Grand Rapids morning telegram., 1885-01-16

BY A peRIPATETlc GENTLEMAN.
Friend "Gayel' A Tarcy Prosecutor
Trying TO Abolish the Commis-
sion-Tas Collectors.

sion AZ Collectors.
The Peripatetie notices that our esteemed
journalistic friend, the Daily Eagle, has en-
ployed correspondent who writes under
the nom de plume of "Gayel." He IL eyi-
dently man OF very fine sensibilities, for IN
his reference 10 the withdrawal of the carry
alls, he said: " And the music Of the carry
all Is hushed." A person with an appreeia-
tion 50 keen that can discern harmony in
carry al or street car, should be happy IN
the ill-tempered exclamations of the mother
in-laW, be would feast IN lullaby, while
broken glass would probably be looked upon
as sort of a soft soothing piano accompani-
ment: while in that excruciating sound, which
Is considered as such by the uncultiyated
ear, which arises from boier-shop, our
friend Gayel would probably discover COM
binations of harmony gentle, and tones so
fine and dream-like that they would make III
somnia impossible of existence IN that local
ity, while to him the buzz of a saw mill Is
superior To Thomas orchestra. But Ian
guage fails in the effort to say all the kind
things desirable so gavel must be dismissed.
The Peripatetic extends welcome hand and
wishes him success and trusts i'll dealing
with topics about town he will prove hard
hitter.
There is considerable unpleasant talk on the
streets, in reference to Prosecuting Attorney
Turner's delay in issuing warrant for the
arrest of Deputy Sheriff Boyland, who dis
graced the dignity of his Office in the melee
last Sunday. Since the affair has been fully
ventilated in the newspapers, much interest is
manifested in the outcome, which a thor
ough sitting in the courts would bring
| There seems no explainable reason for Turn
er's delay in issuing the warrant. Patrolman
Doherty asked for it Monday and again on
| Tuesday but the prosecutor was too busy Cd
and could not give him a warrant then. The
street gossipers are guessing at explanations
of this negligence, some believing that Tur
ner has too much respect for the political in
| fuence of the Boylands and then again he and
his friend Sheriff Kinney were.elected on the
| same ticket. A prominent gentleman of the
same political party, who knows whereof he
speaks, told the peripatetic that ne was sur
| prised at Turner's getting the nomination
again for prosecuting attorney, much more
so at his reelection, that last year the police
worked up several cases, but failed in the
prosecution of the same through the blunders
made by the prosecutor. Mr.. Turner will
avoid much unpleasant criticism and quell
the slanderous tongues of gossip by acting
promptly in the matter in question.
\
Considerable of a ruffle was created in the
council Monday night by the passage of
resolution demanding that the tax collector
of the Seventh ward account for his collec-
tions within twenty four hours. This brought
to the Peripatetics mind the proposition
made by one of the aldermen some time
since TO the effect that the taxes be
paid to the treasurer direct. The
idea is good one and when con-
sidered in its several directions wise
and decided improvement on the present
system Of collecting taxes. 1t now requires
the employment of eight collectors to gather
in the taxes in this city. By the above sug-
gestion being carried into operation consid-
erable expense would be saved, and it would
do away with the rivalry among the banks
to sign the collectors bond in order that
they may have the use of the deposits while
he is engaged in collecting.
In the report of the proceedings at Lam
sing, in yesterdays TELEGRAM, it was no
ticed that bill was introduced to abolish
the Police and Fire Commissioners in this
city. The Peripatetic sees nothing objec-
tionable in the commission, except the fact
that they seclude themselves from
the press and the public when
they transact business. So long
as they persist in this. they should be de-
prived of the power of granting acquisitions
for supplies, or in fact doing anything which
would require an expenditure of the public
funds. They maintain good dicipline over
the two departments, and to the exertlon of
the Commission can be ascribed the present
nigh standing and conduct Of the
police and fire department of this city. The
members of both are controlled by rules,
not one of which has become a dead letter
With some notifications of their present
manner of transacting business, the Peripa-
tetic hopes the commission may be allowed
to continue and the bill up at Lansing be
tabled.