The daily gazette., 1876-08-12

The Massrs. c11.y VIZ u,s- r-blns1-
i1g sf-cnlary 1av -Ali Aeoc7 i,lrs 10
vGrx 1lItsss I L rTaG cGs 81 contract II
b. .isses Vtare 1te estimate: ecs- =
Iacue SO rt= .i,isrEcs s.Ls Always ID
vccaiai c1s :cn1ra.s sys5sG and VII 1os
L1aanc- IL =Icuss departures from it.
Su1 1ia N lssrs. Carhy shcC,3 oe ths Is.
a. liiI.n4 il,ers ssr sEs disregard q the
SD eonE.Ll1 ;ri-AaAs- Tasy .3lnsi with
ina csH1 u tie EsqC cdeLc members OF
GuacL AMI iErs< away the oest op-
71rsaarty svsr presented this city to
save ucney By the ecctraer system; and
lie -selese sGnfs ct sG.e ard eIcava-
.-ccs, saccss, rocks &c, about the new
geserTcE- sas1li De = standing rebuke
:e sesse ssn.lsmsn- Had the new reser-
vc- been given out by contract as the
GAZETTE advocated, and the Democrats
IL Councl favored, that work would no
douh. have been completed and the
reservoir been in use to-day. We need
no. stop here. The large pipes which
we're laid along Second street, Church
and Tenth streets, were all laid by the
day, when the finest opportunity was
afforded TO do the work by contract.
But it was alleged contractors would not
employ negroes. This excuse was
mere preteIt. There was no fair ground
for it. 1t is true that when the basin
was just started negro bosses were en-
ployed at extra wages and po9r white men
made to work under them. But the ia
vorable opportunities for doing these
extensive heavy, costly, yet simple jobs
by contract were thrown away by these
gentlemen and their co-laborers. As if
70 insult the intelligence of the people
they did advertise fer proposals for haul
ing pipe and pig lead from the wharf or
depot-perhaps this was because there
were no negro carriers to give the jobs to
Now we are in favor of paving Walnut
street by contract, and whether the worl
was to be done under Democrats or Re.
pubEcans we should still favor its being
done. We believe it is necessary and
has been too long delayed. 1t is a dirty
street, hard to be kept clean, and the
poor people who live on it are entitled to
have their neighborhood look substantial
and healthful as others. There was nc
fuss made about paving the Avenue OF
French street, and the latter could fal
better have been deferred. The Council
did well in ordering Walnut street to b,
paved, and it will not be a year befor,
the majority of those who have remon
strated against it will be glad that it il
done. Those who do not live on tn,
street should not object SO long as tn,
streets they live on is paved and Kept il
order.
This is not new work-it is work tina
the city does every year, and a grea
deal more OF it would have been done i
the Republican City Auditors had bee,
worth their salaries and collected up tn
cost OF such work. There is no quite
plates. Or very few to he put on Walnu
street, or perhaps it would have Dee,
done long ago.
The late Chairman OF the Street Com
mittee finds it convenient to forget tha
the English Bull was for days rolled Vi
and down on Market street near his owl
residence, and without contract.
We'll, sir, you are right, but quite
plates have got to go down. That wa
the language of VIM. Canbv whom h
was warned that the grades would /
changed, the work was against law, tn
cost about $4,000, and the property holt
ers could never pay for work Illegal
done. Stand up and face the musi
be man at all times and do right, an
we will stand by you. Walnut sire,
ought TO have been paved long ago.
can never be done cheaper than now.