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Show FAVORED THE STEAL. City Officials Dismissed by the Mayor of Philadelphia. Philadelphia. In his effort to 'do-feat 'do-feat tho consummation of tho plan to leaso tho city gas works to the United Unit-ed Gas Improvement company for sovonty-flvo years for $25,000,000. Mayor Weavor has dismissed . from office David J. Smyth, director of the department of public safety, and Peter Pe-ter Costello, director of tho depart-ment depart-ment of public works. The mayor hns announced that ho Is in tho fight to tho bitter end, which moans that a great political batttlo ia now on and will bo carried to tho polls next' November. No-vember. In his fight against tho gas lease and tho Republican organization, organiza-tion, tho'mayor has called In us coun-Bel coun-Bel Ellhu Root of Now York and for-iner for-iner Judge James Gordon of this cltv. |