The Cheyenne daily leader. [volume] (Cheyenne, Wyo.) 1870-1884, 1875-05-07
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A virtuous fit having taken hold
Of some Of the ministerial officers of
our city government, who fondly and
approvingly consider themselves
clothed in "A little brief authority, it is
probable that any violations of the
city ordinances will not he permitted
hereafter. The City Marshal under
the prickings and promptings Of the
learned and strictly impartial City
Attorney, is now determined to pre-
vent and prohibit" violations of the
city ordinances. The police magis-
trates' occupation, like Othello's, is
gone. Prevention and prohibition are
to supercede punishment for actual
infractiOns. This is II long reach in
the right direction, of course, and we
may now expect that this long equit-
able arm of municipal interference
will be reached out in all directions to
prevent all II of violations OF
the ordinances. Hereafter, there will
be no more drunkenness in town, as
it will be the duty of the City Marshal,
under the new order of things, to
follow thirsty individuals into the
saloons and serve them with due and
proper notice not to get drunk and
disorderIy. This will discourage even
confirmed topers. Boisterous noises,
obscenity, the suppression of places of
vice within the city THE latter subject.
we presume, has escaped the argus
eyed City Attorney and the Marshal)
will all be- proceeded against forth
with, according to the new departure.
Vigilant, faithful and impartial public
servants always command the respect
of the community in which they live,
and Justly so. If the law is legal and
binding, it should press on all alike.
Hoodlums alone ought not to be *
cepted. To the end, therefore, that
the City Marshal, and his law and
chancery adviser, may not labor
longer under the charge of notorious
Partially, relative to the enforce
ment of the fire ordinances of the city,
which were so deity drafted by one
learned in the law, his attention is
hereby directed to a plain violation of
the terms of hat ordinance, a short
time since, by the erection of II frame
and wooden building" on the east
side of Ferguson street, between
Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
in the e of the adobe building. The
City Marshal can obtain further par
ticulurs of the violation by making
inquiries of the City Attorney, who is
supposed to have been cogniZant of
this violation for some time back.
The attention of the Board of
Trustees is likewise directed to this
matter. They possess the same power
to declare this frame and wooden
building u nuisance, and order it
abated and removed, that they did in
the case of Converse 4 Warren's
wooden building on Sixteenth street.
or course that body will not make an
exception of this case, because it would
look queer to do so, and the City At
torney will most likely advise against
any exception being made, under or
dinances of his drafting. Besides, this
is a case of actual erection of n frame
and wooden building within the fire
limits (?), and not merely the moving
or changing of a wooden building,
already within the fire limits, from
one place to another, in order to make
room to improve the city and add to
its taxable value important fire proof
buildings.
We have no doubt the City Marshal
will do his duty in this instance; hat
the City Attorney will aid and coun-
selhim wisely in the matter, and hat
the Board of Trustees will u the
responsibility Of treating all persons
alike. The Trustees have a meeting
this evening, and we shall be curious
to learn whether favoritism controls
their action or not.