The sun., 1901-10-04
Mr.. WILLIS
I AMBITION
Wishes to Leave a Mark Be-
N hind Him.
WHEM HIS CAREER ENDS
The Member From the First Ward
Addresses City Council Over
Garbage CompIoint---Joke on
President Blaine.
WHEN HIS CAREER ENDS

City Councils session last night was
\ amusing. First the members played q
joke oa trrSi,lr,.t Blaine and then near
the close of lh, meeting Mr.. Willis made
q speech about garbage complaint, lin-
ishins by stating the cpitaph lie desires
placed on his tombstone,
At Councils meeting last week Prrsi-
dent Blaine cmphatically announced that
beginning with the next meeting Council
would convene at 730 O'Clock, the gnvcl
would sound promptly ut that time and
& he would expect every member to be IN
his seat ready for business. Every mean
Der hut President Blaine was present
iast pight ut 73O O'Clock
% About ten minutes later Mr.. Blaine
was heard coming and all the memh ,rs
hustled to their seats except Mr. Me-
Cailcity, who occupied the presidents
chair, to make it appear that the body
was in session and proceeding with busi-
ness. Mr. Blaine was called TO accoun.
and said he had been away and tho
train he came back IN was late. a good
hugh was had ui his expense.
Last week Mr.. Stewart presented \
complaint from John Murray Of No. 1918
Union street that the garbage had been
collected from the houses in the row bu;
once III two months The matter was re-
ferred 10 the crematory committee ANA
Mr. Willis, who is chairman of the cont
miitnc, said he would make personal IN
vestigation. Mr.. Willis introduced The
sllject last night.
81 rise to question of privilege" he
sni1. Then after stating that he had
made Il personal investigation he said
"hr had found one John Murray to he II
chronic kicker. \ man who would grui.i-
bic nj anything and found he was d
nuisance. NcighhorS said the garbage
bad been collected twice II week. and II
lady told me the reason the collector did
1lot 90 tn his house WAS because Ii.
abused them"
n MIR. Willis then said he had endcayor-
Ned 70 do his duty rs Il member Of Com
1,cl us every other member should. my
shighrst ambition is To leave mark be-
hind me and when my political career is
landed | want it to be such that there
con lie inscribed on my tombstone, "WcIl
donc, good and faithful servant Enter
into thy rest
aNIr. Wins speech was received with
silent solmnity but both silence and
SultlllnllA WIRE ITbktH UTMOST lllStHn4
Iy after he stopped talking by Mr.. Stew
art hobbing M with a communicate -
which he announced was not about gar.
bagc. II was a request from Judge
Churchman for law books for the City
Court room, and was referred to the law
committee
i Reports for September We're made rs
Follows:
f i'nilding Inspector Cassidy, forty per-
mitS: total valuation of property. Sal AIS.
ICES, 800. Oil Inspector Ryan, 1900 gal.
\ lpns Of oil inspected; Superintendent Of
Crcmntory Cannon. 2.269,795 pounds Of
garbage burned. 122 tons Of coal used
CITY Treasurer Feastcr. balance in tho
First National Bank, $32, ,G93 70: $15.750 in
each of the depository banks; receipts
Engcnc NJ. Sayers. $l15O: Thomas S
Lewis. 1909: John j. Cassidy. $40: John
Bouehman, $7l.3O: George II. Boughmar.
$SS.75: cacn depository bank, s59.5S; L. G
Kent $S First National Bank. $S333
The finance committee reported in
favor Of returning $52.50. ovcrpaid taxes.
to Jnmes NJ. Bryan and an order was
drawn for the amount
president Blaine declared in effect tho
amended fire ordinance providing for tho
payment Of the salaries of the officers Of
the department monthly.