The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1915-01-23
ATTEMPT MADE
TO RETRENCH
AID. MlESLER SUGGESTS DISPEES
ING WITH 2 CITY EMPLOYEES
BONDS SOLD TO LOCAL BANK
kkermen Considered Mr.. COrCOr-
ans Bid the Best of Those
Received

At the council meeting last Monday
n ight Alderman Miesler suggested to
= in fellow aldermen that the council
lopt policy Of retrenchment and,
one item OF expense he thought
.3uid be dispensed with. he suggested
looping Off the street commissioner.
rhe suggestion was made for two rea-
sons first that the ploughing OF snow
could be done with the city horse and
secondly because the present commits
sioner is a strong advocate OF the dry"
campaign and Mr. Miesler figures that
the license money Is needed By the
city this year more than ever in its
history and thinks that the city em-
ployes should be neutral IN the matter
and not drag the city IN By mixing IA
the agitation
lie also suggested that tile warehouse
man be let go from the store room I'M
the city hall This suggestion brought
superintendent Sanders TO bat with
The statement that no warehouse man
is maintained az the city hall that the
only employees Of his department out
side Of the men in the power house are
Haley Lynch and Pidgeon
Alderman Penglase stated That he
had had the matter Of employees III the
city electric light and water depart
ment up with the superintendent and
that but three are ON the roll now
Tires OF Being Goat
MIR. Miesler stated that he thought
il time for the aldermen to act IL there
was to be any curtailment; that he IS
tired OF being the goat lie stated
thatcriticism Is being heaped upon the
council by the people and that the To-
cal press has been voicing the senti-
ment even going so far as 70 mention
the complaint made OF liquor being
brought to the fire department
He stated that he had visited Tic
rooms Of the electric light and water
department and found three men
standing around doing nothing; that
he still held the opinion that ware
house man is maintained.
Mr.. Sanders fatty contradicted the
alderman and offered his time slips to
back up what he had to say.
Touched OH Fireworks
Alderman RonbaclS thought that he
lighted pin wheel but found Il TO be
a regular Roman candle when he
meekly inquired Of the Mayor II tile
city il employing two night watchmen
now. The mayor replied that two
watchmen are on duty for the present
"Fire him II lie isn't needed shot IN
Mr. AIiesler" I'm not here asking that
one man be retained and another let
20. want every man not needed let
70 and there IS no necessity for you
shooting that at me" The latter re-
mark was addressed to Mr. Ronhack.
the secret Of the thing being that the
second night watch Is julie Micsler
few words then passed between
AIiesler aud Ronback over tho worth 70
thsr respective wards, Mr. RonbaclS
taking exception 20 the criticism of the
street commissioner. Isaac Anderson
a Voice From the Side Lines
In the previous statement, Alderman
Miosl6r had said that on sunday the
street commissioner ploughed ont the
atreeta OF the second ward during the
lie snow storm but failed 90 do any
thing Of moment towards Keeping the
streets Of the third ward cleaned
Harry Fraser happened TO be among
tho spectators ia the back OF the room
and he got into the game at this juno
lure by statement that last Sunday
afternoon he happened to pass Mr.
Mieslor's home and found that the
street had been pIoughed as far as
Mr. Miesler's and the rest of Tie local
ity lot go. .Nr SIiesler challenged that |
statement aud told Mr. Fraser that The
path was clean at his house because d |
had been shoyeled and if Nr Fraser
cared 10 do ~ he would take him "a
the man that did tho shovciins
! The pasaaee was quite heated FOR
lf'rtrr. fraser stating that hc had !
orest mthe matter other than tc /
word "a favor Of The men who
a. wor,i and arc mot given credit !
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