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purpose of hearing justified complaints about the pro­
posed reassessments of sewer districts 2, 4, and 7. Tues­
days meeting was held for the purpose of answering
these complaints. It seems that at neither one of these
meetings the people of our city were represented by their
elected officers.
The “hot potato” of objections was passed between
the city engineer, the city attorney, and low and behold,
the top man on the totem pole, the consulting engineer.
E n tered as second-class m a tte r a t the postoffiee at Brookings, Ore
All admittedly justified objections to the reassess­
ments were shruged off by the council and mayor by
simply ref ¿ring them to the “Top Dog,” the consulting
Ray Pisarek, Joe Murphy
engineer. This man had only to shrug his shouldeis,
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look blank, and say, NO. Thus the people of this city
SUBSCRIPTION RATES:
One Y ear in Advance (in C urry C ounty)
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(XJ receive all the due consideration coming them in demo­
One Year in Advance (outside C urry County)
............ $3 50
cratic type of government.
To be specific, one of the parties objecting to their
unfair assessment, was upheld earlier in his beliefs >>
The last two city council meetings indicates some­ three of the council, and even the high and mighty,
CONSULTING ENG,INKER, stated it was one of the
one besides the duly elected hotly of officials runs the lots that could not k serviced in the same manner as the
city of Brookings. Thursdays meeting was held for the
M arch 7. 1946, under an Act of M arch 3, 18<9
WHO RUMS THE CITY?
others. According to the firms ow n plans anti sjx-cifk.!-
tions, which incidently was voted upon by the people as
the plans for the sewer system, these same consulting en­
gineers stated, . . . that no system but the gravity fl >w
system of sewage disposal would be used. Now. the
song has a different tune. Pumps and complicated
changing of existing plumbing will have to be used by a
few to help, as one councilman stated “pay for the rest
of the system.”
Why a few, who had justice flaunted in their face
and the right to appeal to their governing bodv made a
mockery, have to pay more than their share of a SPEC­
IAL assessment is a little puzzling to figure out.
The city council, mayor, and the highly paid city-
officials, plus the consulting engineer, to a man, contend
that thgy made no mistake in setting up the various as­
sessment districts. It is our con tension that anyone can
make a mistake.
The rights of a minority group should he considered
by the governing body of the city, not by the cop.suit g
“ANYONE.” Who runs the city.'
LET'S ALL SHAKE ON IT . . .
It’s all over hut the shouting and the pushing of pea­
nuts by the losers down Main street. The election this
year was one of the hardest fought, and bitterly u*n-
tested that we remember, especially on the state wide
and local level.
In winding it all up we would like to k the first to
call for a round of band shaking. In other words—lets
WONDERFUL
People of Brookings
IN YOUR TRUST IN ME
FOR MAYOR OF OUR CITY
IT IS AN HONOR AND PLEASURE
TO SERVE YOU
— C. F. "FELL" CAMPBELL
all be friends again.
Politics in this country are unique in many ways, but
the happiest note about them is the general ability to
forgive and forget the name calling, and hair Pu ‘ing.
Democrats and Republicans become just “neighbors
again—and that is just the way we want it. Again—
regardless of the heat of the campaign—the only right
thing to do is to turn to your recent antagonist and pump
his hand up and down. Eor the next few years your <»p
ponent has lost the identity of k in g a “Democrat or a
“Republican,” and he becomes just another “American.
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