The Chanute times. [volume] (Chanute, Kan.) 1897-1913, 1911-05-05
COUNCIL MEETING

session, Monday night. A very
large crowd of citizens met in the
council chamber at the same time.
In fact the council room was full
clear down to the sidewalk. The
crowd was expecting some kind Of
fire works. The expected did not
happen and will not till after the
bond election. 1t might lose some
votes.
The present council Us split in
twain the cleavage seems to be along
the Santa Fe ttack. One side CAM
and won't let the other. Until the
body gets ready to do business,
council meetings will be as attrac-
tive as a dog and pony show. Mos
OF the present city employees are
well satisfied with present conditions
and are perfectly willing to let well
enough alone. The facts are there
seems 10 be deadlock on over the
appointment of employees.
1t is rumored that the mayor is
not fully in accord with majority
of the council and no changes can
be made till differences are ironed
out and~ satisfactory program
agreed upon.
We have become accustomed to
scraps in the school board and have
grown to expect it but the thing
seems to have spread to the council
now. Such things generally are
contagious. Let two ladies get into
dispute over the compare tive
merits of their poodles and the
whole neighborhood will take it up
and be divided on the proposition.
We are not fully informed as to the
merits of this case, if there are any
merits to it, and do not care to be.
We presume 1t is but an echo of the
old row, in the early seventies, be
tween Tioga and New Chicago
We hope interest in the fight will
be kept up as it is very much in the
interest of the town. A town with
out row is likely to stagnate and it
would not DO to let those old pioneer
feuds die out.
1t would intensity things little if
some gentleman would mildly suggest
that some other gentleman had lied
and could not be believed under
oath, etc., etc. Such a course
might possibly lead to personal
encounter and llven things up con-
siderably. What the city needs is
good string up. We want some
thing to talk about.
The present bond election will be
over by the time this issue of The
Times gets into the hands of our
readers and then we will have moth
ing to keep our blood circulating
properly unless there is something
else of general interest and for the
good of the city on tap. We under
stand petitions for the commission
form of government will be circuIa-
ted on election day. The question
may employ our minds for a while.
Should the petition be granted, the
elections to follow would keep our
minds employed for another period
and keep US from rusting out.
Think of the wholesome scrap we
can get up over the election of these
commissioners. Then how hot we
can make it for the chosen ones
after they are in. The town will
move along and improve itself while
we are engaged in those pastimes.
1t is not necessary to devote any
of our valuable time to building up
and advertising the city. A good
town row will give US notoriety fast
enough. We have enough contests
scheduled to last US we'll through
the summer, but we must begin
developing something soon for our
early fall diversion.
We would suggest the agitation of
building a new Methodist church on
the west side and a new Christian
church on the east side as probable