Centre Democrat. [volume] (Bellefonte, Pa.) 1848-1989, 1879-04-10

s no neutral ground 20 occupy. They
must be on the side Of the people, demand
ing that the present expensive method Of
supplying water shall be Discontinued. or
they must take the side Of the steam power
and continue 10 waste the tax unyers'
money In smoke.
i trust the FIRST proposition shall be
hdopted by tho incoming council, and the
work successfully prosecuted, which has
| been 80 recently and 70 earnestly begun.
Now, Mr.. President, there is ons other
fact 10 which ] wish u refer in conclu.ion.
and that II, many Of our fellow citizens
assume TO know more about borough af.
fairs after five minutes consideration than
counciimen do after months and years of
mature dcliboration.
This theory has been recently e1efnpli-
| fed. The only way that / can nccount
for this discrepancy Is that the people #.
their primary meetings forget ar do not
! heed the teachings Of the Prntutcuch and
| place ignoramuses in the council, and turn
wisdom at large TO stalk upon the streets.
To those who feel that they can furnish
water by gossip and theory 10 the people
! Of this borough, for lees money than the
council can practically, under the right of
eminent domain, the following quotations
are respectfully recommended:
And the people nlurmnrsd hsalnst Mos~s saying
What ths " dnnkN--Et In.24
And the people tbiriod there ff wAtsr Fnd the
iscurlr mufuufsd against MY'rs Aua sai Wherefore
is THE that thou hast brought up out Il LE, "a
Eill "a and ohildT-a and cattle Alh thifpi'
Aud MD.ss cfal unO tho LYrd What sAAil 30 utta
tvs - pie thsy lie almost ready 10 stone ms F'
IA HNt .a I.
address OF y. G. HUMEs
GESTLEMEs oF THE CoUscIL In 49,
/ a.. 1ysi ..Ft tl IL ...lf f.N
you have again called me, embrace the
opportunity of expressing my Thank for
the honor conferred IN selecting me ns
your presiding officer, aud betpcaking your
assistance and forbearhnce, I pruI,psc 10
uso my bet efforts 30 discharge the duties
impOsed upon me impariiEl!y, and with
what ability posscss. In this connection
! may be permitted 10 obseryc, that mem
b"rE of council should ever esteem il M
honor 20 serve in this capacity, fur wbilst
there is no recuniAry emolumeut attached
1" the position, IL j. nevertheless one of
trusi and responsibility laid upon them by
their fellow citizens, In the proper die
charge Of which th"lr beet judgment and
efforts should DO brought into exercise.
To the council !. entrusted, - "a large
degree, the welfare of the borough, Gnan.
oially and othcrwisc, a. to this body d.
committed the control of the receipts and
expenditures, and IN iimes like the yrcscut,
and, indeed, st AL times and under all cir
cufnstanccs, ii bchDoycs VS. to practice the
t;r.ctcst economy In the administration of
affairs In order that the burden of taxation
may be made as light ~ possible, while
the good order and well. being of the COM
munity iA preserved. II should he our
carue.t cndcayor to elevate the character
of the body to- higher standard than IL
has occupied in former year. hy such Eu
intelligent administration Il affair a. will
commend iisc.f 10 the appreciation of The
citizens generally.
am CrAiiGed to know that much has
bccn done in THE regard du-inc ;ho paf'
year, aud that more perfect and better
sysi~m has been insugufHi.-i b. which a
more Eu,l and complyt" under iauGing of
the condition and management 81 the az
iairs of the borough has been attained
With - con;inusncs.-of the - stem adopted,
fur much of which We are indebted % the
efficiency of the late clerk, Mr. Isaac
Mitchell, ! feel confident results will be
produced which will be satisfactory - the
community.
II Announcing the committees. Al the
reorganization uf the council. | feel IL in
the information, more particularly of the
new inembcrf, with regard T. the du,io. q
citizen auumcs when he becomes member
Of this body. In the art place, the mem.
bcr Of council Grst named on & committee
Il iis chairman. II L. his duty TO call meet
ings Of his committee, and consult with
them during the intervals between stated
meetings of the council. The work of
CON miitcc should always be IN accordance
with tho ordinances Of the expressed or i'm
piled will II council. The chairman Of \
committee is i;s recognized head-in other
world, the active working member, and,
~ general rule, all directions 70 cmploycs
should bc communicated through him; and
during his absence the second member
named on the committee, gho j. chairman
pro tom. The committee consisting Of
three members, " the chairman and anoth-
or member agrce constituting = ms joriiv,
their decision, where the whole committee
Arc divided in opinion, will be taken ~ the
sense Of the committee, subject 20 an sp-
peal 10 the council by the member in the
minority. The same rule will apply where
tho other two direct the chairman tn oppo-
sition Ia his judgment and IL will be his
duty 10 be governed by them, aud act Rc-
cordingly, subject also 10 an appeal " the
council ~ In the former case. 1t i desira-
bic tha, the several committees shall work
In harmony, and what IL true of commit
tees, in this respect, Is true Of the individ-
uAl members. As We meet here upon a
common platform, l would eRjoin upon
you that IL IL our duty 10 respect and be
courteous to each other in the full and free
expression Of opinion on any subject under
discussion, and TO avoid, ~ far rs possible,
any remarks or criticiims calculated u
provoke snimosity or reflection on the off,
cial conduct Of members The unanimiiy
with which this suggestion has been hocdod
In the past, has added 30 much to the dis
patch Of business and 30 the comfort 81
members that deem Il important to call
especial attention 90 the fact at this time.
IT any member Of the council desires 10
60 take exceptions 10 the work or proceed
ings Of committee Of which he Is not n
member, Il Is his privilege, as IL is duty,
TO submit his objections to council ut a
stated meeting or if this is not prActica-
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