The Democrat-sentinel. [volume] (Logan, Ohio) 1906-1935, 1908-01-30
COUNCIL
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set for 1880, Il, the public was
not supposed t. know the workings
of those municipal guardians, until
bed time.
However the newspaper men
have gotten used to those one hour
caucus meetings and this night,
were not to be out.witted, They
appointed one of their number to
listen from the belfry, and this is
what he reports was going on, in
the council "star chamber"
Mayor Thurness presided and ad'
dressed the council. He said that
his life was slowly ebbing from
his throbbing bosom in his worry
and struggle with the clamor of
the people, and at last he is forced
to listen to their formidable de-
mand, but before taking such i'm
portant steps he thought best to
consult the council in secret and
profound conclave. He said the
I eople, en- WaSSe aud en- f0HIc and
en- reeIc, were demanding and
clamoring for the reelection of
one William Fields as dog catcher.
The mayor said as democrat, he
is an advocate, unllinchingly, of
that doctrine of all doctrines, GOV
bObHH, V0N Del. And in this
case the people have spoken. That
Officer Fields was the best dog
catcher Logan ever had that he
had put to death hundreds Of dogs,
and did it well and though this
was denied by former council,
yet the people have spoken, and
insist that once more the crusade
must crusade. Hundreds more
dogs need killing, to render them
fit to usurp the side walks, while
ladies go round them into the
streets.
Chairman Canty of the Finance
committee then arose to speak.
Our reporter Bonded ear. Mr.
Canty was heartily in favor of the
"voice of the people" :" That's
Democratic He said there is but
$l3, ,004. 80 in the treasury, and it
is no use talking to Officer Fields
with no more than that on hands.
Chairman Comfy, of the Ordi-
nance and Printing committee,
said it had come to pass that
grocery man could not set basket
of apples on the side walk without
a hulf-dozen big dogs stumbling
over the basket. He was afraid
the dogs would break leg, and
talked fayorably Officer Fields,
and as Chairman of the Ordinance
committee be would prepare an
ordinance to make a special APP
preparation for "dog elimina-
tion" fund.
Mr.. Bay, Chairman of the Sew
ers, Drainage, Side walk and
Curbing committee, very feelingly
addressed the council. He had
stuck to Bill Fields through thick
and thin, and now he is ready and
willing to press the button farther.
However, the dog catcher should
also be known as "sewer inspect
or"
Councilman James, chairman of
the Streets and Street Lighting
committee, could hardly get
interested in the dog business.
He could think of nothing but
that Panama Canal on the Zanes-
vile Road. Said, however, if the
council did decide to reInstate
Officer Fields, that he could sug-
gest good canal to bury dogs in.
Mr.. Dougherty, Chairman of
the "Horse committee, couldn't,
for the life of him, see what they |
met IN ''star chamber" one hour
for and talk nothing but dogs,
when he has two horses on his
hands and can not get rid of them.
He said that Col. Weldy had "two
horses on him, ''and how to wiggle
gracefully out of his Inheritance,
s the subject that he wants to
caucus about. Dog on, the dogs
They have nothing to do with
horses. The mayor raped for
order, and said each speaker must
,onfine himself to the subject.
Then arose Mr.. Stracke, chair
nan OF the Public Property,
PLblic Safety and Public Health
Committee. lie said he has read
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