Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1924-06-07
SATURDAY, JUNE Z, 1924.
THE MIDDLE IN THE TOWN COUNCIL.

All good citizens will depore the situation existing the
Councimanc body On the surface the whole
business municipality is absolutely blocked because OF
tenton concerning the appointment of town treasurer
say the least this is very undgnifed atude and to
use stronger language unwa1ranta Our pub
lie officials are put public businessmen to
hamper They there protect the public interests and not
wage petty warfare to obtain control insignificant office
differences precpitatng results such exist
in Pocomoke Cys governing body amount in our OPINION to
what might maeasance office and the xpay
es subjected great humiliation at such exhibition OF
chickering's and eaouses Our City fathers should be cast in
bigger mold should be able to take liberal view OF public
and reach conclusions with single to public wei
fare and not private interests.
This city should not be controlled by All
political social financial and personal considerations should be
forgotten work the good
head municipal affairs should maintain high
action nuenced by political buccaneeng ideas
of personal control.
If the situation which conon the taxpayers city
evidences such characteristics have just tried to
tray penetration recognize them. We from
Missouri.
pretend be Solomon, do pretend to be
able produce motion where irresistible force meets i'm
body the circumstances they reveal them
follows: Mayor Tul has made appointment of
This appointment cannot receive the conrma
ton of majority of the councmen which the law must
have to be legal.
To there to be only of ploceduethe
Mayor another and he must continue to
until his appontee meets the approval of the Council
meantime, the corporation be
uer Are the wheels municipal business to stop turning? Are
all obligations the time being be repudaed Is the city
stop payment of all liabilities?
sincerity without prejudice favor; would
such he silly the extreme that would provide for
such contingency nd what other put the
clause which land the term of office of the town clerk the
treasurer and the policeman shall be from the date of
their appointment until their shall have been
pointed and qualified"
Therefore the the old extended until his
appointed and appointment be made only by
agreement between Mayor and Council
The fact that Mr.. Veaseys appointment under the
regime has not been confirmed does nvadate his holding
der the DID, He must be viewed dual capacity and in this light
he is in opinion still qualified official and must perform the
duties of his office.
judgment impossible for the City Council to Gre
ate situation which the corporation is deprived it's
officials The law takes of this foesees possible vacancy
and fills in the hiatus Therefore egislate to block
the of necessary perfectly straight business
Ject the municipality to all the dangers attending houp it's
AFFAIRS seems to entirely untenabe position and not in
dicatve of wise performance of official duty.
is not attractive look upon when the
light of public There the
tation and liability the Board of Health there
is the danger of withdrawal the Commission from
all cooperation with the town the Market
failure to act avoaby the $4,000 bond issue the
withdraw of the bid the loss of bonus additional expense in
putting the bonds the market payment
est charges there the work on the contemplated
change the lighting SYSTEM there u.s. in reality authorized
police protection since the appointment of officers under
STOOD has simply been confirmed without the naming
enumeration.
And all because the Mayor does treasurer agree
able to two members Of the Counc let such man be
found but also let the dissatisfied the situation
with an open mind Let them place their official position above
the plane of petty politics. Let them realize they are SER
wants of all the people instead private them
know that they about the public business their
energies must be devoted
And they the opinion that the methods of the past
lew days stamp them living what the demands
must venture the opinion the results do healthy
condition.
We have written in the interest of city do not desire
to be ranked with faction if actionasm rampant
eve the taxpayers do not the in the Council