The Cordova daily times., 1915-04-02
CITY CLERK WELL QUALIFIED TO
 SPEAK ON INCOMPETENCY OF THE RING

SPEAK ON INCOMPETENCY OF THE RING ZINC an active member and worker i'll the inner circles of the Citizens party and knowing the methods adopt by its members the present city council and their ab ute untness hold this office, City Clerk Flynn has taken public into his confidence and article written by him, he Alaska Tmes he points out wherein Messrs Boyle Goo Ill and Currer opposed important measure for the pro ion of property against re i'll order to get even with ,ody In other words they willing to sacrifice the int sts of the people punish those who held contrary hese misguided officials Mir. Flynn also deals in other m CTS that are pertent in this campaign and that his version hese may be made clear will repubsh excerpts fire lis article.
 At meeting of the council there was heated dscussi the removal of part of the fire apparatus to the fire hall Front street Clerk Flynn furnished the Times with ended account of the proceedings Here is what he about the action of the majority members:
 Councilman Gooda arose at once in great wrath and strenOusly objected to spending part of the city funds for such purpose The great civic economist who has so faithfully served the city-since April last at ten dollare per day whenever there Oppor- tunity to force his services the city-in lengthy argument attempted to point out that the necessity for fire hall and chemical on First Avenue existed only in the minds of a few people
 Mayor Boyle, the boy orator. then took hand in the debate. After clearing his throat and ing proper attitude for person holding this 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 continually being made to disregard the authority and ignore the importance of the mayor of the town; that heads of departments listened to persons outside of the Ring and failed to com ply with specific instructions given out by the Hon Orable Mayor and Boss GOOdall. That such things must other heads besides that of the former chief of police would fall. He wound up his brilliant and enlightened argument with general denncation with the council to avoid spending the city funds for he an UnOp C1T JVlo only thing he omitted to state that while his common sense and property interest would naturally urge him to support the other business men of First Avneue in demanding all possible fire protection, his personal feelings towards certans citizens who favored such protection, and the influence eXerted him by the big boss compelled him to make a spectacle of him self before the other members of the council.
 1t IS to be regretted that who are elected to the council will so far forget their obligations to community, and allow their personal feelings to in tuence their acts to such extent as to make them worse than useless for the purpose for which they elected
 The council has spent large amount of the city tunds Tor pubic improvements during the past sum mer, some ot the work was probably necessary, and great deal of 1t was not The building of the First Street bukhead while an improvement to the street. could have very we'll have been disposed with until the town was in a more fourishing condition fnan- eally, especially when it necessary to pay mem Der of the council $10 per day to superintend the "oih anu dhoIher Hdn SI0O per day to boss the lOb
 The opening of B avenue was of course necessary to some of the members in order to carry out poIti cal promise made previous to the election when cer- tain support desired
 The same men who urged and voted for the spending of several thousand dollars of city funds during the summer whether for public or personal benefit have the temerty when the expenditure of a few dollars for the most important tbing to on1 town lire protection, is preached arise and preach economy
 That four members of the council (meaning Counciimen Slater, k. J. Davis, Hazelet and T. J. Davls, who voted in favor of fitting up the First Avenue lire halD placed the good of the town before tneir personal feelings and petty differences is good slgn that the interests of the community is safeaard ed from the attempts of boy with bad attack of sweled head and would be politician who imaoinns that he has been selected dictator for this narcn lar section of the territory
 The pubic will probably have to listen to the vaporngs of this pair for few more months Iat us hope 1t will bear the burden patiently.
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