The daily telegram. [volume] (Clarksburg, W. Va.) 1901-1926, 1906-10-23
Insurance Rates viii jump SKY
High and People Pay
the Freight,
10 KEEP DOWN DEFICIT
OF Large Figures Now Staring Adj
1ninistration SO Cruelty
In the Face

The city is threatened with an
epidemic OF disease or at least
thrown at the mercy of such an cpl
demic By the action Of the coun-
ell IN IL movement to abandon the
crematory. There was crying de-
mand for wears that a way be pro
vided to dispose of the garbage and
that agitation, not political at all
in its nature, resulted in the estab-
lishment OF a crematOrv such rs
every city the size of Clarksburg has
But now TO save few paltry dol
lars and in an attempt to make Il
campaign pledge good, the finance
committee and one or two others
want to throw the city into ii
stencil pile. There has not been as
vet any howl on the part of these
false economists against the enor-
nous outlay caused by police court.
There is going to be none in this
respect from them for they are
brought 10 keen realization of the
situation and that they themselves
are powerless to keep their pledges
for the reason they labored under
what has proven 10 be a culpab'e
misrepresentation.
But an epidemic of disease is not
the Only thing threatened Insur-
ance rates promise TO go up at
once. because Of the action of the
administration in taking much
needed funds from the water de-
partment. Two thousand dollars
taken away. Insurance companies
watch this perhaps moro than any
one else. The Democratic organ IL
self yelled itself hoarse for better
water works. and vet right now it
comes 10 the defense of those who
would take the funds of that de-
pnrtmcnt away and spend them for
something else 1t is an outrage
none should submit to. The water
works money must stay with the
water works.
All this false economy is TO he
brought about, for what! Simply
because the finance committee fig
ured wrong and because the admin
istration il foundering around in
an endeavor to redeem itself III
not that why did it not sooner
awaken to what it now claims is
right. namely, that the proud city
of Ciarksburg should wallow IN
filth and mire six days in the week !:
Bnt that does not tell it all. The
truth is it is merely the beginning
~ a movement to do away with
tbe crenintory altogether and LEI
disease run rampant hereafter. And
vet with the drastic step taken III
this respect. the finance committee
forrets that 5000 year is paid
for the service. of-R health physician
whose services are no longer need
ed except one day each week. Gut
down bis salary and keep the deficit
down that much. Take the re-
,.eipts Of the water system and APP
NV them to the streets and see nsur-
ance jump up.
But That is not all. Even a con-
aaeration is threatened by the act
ion of the city council, and, esPe-
sally the few who insisted that the
street team be sold They plunged
into this headlong and seem to in
vite a big fire, Why do we say
ibis? For the reason they do NOT
know The street team is a reserve
for the regular fire department
team. although the street team was
moi purchased for the fire depart
ment as some ignoramuses try T.
mike tho Impression. They do not
seem to know that the horses OF the
,.o-e department are shod once !,
Ninth or such matter. Nor do
TN realize there is no blacksmith
shop the fire department, and
even Il there we're the shoes must
6rst De removed, and horses can
not make. runs with shoes off, or
only nartlv nailed on. They fail
f. know the Street team is under
harness IN the fire department ev-
cry time the regular horses are ia
ker ii he Shop TO be sifod. But
the, ar alb stheisaIpe and ready tn
make s. run. should an alarm o.
sent in. With the street team sold
there vi hcg hours every month.
stlfolf t1,p citgflwEl be abSpltAte!y
rJo,SEer s6ffsii tts'fre deg'attnen
service o4qrrQeii, -Gnd yet ~.
49, 80 Ks -