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Show THE WORK OF OFf ICIALS. Those not having followed the matter mat-ter can hardly conceive of the magnitude magni-tude of the city's business today and the multifarious duties of the council-men council-men and city oillcials generally. Ten years ago the work was absolutely in-slgnlticant in-slgnlticant compared with that of today. to-day. The cltien laboring under the Impression that their councllmen have little to do other than- attend meetings meet-ings twice a month, levy taxes and then make appropriations, are sadly at fault. Individual committees have numberless petitions referrca to them at each meeting, the merits of wnlch they must investigate and then report. These Investigates entail no end of trouble and an unlimited amount of time, and the necessities of the situation situa-tion not Infrequently demand cxj,ra meetings of tho council. The progress pro-gress that has been made by the city in ten years lias entailed upon the Mavor and city oillcials an extraordinary extraordin-ary amount of work and If it sometimes some-times seems that there Is excuse to mako a kick, tills fact should bo taken Into consideration. There Isn't a sin-gc sin-gc member of the council who does not glvo the city ten times as much time as his salary warrants, for the work must be dona and tho members sacrifice the time to do it Tills is what they were elected for, of course, but In this age It Is commendable to do one's duty. t - I |