Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1892-09-16
The First Ward councilmen,
Marty and Turner, Untrue to
the Trust Imposed in them, they
Deserve the Bitter Anathemas
and Scorn that they are Receiy.
ing from their Constituents.
Requested to Resign, but Their
only Reply is the Sneering
Grin Of Suspected
Boodiers.
They Ignore Their Constituents, Defeat
the Catllolicon Springs Company
Water Franchise and in it's
Stead Grant one to
Il. I. Evans, Jr.

The city council met Tuesday morn
ing to take action upon the granting
of the water works and electric light
franchises that were before them for
their consideration. The result of
their deliberations is. s.told by the pro-
ceedings which appear officially in
another column. 1t will at once lie
observed by the people from the first
ward that their councilmen have be-
trayed the trust that was imposed in
them. By petition the people of that
ward had signiiied their desire of hav
ing the council grant the franchise
that was mentioned in these columns
last week, bat contrary to the wishes
of their constituents, Messrs. Marty
and Turner voted against the franchise,
and before they get over squirming
turn about and vote in favor of grant
ing franchise to Fred L. Evans. Jr.
At the first meeting of the council
when the CathoIicon Springs Co. fran
chise was presented for their consldera-
ton. Messrs. Marty and Turner voted
to postpone action for one week, in
order, as they explained, to consider
the franchise; but after killing it last
Tuesday they take up the other fran
chise and vote in favor of it without
any apparent hesitation or mental
reservation.
What is naturally expected to be
said of them by an intelligent and
interested public? What must they
expect to be said Of them? What must
have been done to have caused these
councilmen, who have heretofore
always signitied their loyalty to their
constituents, to now vote contrary to
the expressed desire of the people who
placed them in power to represent
them? What must they think of
themselves? What can they expect
the public to think of them? There
can be no excuse for their action, and
they wisely attempt to make none.
The Catholicon franchise was first
presented to the council and deserved
their first consideration, and was
entitled to passage SO long as nothing
better or even so good was presented.
1t was naturally expected that the
first ward councilmen would favor the
franchise that was endorsed by their
constituents. While Mr.. Evans may
give us equally as good system as the
Catholicon 20. the people of the first
ward felt that they preferred that the
franchise should be given to the party
that first asked for it and to those who
were in no wise associated with any of
the trouble that has heretofore existed
between factions of the city. In fact
they were not aware that another
franchise was to be asked for at this
time. The aldermen from the first
ward knew very we'll what the senti-
ments of their constituents We're, but
they utterly ignored all. The Catholi-
con Co. offered to give $4,000 bonds
for the faithful performance of the
work. SO that their reliability could
not be questioned.
1t is evident to all who have the best
interests of the whole city at heart
that by bringing other capital, with
new men of large experience and ex-
tensive acquaintance, we add material
ly to the development of the city. Mr.
Evans already has sufficient interest IN
a very large portion of the city's well
fare to assure the people that he will
leave nothing undone that will enhance
the value of his property and build up
his interests; therefore no public fran
chise was necessary to enlist his ass,s-
tance in the interest of the city. The
place needs all the capital it can draw
from ths outside, and all the new
blood it can command.
Messy he'll s. and Turner were
elected q the interests of the |
pc sard were carefully |