Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1897-12-29

: the salary of the mayor. No neces-
, sity for 1t but it is done In order to get
him down from his present exhaulted
, position to accept the office. A tlnan-
cial statement is demanded and the
cost will be enormous. Col. Fast
once made one and it cost large sum-
\ The statement that set OF double
entry books can be bought for 81. SO is
on a par with that the present council
did not know the condition of the
town when they assumed charge of
affairs. A sinking fund has been
provided and will be turned over To
the next administration. Funding
the debt will not make itsany less.
Any council can do it at any time.
The election tonight is not an cleo
tion but it must be endorsed by
later one To be valid.
Mr.. Grant replied. The committee
had been appointed TO make sugges-
tions, not TO force ticket on the
] people. Some action had to be taken.
I Old council was not in fault for the
wretehed system they had inherited
Time had come when proper sys-
/ TEN of books must be kept The COM
mittee had merely fulfilled the wishes
of the people. No criticism was in
tended. The people can decide
There is no forcing intended IF the
people want only part of the work,
all right. If none is acceptable, all
right. Only good men wanted.
Mr.. Lazzelle thought that the
ticket did not have to be accepted or
rejected Ii the meeting carries the
motion the matter is then before the
hohse and it will then proceed to the
nomination of a ticket.
Baker stated that the motion
meant to turn down the committee IL
it was carried. Motion should be de-
feated because better men cannot be
selected
w. j. White wanted the people to
know that the suggestion that the
whole thing was set up job was not
warranted by the facts in the case.
The first meeting felt that il should
not make nominations rs it was
feared that the ticket would not serve.
Committee plan was suggested and
carried by unanimous vote. Why
were not the objections made then?
The men named were good men.
Might have been different but it is
above the average. Some OF them
were from the old council Others
were chosen as the same people should
not have to bear the burden all the
time. No jobbery was intended;
everybody had a chance. liza hap
hazard ticket is named we bid for
another ticket. You are not COM
PEELED to accept all but you should not
turn down all.
Frank Cox said that there was u
great deal of unnecessary feeling in
the matter The question to be
passed upon was the future good OF
the town. No individual was singled
out for criticism The former meet
ing merely wanted more time more
consideration given to che ticket. If
we had then named the ticket we
might have had seven vacancies The
committee was composed OF represents
tative men. Every chance had been
given TO the citizens to be heard.
The ticket was named These men
will serve. There is no objection to
one of them They are no greater.
no better than many others. But are
you willing 'toetrust them with your
affairs? Does the platform suit you?
To postpone indefinitely means that
the committee is, wrong. 1t takes
the matter from before the house.
What became of the school board
when that part of the report was re-
jected? Why did you not come the
other night il you are opposed to the
matter? Vote down the motion and
then vote on the question as to
whether or not the ticket suits.
Lazzelle said that ii the committee
names the ticket We must accept. 1t
merely recommends We are free
We can aceeptor reject. If not what
are we here fon2
/ Cox did not think the gentleman
could have misunderstood. The mo-
tion means to reject. No one pre-
tends that the action Of the commit
tee is binding. But do we want to
do away with the action of the COM
mittee? Let US have fair, square
vote. Ny. Lazzelle interrupted to
ask if all must be accepted. No.
! Amendments may be made but none
have been made
Rev. Price then spoke in praise of
the present council as the best we
have had in forty years.
! Mr.. Moorhead wanted the report
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