Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1880-05-26
the STREET INSPECTOR QUESTION,
a Lively Disssssiea II the beard Of
Aldsrmsn or Virginia . Eyss.
fsg-Hsvs Party Platforms any
Binding E6ecsf

At the meeting Of the Board Of Alder
men Of Virginia last evening Alderman
MoCurdy moved that the ofacs Of strssl
Inspector DO declared vacant. Alderman
Coyns, Of the First Ward. the only
Democratic Alderman Of Virginia. In
speaking to the question Is reported "a
have said: "At the last election be had
stood out and voted and fought against
the maintenance Of the Office, but hs
had changed his mind" "As for the
plsnks in the platforms Of both parties
requiring the sbolishmsnt Of the Office,
he believed that the persons who In
serted them did not give ten minutes
thought to the matter"
Very thlni Mr.. Coyns 10 also greatly
mistaken In regard TO the last point men-
TONED. The subject matter Of the rsso.
ton adopted by the Democratic Conven.
ton In regard to the ONCE OF Street In.
sp.otor Vas under discussion for more
than Q year; bat even u Il was the 70.
suit Of only ten minutes thought, Mr..
Coyns by accepting . nomination from
the convention pledged himself. q
firmly % an honorable man could, 10
carry out the resolution both 10 lstts,
and In spirit. We reprint the resolution
referred to. In order that the reading
public may be enabled TO judge between
Mr.. Coyns aud the friends OF reform:
Resolved, That the action Of the
Republican majority Of the present
Board Of Aldermen In the election OF .
Street Inspector. after having In Con.
vsntion solemnly pledged themselves
against such action. was an Outrage
upon the taxpayers OF this city; and
that the nominees OF this Convention
stand pledged, II elected, TO have the
duties OF Street Inspector performed BY
the Chief Of Police In an ea'ot9eso
capacity"
Does Mr.. Coyne hold. like Collector
Shannon Of tho San Francisco Custom
House, that "plstiorms arc used like
molssses to catch fies." or does hs con.
slider himself above the people and the
party that nominated and elected
him to ofacs2 It 10 an admitted fact
that the Street Inspector question
had taken such shape In Virginia
that neither OF the recent party
conventions there dared to ignore 10.
and that both conventions thought the
duties Of the ofios could bs performed
by the Chief Of Police. and for . triaing
expense. and thereby bring about . CON.
siderable saving to the Taxpayers OF the
city. It 10 also . well. known fact that
for the last year the oflos OF Street In.
speotor has been q sinecurs. and that
the condition Of the streets Of Virginia
during the last winter was 4 disgrace 70
that city. Mr.. Coyne last evening had
IL In bis power TO decide the question
under discussion In favor OF economy
and the taxpayers OF that city. BE did
not. How be can reconcile his action
with his pledge before the City Demo-
cratic Convention we leave for others to
decide. -.
In this connection, however. II ought
not to be forgotten that Messrs. Hunter
and Barclay. Republicans, occupy stmi.
lar positions upon this question to that
occupied by Mr.. Coyns. While. per.
bsps. the plank In the platform adopted
by tho recent City Republican Con:
vsntion in relation to the ONCE OF
Street Inspector wa not quite 20
strong ss the similar plank adopted
by the Democracy, still II was sum.
ciently strong for the purpose intsndsd'
and the gentlemen named were pledged,
with Mayor Stephens, TO rstrenohment.
The financial condition Of the city OF
Virginia demands Q great reduction In
ito running expenses for the ensuing
year, yet Messrs. Hunter and Barclay
are unwilling 10 cut down where 1t car
DO done without injury to the material
interests Of the city.