The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-07-27

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Hsses5---T,kEt - kEtsls94A tanning to the waite.
X 5Ss$y.Ss works is a desperate
measure. 1t implie.
that the court has been or is tardy in it,
work and when the judges read the com.
municiation they will be tempted to frowp
The request appears to me to be an ex
traordinary measure and no less than a
direct insult to the court.
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The Borough Council and Joint com.
mittee will have all the law they require
by the time they get through with the
suits arising out of the public water works
muddle. 1t is understood that the Girard
Estate will have something to say in the
matter, and ex-senator Torbert has his
war paint on and promises to have the law
OF eminent domain thoroughly sifted.
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One of the joint committee stated the
other evening that if he was a member OF
the Borough Council he would make the
water company Jump Indeed We hope
the members of that committee are not
losing their tempers. Idle threats will no,
change the law, or make the acts of the
committee legal. The joint committee
forgets that il now controls Council. If il
had the power to make the water company
Jump it would have done so long ago, for
there is but one member of the committee
who would not snap at every advantage to
crush the company out of existence as
speedily as possible, regardless of all rea-
son OF equity.
Pottsville, Ashland and Mahanoy CITY |
are complaining of q shortage in their
supplies of water, but the terrible corpora
lion that supplies this town is meeting all |
demands, 1t could keep that brewery /
going, too, if somebody would build it.
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That brewery scheme is a jewel. 1t
can't be built now because the projectors
would have to pay for the water supply.
They hope, by securing the public water
works. to get the water for nothing. The
enants and property owners are expected
o 70 down into their pockets to pay taxes
o give clique of men free water to be
urned into beer. It's great scheme.
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The white elephant on the eastern out
kirts of town, known as the stone crusher.
as been granted a vacation and men are
ow cracking stone for the streets with
and hammers. The street administration
lis yehs will go upon record as a remark
BILE one foT blunders. Il
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The Borough Council has at last learned
nat 1t is not practicable to have the FIRE
larm system cared for by policeman )
nd 1t will be obliged to hire a man for the {
'ork alter all. The Councilmen have ,
armed another lesson on false economy. r
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If the Oouneilmen knew as much as thew d
retended to this would be one of the best a
overned towns in the state But before a
icy can become model rulers they must ST
nd out how much they don't know, and it Il
ould not take a stupendous effort to learn o
lat. a
The rain last night was welcomed. 1t Il
me when the earth seemed about dried a
and the people we're becoming dis &
uEaged The rain poured for several le
inutes, cooling the oppressive atmosphere, h
freshing the plants and flowers OF the te
rden and giving the streets and gardens in
nuch-needed cleaning. We could stand
few more wettings OF the same kind.
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have heard that William Wragg, who =,
IS recently made member of the Joint
mmittee expects to get a position at the u
mping station in case the public water 81
'rks are erected.
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The statement made in yester days =,
sRALD that the p. & X. Co. had ordered =.
Investigation of the company store
siness caused Autter in certain circles,
there is hardly any cause for alarm.
the first place the parties who claim to 81
delegated to investigate the matter want W
ormation carried to them and say they 10
not intend to run after anybody. Sec III
ily, many of the business men who re
Ye been loud in making complaints have SUI
ldenly become "clams." They lack et'
rit to fight for their rights and rely upon re'
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