Jasper County Democrat, Volume 13, Number 32, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 July 1910 — PERFUME BATHS AND “TALCUM” [ARTICLE]

PERFUME BATHS AND “TALCUM”

For Employes at Municipal Light Plant. COLORED ATTENDANT ALSO, And Cooling Drinks Will No Doubt Follow, Although City Has No Money to Do Necessary Work.—“ Reform” Administration Carrying Out Its Platform Pledges—Nit.

A bath room with ground glass windows has been built on the east side of the eity light plant for use of tfhe employes thereof, and while no bath tub 'has been put in as yet —-the city council is waiting for TaftTo dissolve the batih-tub trust — a fine porcelain tub with nickel trimmings will be put in, it is reported, soon. Of course a man ought to bathe occasionally, whether he is a re- ‘ publican and works for the city or not, but it must seem a little tough to the taxpayers, not more tfhan one in fifty of whom have bath equipment in theit homes, ■to think that they have to pay for these luxuries for their hired men, and do without themselves. The water and light employes not only get big wages and a twp weeks vacation with full pay each year, but now they are to have the luxury of a finely appointed bath, all at public expense. Who wouldn’t be a city employe under such attractive conditions ?

By the way, the republican convention that nominated the present city administration adopted a platform recommending that the city have an economical administration ; tfhat the mayor's salary be reduced from 5250 per year to $150; (that the salary of oouncilmen be reduced from SBO to SSO, and that - the office of marshal and city teamster be combined, thus reducing expenses in these items alone about SBOO per year. But, as predicted by The Democrat immediately following the convention adopting these reform resolutions, the new administration “forgot” all about the platform when it got in office, and not a solitary- pledge contained therein has been redeemed. On the contrary-, like its predecessor, it has gone right ahead spending money just as if it had bushels of it. Republican platforms are made only to get in on.