The Lambertville record. [volume] (Lambertville, N.J.) 1872-1968, 1897-02-10

loo much light too many rascals. Many
new discoveries of late years have been
made with the \ rays and no doubt scieu
tifically there has been much coed accom-
plished through turning on the light.
There is no human light however that has
ever been able to read the inner thoughts
and actions Of a man, and there is only
one way OF judging by the past, and
Judging by the past, what, but selfish in
| terests have ever filed the heart and
pocket book Of S. i. Bl When did the
poor tax payer ever come in for his con
sidcralion except there was some boom
for s. b. B., and then what did the poor
tax. payer get IA o-tor-6ve cigar out
OF The right side pocket, when his richer
and more consequential neighbor received
a flyer out of the left
Judging OF character. from the style OF
swearing displayed, he must have been a
follower Of The great politicians of by-gone
days. Julius Cesar and Pontius PLATE,
splendid combination indeed. Now
that his righteous indignation has been
aroused, we may look out for war. There
was time when the righteous indigna-
ton of a large majority OF the voters OF
this city and county was aroused and the
poor tax payers whose cause he so boast.
ingly espouses were not 10 it so long as
his pockets were lined with filthy lucre.
Talk about sewers and their cost, II there
is any person in this community calculst-
ed to give the figures on sewer conetruc-
ton, S. b. b. is the man to do it. III all
the sewers built under his management
were joined together 10 one continuous
length, IL would demonstrate nearly what
the proposed sewer would cost Let us
have the Ggures-t will do no harm, at
least it will 1urn on the light aud may
remind some people of the past at any
be Included. There are sewer monuments
at almost every street corner, cross road,
hill side and valley in tins neighbcrhood,
that continually cry out ''think of the
poor ax.paycr, y yet there was no thought
then. "I.et me build one more sewer on
Hancock street and | will be satisfied,
and no doubt like Alexander, when he
found there were no more sewers to build
he sat down and wcpt.
Would he have cared for the poor tax
payers if the road around school house
hill could have been constructed at an
outlay of thousands of dollars, not for the
public good but for selfish purposes No.
1t only occurs when the "boot is on the
other foot. :
With all the cfiusiou aud gush in his
article Inst week, there is not one idea
that is origina., or one thought, but that
the promoters of the sewer question at
the present time took into consideration.
There is nothing that they want TO cover
up. S. b b. knows as well as he knows
he is alive, that he can by request of the
president Of council or city clerk have
access to the contour lnap aud any infor
nation that pertains to the subject, yet hi
wants to pCse before his poor tax paynl
subjects as their friend while those WHIT
want sewers are their enemies. II thos
, who signed the petitions were ignorant o
/ what would follow, should sewers b
placed, it was their own fault and no
those who asked them TO sign. Any san
man would naturally know that the prop
city owners would be at the expense o
putting in the necessary appliances L
connect with a sewer after it was con
structed. There are no millionaires srounC
TO pay the price for them. The poor wo
man or man who owns home would bt
put 10 some Inconvenience, no doubt
and those who own many properties
would be Inconvenience accordingly.
All this talk does not affect the value Of
such an enterprise, nor does it remove
the responsibility for neglect in case Of
disease and death in not having sewers
put in.
1t is wonder that the illustrious lrav
eller and writer did not come across some
appropriate grave-stone poetry while
on his visit TO Venezuela, instead o.
searching up the records Of Scottish lore
thing reminds him OF anything, he usual
Iy laughs. This is quite natural, but
when anybody else reminds him of any
thing he may have done, then he says "by
the great Julius Caesar and Pontius ri
late, or something Of that nature. lie
talks about pigeonholing everything
There is nothing that happens around this
ncighborhood that is pigeonholed effect.
uslly il is brought out after the lapse OF
years sometimes and starcs one in the
face like phantoms.
1t is unfortunate that thoughtess re-
ply 10 the article in the last edition OF your
paper shoald have inflicted upon the poor
taxpayers and patient readers OF our
STATIONS sin my next article that will
follow. Without being guilty of the desire
TO hurl abundant "drty filings at S. b. b.
Tor having the audacity to fly in the
face Of those who want to fasten an over
whelming debt on the people of this city,"
rather would the writer condole and SYM
pathize with him in his affection. Any
mortal who has the auddcity bad certain
ly ought to be pitied For long time it
has been question as to what really was
the matter with $. b, b., and some have
gone SO far as to say il was softening of
the brain. 1t will be q great relief to bis
admirers 10 know that there is some hope,
II no other complications set in.
lie says 1--WE simply want to know
what We are going to do before hutling
our heads against tiuancial stone wall