The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-08-03
THE DANDY COUNCIL.
An Interesting Communication From Al
Observing Citizen,

Observing Citizen,
EDITOR HERALD:-The Dandy Coun-
Gil" Wnoeyer dubbed the Council h
Dandy had poor respect for English
definitions, or, perhaps, his intentions were
ironical, and the latter suspect is true,
But of all the "Dandies" there are two pre-
eminent in complete and absolute sell
authority. Your own Belshazzar and (OI
Lord, deliver usl) the mighty Don Quixote,
the chairman OF the street committee. The
remainder of de Ate' OF blessed memory
make harmless assaults upon the borough
treasury, as compared to the Aforesaid
mighty one. Let us briefly review few
of his acts as chairman, where he has made
perfect and permanent improvements
Seriously, if he ever exhibited his assinity
more conspicuously than ut another time
was in repairing East Centre street, be-
tween NJ hite street and Market alley. He
piled on broken stone to the height of
foot, some say two feet, on solid rock
foundation, one week, and in the folio wing
week shoveled it of again.
Nor is that all, nor the worst of his
stupidness. He was we'll aware that the
steam pipes we're to be trenched in that
square within week or two and necessarily,
would cover up the stone he was about
laying. Upon being urged by members
OF his committee to stop until the steam
pipes had been laid, this immaculate
prodigy OF wisdom replied, Let them
shovel the stones to one side and lay planks
on the other side to throw their dirt upon"
An ordinary every day plain citizen is
liable to make an error, but is not expected
TO continue the same fault within couple
Of months. This Dandy" Councilman,
however, ''all by his lonesome" deter
mines that Jsrdin street, between Centre
and Lloyd, should also be stoned. Against
the earnest protest of other members OF his
committee he piled on stones thick and fast
one week, and the following week carted
them off again to another square on Jardin
street. We will pass the stone crusher, for
the harmless thing lies up on the hill, itself
crushed.
Our Don Quixote, however, has a
weather eye for number one and his inn
mediate relatives and friends. Let us see
how he lays the iron crossings on the
streets. This is no fairy tale. In.the first
place he orders crossings that weigh any
where from 300 to 500 pounds each. Upon
their arrival at the freight depot he en-
ploys relatives team to deliver them
where Aye, there's the rub. Two of
them are placed where they will do the
most good away down on Centre street.
There is no particular fear that they will
soon be worn out but still there is as much
pedestrianism there as there is on East
Line street. This autocrat's cupidity is
not yet satisfied. He posts two more down
South Main street, at the corner of Cherry
street. Nine-tenths of the pedestrians and
travellers will have the felicity of gazing at
this public Improvement from the other
side of the street This is rub No. 2 The
Borough Treasurer might get his patent
feathers soiled if they were not placed on
the east side of Main street.
Mr.. Editor, do you not-do the people
not think this is taking care of No. l lit
tie TOO much2 Is it not time for the Coun-
ell to have some control, some direction
over the chairman of the street committee2
The other members of the committee are
not generally consulted rs to what is 10 be
done on the streets. My information is
that the appropriation made for the streets
has already been expended. If so, are not
the committee and the whole body of
Council as well, guilty of misdemeanor
if they exceed the appropriation Has the
chairman, or the street committee, for that
matter, right to expend large sums of
money without first having obtained the
sanction of Counci2 l saw three borough
employees on North Main street within a
week past gathering the loose stones from
off part of the street, and by actual count
they gathered 25 cobbles in five minutes,
and all within radius of about FIVE yards
Certainly it is full time some one was
pulled down off the band wagon.
Yours truly,
EXAMINER.
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