The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-06-13
rHR o1Rou1AR REpupIATnD.
Councilman scheiay Did Not Sign the
Joint Committees "stump Speech"

CreAle some comment On lue ebIetIa phvhA
day and yesterday, The two papers were
so Numerically opposed to each other that
people said they could not see how
Scheay could straddle them both any
more than be could ride two horses going
in opposite directions,
A HERALD reporter saw Mr.. Scheihy
this morning and asked him how he ex-
planned the matter.
Very easily" said the Councilm IN. II
did not sign the circular issued by the joint
committee. Neither did l authorize any
person TO sign it for me. did sign the adj
dress issued by the citizens and endorse tue
sentiments expressed in it,"
But, Mr.. SchciAy," the reporter said,
"you are a member of the joint committee,
are you not2'
"Yes, a nominal member" he said, "but
l haye never been an active member of
that committee"
The reporter intimated that he didn't
quite understand the distinction, and then
Mr. ScheAy explained;
when ycu understand how ! was APP
pointed and the manner in which was
afterwards treated by the other members of
the committee you will understand why l
am but a nominal member"
"When present Council was organized"
he went on, the eight members who con
trolled the organization agreed among
themselves to increase the Councils COM
mittee on new water works to eight mem
b1rs, and 30 appoint themselves. The
purpose of this, you will perceive, ,w-s quite
obviously to put the control of Council
into the hands of the joint water com
mittee. When the time came to increase
the committee the motion was regularly
made and authority to name the committee
given to President James of Council. Mr..
James carried out the programme of his
faction by appointing seven of the eight
members as members of the water COM
mittee, but didn't have the n9rve and is
regard of law and ussges to appoint him
self. He then appointed me as the eighth
member of the committee, but it was plain
to verybody present that he did so only
because his faction in Council lacked the
tact to first offer a resolution making the
president of Council an er oficio member
of the committee"
ITO prove that am right" he said, 'it
is only necessary to say that Mr., james was
subsequently elected member of the
| joint com mittee, so that he is to all intents
and purposes member of the Council
committee on new water works"
"Hsve you ever attended any meeting;
of the committee ~ the reporter asked him
YES" he said, II have attended such
were very few, and there was very little
business transacted in my presence.
never could get the inside workings of the
committee, and there was a studied pur,
pose on the part :of those on the inside tC
keep me and the public in ignorance of it
doings.
"Do you indorse the circular issued b,
the joint committed" was the next ques-
tion he was asked.
"No; nor the methods of the committee, u
he said. II believe that all public business
should be transacted in public, and l be-
lieye that if the movement TO establish a
borough water works was inspired BY de-
sire to benefit the public there would have
been no Necessity for trsnsacting the busi
ness of the committee in secret sessions.
am in favor of any thing that has for its
object the advancement of the inter,
ests of the town and its people, bu
ii am not in favor OF BAN
boozling the pubic, and l have NJ
sympathy with movement that has for it
object the taxing of the people for tn
benefit of few speculators, and tn
creation of offices for a little horde o
persistent office-seekers."
Il might also add" said Mr.. Scheifiy, a
the reporter was about to depart, that
have had some correspondence with tn
manufacturers OF pumps, engines an
water pipes, and have been able to get n
information or prices that will justify tn
belief that plant such as is proposed wi
not cost at least twice as much as the est
innate of the committee"
II have also" he said, consulted sey
eral engineers and find that the item {
fuel alone would cost at least five times {
( much as the committees estimate for thu
item of operating expenses OF not less tha
ten to twelve tons of coal day"
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