Ashtabula telegraph. (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1874-1880, 1877-04-13
ROCK CREEK.

Eds. TeI.-Times have been unusually
quiet during the last week. Tha temper
snce meetings have been fewer, though We
are happy to say no abatement of interest
is noticeable. During last week some addi-
tions were made to the legion of followers
among the number was Mr.. Forsha, who
has for some time been a vender of malt
liquors here. We are told his place is now
closed and he expects to work at his old
trade for livelihood.
Johnathan F. Baldwin, an old citizen,
died at his residence in West Rock Greek,
on Tuesday morning last, in the SD year
of his age.
DR.. Fuller, formerly of Geneva. has To-
Gated among US for the practice of his pro-
fession.
The members Of the temperance organi-
zation have taken the matter in hand, and
we are to have free reading room opened
Immediately in the west room of Edward
Bailey's building. A sugar party was Civ
en- in the town hall on Tuesday evening for
the benefit of the members.
The new landlord has newly furnished
the hotel in good shape, and there are
many indications that he is the right man
in the right place.
The committee on water works have
opened that glorious institution, the foun-
tain, and it is in full blast.
The cost of the late suit of the boro' VS..
Knowlton figured up over two hundred
dollars; about one hundred and twenty
dollars OF which is due to witnesses; it
has pleased our council to pass a resolu-
ton to the effect that witnesses must wait,
sOtthout interest, until December or Janua-
ry next for their fees. The Marshal's fees
in the case have been paid, it appears, al
ready, but laborers and others called from
their business for three days for the highly
remunerative compensation of fifty cents
per day, are to be put off for months,
while an official who gets three times the
pay, promptly gets his money. We are
strongly impressed that this is not justice;
what is sass for the goose ought to be sass
for the gander-if one must wait, let all
wait, but it is not right that any should
wait.
1t has been the custom for some years in
our boro' to have the officer to whom is in
trusted the improvement and repairs Of
streets, appointed by the council. That
this is not the best way for sn concerned,
we shall briefly endeaEor to show. In the
first place, it is not an uncommon thing
for some leading member of the council to
have some friend or relative in whom they
are so much interested as to blind them to
their faults, or to his Ito others very par
ticular unftness for such position, and be-
cause of his help in the council be is
appointed, when he is no more qualified
for path master than Lake Erie is for q
chicken coop. In the next place it is q
matter in which all the people are inter
ssted, and in which they all ought to have
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other districts all the voters choose super
visor. that we in the district of the boro'
ought TO have the same right. The bad
and ineffective work of the past two years
ought to wake up every one interested and
if the means are within our power to so
regulate things that we may have voice,
let us use them. Our streets and sidewalks
are in bad condition, and such monies as
we can use in one year will not make up
for the soldering work of the two preced-
ing years; but the right man in the right
place would accomplish much, and so i'm
prove our highways as to make them en-
durable. Our incoming council should
cast about and decide upon some one who
is particularly fitted to perform the duties
of street commission, and make it an OBJ
iect for such an one to serve us.
The new councilmen were sworn in on
Tuesday evening. Two lawsuits we're the
order of the day for Tuesday last-one be-
fore each justice. MRS. EUNICE F*&*
Rock Greek, April II, 1876.