Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1871-05-16
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my pledge, and perform more swiftly and thor
oughly, my part OF the great public service in
dicated in my communication published in the
Spectator OF the 18th inst, have been look
ing and enquiring into some of the facts
now being agitated before the public.
Presuming that some of the readers of the
Spectator in the city, do not see the Trgsnsan,
L will respectfully cali their attention to some
of the statements made, and questions asked
by ''Relief, in that paper Of the lltb INST
lst question-"Does ST. 25 per day secure the
services of the best and most reliable hands p
L answer, and all must admit that it will, il
paid in the currency that is paid into the city
Treasury by the tax collector; but when the
laborer has to take his pay Ia store-goods, or
get no work to do On the streets, lsome saw
this is the way Baltimore city does} we can
very readily see why the city only has the ser
vices Of the old, the blind, the lame and halt.
If the city would have the services Of the
''best and most reliable hands, she must paw
them promptly, and in such currency as she
receives from the taxpayer, or else, in order
to get even on this question Of labor she must
establish a grocery of her own, and nut the
put by our merchants, to farmer who offers
his produce for sale, ls:-how much merchan-
disc do you want IN payment, showing that the
more trade he takes, the greater price the
merchant can afford to pay him the same
rule will apply to our city grocery, the more
goods she can sell to her laborers, the less work
she can afford to receive for ST. 25 per day.
As to the Steam-hre-engine question it is
hardly needful to say a word, as every one
knows that two or three attempts have been
made and as often failed to work it, and al
though it has never performed one cent 8 worth
of duty, it was sent to the machinist for re-
hot TO tHao ;kx L
informed. If the purchase of this Steam-fre-
engine is one of the evidences of the high and
enlarged business capacity OF this ''economi-
cal" Council why not bring it cut again (since
it came from the hand of the machinist) and
show it's good qualitie5-let US see it suck -
and squirt.
The WATER TAX next. In the sweat of
thy face shalt thou eat bread" and thus i'm
plying that the water We drink and the air we
breathe, shall be free and without price but,
tax payer, what is the ''fact2' Il is that our
City Council, in their coDceited wisdom, and
inordinate desire and passion to handle ''big
pile, and to go on glorious official "splurge,'
has levied a tax Of one dollar per head for
they drink. Win you permit this iniquity to
exist? Remember, taxpayers all-from the
highest to the lowest, you will have this tax to
pay and for your own interest, and for the pro-
lection of the widows with their little ones
cinging about them, who cannot help them
selves in this NATTER you should remember
that 50, 900 more than was necessary to pay
the expense OF furnishing this water to you
and them, have been extorted from you by
this high-hown and tyrannizing Council Go
to the polls, taxpayer, on the 4th Thursday in
May, and remove this great calamity You have
the remedy in your own hands; be manly
enough to apply it, and thereby show to the
world and this cormorant that is feeding on the
body polite, that you know your rights and
dare maintain them" BY so doing you will
give wholesome admonition 10 future Councils.
1--WE hear men complain how hard it is to
get on in life" says Relief" Just here, Mr..
Relief" | will state complaint | heard,
while have been looking and Hstening: 1t
is that our Street Commissioners advertise to
let certain work to the lowest bidder-bids are
put in, the lowest bidder is notified and re-
quired to give bond and security. The Con-
tractor gives the security for the faithful per-
Torrance of the contract; that is, 10 furnish
cart, horse and driver for l,20 per day, buys
his carts and is ready to commence his work,
but is not allowed to do SO, aud the work given
to other Contractors whose bids were his her. =
Can the city stand this? | say no, unless she
goes into the grocery business. Mr.. Relief
are these charges true? They are forming
miasmatic qualities, and the public wish to
know. You have access to the records have
not You have great haukeriug after facts
for the people,, will you let us know whose
money it is that is thus being paid out 'aoith-
out aUorattsne. One more request-wil you
take Justice s. defence to the record and let
Us know in the next Vrgiaiue, whether it is a
''fact''
Mr., Many will you bear with me while
notice Justice briefly? He says more
work has been done and on more streets, than
by any preceding Council, THIS is the cause
of complaint, that instead of making perma-
nent Improvements where they were needed,
that the public money has been cri'ainally
wasted in the back alleys and by-ways of the
City. $4,000 levied ior damages by flood,
and only $1,000 expended for that purpose,
and no money in the treasury. We all know
that hog viii do great deal Of work in a
meadow, and the more work the more damage
and loss. The people want this official swine
turned out of their meadow New, Mr.. Maui
zy, the first idea presented to my mind
| after reading this defence by Justice" was
that Capt. Rice has ''gin" another treat and
there has been another fight there, and cousin
Sally billiard (who figured oonspicuously in the
former fght) or some one else, had got badly
hurt aud that this witness Justice is the
| same who gave evidence in Court OF that first
and memorable fight, and after reading it again
and again and giving the accused the benefit OF
every doubt, still the verdict is guilty, and
| can only see in this defence, the very feeble
squlrm of a very small portion of this very
small and selflauded Council.
| Permit me, Mr.. Editor, to say few words
about manufacturing tickets for the public.
| accord TO all others the privilege take for
| myself, to frame my own ticket, but if the vo-
tiers of the City feel that they are incompetent
| to select for themselves, would most respect
| fully inform them that Gee Buck, jr.,' is In
charge ofthat high and responsible department
Of the public service, and if they will make
known their wants to him, he will serve them
| most graciously. Compromise is the word
| with him. but not with SUFFERER.
There are ninety-nine free school districts
in Va, of which eighty-two have adopted text
books as follows-The entire University Series
have been adopted in sIXTY-THREE Districts
The entire Select Series have been adopted in
THREE districts
Sixteen districts have adopted partly the Uni
versity and partly the Select Series.
Seventeen districts have not acted.
QUANTITY vs. QUALITY. ; Dooey's Yeast
POWDER stands pre-eminent in market as being
the only Baking Powder that is free from inju-
rIous substances. Not only this. but each pack
age contains the full quantity represented, while
the quality is far superior TO all others Dooley
east Powder will produce from twenty-five to
fifty per cent. more good bread, rolls. biscuits,
pastry, &c, than those of other manufacturers,
WhlIe it IS always convenient to have in the