| Show A SINFUL WASTE talk about municipal extravagance sinful wasta waeta ad a d a reckless expenditure of public funds said a well known business buein eee man today why it to ie awful to contemplate the first liberal administration of this city was wag a hummer when it came to dipping into the municipal strong box and scattering cash to the four winds wind but when the question of gait la jim taken into consideration it would be like comparing the speed of a western pack mule compared with that of the fleet footed lowlander which won the manin magni fl suburban handicap in now new york recently it remained for this ad ministration to make a record that will ever be in the annals annala of public wrongdoing wrong doing accuse them of it and they hey will quickly on eft deavor to shift ah iff the responsibility on to the shoulders of others or on conditions over which they had no control pictures as a varied and hitting lfting as those of a kalel are presented and all are just juat as a uncertain and far low leu planning to the season the gentleman who thus spoke had just juat been made familiar with a declaration that councilman lawson had made at this the meeting of council last night tu to the effect that a sever lied had recently been put in on 0 strived before toe publication of a notice of intention or of be fore the city attorney bad been instructed to draw up an levying the when mr leon Jaw flon who is ob chairman lairman of the newer bewer committee was wa asked for an explanation h he refused to into details but admit admitted tea that the work had been done on en the order of the sewer committee without consulting with the council or asking that bidy to ratify lit its action it la is stated that a certain councilman lives in the neighborhood where this thia extension has hag been illegally made nothings to his responsibility in the promises premises was announced it ila ie however stated by several of the councilmen that not long ago it was seen been that the city was waa rapidly approaching pro aching financial shoals and that if the extension were made it would have to be done without the formality of publication of iL because it was evident if attempted regularly the scheme would be defeated hardy now says that he be understands property owners on 0 otiest will protest against paying for the extension the same councilman declares that he was informed by assessor and collector of water rates bates diehl that where the city council made a water extension on the north bunch bench there was only one water taker |
