The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1908-07-21
Co1oneI walsh Back IN Harness.

When Colonel r. D. Walsh was seen
in reference to the above request on
Mr. Kennedy he had no hesitancy in
speaking freely of the matter.
The colonel said:
Il made up my mind some time ago
to keep out of all public matters. but
the work of some members Of the city
council has become SO brazen that |
find it is impossible for me to sit
quietly by and see the city's money
squandered. 1t is the duty of every
taxpayer to attend this meeting and
take steps to stop this outlandish
squandering of the peoples money.
Says Money Is squnndered.
Instead of practicing prudence and
economy in these times when laboring
men are out of work and money scarce
and hard to obtain. instead Of re
trenchment, 1t is wilfull waste and ex
travagance which appears to be the
city councils motto.
No Necessity For II.
I'VE have free water, free sprink-
lers. free teams belonging to the city.
Instead of using them to lay the dust
in the streets they go to experiment
ing with this Rockefeller slush at %
cents per BdtIOH, ItHO6IlDk our sue
walks unfit to walk on, our houses
polluted and our carpets ruined, all at
the expense of the taxpayers.
Combination of Filth and Graft.
This combination of filth and graft
is a drug on the market at less than
! five cents per gallon BY the barrel.
when these councilmen were ask
| ing for our votes they were loud in
| their promises to reduce our taxes, but
! instead they have increased"
Some business methods.
Continuing. the colonel said: As an
| evidence of the way some of the coun-
| Gil would do business, they advertised
/ for bids for paving certain streets &C
cording to specifications. Bids were
opened and read and Hatch's bid was
five thousand dollars higher than any
of the others, but one of our alder
men moved to award him the contract
and the motion was seconded by an
other member.
Didn't Get the Contract, But
Hatch did not get the work, but i
shows what kind of men we have rep
resenting us in the council. Another
and more recent case is the furnishing
of the city hall. There were four bid:
received for that and the contract wa.
awarded to A H. Andrews & Co o
| Chicago, for $4,000 their bid beins
s1737 higher than Warager's Of Nil
waukee for the same quality Of furni
ture 1t proves the old adage Put
beggar in the saddle and he kills tn,
horse
owe object"
I'VE certainly do object to any sucl
extravaganza in buying furniture a
the present time. Two thousand dol
lars would buy plenty of city hall fur
niture for the next ten years.
The minutes of the meeting show
that Aldermen Lewis, Wieklinsky an
Walton were the committee VIII
awarded the Andrews contract, wit
O'Girr and Bryzcinski neutral in dis
cussion but voting aye. Mayor D
Briae objected strenuously to Andrew
getting the contract, but to no avail.
Lewis Is n Painter.
The colonel took a long pull at hi
pipe and after little reflection, con
tinued: "Al Lewis wanted to be elect
ed TO the council to stop gambling
but after he was elected Sam Cohe
and himself got together, and All &c
the painting and papering Of Sans sa
loon and gambling continued AL 81
planned that it was a public necessit,
1t is currently reported on the street
that Lewis is to do painting and val
nishing on the city hall under some
body else's name. That will be pa,
, of his share of the extras on the cit
I ! hall"
The colonel expects a large crowd
be present Thursday night.
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