The herald., 1894-12-18


II made the darkness black;
The roses and the lilies drooped
Wherc'e IL made a track.
We shivered and we shook full sorei
We i'd aloud for fear.
Ye men OF might this ghost did slay
When you our cries did hear.
Now list ye merry gentlemen,
Unto our tale OF glee,
For that the ghost ye low have layed
That haunted our countree.
We give ye thanks; We deem 1t just
That ye should praised be.
For ye have slain gruesome ghost
With might and bravery.
From the Ladies Of Loomis street.
But the bright array of flowers and
the perfume they spilled out on the air
OF the council chamber seemed not to
subdue the spirits of the councilmen.
following the roll call came
tho .E,ding OF the mayors veto OF the
ordinance calling for bond election on
January 9th.
Councilman Strohm moved that the
vote by which the ordinance was passed
be reconsidered. The motion carried.
The motion OF Councilman khodes to
lay the matter over until the afternoon
session gave an opportunity for debate.
Councilman Munson was the first to
avail himself OF the opportunity. His
manner was not violent, but it was
forcible and in strong language he spoke
of the attack OF the superintendent OF
schools upon the city council.
Every time the superintendent Of
schools draws his salary he is violating
q city ordinance" said Mr.. Muneon.
"He has been in the city about four
months and / do not see how he can
Judge better of the need for school facili-
ties in this city than the council can"
Mr.. Munson was followed by MIR.
Rhodes who set forth as fact that the
council had given, in their estimate, all
that had been asked for by even Mr..
Search himself in the way OF school
facilities, except the industrial high
school.
In reference to the Third street tunnel
matter Mr.. Rhodes considered, and the
council had also considered, he said,
that the formation OF an assessment dis.
trict any smaller than the entire city
would be an injustice. He likened the
digging of the tunnel to the building OF
the public bridges.
"As an old newspaper man, | know
the power OF the press," said Mr.. Teed.
1.-THE newspapers have printed articles
against these bonds, and l believe now
that the proposition is dead. The mayor
and the newspapers are wrong. would
never vote for an industrial high school
il sat in the council for O hundred
years. / never was in favor OF the Third
street tunnel; the mayor himself asked
for the park appropriation aa q member
of the park commission.
THE advocate for an increase in the
school apportionment seems to 90 in on
the plan OF well-known poll
tician OF this city, OF building him.
self up by tearing other things down
but he cannot force an industrial high
school down this council in any event."
There was "a deep silence for fully q
minute after Mr.. Teed concluded, and
then Mr.. Nickel spoke.
1--WE should not be dictated to by
man who does not own a foot OF prop
erty in this CITY," he said. "The school
board should have come to us instead OF
this man going to the mayor. l. for one,
do not propose to stand here ond let any
man who hasn't been in this city but
three or four month";, and who doesn't
own q dollars worth OF property in she
city. dictate to me-"
Mr., Munson then arose to Just remark
that when the action OF the council on
the new school houses was taken, Mr..
Search had been in the city about three
days, and alter that the smoke OF battle
was allowed to clear away, the enemy
being nowhere in sight.
Later in the day an amended ordin-
ance was brought in, but after some dis.
cussion and figuring, the whole matter
was laid over until Wednesday alter
noon. In the meantime n special COM
mittee of the council will meet the
building committee of the board of edu-
cation and the school superintendent
this afternoon at / 30 O'Clock, and q
general understanding may be brought
about at that time.
The city auditors report on the an
nual reports Of the water oversesr sad
city justices was received and flied.
BY an ordinance the names OF Hansen
street was changed to Esstlake avenue,
and Patrick street TO AlturH street.
ID. +. Donegan was granted 30 days ex-
teneion OF time to complete his contract
on Belmont avenue
The petition of ]. H. Jacobs for a deed
to certain property claimed by the city
was referred to the city attorney.
The demands recommended by the
supply committee were passed. with the
exception OF demands for extra street
sprinkling.
Inc report OF the board OF public
works as published was adopted.
AN ordinance for grading up Crocker
and Alameda streets was passed. and
also one Tor grading Lake Shore avenue
between Paio Alto aud Temple streets.
just here Mr.. iced asked permission
30 say something about sewers. In the
aewer district south Of Washington
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