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Saw-(J ha. .17 mo 1.9.10 LAKE FOREST. HIGHWCOD. VOL VII. LI .3.:Q¥.C’§§I§:.l: §ICU§§ID.$ :fifil Ii. . I. O Mayor Cobb, Aldermen Davidson, Grant, McCafi‘rey, Stubbs and Clam- pitt, with City Attorney Knog, met Friday night,-Janua-ry 26th, to ‘act on thefilter-hed ordinance. Alder- men Obee, Van Riper and .Brand were abSent. After the other busi- nesa Mayor Cobb read- a letter from P. A. Montgomery, of the Citizen’s Association committee, asking for further delay till the official report of the state board of health was received. Thig‘lgtter was acéompani‘ed b) one from Dr. Hunt explaining the delay. 6n this proposition of delay Al- derman Grant, of ward four, deliver ed. a sor'newhat remarkable speech ifihich We report for the benefit of the public and especially the voters of his ward. It was directed against what he styled the ' “ two-called citi- zen’s committee.” ’He went on to say, in. substance that not one 'of his constituents Was on that committee. He should bear in mind that this committee represents the Citizen‘s Association. they w I appointed by the Association and not ‘by them- selves and therefore his criticisms of fl. .I .IIfill " GI asseeeeeeeeeseeumsemmcoastal , Alderman Grant's Speech. Mayor Cobb, Aldermen Davidson, irant, McCafirey, Stubhe and Clam- .itt, with City Attorney Knoa, met "riday night,-Janna-ry 26th, to act in thefilter-hed ordinance. Alder- sen Obee, Van Riper and .Brand vere absent. I088 Mayor Cobb read-a letter from .’. A. Montgomery, of the Citizen’s lssociation committee, asking for urther delay till the official report of he state board of health was received. l‘hisJetter was accompanied by one ’rom Dr. Hunt explaining the delay. or} this proposition of delay Al- :ierman Grant, of ward four, deliver ed. a somewhat remarkable speech ivhich We report for the benefit of the public and especially the voters of his ward. It was directed against what he styled the ' “ so-called' citi- zen’s committee.” He went on to After the other busiv the committee are really criticisms of the Association itself, . He then said that the citizen's committee consisted of a few. soreheads, “who tried to get the sufirages of the voters in High- land Park some nine months ago and failed. This council was elected to serve the people, and when we re. fuse to give the people pure water we injnrgthe people. These sore- heads have lno standing; as individn als. they haVe their rights, but as a citiwn’ a committee they have no standing. The cat did not jump last spring as was expected. There is s» nigger in the fence somewhere. I am persuaded. .If this council fails to put this ordinance On its passage, we: shall fail of our duty; This wuncil don’t need any instruction from this citizen’s committee.” He then went on to say this filter-bed question was, the issue before the voters in his ward last spring and he was elected on that issue. ' Bighland Park ncpartmcm a: «a: FORT SHERIDAN, ' HIGHLAND PARK, FRDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1900. As to ‘he‘fitanding” 'of the Citi- zens Association and its committee, we will try to enlighten ~Mr. Gra'nt next week, as We have quite a num- ber of the original documents. and he will learn that some of his fourth ward fellow citizens had a standing RAVINIA. GLENCOE. in it, to their honor and public spirit. be it said. ' 'ral: son-nuns. , He says this committee consists of a few “sote- heads." Who are they? Why S. M. Millard, Esq" GeOrge D. Bonlton, the banker; Frank D Ever ett, a retired capitalist, and Palmer A. Montgomery, another retired-cap- italist. "These are some of the citi- zen’s committee and the others are like unto them. We have heard that some of the Citizen’s Association ‘ were misled into supporting Mr. Grant’s ticket last spring. and we pre‘sumethey have felt “sore” about it many times since. But seriously, 1 does Mr. Grant think it becoming for him,‘ as an alderman of this city of Highland Park, to rise 3up in open council and denounce publicly such men came have named, as a “ few soreheads,” and men of “no stand- ing?” No, they don’t “stand” with Mr. Grant, and some of his associates who aid and abet such speeches and measures as his. This Citizon's‘ Association originated with ad is composed of the best men Ody/EMS city, as respects busmese ab111ty, so .3151 position and culture. penonal integrity and hprightness, and pub- lic spirit. But Mr. Grant seems to feel proud that he does not belong to them; does not alliliate with such men, and is sure the voters of his [commune ox rm“ nor.) WINNETKA. LAKESIDE NO. 9