Rocky Ford enterprise., 1902-03-21
Making Up tho New Council.

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The composition Of the new board OF
aldermen l. topic Of pertinent interest
TO the torn Just now. The necessity for
promosing broader appreciation Of the
civic obligation is quite apparent in the
street discussion Of the subject one hears.
The warping Of municipal government to
serve the selfish ends Of some or the NOR
al convictions Of Others is very prone to
take precedence over the strictly niunic'-
pal business interest that should govern.
II is about the easiest task in the world
to find fault with the men who sit AT the
council board. when each critic looks at
Il from their own personal and generally
selfish s,andpoinis. !, is very true that
seat at the board for themselves or for
SOMEONE they can control with view to
promoting their private ends. But that
such is the general composition OF our
town board is an utterly false view. The
man who is willing to serve the town in
this public capacity for the small sum Of
So a year aud the honor that attaches toit
deserves to be respected and have his mo-
tivss respected unless there Is the most
paiest and unqualified evidence of his
vrnality. No man can I'LL the Office of
alderman withoue some sacrifice of his
psnouai inscrests ssd confost. aud no
saAii dispaay q nosai cosssGe. and he
ought q gsneral principles 10 hsve the
unhesitst11g sapport Of the psopse he
serves - = anua the petty CRITICS. Of
the ineiivsdsAa Wtsh = personal cnd to 1t
tain. =. r-
I, iosks . little 80 b de comisG ap-
pointments TO IN vac.nctes de fSSct3oa.-
u there l. any-wiii be between the
saioon people and the prohibitionisss.
The Euterpsisc ventures to suggest that
the present time Of transition from tho
old method Of municipal election to the
new Il bad time 10 assert influence In
favor Of this or that patty complexion Of
lhc board. The people arc not in u this
time. the board being made up by ap-
poiutusens. aud amy cnd attained by cx.
cytinx personal influence will bc and
ouklaI 10 bc condemned by the people.
no issattcr which element c. crts Il IL Is
to he hoI,ed, therefore. that whatever
will best serve the general good of the
town without reference 10 these contend
ing elements. will govern the hold-ovcr
members of the board in making sc!cc-
ton of their colleagues.
II will bc interesting 20 our readers to
state in this connection OF aldcraianic
appointment. the prcscut status Ji the
board The town IS divided into three
wards. All west OF Eighth 81. consii-
tu,cs ward No. 1. All east OF Eighth ST.
and north OF. the railroad constitutes
ward No. ,. All east OF Eighth St. and
south Of the railroad constitutes ward No.
4. As the board is now made up, ward
No. I Il represented by Aldermen Hall
and Daring: ward No. by Aldermen
Lance aud Smith, and ward No. J by
Aldermen Roth and Hickox.
| -Four new men had TO bc elected Last
year, one to fill the scat OF Alderman
Wilson. who had resigned during his
term. Alderman Roth and Alderman
Hall arc the only hold.ovcrs by election.
and they, with Mayor Swink, do not
constitute n majority Of tic board for the
appointment of colleagues. But II the
board makes its appointments before the
retirement Of the present members
majority will net In the appointments.
1t sccus probable that Aldermen Daring
and Hickox will remain and vote to s,ic-
coed themselves Ia office. They have
been good men and there Is no good Tea.
son why such. action on their part would
not be approved Of by the taxpayers.
The two other aldermen whose terms cx-
pirc arc Mcssrs. Smith and Lance. repre-
scnting Ward No. 2, but by change Of
residence both are now outside the ward
aud Mr.. Lance outside the city, so long
as Park Addition remains unanncxcd.
Ward No. will therefore have to haSc
two appointiye aldermen, making four
to app5.n,. II the change Of residence
had not made the two old members in
eligible the board could not do better
than rcappoint them. Mr.. Lance las
taken such an active interest in the water
system of the town and the new plant
that nobody can quite fill his place at the
board. But the matter OF ineligibility
cannot be overcome except by these men
moving back into their old ward, and
neither of them wants the Office bad
enough to make the move.
Holly now has second newspaper,
inst started by II. V. Alexander OF the
Tribune. ind Frank Crowley. well and
, favorable known in Rocky Ford. The
News starts ont well both ns to news aud
advertising patronage. 1t was not
started to fill "a long felt want but is
prophetic OF Hnlly's future growth. VI