The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1890-12-19

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ed, not written and inasmuch as you saw
fit to publish Alarm Box 81, request that
you furnish your readers with Mr.. Todd's
article
To THE CITIZENS OF OwossO
Under the above heading THE TIMES publish
es an anonymous communication signed Alarm
Box No. q, which is full OF insinuating charges
against the city government oficials generally
and myself in particular. Some OF these COW
ardly anonymous insinuations reach backward
and are directed against imaginary evils that
existed Qf at alD before my administration /
can only turn the. victims to the gall OF Alarm
Box No. 81, over to themselves, for their con
tempt or defense.
For myself either individually or oficially. |
have but one thing 10 answer to Alarm Box No
II. Where any citizen feels called upon either
by implication or insinuation, to make charges
OF the grossest kind of malefcence in office. he
oight To have the courage and manliness to sign
his name TO the communication and not shield
hlmsei Dehind the town pump or Alarm Box No.
Il. II will give me pleasure TO furnish evidence
OF the falsity of all the insinuations of Alarm
Box No. 81, when that mythical individual
throws off his co~ardiy mask and signs his name
20 his communication.
lean see noImotive that Alarm Box No. u can
have inthis underhanded attack except il may
be TO boom himself for the domination formavor
in the coming spring election. In that case Alarm
Box No. q would If elected, have a chance i'm
the soft snaps he seems so anxious about |
agree with the person writing incog the sour
r1lous article assailing the city government, that
this must be an age of mysteries, especially Ia
the writing of irresponsible anonymous letters
for publication. Better make your charges d-
rect like man, over your own signature and
they will surely be met and rebutted.
f. A TODD
He can see no mOiiye; bless his dear soul
it was that the people might know some
thing of how sthings are run, and / have
every reason to believe the figures given
cannot be disputed as my informant is as
well posted as Mr.. Todd, and if it would be
q pleasure to furnish evidence of their
falsity, why did he not do il? Never mind
2l and the town pump, but show the people
wherein 81 is off and then maybe he can be-
mayor again; second terms are not out of
| order. 21 does not desire it. if he did he
would not hesitate to score with the present
incumbent As to all the trash he vents
about towards, etc, etc., care nothing.
As to the mafeasance the mayor speaks of.
l don't know as / know just what the WORD
| means, but if it means a steal, would ask
what he calls taking $4,000 of the people,
money without even asking an expression
of the tax payers and giving it to a private
company. guess If an action was com-
menced against our city managers they
would findkit called malfeasance, and would
be called upon personally to return this
money to the tax payers till Qhe city treas
ury). Ignorance of the law would not eN-
empt them.
n wounded bird ilutters. once saw
something like this: "A mans reputation
cannot be affected except by his own acts
Let your conductive such that if anyone
speaks evil of you, he viii not he believed"
| If Mr.. Todd wants the ''coat" he can have
it; we keep men and boys sizes.
The following may be of some interest
and show how things are going: July 18th
the mayor issued call for special meet
ing to consider the proposition Of Messrs.
Coats IL Co. relating to water works extern
sion. Said meeting was held the 14th.
propositiOny presented and Aid. Robbins
moved it be accepted, but no one was author
lied to enter into contract. At same
meeting mayor appointed committee con-
ssting of Gould, Robbins and Calkins to
look after the interest of the city.
July 81 there was presented contract
and something they supposed bond, W.
r. Coats 81 Go. principal and ID. l.. Quirl1
and Ii. =. Glover as surities TO indemnify
the city. Said instrument bears date July
18th, was for So, coo TO make secure the city
on job Of about $4,000. The bond, So
called, passed the inspection of the attorney
chosen to act for the city and was celti6e3
etc., and was accepted and approved By
the guardians July 21, all done in what the
old lady called ''apple pie order" bond tied
with blue ribbon and paced.in the safe
and when it comes to light again il is dis
covered that it is not and meyer was signed
by Coats d Co., principals. Nobody would
think much of a note thatswas mot signed;
is bond any better? Funny isn't it"
Queer how particular some folks are. The
statutes, so am informed, require that q
bond should be taken i'm such cases in favor
of the people in order to protect labor and
creditors generally. Would it not be well
for the committee appointed to look after
the city's interests TO see how many out
standing bills there are for which the CITY
would be liable through negligence in nos
demanding such bond before delivering to
contractors the 10 percent retained TO Sc
cure the city against loss? ! am told some
bankers in Ypsilanti are anxious TO receive
this money, but what has this city TO do
with them? Who did our city deal with.
anyway? Does anybody know? Don't say
anything about it If you do for you might
be charged with casting insinuations, etc
Now L don't believe the tax payer or any
citizen interested in good government cares
a fig whether he gets facts from T.. A.
Todd, the town pump or
ALARM Box No. 2l
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