Morning journal and courier., 1882-12-14
Thursday. Dec. IA, 1892.

USEFUL COMMITTEE WORK.
 The Philadelphia Committee of One Hun dred, which has done excellent work in be- half of purity in politics and honesty in the management of public affairs, will not dis band, but will, it is announced, hold together until more needed reforms have been accom- plished.
 An idea of what this committee does and the spirit in which it works may be gath cred from report of it's last meeting which took place Tuesday afternoon. At this meet ing President Garrett made speech in which he favored placing practical engineers at the head of departments requiring men of their profession to manage them He also favored the Bullitt reform bill, an automatical ballot box to prevent fraud, and a special board for impanelling juries. It recommended that in future political missives be delivered by private arrangement in preference to the district telegraph or postoffice Experience had shown that the latter could deal with only about 1000 extra letters per diem. letter from Mir. F. Anne was read, relating to the purity of elections and descanting upon the evil of taking both inspectors from the same party, representing that the neglect of rules in that respect was fertile source of evil and led to the reception of votes that should be rejected. Forms of acts prohibit ing sheriffs' deputies from receiving money from defendants to the disadvantage of cred itors, and regulating the publication of sher- ifs advertisements, were referred to the committee legislation. A letter was read from John Field, stating that he had ad- dressed letter to the Philadelphia No7th -4neeric0n expressing the opinion that with success in the February election for councils the committee might safely surrender their trust to the people and retire from active work on municipal affairs. The letter was written solely upon his own responsibility. The exul- tation of the bosses and their organs at the suggested disbandment, and the fact that they had already slated ticket for at least one of the most important offices, had shown him that he was wrong, and he, with the rest of the members, was prepared to continue the fight until good government was an &C., complished fact. Resolutions were adopted setting forth that the committee would re- gard the election of Messrs James Me- Names and Henry Bu.nna to the position of gas trustees as public calamity and an en dorsement of the present management of the trust, and requesting citizens to unite with the committee in securing their defeat. Res olutions were adopted asking citizens to com- municate before the 26th instant whatever information they possessed relative to streets needing repairs; formally contradicting the rumor that the committee intended to disband and announcing the intention of continuing the work until the gas trust and other de. partments were honestly administered. Mir. Steel saii he understood that ex- City Solicitor Collis disposing of his Philadelphia property with view of removing to New York. If this was the case an injunction should be obtainellH prevent such action, and whatever was done in that direction should be done promptly. The matter was referred to the proper committee with power to act.
 The above indicates the vigor and direct ness with which Philadelphia's Committee of One Hundred does it's work. There has been and still is great need in Philadelphia for such committee. There are, however, few cities in the country where such an organiza- tion would not be useful.