Daily Republican., 1883-06-14
THURSDAY. JUNE II. 1883.
The Right aud the Wrong way.

way Of doing business, and it always
pays best in the long run to do it right.
Upon this hypothesis if there had been
any need of Water Commission, and
7hat Water Commission had been ap-
a,ointsd in the right kind of a manner
there would have been very little, if
any, opposition to it. There may have
been many influential citizens belong
ing to both parties who thought that
Water Commission would be the proper
body to take care of the Water Works.
They may have honestly come to the
conclusion that carrying them on
Z hrOsgh committee of the City Coun-
d:il wal less efficient and more expensive
shan by and through Water Com
mission But while they were honest
III and sincerely in favor of a Water
Commission there were none of them in
favor of the partisan three-cornered
asoucern, with the leading wire pulling
politician of the dominant party in
the State at the head of it and boss of it.
The right way to have transferred the,
Water w orks from the control of theCity
Council t. the control of the Water
aCoM mission would have been something
nike this: The movement should not
have been confined to any party. iii
ahere were mismanagements and abuses
nm the Water Department honest Demo-
crats and honest Republicans both
would have seen them and both should
have united in an appeal to the Leglsla
inre to have the causes of complaint
removed by the passage of law pro-
yiding for the transfer of the Water
Commission from the control of a com
anittee of the City Council to the con-
itroi of a Comm sion or Committee,
non bipartisan in its character, ana IN
certain sense independent Of the control
af the City Council. We say that men
of both parties should have united in
such a request. Then the next sensible
move would have been for the Legisla.
itnre to have complied with the request
of the petitioners in the spirit of the
petition, provided sufficient number
GH ClLiIciis VI on i'"t'i1' p"uiuiono1 for
the passage OF such IA bill to entite 1t to
respectful and serious consideration.
The law thus passed should have pro
viiei for commissioners to be appoint
ISL IN non partisan manner 1t was
all impndent assumption of power for
abe Legislature to derogate to itself the
power of appointing the first CommlS-
:sioners and tLen provide that the
yIayOr should hereafter do it rs the
sSAnIDi SSioners terms expired. II the
Legislature really meant to be- non-par
1isAn it could have provided that the
Mayor of the city should appoint one,
1he associate Judge of the Courts resid-
dmg in the County another, and as the
Municipal Court bill had already passed
zhe Judge of the Court might have ap.
peiu,ed third. This plan might have
rhangr1 the political complexion of the
TaInmission, DIS two Of the three Com
anissioners would, in all probability,
havt been of Republican antecedent,.
Bal what if it Gid result in the appoint
ment of two Republicans and one Demo
Erai on the Com mission.
Would that not have been a. non-par.
4tsan as to have two Democrats and
1'ne Republican in city with good
.rrund Republican majority? We Il
Eot advocate this AZ the only plan by
which An acceptable Water Cumm,
'sinn could have been appointed, bu'
'ttily one amongst others that would
have carried out the impartiaIity AM
on-partisanship with which the move
uIrnt first started.
Then there are other things whirl
could have been provided for 10 MAKE
a Water Commission less objectionable
The term Of no officer should have been
ir,ertered with. If Chief Engineer
was elected for a certain term of Office
he should have been permitted to serve
U'at that term. Then again, the Com
Inissioners should be bonded officers
bonded 70 the City Council for the faith
'fnl performance Of their duties. Like
"SiS- the Chief Engineer and all officer
Su the department by whom the cirl
would suffer If they failed in their duty
shOuld bond to the City Council. 4
this, Though it may have been oDJe,
lionablf, need not have been 50 to til
RGty Con neil, backed up by two-third
sJi the ,eople--w we might say all the pee
3de who love good government abov
parftsar nuiitics.
Iu cOnOfI distinction with the foreg,
iing plsa 81. lat 10 we find ? A Waite
&Sonnui sRlun but what kind and 70
what purpose was it created part
is:AD Comm &ADD created expressly f.
Che purpose Of making Henry b, NJ
Tulire CAief Engineer Of the Waite
Works How WAS il done Let Il
~. 4 city election was held III JUNE
8Ss The people decided by th"i
t,1r. that there should be a change |
.~ my government. The Democra
hid l~en N power for over nine year.
y" 3ar AZ the Mayor and police were rol
d1rn'I They were in power in til
Lilly GOurCrl more than rwo years tn
Democratic CITY CouucIl had created
boating deOt and misappropriated pal
u the money belonging to The Board 9
adWcation. II. u. MclntIrc was Chi,