The Morristown gazette. [volume] (Morristown, Tenn.) 1867-1920, 1875-01-27
METROPOLITAN LETTER.
KNOXVILLE, TENN, Jan. "a. IS.

KNOXVILLE, Tenn, Jan. "a. IS.
To the Editor Of the Morristown Gazette.
/ Our growing city mas passed
through her annual npheaving, and
the result is with the monopoTists, the
realty ring are again running the
machine, and will for the next twelve
months, unless the bill now pending
before the Legislature becomes retro
speetive in its provisions. and ex-acts
another years service from the self
sacrificing Mayor. and his select men,
in which event the transatlantic trip
will by abandoned for the more prof.
table deYelopment ofthe 'sMayfeld''
addition.
We are proud of our city officials.
OurMayor is of the self-made order,
and has an eye to the main chance.
constantly open His far-sighted-
ness in anticipating the wants Of fu-
ture generations, has developed it.
self in the erection of magnificent
Opera House, and in the pushing of
streets into the rural districts. and
/ his marked liberality with the one is
only equaied by his seH.sacrifcing
devotion to the other. IT..
Our Recorder is not one of the
"self made :" he was fashioned after
one of "old Masters" best man
models, and was thrown out upon
the world unspotted, aud during a
life of more than three score and ten,
spent entirely in Knoxville, serving
Church and State in almost every
capacity, he has never yet been wills
pered against. The correctness Of
his official acts has never been ques-
toned, and his right TO the Record
ership no one will contest.
Our City Attorney is a young man
Of more than ordinary promise, and
his expectancy is regarded by those
familiar with his gifts as brilliant.
Everybody knows Tom, the Tax
Collector, and it appears that he is
peculiarly fitted for the place, and
those who have tried to Gust him
regard him in the light of a hard
nut. as he always makes it warm
work for them, and sticks to the
place with a degree Of obstinacy
really provoking.
The City Physician duties are TO
look after the sanitary condition of
the CITY in seasons of imminent peril,
only, and TO inspect lamp oil. His
report, however, must not be spec
ific, but general, something like this:
Il find q great deal of very infe-
rior and infamable oil on the mar
ket, but it would be transeending
the bounds Of propriety for me to
tell you where it is-you must keep
your eyes skinned, and buy thai,
and that only, branded fire test"
Every dealer in the City keeps
fire test oil, and is willing to swear
by it. / am advised that there is
no ordinance that will warrant the
in making an expose of
those who deal in a spurious oili
if so, why inspect at all? Away
with the mockery, and leave us TO
the pity of heartless vendors.
The old corps Of Police have been
re elected. and how could it be-other-
wise; they were originally selected
With great care, and with reference
to their general git up. The force
numbers eighteen men; one first
chief, one second chief, one third /
chief, and fifteen that amt chiefs
old men and young men, long men
and short men. crooked men and |
men that amt quite so crooked, /
ugly men. and men very
Igly, Dutch-men and Irish-men.
white men and men that amt white
ny a durn sight,-and one niger.
4 large majority Of the force are
till employed around the five
points or he'll gate" of the city.
i is the principal entrance to the
:ity, and as it is usually thronged
With the oh.scourings of creation it
s important to have it well guarded.
10 other city can boast of such de-
ightful approaches as Knoxville has
1t the north end of her principal !
treet, strangers are struck with it
nd are amazed at orr wondrous adj
TOW ard Civilization. There
re other points of interest III our
lily, which propose to write about
rom time to time. u. BET.