The Washington herald., 1911-12-05
BOOST FOR CLUB,
SLAM FOR RECALL,
|C|CLES ON CH|NS
Mount Rainier Gets In Under
the Spotlight.
CTS HAVE AN INNING

Mayor Joseph Theophilus Kirk Plant,
of Mount Rainier, and the town coun-
Gil last night blocked the attempt of the
| citizens of the Fourth ward to ou>t
Councilman Thomas c. Elliott via the
unique route of the recall. Two weeks
ago when 25 per cent of the citizens
of the Fourth ward asked that all cleo
ton be ordered to choose successor TO
Elliott, Town Clerk Joseph P. Van
Overmeer would not allow the paper to
be filed because the signatures had not
been certified.
OVERMEER GIVES o. h.
Clerk Van Overmeer last night an
nounced that the signatures had been
duly certified and the petition was filed
with the council, which placed it on the
table for consideration. 4 consideration
which probably never will be terminated
| the petitioners Indignantly asserted.
The citizens of the Fourth ward were
prepared for such method of block
petition to the Circuit Court for
writ of mandamus requiring the mayor
and council to show cause why an cleo
tiOn for a successor TO Elliott should
not be ordered. The petition will be
filed within a few days by Attorney
Charles Benedict Calvert. representing
the advocates of the recall.
Mayor Plant and the council. through
Corporation Counsel Quinn, contend that
hn IN I,n -iC
lures of - per cent of all the voters i'm
the four wards on a petition for an cleo
tion of successor to a councilman
whose recall is desired The Fourth ward
contingent, through Attorney Calvert, in
sists that the charter only requires %
rer cent of the voters of the one ward
which desires its councilman recalled
The Circuit Court will decide the ques-
ton. If an opinion adverse to the
Fourth warders is returned. the case will
be carried to the Court of Appeals of
Maryland.
Sit Down, Says Mayor.
Hardly was the meeting under way
when a citizen arose to PROFOUND a
question which did not meet with the
approval Of the mayor. Mayor Plant
ordered the citizen to be seated. Tho
citizen tried to talk. Where is the
town marshall" queried the mayor.
The citizen was seated. Shortly there
after an ordinance was passed. pro-
vidinG that the town scavenger be paid
his salary as soon as possible after the
first of each month"
Councilman Proctor delivered an ora
ton about a gutter in Thirty-fifth
street The gutter. it seemed was all
gummcd up" The council decided to
fill the gutter with dirt for the winter
and make 1t into real gutter next
spring, with liberal application Of
cement. citizen related the history
of Thrty-fourth street, which, near the
"Flatiron' building, was poorly paved
and poorly lighted. The citizen said he
saw a woman, baby, and go-cart fall
in heap the other night.
Following the tablinG of the petition
for the recall. Attorney Calvert object
ed on behalf of his clients, and the
mayor ordered silence.
4 Lawyers Kick.
II never heard
and diSgraceful II
Lawyer Calvert.
sit down." yelled
ophilus, &c. Attorne
sit" but he threw
floor with such a
that the back of the
Corporation Counst
speech, and then l.
Matingly, as ~ citi
icr." got to the flo j.,
what he thought of
fusing Calvert the ri
Rot, truck. garbag -'a
citizen.
"Hooray," shouted
applause. One arose,
ly, and asked the may "
rs any citizen of %
lowed to malign the n
Matungly gave his -n- ... o..
tfre interrogation. Then l..- ...
Plant took hand, an
IF YOU say one 81 ~.
any citizen of this toy r.
sit down"
stems Verb ru-
Finley Hayes got the o.. q.
rly stemmed the tide
Looking about the SIN
ill-smelling hall, almo:
died citizens, ShiveTing
tightly buttoned OverCC
said:
Il do not come with
to have road mende
Mount Rainier Club.
we'll lighted. and mo
council and citizens
clubhouse without havi ~
from their Chins. The '-n -0l
have a room, and thei '.'
not have to wake up -
the middle of the nj OPP
money. You are now
for the privilege of .. -
box, with all due respt
tor of this hall and his - -.'
can rent the club for :
The rental of the cl'.N.-.-.
reduced to $12, and in -.'-.
will there assemble.