The Elk Mountain pilot., 1880-08-26
Our CITY FATHERS.
How Tic Affairs Of The City arc Conducted by
Them. What Parental Care They
Seem 10 Exercise Over Our Welfare.

Last tuesday evening our city dads
met IN soleEen conclave, and as we
always had curious idea to know the
dolngs Of this august body, we repaired
to their place of worship at an early
hour. AT the hour of eight. they all
being assembled, and doors closed to
avoid the noise and hustle on the
street, His Honor, the high mucky
muck, arose, and as he raised the
gable in his right hand to call the
assembly to order, they all douse their
tiles with much " "iligance and grace
There sir, was picture for an artist,
and subject matter for Prof. Fowler to
make at least a half dozen lectures.
Veneration had left its mark on the
faces of this body of six, as could be
easily seen b. the wrinkles on their
solemn looking countenances.
After being called to order the
member from the Fourth ward made
q n1otionto reduce retail liquor license
TO one-half of the present rate for the
ensuing quarter. This was objected
to by one OF the members who could
not tell the difference between sherry
and champagne, and he arose and spoke
as follows: " Yer Honar, while We
plase onehalf Of the corn-juice dis
pcnsers by reducing the license, the
other half will be kickin' bckase we
don't double It," which was good
sound logic, but hard to comprehend.
Whereupon the. ..=member from the
bloody Fourth, IN order to have his
motion sustained, used the following
argument: That the liquor dealers were
losing money at the present rate Of
taxation, and unless it was reduced,
a portion Of them would have to shut
down, and our commercial interest
would be materially injured thereby,
as also our city revenue be somewhat
affected. Under these circumstances
the motion that the retail liquor license
should be SIS instead of s1so for the
ensuing quarter, commencing Septem-
Der 1st, was carried, there being only
one dissenting vote.
The liquor question being settled,
one OF the gang arose and moved tina,
an oalsnancesbe made prohibiting oul
citizens from using green saw dust fol
the purpose of filing in between the
inside and outside sheeting O!
their houses. His argument was, that
wet saw Dust, when confined without
an air vacuum was liable to fermenta-
ton, and thereby became combustible
mattel, of.imes igniting of its own
accord, causing more or less danger to
life and property. One of the board
who lhad been on the turf since the
fall Of 40 and spring of 50, seriously
objected to this, as it was necessary to
the warmth and comfort of our cltl-
zens, and wound up by asking the
member, who had evidently been
reading the Scientific american, if he
had ever lived in a country where the
mercury froze solid, also that bust head
would freeze so hard that it had to be
cut oAt with an axe and sold by the
pound? This put damper on the
ordinance, and the matter was com
promised by appointing committee
to investigate the saw dust walls.
The next question before the board
was the passage Of an ordinance pro-
hibiting the carrying of concealed
weapons.
After some further transactions
that we will not take the pains to
chronicle, one of the board arose and
made motion to adjourn. 1t being
known that the aforesaid member had
important business on Tenth street
that evening, His Honor took in the
situation and dismissed the gang.
The following letter from Senator
N. 2. Hill, toa gentleman in this city,
explains itself: 81 received your
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