The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-01

a better position to speak authorita lively on the official acts of the pres ent council than the City Clerk James Flynn. He owes his position to the majority members of that body and is generally recognized as one of the leaders of the Citizens party and is an active worker for the tick ct in the present municipal campaign One of the strongest arguments, how eyer, that can be advanced against the election of the Boyle-Goodal ring and a continuance of their meth ods is fully set forth in an article written by MT Flynn and published in the Alaska Times on November A last. The article is herewith pub lshed in full and is true pen pic. ture of the rule or ruin" crowd that is now asking the voters to retain
 hem in office. Read what one oi the gang says of them and then de. side whether you desire to cast a ballot next Tuesday for these incom 1 petents;
 What looked like a quiet and peace able meeting of the city council last Monday evening turned into a spirited apd lively debate when Councilman H. 4, Slater, on behalf of the business men and property owners on First | Avenue, requested the Council to have the fire hall on First Avenue put in condition to take care of part of the l fire apparatus during the winter. He pointed out that the greatest firerisk of the town was on that street and urged the necessity of keeping the chemical handy to the business houses in case of an outbreak of fire when an extra five minutes of time taken in getting the apparatus from Second Avenue might result in the de- struction of the town.
 Vaporlngs of Boss" GoodaII
 Councilman Goodall arose at once in great wrath and strenuously objec- ted to spending any part of the city funds for such a purpose. The great civic economist who has so faithfully served the city since April last at ten dollars per day whenever there was an opportunity to force his services on the city-in a lengthy argument at tempted to point out that the necessity for a fire hall and chemical on First Avenue existed only in the minds of few people, and that the principal object In bringing the matter up was to discredit some of the councilmen and permit outsiders to dictate to the chief of the fire department. He f. nally wound up his oratory by declar- ing that is was an attempt to sell coal to the city for the purpose of heating a building that was not required.
 A Tool of the Ring
 Mayor Boyle, the boy orator, then took a hand in the debate. After clearing his throat and assuming the proper attitude for a person holding his important position, he proceeded to administer what would have been a crushing blow to what might be termed the opposition members of the council He pointed out that efforts were continually being made to dis regard the authority and ignore the importance of the mayor of the town; that some of the heads of departments listened to persons outside of the "Ring" and failed to comply with snecific instructions given ont hy the Honorable Mayor and Boss Goodall That such things must cease or other heads besides that of the former chief of police would fall. He wound up his brilliant and enlightened argu- ment with a general denunciation of several of the city's would-be polite ians, and pleaded with the council to avoid spending the city funds for what he deemed an unnecessary pur- pose. The only thing he omitted to state was that while his common sense and property interest would naturally urge him to support the other business men of First Avenue in demanding all possible fire protection, his person al feelings towards certain citizens who favored such protection, and the