New-York tribune., 1891-09-10

votes for the ticket
An evil which increases every year is the prac-
tice among city officials Of absenting themselves
for slight causes from meetings Of the boards or
commissions of which they are members. Meet
ings of the Board Of Street Openings have been
adjourned almost every week for several months
because quorum of members did not attend.
The Board of Electrical Control has at times sns-
pended meetings for considerable periods because
members refused to be present. The Police Board,
the Rapid Transit Commission and other boIrds
have not met at the usual time this week because
some Of the members were absent. Those who
have business before the boards are compelled to
waste their time, and the public business IS de-
laycd only to suit the whim or convenience OF
some official who receives large salary Some
men who are members Of several boards have
other official work TO perform, but no part OF
their duties is more important than attendance
on the sessions of these boards, through which a
large part of the administration of public affairs
is carried on.
The fight has already begun between FasSett
and Hilrs Unknown.
Who is to be the deteminator who shall desig-
nate Uile IubuIt VI IAcuNtHdlu-ppNNAh"A NN--N~'
Does echo answer: " Jones
Postmaster-General Wanamaker is greatly
pleased with the success of the freedellVery sys-
TEN in the small towns in which it has been in
troduced. The experiment shows that the extra
cost is almost met by the increased revenue.
Naturally the erroneous reports to the effect that
the trials were sad failure annoyance
TO the head of the Postofice Department. The
extension of free delivery is a practical matter
of the highest value to the people Of the country
and it is hoped that these experiments may be
the prelude to a universal free-dcliyery system
such as the people of England enjoy.
good convention. a good platform, a good
ticket, and a good time coming-that is the
gist and meaning of yesterdays proceedings at
Rochester
The naive warden of the Jefferson Market
Prison wants an entire set Of new keepers, on
the ground that the old ones have been in the
prison so long that they have become careless. "
This seems to be case in which familiarity has
bred contempt for duty. The need of a change
of management at this prison is, however, too
plain to be questioned Perhaps new warden
as we'll as new keepers would produce good
effect.
1t was an honest days work, and the people
will reward it handsomely.
The Rapid-Transit Commissioners seem TO be
in need of reminder that, while the people Of
New-York are willing to allow them all the time
really necessary to complete their work in sat
isfactory manner they do not desire these officials
to consume all the time there is Rapid-transt
mt some date prior TO what is often termed the
ushering in of the coming century is desderatum.
The Commissions proceedings are not in any way
suggestive Of rapid-transit up TO date
The desperate efforts of Democratic organs 10
find discord in the Rochester convention have been
only less amusing than their persistence IN pro-
| claiming their failure
| Suggestion for q Democratic ticket for 1872
For President Edward +. Jones, of Bnghamton
for Vice-President, Grover Cleveland, Of New-N ork
Platform-Flower, he pays the freight.
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