1933-01-03
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dee~d~ to
~ e~u/ae to t~
I bad
't~ ~llege to~ m~ ~ ,
.
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twe~ty, oae
~ my life ~ Wbea
~Oome ta~ eu~, be
.v, ~h ~ ease
. If there is any oriel particular thing
In whtctt our local council has
itself ~.redlt.and proved its comp6tence
in rvaning our municipal affairs, it is
in the' selection.of our ~Street Com-
missioner.'and Village Marshall To
tho obsex~ant citizen and taxl;~yer it
must have been manifest at all-times
that in our street commLssioner we
h~,vc, a ..dlligent,..,.conscientlgus and
¢o~l~te~.t official; a man-who has the
brain and brawn to perform practical
and ~s,~Jsfacto. ry.. work..:'~ It: should be
vcAed too that our village comprlsc~
a large ares. and that our[ town i.s a
· e~-itable, hetwork' Of' highwa~'s
by~ays.which to..takp c~e'.of is
}ob. A~ yet ho h~ at~.all t~mes
ten, ed to this,monotonous and ardu.
ou~ work sin~ehanded. ~ ~hat ts why
during the ever~h~ging-months
tl~o year 'he is constantly seen-in-such
m'altifold ~oles of activity, that' is to
say;-street commissioner; 'supervisf:J'
~ rvadw~rk, foreman, street, trac'tor-
ope~'ator, Mhd laborer,· handling axe,
shovel, crowbar, eti., ali'.combined
his vwr, self; ~lways at Work on.so,ne
stree: or byway early anti-late.-
I~ ~ same ~ein and tov. e menti~.n
may b~ made of o~-Village Marshall,'
If ev~ a ra~- w~ Cu~ out [or his job;
If ever ~ position praised its. master
he~-e la a case. in '~oi~.kln the affairs
et' man, elements are, so linked
thz, i i~ order to v0uch~df6'the high-
est pvi~t of perfection, in the .per.
formanc~ of duty, whether..lu~lic or
private, there must be .spontan~us
enthusiasm, 'love and devotion for the
~ause. Thee ~.rerequi~ites ' are
abundantly present _in OUr ~lrate, po-
lice. Add to this his wi~e esperienco,
hM world knowledge and information,
his positive and c~k-sure address
matters coming within the Purview of
his office and authority, and it leads
one to the paraphrased, b~titude
"Blessed is the man who hal found
his work." ~uch men are-always
worthy'of their hire and-~ one be-
grudges them their pay. Hats off to
our council as the wise employed and
to .~ack an~ George as .the ·worthy