The evening herald. [volume] (Shenandoah, Pa.) 1891-1966, 1892-04-12

" kJNZ1r-t men ana ClJlHens are
enjoined from taking any further steps in
the matter, other than, perhaps, appealing
to higher court, fell upon some Of the
Councilmen with the effect of ten-pound
weight falling upon carhuncle on mans
neck But some of them maintained a stiff
upper lip and when spoken to on the mat
| ter answered, rather inconsstently, "Well,
| expected that"
| A pretended ind ference of this char
acter will not excuse the Councilman who
acted on that water committee before the
eyes Of the people, They were warned
time and again that some of the most
eminent members of the bar had declared
| that new water works could not be estab-
lished under the special election of ten
years ago, but they went ahead stubbornly
and blinded with their project, They had
plenty time before the water company OBJ
tanned its injunction to retreat and make
arrangements to have the question decided
at the last spring election, but this they
would not do. They had laid out their
course and they practically declared that
they would follow it at all CO I. They
have done scat the cost of their con-
stituents.
The HERALD sounded the warning time
and again, repeatedly declaring that an
other special election or vote at the last
spring election would be necessary. Massrs.
G able, Lamb, James and others at once
stamped the HERALD as an old water com.
psny ally and made a pet organ of the
| Sunday NeaUs which proceeded to tickle
them by blowing encouragement through
its horn, "Go on Go on Down the
water company and the herald you are
all rightW And since the time the HER
AID first declared itself for a vote at the
spring election, or special election, Gable,
Lamb, James & Co. opposed and tried to
defeat everything the HERALD has adyo-
Gated. This combine is now in the soup.
A gentleman speaking of the decision in
the Injunction case stated to-day that the
Joint committee is bound hand and foot.
Not only is it poweross to proceed with its
plans, but it is also unable to retreat and
prepare for a special election.
Wemay expect that the C)uncilmen
who have placed themselves hors de combat
will now declare that the three judges of
the Pottsyille court are allies of the water
company and enemies of the people. All
who do not agree with them are enemies of
the people.
But now it is time for the people to act
This public water works farce has gone on
long enough The joint committee hhs
taken nearly $1,000, and perhaps more, out
of the borough treasury to pay for surveys,
to pay wstchmen ito guard the streams"
TO pay this, that and the other thing, and
now the people will have to go down into
their pockets to pay the expenses and costs
in the law suit which the water company
has just won Add to this the judgment
the water company previously secured and
the costs; add the cost of water for fire
plugs for the hereafter; add the loss the
borough sustsihs by the reje9tion of the
water companys offer to cancel all claims
and furnish water for fire purposes for any
term Council might name, and no one will
find difficulty in fixing upon their minds
the fact that Lamb, Cable James & Co.
have been reckless, at least, in representing
their constituents on the Borolgh Council.
There is moral furnished by the water
case and other matters Lamb, Gable,
James & o., before attempting to down
'FiRney and dc gang" should down
themselves, i. o. step down and out.
But whether or not they do SO, it is tme
the people called upon them for an item
ized statement of everything they have
done, together with an itemized statement
Of the disposition of the funds taken out of
the borough treasury on the strength of a
promise that the money would be returned
from the funds that were expected from
the issue of bonds under the special cleo
tion of ten years ago
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