, 1876-03-26
C0LVfN'S PATRONAGE,
How the Friends of Aldermen Are
Taken Care OF
And Managers Of the Charter Election
Frauds Provided For,


In &heaa days OF e1traVagance, the poor man
who, while he vainly looks arouud for broad for
his numerous family, yet is entitled to vose st
the spring election for Aldermen, vill read tha
following and be interested
After tho illegal charter election tbs list Of
employees under the Department OF Public
Worxs suddenly dnindled to alarming proper
tions. This WAS the result Of promises made by
the chief interested parties iu that infamous ~
charter campaign. All removals possible were
effected, but those fell far short Of supply
ing places for the army Of operators. Hsnce
Offices were created by the dozen, to
be filled by such men rs Ed Nekta,
who. being DISCHARGED some ti1no ago, in these
columns e4possd the dirty noings At the polls
of the charter mob in the Einth Ward. The
ompI,cItY Of His Honor Mayor Colvin in tho
nelarious busiuess, it will be remembered, was
openiy charged in Nea!os communication.
There Was no. the le8st necessity III tho world
for the positions thuR created. Men like I'D
Nealc musl be rewarded however. and with the
money OF tho people whom they succeeded IN
DISTINGUISHING by tho process known Il ballot
box stuGGnS in the charter election.
WATER POLICE.
The Common Council, in the consideration
Of the Appropriation bill, recently encountered
lie Works tho names Of eighteen wAter police.
with salarr for each Of $50 Der mouth. II
the title .'Whisky aud Beer" police had boon
adopted for t1,e dsloctabls eighteen. it would bs
II the interest OF truth. to gay the least Il ls
notorious fact that. with hardly q solitary excep-
tlon, the " water police have done nothing to
speak Of since the charter election save inspect
ing leaks in wbisky-bottles and beer-faucots IN
the close vicinity OF the City Hall and elsovhere.
PLAYING poker, Refon-up, euchre, fo1ty-hVsa, and
pool.
In the list Of "water police" who for enjoy
inE themselves since the charter election have
drawn out OF the pockets Of an Outraged com
1nuulty sue sum Of about soon. ara found: A
brother Of AID Clark, Of the Ninth; IN expo
!iceman: a relative Of AID. O'Brien. OF the
Eighth; the ownor OF q North slde hand-bAll
Alley, and 80 forth and 80 on.
During the severe winter Of 1874 there was
use for such an institution as water police, whose
duty it was to report on frozen pipes and es-
nec,a1iy upon wastes OF water caused bv allowing
water tn run contiuuallc to prevent freeZin5. But
upon the advent Of tho spring OF 1875 the eys-
ten should have beon at once discontinued. 1t
coming, and the men who would carry it might
be rewarded by water-Toliceshlp.
SIDEWALK INSPECTORS.
The Department OF Sidewalk inspectors il
refuge for many battto-acArtcd veteran IN plug
nply politics. Tho salary attached to ths posi-
ton is s75 per month Thirteen men draw the
sa|arY-$975 per mouth-from the pockets OF
the taxpayer The Superintendent Of Side
walks, who by tbs way, u a worthy man, re-
ceives $685. per month.
There are several conscientious worEmen in
the employ Of the Sidewalk Department. This
does not show, however, that this Department
Of Public Works is not wholly unnecessary.
That the several districts can be thoroughly at
tended to by the regular police force. wbose
business it ia to traverse them On their beass,
viii be seen By the annexed table. which shows
the plumber Of miles Of streets in CHARGE Of tho
Insnectors Of Sidewalks ID the city. The num-
har must be doubled, aa sidewalks lie On boeh
sides Of tue street. Three districte cover the
North Division. four districts the South Diy's~
ian and six diatricts the West Divlsiou