , '. comparison wtu Ih presaut expenaea, ' lie luL'lJiio Ih aa'arKa paid tbu obia 1. ( ' of th hiIic aud fli departments; r', ' v . ' , the Sforetarv "f In fir departuae.it. i: ' f A lha latter ililo-r he probably does not ; . ' know (orfruj, al praeout, la ad- V ' "'l ' ditlon to Ins duties aa secretary ; t the Indispensable doty of opr , ator for the lira a. arm system n' - ' .' Inuoplaoe Iti tb detailed dutlra of ' j ', ' I 1 in reapentlv board Is any meutlon k-1 f .. uiada looking toward lb handling aud I; ;i 1 . ooutrol ul thtse two Imnoriant upan p i..' , ; , ';, mBte. Jtut further along lb .Mayer j1 'j k aaya that litsae two departnteuts rulkthl ' im mauagad by one aupurlnten'vu-t i ' ," Iherebf aaving lite salary ol uuw oh of. - VVboever liewrd of suan a thtti? iuvMii : 1 ,4 . ,1 In the wildest imagluatluo ot tba most t ". ' 't 1 '. "J radical eoulahst, tba thought waa seitir f-. ', bvlora ouiioeivcd, i . , About a t-ai an wa had a riot to , 1- i 0,pJou lii.it irj chief of polloa could ' r , uul control, end al lha same hour In i ' ' . T ceudlarr Arts ware biasing la threa of ! 1' - 1 ' four UifTerenl pans ol the business ceu- " 'v'1' Irr ul thu olty riijulriog Ih tt efTurta S V 1'' ol th meal akillul flie chief, but tola ' '1 V honor would havo tbla unborn j ' ' m-.ii a kind of omnipresent ! ' ) '' t ) ib'iivld al wno uuu!d oommaud po.loa I. i . t, ( aud tult riots In ou and ol th oily, ,''.' and tit ho same time tak charge uf ) t 1 great coullaratlons at tha other and ot 1 , ' s On thing In particular worthy of ' . a , j note In thU meaaao la tha reooa me a- ! - t.' ,. dallou fur the valabltsnment uf a sew . (t r J , ' ' bureau, an eleotricai deparnxtent. ''.. 1'e ple generally will aumlt Ibis as oua t of the "gjod Ihlaga1' In Ike massage. . 4 Hut why start a raw dapartinanl thai . ' 1' will luvolv a great deal ul ex pane ; and that la by ou means a nsorsilty al ; , thla lluie whsn wa are all tiyiog lore titinoh? 'this pait of, the recommend. Ilous lakes tolru.ml a nalfuoluwuof Una print In ItaeK. Un, ye; 1 heard a ;r niau any, "Tner Is one uf tlie McKay family tiol yet provided for and h la an eicotrlulau by nruteealon," aud ha j '. 1 knows, ' lha polloa department sesms lo eons In for a good share of rough haudllug. t ' ' ' li.caa of us who hava Jived bar for ' ' , soma time koow that Is hardly fair, for th prreenl mayor mual know that -.1 never lu lha paai six years, bava w , 1 bad su h etllo ent police servio as during lb laal two years. Who osn j say that thy hav beau keld up by any j meiubar ol in ireaent polio furo I (u nd or Its preaeat tiaad) and bloud 1 ' money demanded from Ibem, aa was a i H cwmiuon ocourreuoo four or live years ' , ' agi'7 Huunay llqoor soliliig.proBlltutlon f auu gambling were much moreoommon 1 then than now. but the city attorney ; ' Is pledged to reform and h will douhu h , ! have the co-operation of th pres- eut wblef uf police lu this laudable r work; but speaking of lu city at toruey In oouu. tlun with this matter, i, ' ( ' ; i heaoiiug as in niiiUlupieoa of Ih K 1.1 ay or, it Is fair to aisum h haa beeu b - i. ' oonaulted In repaid to ttto pjlloy ef tbla 1 t, - , aduilmstrailiiM. Th ory of lha Mayor : and bla aitoluy Is lUfwrmt Hatreuuh ft ' msi.il it.pa! X. atruea tms writer, . 1 ; who is vry cuuveuant with po- lllk-alijj4 hji, as-lit;ie airange. Who ' ,l ediik.es the ory of llefma T Why, th . j t , ! ' a ip mri 01 the euinluisiretLlsu lu lha 1 '' . Council, led by a piomlnaut tuauiiwr ' ' t ' wlin tuna thio or mora saloons In ! i ' . tuwi una of wutoh was raided by fba j'a.1 ca iail Hunday. 'Ui -.'nr rlg;i(t whan the vole was taken lu tba Council ha votd with lb Mdtui.iairatU-u mltiorily to aboliah tha 1 pruaeiit police aud Hie law, and not enact theHulherlaud bill. On yes, ha Is oue of the rvfcruiers who have It In lor tha chief and oommisalon for an- ' ,i forcing the tiunday cioslog law, I Of oourse he Is a "rei ealsr." J '. . 1 sin again rumluded that Soma ol " ' the oity attoruey'a lata olienlag, an ' aUo lu favor of ropeal' ever sluui they have been driven from their uu-canny uu-canny hauuta. It, uf course, followi ) they are aUo "reformors." As una whose Interests ara In tha J Fourth preoluct 1 hav a right to orltl- ' . : ' cue the Mayor for refusing to glv ui 1 '. ' ' " a fir staliuu thor. If he was 001 , , , ' .: pledged to hit) coustltusuls lu that lo ' . f: ualhy to work toward thai eud, tha 1 ( uie tubers of the City Council elwolev v ," ' Irm thatpreoluct are, aud we shalJ ' , look to them. Asa taxpayer I hava ' tukeu some Interoat, alnoe tha Legit ' l latura uuuvaued, lu waluhiug lha Ugo , I fnr and agalna! Iha propoa.il polio, and I ' fir. bill, Introduced by H.nator Huth.r- land, .nd my attMiilon p.rliriilat. I ! IT attracted, from Ilia facit HiM In. i JS'Kwa, Tlllnin. nJ Hot. Id ill aup- f portt-d tli m.Miiro. : In clo.lnn 1 would aay I hara Dot J tindarlak.n lo go d.ply Into III uu- Jvnl dl.cuaMtl, but ualla.a t l.at r-Ir.DOhm.nt r-Ir.DOhm.nt a. propo..J I. fare., nd wli.n wo find inol of our ao.rali.ii ' r.fnrm.ra" .nd "rip.l.r. ar. , fuund h.itKlns .round lb. ..loon, ol Ih.oltr It make hon.H, law-abiding oltli.Di till. .. t am not auirt'iluu., but II la ( fact tliat th( Hire. ai Dnt .rjr f.ipul.r In till, niuntrf. "Bum, Rom.nl. ni and lUiHIKm" d-, d-, f.at.il lllaln. lor th. rinM.lrnnji. Bliicll..ii Ihl. allll. ration ha. ' , umlrr ( bail. Hlt l,ir tht II I. k.pl ao, hf (lrf.UMi( Hi. lil.lUntj , purpnuo of Ihl. who aro now ciyin j ., "K.turm, Hetriinihraut (nil lt'i-l.'' ; 1'i.ixnvi, Salt 1,K City, Jan. , lnil. |
