Weekly Council Bluffs bugle. (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1857-1860, 1859-04-13

sAS& - 98zNEzz1AANN@ Was MzEa174&3A 81 1MK1a
sna with kAving assamsa aadaa aathog-
III IN pszmiEtiag aaE. sHo#, Eea tAs north
side 81 Broadway, D 70 lag his aiaa- walk
u fx0ns II his sore, bslaw the grade Of
tha asrssa and DO assaehed great san-
sure 10 kAem Tor net ordering sAa iii
maas In accordance with the sseahissh-
I'd grads, which wa near three fest
sbcvs ahs door sill Os his basinssa en-.
trance.
These exceptions ware not rev. Tbsy
hsa bean taksn before b. he gentleman.
Bat b. did not u any time, tell the
COUNSEL about ths buggy diikeaIsy, and,
tAaa be did nsA spsak 10 M. snaw.
Woaia il hare tArowz any iigAa N he
saass Of his aispleAsars with the oom-
misaess And che reasons way the I'LL
shoaia hare bsas made at all hAsards 2
Surely thsy know MS generosity TOO wall
30 ocncluds thAs il would.
In regard 10 The charges, I believe
than wrong and wishoul foundation, and
viii ny 10 make mysslt understood why
4 thiak 80.
Mr.. Saaw aRestad his asora hafore The
grads Of BroadWsy vas allied By Mssars.
WagssAR & Mishaa, aad aasO before Ii
was established BIZ ordinance.
BE thersby acquired right, which no
subsequent ordinance OK rssolnlioa, cod
in Law or sqaisy infringe. No Council,
no committee, nor distasoE had ihsa a
righA 10 order aids walk ell made above
his dOeg sill, and all Other buildings on
Broadway erected prior to making tia
graass gays the sane right tatheir own
sxs. a.E
Altar ths grade Of Broadway vas made
and viyta&lIiy established, although act
By ordinances for 9 tims, persons then
making Improvements had q mark to
20 By, and saoald have eonformsd to Ia
grade. ......-..
Tha Gantlsman's reasons why be was
opposed 70 sommistss supervision [ 80
far IS hs gave theml do not think will
stand tbs test bat | know hfm TO be in
possession Of soAs faSts which will add
"a THAR ssrsngth, IL not IN some cases
make thsn ssGsstanlial.
Why did he uos make uss Of shsm p
| Sannot divine unless il was owing to
his extreme modesty, his own name being
associated With them.
] have therefore been mads to conclude
that, had nos Thai dilkdsatguAlty strong
~ prevailed over him. We would have
told the OOuaeil, thai htasssIF ~ chair
man oftkhs committee on streets and al
legs, had the water which collected from
ths gulchss aE The head Of Madison street
turned from its natural channel, into the
cutters Of thas street, while she grade
work Of that street. was undsE the super
vision OF that committee.
The result is the rain Of the street. and
periodical damage 20 upper Broadway.
All originating from that unlueky turn
Of his, which will stand q . monument
10 his folly and bad judgement, till the
city destroys it b. heavy expenditure
sOE right Of way and eulvsEts to cage the
foods 90 introduced.
AZ another tins last summer, the re-
building Of bridges ovsF Indian creek,
was ordered uadeE the supervision Of the
same committee. The honorable gen
usnan a. chairman Of the committee,
brOagha in bin Of twenty dollars for
his direction in the case, and recommend
tbs allowance Of extra pay TO shs chair
men Of az che committees, for their
services outside Of the Coancil Cham
bsr. Ed
The reception Of this committee ae-
sauns by the council, was not Tery cor
dial.
Tha remarks made on It's presentation,
seemed TO have Q very strange effect On
the gentleman. I wss present and shall
always remember the symptoms mani
tested. a.-.
One gentleman told hin the homer of
shs appointment was saasoieut rsmuner-
aaieu. Another aoId hisn thai be liked
shs iasa--he thoughs il would be q
ssnoney making bnsiasss,a and guessed
be would favor 10. Bat ne gentleman
did not thiak HE lass remarks sincere.
and became violsxs, rens the uausx he
held In his hand and aampsd on the
piscs, saying he would asssg present the
he bill again. aa as.
In the course Of time, he however re-
panssa al thisraah dsslaratisn,--heasms
amiabls, and began to talk round to tbs
ms.abers OF the Coanaii that be did ssnos
lks 10 loss ID after ALP ThAt he bad
sswhssasd's ths workmaanss saw, and