Morning journal and courier., 1891-08-17
MCDONALD MAKES REPLIES.
He Maintains That He has Worked
 for the Vuterests of the City.

for the Interests of the City.
 Councilman James H. ..McDonsld, having returned from Saratoga, is out with long and elaborate reply to the charges made by Hugh Daley against him. After stat ing that his position has been misunder- stood by several of the papers, and that he is not opposed to brick sidewalks, as is commonly reported, MT. Mcdonald says that when the amendment came up allow ing of repairs on brick walks only on per mission of the board of public works, he opposed it on the following grounds:
 First that it violated the already existing or dinance, thereby misleading great many peo- pie who were willing to consent to walks being repaired, but who are not willing to have them a standard pavement in other words making the ordinance covertly a dead letter.
 Secondly, that it was an embarrassing position to go to any one in the matter of repairing their own walks
 political hack of our city sidewalks
 While not intending any reflection on the present board of public works, MT. Mcdonald believed, from personal expert ence, that the conferring upon any city official or board the right to grant favors to individuals was measure dangerous to the morals of the public servants, and at the least involved the performance of un- pleasant and disagreeable duties. Any amendment looking to the making of brick sidewalks a standard pavement he would cordially support. He thought that the wishes of the people alone should be con suited and if they wanted brick sidewalks, or vice versa, the city authorities should bow to their desire.
 NIT. Mcdonald, with reference to per sonal controversy between himself and At torney Daley, emphatically denies that he has tried to subserve his own interests in city hall On this point he says: felt very keenly his assertion that was work ing in my own interest, for the reason that | in all my relations to the city government would be true to my sworn obligation, l and can point to my record on the floor of the council as well as in the committee | rooms that my action is clean and will | bear the closest inspection. am of opin- | ion that we should have no dead letter or | dinances, and with this conviction in my | mind as 8 sworn public servant, I could do no less than did
 Mir. Mcdonald demands the same liberal | construction of his own motives that was accorded to MT. Daley when the latter sd- vocated the cause of certain corporations before the board of aldermen a few months ago. Says MT. Mcdonald: shortly intend making a statement showing the number of sidewalks I have voted in the negative on in comparison with the number I have voted for since I have been member of the street committee. Any person who is | familiar with the course of my political life will say that have scrupulously avoid | ed all appearance of working for my own advantage, and have frequently sacrificed my business interests for the city's wei
 fare.
 As regards the bill presented by MT. Me
 Donald against the city, he says the high
 est class of materials were used, the best
 work done, and even allowing for that, the
 job was done at less than the regular
 prices. Mir. Mcdonald is willing to pro
 duce strong evidence to back up all his
 statements.