Show profitable LOSSES before the news will again be permitted to communicate with its readers this city will lose two important appendages pen dages the expiring city council and the permanently defunct fire and police board there are many persons probably who will object to the application of the adjective important to either of these bodies and we hasten hirsten to explain that the word Is 1 here used in reference to their functions only the everlasting scrapping the patience trying procrastination the wire pulling the business incompetency the reckless disregard of the peoples ri rights ats as in the warm springs matter not to mention the blatant drunkenness and maudlin buffoonery that have characterized and disgraced the methods and sessions of the city council make its record disgusting and its death with the dying year a happy relief for all citizens who feel any pride in the character or interest in the welfare of the city there are members of are high minded honorable and dignified whose patriotism and honesty are genuine and who are temperate able and sober but the opposite element has b en strong enough to impart to the body as a whole an unenviable I 1 reputation the reports given by the dally daily press of the city councils proceedings ce sufficiently indicate where the dividing line falls among its mem members berIL As to the fire and police board it has ha so long and so flagrantly defied both the spirit and the letter of the law that created it as to make itself an insufferable nuisance recently it has ha added to its character as such the further attribute of absurd and incredible imbecility that is the proceedings of some of its members have been of this nature spite bigotry potency and a total disregard of public as distinguished from personal interests and ends have so long and so J far characterized the doings of this delectable institution that the general public will rejoice to forget that such a disturber of its peace and such on an infliction upon its patience ever ex under the administration of a mayor who was elected by a nonpartisan non partisan vote and consequently has at his disposal as appointees to office the best men in all the parties and who will control appointments in the fire and ana police departments the people of this city may confidently anticipate relief 0 from many of the ills they have endured during the past two years to go 90 no further back this confidence to la further justified by the high class of men who will comprise a strong ma larity of the new city council all things earthly the evil as welt well ob al the good have an end and one of the gladdening features of the new years dawn so far as the people of this city a concerned is the cheering tact fact that an unsavory half dozen or so 80 will permanently retire from the business of dealing in municipal affairs vale a happy vale |