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By this time Franklin was involved in the public life of the colony. In 1736, he obtained the office of clerk to the General Assembly, which he continued to hold for many years. BY THIS TIME FRANKLIN WAS INVOLVED IN THE PUBLIC LIFE OF THE COLONY IN SEVENTEEN THIRTY SIX HE OBTAINED THE OFFICE OF CLERK TO THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY WHICH HE CONTINUED TO HOLD FOR MANY YEA
 be the best likeness of Franklin] Benjamin Franklin also organized himself into the first Good Government Club on record. Backed by at least half the press of the city (for he owned one of the two newspapers), and unanimously supported by the postmaster, he demanded a regeneration of the city. Eventually, he succeeded in dispossessing the old constables, who served in rotation, and in securing a police force, paid for that special service. He organized a fire company, which not only operated its hand engine when necessary, but carried materials for covering and protecting goods. He was also the first of many exasperated persons to criticize the Philadelphia pavements. When later elected member of the Common Council, and then an Alderman and also a local Justice of Peace, Franklin, like some other good Philadelphia citizens, became rather apathetic. Nevertheless, these honors were not unwelcome, for he said of himself: “I shall never _Ask_, never _Refuse_, nor ever _Resign_ an office.”  CAUSED GREAT SURPRISE BY HIS PROMPT AND ACCURATE FINANCIAL ACCOUNTS BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ALSO ORGANIZED HIMSELF INTO THE FIRST GOOD GOVERNMENT CLUB ON RECORD BACKED BY AT LEAST HALF THE PRESS OF THE CITY FOR HE OWNED ONE OF THE TWO NEWSPAPERS AND UNANIMOUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE POSTMASTER HE DEMANDED A REGENERATION OF THE CITY EVENTUALLY HE SUCCEEDED IN DISPOSSESSING THE OLD CONSTABLES WHO SERVED IN ROTATION AND IN SECURING A POLICE FORCE PAID FOR THAT SPECIAL SERVICE HE ORGANIZED A FIRE COMPANY WHICH NOT ONLY OPERATED ITS HAND ENGINE WHEN NECESSARY BUT CARRIED MATERIALS FOR COVERING AND PROTECTING GOODS HE WAS ALSO THE FIRST OF MANY EXASPERATED PERSONS TO CRITICISE THE PHILADELPHIA PAVEMENTS WHEN LATER ELECTED MEMBER OF THE COMMON COUNCIL AND THEN AN ALDERMAN AND ALSO A LOCAL JUSTICE OF PEACE FRANKLIN LIKE SOME OTHER GOOD PHILADELPHIA CITIZENS BECAME RATHER APATHETIC NEVERTHELESS THESE HONORS WERE NOT UNWELCOME FOR HE SAID OF HIMSELF I SHALL NEVER ASK NEVER REFUSE NOR EVER RESIGN AN OFFICE
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