Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-01-28
THE MAYORALTY.
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Tho following letter. whioh has been
addressed by Mayor MarGDuiSlc 10 tho
chairman Of the Democratic cOlyoEr,'utivo
committee, amply explains Itself:
ID, We Muitsn, csg.. ChoIrmon n ~" 'TCcwirr
caster.
DEAR SIN Your comm,t,cn Il wing
appointed aud announced the tiwN for
holding tho primary meetings. lur thu
selection "f candidates iOr tho municipal
uthoes to- bc voted for on the third Tuta.
day Of February next aud nv name hay.
ing been pretty generally mentioned IN
connection with tho mayoIaltS, It IN but
fair IN order that the canvass To- an the
position properly may proceed without
embarrassment that durlarn publicly nv
Intention not to enter the ooutcst for rc.
election. II Is known 60 my wvst intimate
/ friends that entered the contest two years
/ ago against my own iuclipatious, and
against the strong protests of thJuo Sho
/ arc nearest aud dearest to mo. Tho addit.
| ioral two years experience which | have
| bad since has not served ~ 'Css"n my own
/ rNpuguaucO to personal canvass for 4
/ fourth term, nor as It diminished the do.
| cicd opposition of those 10 whom | am
inclined to listen.
| Az this point, am sure. may be per-
wittcd TO thank my follow oitizaus--Dem.
Ucyats aud Republicans--fDr tho huuors
! they have conferred upon mn in thrice
clecting mo to I'LL the principal municipal
Office In their giit, also thaok the press
Of thus city for deal NJ with my official
conduc. kindly, iululscutly. do not
! llttcr myself that have escaped the usual
mistakes Of mankind, but 1 must 10 al
lowed To- claim exemption from any Inlen-
tiOnal p6rvsrsou OF my office fI pclspual
or partisan ends My record Eu0wu to-
AL Of our citizens who have ~ chcd the
course Of our municipal affairs, and by II
| must stand or fall "a pubic estimation.
10 is pleasant To recall tie TACT thar |
have been contemporary At least with
many events which mnlk progress ia cur
city llO. Three wide SubBJauuh non
bridges span the Pennsylvania railroad.
where ugly, narrow wooden structures
wer0 before. Belgian blocks have been
introduced flvoraby 10 public notice as
tho best and least ,rNuhl.sruu Ulycmnut
for our streets NorthiGgtou pumps
have been and arr im Ir cos~ of consuuc-
tioD with capacity ut . GOO 600 gallons
; daily water supply. I he volunteer t.U
department has been Bup.rsGdeN hy Juo
I .
lire alarm. Tho morale Of ih" 20 ice iJgCe
+ has been elevated, and its eli Nry I'M
proved as much as II well oau tg with 80
small a number of men spreAd over 80
ldrlO an extent Of tIrutury aud wrh a
, divided responsibility for tuci~ s",so ion.
The law las been successfully iuvo.Scd
restraining the Illegal expenditure Of t1o
, public money Tho net outs'al oiuN
bonded debt of the CITY has been rr.luc, 4
% ! : ND D.. a.
; 30, 800 had II uur been Tor previous do
5 ticienciGs OF $4,000 which had 70 DO piO.
vided for by loan. THIS loan, Of COURSE,
! ispTOpeTly ChargCablH 10 tho admIuiStrl.
tion Of allalrs previous O. OIt. l.. lsIi-
the date Of my installation. 500 900 o,
six per cent. city bonds have been refund
! cd at per cent, thereby I0sa2u'ls ,h1
' annual interest account $1,000. Inc
sinking fund has been augmented from
> s99,21S 03, June /, 1913, to s2lI.C5o.G6
10 January, 1884 la .hls COuUyC ION IL
, should bo rene nbcred that for tIo four
. years immed.aa ely preceding the present
= iucumbency % GD u IyoraiIy only all 100
! was placed in tho sinking fund, oT e. 10
, per snnum IN six years slnc0 there have
been placed IN the fund ans no or
G tl9, 1913 por annum. Why 'lr money due
g the fund was not placed Iu H. - the nc
1873 to lS7I-aud in the w1wacr required
| by law, the commissioners Of the fluid inr
e tho period named perhaps eau explain.
e. There arc some ether mlttcgs lWpJr-
) tant u the cIty's interests tEa' | wuGd
0 ike to have assisted ~ accomplishing d:
before retiring from tue mayoraity The
wards Of tho city should bU distrCtCd into
T voting precincts Of $50 voters or less. The
Z additional costs of holding elections will
0 be trihing, compared with the god which
J will ensuo There will be laos fraud, loss
wrangIing, much moro convenience and
r consequently a larger voto polled. |
. would alsJ have liked to sno councils tak0
e hold OF the gdscilly assossmon., Of proper
II ty for tax purposes. II H. wuro shn"n IL
d figures how some OF our citizens ara
b wrougcd, nay, deliberately cheated or the
n benefit of Others. how gDwC properties
L are assessed at So 90 or 100 per cont. Of
IS their value. while others are as grar! a.
II 30, 40 or 80 per cent--a Just cause "Ould
o exist for open rebellion on the part Ot the
IA OVertaxed. My message Of Juno last may
d at least suggest other important improve
10 ments which can be studIeh with alyan-
tage to tho city. There iS much % be
done before our water supply will Be
sufficiently large to encourage G!cat
manufacturers to settle here. The streets
want something more than mere patching
y they require some settled plan of putting
N them in good aud permanent condition,
~ In conclusion ccain thank my fellow
citizens for their partiality 10 soIrcting mt
ID as their chief magistrate for three success
ID sive terms, and may without being dis
q respectful ask release from further service
J. Very Respectfully,
a JOHN +. MACiONIGLE.
Il LANCASTER, PA, Jan, 20, 1884.