The Madison daily leader. [volume] (Madison, S.D.) 1890-current, 1895-01-09
THE A, 3, c
Of City Government Judge Holdridge
Enlightens the City Dads as to Their
Proper Duties-A Clear Case Of
Burned Fingers.

While losing the work OF The relief
committee at the council room last eve
ming, q DAILY LEADER reporter fell into
q special meeting Of the city council
which was rather spicy not TO be touched
upon. Our council 10 q very conserva-
tive body, so conservative in fact that 10
does NOT always make all OF its transac
tions public; but its conservatism re-
Gently got it into a predicament which
had a very amusing denoument last eve
ming. 1t appears that ut q former meet.
ing the police justice had presented D
report for fees amounting to some $l4
or over, at one or two OF the items OF
which the council ''gigged," and would
not allow the bill. The official newspa-
per OF the august city council, which ale
so had some personal score against the
worthy police justice, took advantage OF
the councils action TO head it's efficient
official report in glaring headlines, ID.
ID. Holdridge's Bill Rejected" Without
any other explanation ON the part Of the
council or it's vindlctive harmonica, the
Judge felt hurt, and appeared last eve.
nlng 10 vindicate himself, the integrity
OF his charge and his personal honor.
IL would be . long story TO rehearse the
Judges story OF how much he had saved
the city one time and another, when ar
rests for trivial otfenses had been made,
by giving the offenders good advice and
sending them away TO be better and
wiser men. or in case OF their incorrigi-
biIity, giving. them time to leave the city
for the city's good, instead OF sending
them tojail for days or weeks at the
city'sr expense. ALI told, with this bill al
lowed, his Office had only cost the city
$37 for justice fees the past year,
and there was not an item IN
the bin but what was just and
right and he was entitled il. Ii they re-
fused payment OF the two items in ques,
tion because he did not bind the parties
over or send them to Jail instead OF get.
ting them out OF the city for good, he
wanted the council to nnderstand il wal
none OF their business. He adninistered
the duties OF his Office to suit himself
He was elected by the people; no wal
looking after the peoples interests, ane
he was responsible to the people. III
was the police justice and not ths coun
Oh, and the council had no business
with the way IN which he conducted hu
Office. Much more at length and viii
keenest sarcasm The Judge reminded th'
coun. il OF q place in city affairs wher,
be had no use Tor them as q body. ant
that they could better serve the city b.
attending to their own business, and al
lowing his bill. This the council dit
Immediately without reply, criticism d
dissenting vote. H there had been m,
objectors before, they dumb nov
and OILY first broke their lorg silence
after the bill had been allowed, whel
Alderman Cuisine asked his associate
what they proposed to do about the nd
ministration or Justice. They reminde,
their president that MT. Holdridge ha,
just told them that that was his bust
ness and not theirs, but it was SOM
time befors they could get the aspIran
FOR mayoraltys hopors I'd realize tina
the Madison city council was not The 81
prame body or the United States O
America and Alaska aud herr apparent b
the Hawaiian Islands. and that he amt
the council In its humble capacity has
been s'sat upon.'