The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1875-06-03

EDITOR TELEGRAPH I'm last weeks
issue of your paper I find long labored
ole sided article from Alderman. trying
to excuse himself and seven others OF the
aldermen for appointing this City Marsha!
as lamp lighter &c. This article or com
munication was Drawn out by your very
proper and just article in the week
previous on Municipal Expences of the
present board. Now let us see how one
sided and erroneous his statements are
He says, Mr.. j. Buddle did offer to care
for, light and extinguish the street lamps
and act as night watch for the sum of
$45 per month. A like offer was made
by Mr. Hunt sc. Now mark the oojec-
ton and see if it will not hold equally
as good and valid In our worthy Marshal
holding the double capacity of City
Marshal and lamp cleaner, lighter and
extingulsher.
Mr.. Alderman gives fearful discrip-
ton ufBurglers being such sharp shrewd
meE &c thattheT would know just where
our night watch was and be ready to
pounce upon and rob and murder our
citizens just at that hour, but he intirely
forgets or overlooks our roughs; who if
they are not as shrewd and sharp as his
BURGERS, are certainly as trouble
some and as much of nuisance un the
street corners in croIds splitting their
filth and slang at every LADY who happens
within their reach. Now these rOughs
and drunken rowdies congregates on the
streets, as every one knows, in the even
| ing just when the Marshal is lighting
his lamps. The Marshal has been
elected by the people 20 dc certain
duties. The former board fixed issalary
a. $500 per year. which is one hundred
dollars more than any Marshal has ever
received in the city ofKenosha, SO the
Records say. It is true theChief of Police
was paid more than be was worth, but he
was appointed by the aldermen and
was liable to be discharged at any time,
aud another put in his place, but the
Marshal is pretty sure (unless he happens
to die) to serve the whole year, or rath
er hold the office for one year. Now if
the Marshal has been elected to do
certain dutiesa and is paid for that, what
right has lie to take the time which
belongs to the city to clean aud to light
the lamps. for If there is time WHEN he
is worth anything at all to the city it is
in the evening to disperse these crouds of
roughs and drunkards, which he has
done very well up to the time he com
menced to care for the lamps. when of
course he had to neglect his duty on the
streets when heis really of any use to the
city as an officer. In short, he has to
steal his time from the city when he
cleaus the lamps. also when he lights
them, and only extinguishes them on his
own time, whereas if night watchman
filled the double office he W buld care for.
light and extinguish the lam .,s on his
own time, at least all except extinguish-
ing, for as near as can ascertain the night
watch does not commence I'd watch until.
nine o'clock, so that the lamps would be
all lighted by that time, and then when
he puts them out he can certainly watch
the city then just as we'll as if be was
hanging around the CORNERS on a
short beat on Main st. which seems
to be the only part of the city. that needs
watching.
Now Mr.. Editor, if the ditY. Marshal
has never been paid over $500, per year
for his services, why should this present
Board of Alderman pay or agree to pay
Mr.. Stahl the sum of $765, which would
be $165 more than double that amount.
Will the Alderman please explain this,
why the city should pay SO much,in these
hard times. Tor money to pay taxes and
live ons Will he exp}ain why we should
pay 1866. for doing what W as offered TO
be done for $40 dollars by as good and
faithful man az any alderman or hisl
Hon. the Mayor can fndei II hat man is
Mr.. J.. G.. Buddle. The alderman s
excuse for not appointing, Mr. Buddlel
because he was Street Supervisor is all
bosh, he was informed as wer all the
board. that if Mr.. Buddle was appointed
night watch and lamp lighter he would
resign the office ofStreet SUPERVISOR. So
La. Gaas