The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1855-12-17
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Tax payers there it isiin round numbers; and
what do you think of it? Who will give $3O61
% for the two squirt guns and the hose now?
But this is hardly the worst feature CT the af-
fair Hundreds of dollars have been collect
ed by private subscription for these engines,
and all these dollars have been spent on the
same machines, and what are they good for?
The Know Nothing wing ofthe City Council
have acte upon the principle that the devil
should lie good to his own. They have made
the Council exclusively court ofawards and
puniShments wholly regardless of the inter-
ests or welfare Of the city. ee
The result is not far different from our prog
nostcations last summer-we know the whole
thing was in bad hands and must prove a fail
-ure. We are sorrow for it, but we are glad
that none of the odum of this profigacy at
taches in any degree to the Democratic party
in council. The people will remember these
things at the next election for Mayor and
Council.
Whatever of ''odium' belongs to these do
nations, rests just as much upon the Democratic
members of the Council, for they voted for
these donations without exception No dona-
ton was ever made subject ofparty division
The Enquirer knoacs this, yet endeavoring to
mike what was proper appear an act of infamy.
its hamelesSly seeks to throw the responsibility
upon one class ofCounclmen, as though they
a'one had voted for the appropriations. If the
people have anything to remember against the
present City Council hereafter, let them recol-
lect that the responsibility of these appTop,ia-
FL,
tn. Americans in the Council.
At ths tine the diar,pt appropriations
were aslel they were proved necessary, and
in fact Indispensable for the strengthening o.
the fire department, and the rendering Of the
apparatus available for practical use and benefit
M one ser ously objected to the appropriations
at tn. time They were freely voted for, and
each one passed. by an unanimous vote o.
Council. The money was appropriated
honestly by the companies and in good faith
AMI no more honestly and in no better faith
than thsy were granted. The Enquirer wa,
loul iRits rilicale OF. the inefficiency of the
Fire Department. when the buildings opposite
thu Journal office were destroyed, and en-
deavored to hold the City Council, Mayor and
everybody else responsible for this inef1iciency
1t declared vehemently against the hose and
engines, and everything connected with the
Department Well appropriations were made
to procure hose. Yet here is the Enquirer
holding up that appropriation to the condem.
nation of citizensl Appropriations were made
for hook and ladder company, but for the
absence of which at the .above mentioned fire
not one half the destruction would have oc
cured And that is held upfor condemnation
small as it is. In addtion--the Neptun,
Company has had appropriations to theam
OF 1852 So; this, $500 was in lieu or place o
taxes, from which the law exempts firemen
ana is therefore just no Appropriation at all
This leave balance of 1882 So. This amour
and money obtained by the Companys las
CHRISTMAS Ball, has been expended in repairing
engine, fitting up comfortable meeting roon
and furnishing it, paying their expenses Of tht
Gan Parale, &c. And so it has been witt
the Young America Fire. Company, while in
dividaal members of both have been liberia
from their own pockets.
Now zoe make an appeal to taxpayers: Dt
they, the property -holders of the city, be-
grulse the three thousand dollars which have
been appropriated during the last year for Sc
curing the protection Of their own property
Look at the Fire Department at this time
a, ID think what it was when whole block O.
h usas were consumed last summer the most
va rable part of which might have been saved
hid we been provided with hook and ladder
co npany. or with the hose lately purchased
orr engines, though not the BEST are now