Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1885-04-02
A Bill Not to he Paid.

Selccb SOuuCuineu DeHutn anu OfDdu,
who we believe mean to be faithful repre-
sentatives of public interests, manifest
misconception of their official responsible
ties and Of the obligations of the city, when
in the consideration of 10 Huber's big bill
Mr.. Demuth evinces readiness to make
the city pay for everything it gets, and Mr..
Urban intimates that the municipality is
bound by all the acts Of its agents.
The city is only bound to pay even for
value received when it is got in the proper
and lawful way ; and to approve and pay
bills for work or material furnished irreg-
ularly when there was no occasion for it,
would open the door to gross abuses and
shameless fraud.
The city, as Mr.. Evans correctly stated,
is only bound by the acts of its agents when
they act within their authority and the
law; when they transgress both, they de-
serve no consideration and should be very
emphatically sat down upon.
Tins Fms fffuiber JOB was a. igh-handsi,; LIN.
pudent and inexcusable assumption of au-
thority. Upon any. citizens application
for an injunctionof, course the court wonld
restrain the payment Of the bill. Any city
solicitor who would recommend its pay
ment is q numbskull or partner with
Huber any water superintendent who
would encourage such irregularities ought
to be ducked in his own muddy reservoir,
and any councilman who votes to pay il
should be kicked out of councils and the
society of honest men.
AFTER all the fuss, England managed to
have her own sweet way about the Afghan
dispute with Russia
A RECENT AUTHORITY, speaking OF the
cost OF giving young men collegiate educa.
ton at Yale or Harvard, or any Of the lead
ing American institutions of learning, declares
that the necessary expenses do notexceed
$500, but the luxuries run the sum total t6
more than double that sum. The New
Haven Palladium thus summarizes: The
tuition for one ysar is sl40. Table board
varies from So. so to sll per week. The aver
age is $3.50. Hence for year OF forty weeks
board would cost 500. Room rent in the
college building is included in the tuition
outside the college 1t varies from $50 TO si5t
per year. Almost no ready made clothing il
used. The wealthy men have four or more
suits per year, poorer men having two Of
three, These average $50 apiece. Dres,
suits are usually purchased while in college
and some men set new one every year
New overcoats are usually got yearly. New
markets are worn great deal for winter
and no man can think himself happy with
ont n liQht coat for spring and fall Thes<
garments cost from $50 to SIS. Three hats /
year, IS each, arc usually required. Their
there are the expenses OF furnishing oms
where that is deemed necessary, gloves, canes
subscriptions to the various athletic in
terests, college journals, etc, In addition tc
these items are to be added the cost O
theatres, tobacco, billiards, soda, hacks, 90
casionsl trips to New York, private Suppers
bsnqusts, club Dues germans and parties
Some Of them inclined to luxury keep theil
private horses at the livery stables. A horse
dog-cart and liveried driver take up good
deal Of money. And some of the fathers who
are keeping up this extravagant course of lif'
for their sons, find 1t hard enough work to
make both ends meet at home.
SENATOR Beck, or Kentucky, is pulling
for one candidate for marshal, Blackburn for
another and Carlisle for third. Something
will have to break.
TIE Boston Herald, the most illustrioui
and sxacting Of the Mugwumps, makes Z
bulls eye shot when it advisss the president
to dishand the partisan establishment That hs
6nds in control OF the government and hos