The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1858-12-25
The Next NHayOr.

citizen familiar with our municipal affairs, !
and the financial condition of the city. He |
knows what is required to be done and how |
it can be accomplished by "good manage
ment." His opinions are entitled the serious !
attention of his fellow citizens. Measures
must be devised next spring to meet the debt
falling due in 1860. 1t is quite time that
attention was given to the subject
Time is drawing near when it behooves
our citizens to think and resolve who shall
be our Mayor.
We the city of Evansville, consisting at
the present time of no less than $4,000 liv-
ing souls, want one of our number to man
age our public affairs for us during the next
three years.
We do not ask for Scion in wisdom, but
we want a man of sound sense and some de-
gree of ability, and one who has energy
sufficient to bring those qualities into ac-
ton. We want man who will at least
study or charter, that he may know the
powers that it confers and the duties it i'm
poses, that he may, in conformity with that
charter, recommend 10 the Council from time
to time necessary and useful measures and
ordinances-enforce existing ones and abol-
ish useless contradictory, and nugatory
ones.
And if no such citizen comes forward vol
unfairly and offers his services let those who
feel an interest in the welfare OF the COM
munity, consult and agree upon the name
OF a citizen worthy of their confidence and
call him out from behind his workbench,
his counter or his books, as Cincinnatus was
called from the plow by his fellow-citizens
TO aid them with his wisdom
Evansville, with her rivers, canals, rail
roads manufactures, workshops trade and
commerce, with thriving population OF
! Ia, 900 inhabitants, has bright future; but
growing crop wants close attention
| to protect it from devastating blasts
SO does young growing city want an able
guardian to guide and protect its interests.
| This city, during the next Mayors term,
will much need a sagacious manager in her
matters OF finance, particularly in the set
Element of part of her landed debt in 1860.
to pay the $25, 900 of Charlottesville Rail
road bonds, due then; but paid they must be-
if the money should have to be borrowed a
second time Certain Lamasco wharf bonds
are and have been past due, and others are
coming due, which must be provided for
City orders, even i'll the present height of
tax-paying times, have not been able to
raise their devout heads any higher than
80 cents, showing large amount in circula-
ton.
Besides all this, the city is not at present
able, upon her own credit, to raise cash TO
the amount of & few hundred dollars, even
at any rate of interest, without the indi-
vidual endorsements of Councimen But,
however discouraging the prospects pre-
scented upon this point, it does not require
very profound sagacity to predict with
proper mdnagement-an a revenue for gen
, efdl purposes Ol lIOnl thirty live 10 loIlS
thousand dollars annually, and chartered
powers for railroad revenue in addition; il
is not difficult, l say, to raise a suficiency
of money to meet all ordinary expenses, pay
interest upon the bonded debt, cut down the
principal, pave Main street, and make other
streets passable, and, above all, keep upour
Schools-provided we have proper manage
HeRf.
We may henceforth always have .sss s.;
and moderate Tax levy and small delin-
quent list with proper management We may
, in time, have Tour table Bridges acros:
: the canal and some new FIRE engines with
E proper management; and lastly, We may
have unison and harmony AT our Council
board if it consists of 10 members if VT
can have proper management. CITIZEN.