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MONDAY‘S ELECTION
'l‘llc isolll’r; of the capitals“?! are
squarely bcl'orc llll‘ public and tltt’
vulva-s I‘i't‘ l‘t‘tl'lV lo rcglslvt‘ lhtil' pm
in‘czlcc tilt‘ t-ltv ()[fiI‘filln on Monday.
’i'liu prctlil‘llon of tho “\lllll'lllj Swill}
alrl that the qtlcutlou
would he the ll” :lilSt)l'h"llL{ isuup has
'lm-u tlvmozlrtl‘utwl and both portion
Show A‘Mlizl‘d llllll. oils 1' oil, tho Illrll~
tor of laws is not all “tummy ml."
of
[run SOUTH NORWALK"
tttx1lti.)ll‘
SENTiNEg: ‘ g
* READERS
iVlEWS
MR. HATCH GIVES FACTS
Tho mayor of this city is reported
as saying at a lull! campaign meeting,
“The sum of $lElT,ttU0 was appropriated
load ycatr for the educational depart-
lllt'lll~.2flld what the board of ("(111021-
tion says it wants so much. and so
much. all the board of ostiututo can do
is to Stand up, cough and hand over
the money." This year the regular up
propriation is $171709. llcsidei; Hill"
lhorc is a dFflt'it‘nt‘Y tax to I'EIiSt‘ of $1..
Juli» more. a totul of $178.9?llll‘3 for
Illt‘ your.
Thu lingo-rs of thc omnibus of the
board of education llrc ltrhiirr to lltlll"
lilo the funds from It iltlfidtldboltd is
sun. to stwml as tho-y ploase.
This board is Ili’ll‘l‘mlnt‘d to build and
will do so if prcsml oystmu is con-
lt’uuml. on cightd‘ooiu school house in
the \\'iunipault district, ultm'l» by
their rcpurt of 1916 their is up uvrmgu
ultmldrutru of 94 iv}. ln'l‘dlf. visitors
report thorn won 93.
l‘loase hoop in mind that the lttlorswl
on lllcsc bonds to thc St‘il'lttlfi is not
chm-god to tho department but to tho
uti'tuinlutl'uliw. it Ms boon slump
tllill with tho district systmn lhurv will
ii» no 111th of an additional school at
HIM limp. and if more was a district
rrlmulllw would look ul’lur it mid not
make slit-ll a dismal lulluro as tltzll of
tho .lol‘lcrson school.
llfitlétroln hum t‘u'tcltlctt‘tl a
vigorous campaign and ltuw pt'nvcn’;
Ilium-31' u atom: mutt on too stump;
l-lo Ems shown unusual vnurgy in hint:
nlllclul dullcs during; lhu past two;
yours and no one qucstiuux his high-g
out drwil‘o to work for tho whole pm“
Pill of tho cilv,
lion. .lm‘cluiuh Donovan
soutctl tho urwu tux ivstm to tho pub-
]it: in (I most able monitor and ho buss
.‘1:‘.‘.’l‘l‘
l
has pro-E
I
l
. . . : ~ . tilzlit! 'lxul cullcotcll tllld spout for those'
.. 1'! 9 x lllV pm fut 1h ’11m tlllllw {01 I lcm 'Uld ’0!) “'m ‘
‘" '3 h “'1 ' ’ > lcxpcllucu and cannot be mounted. But, ‘ 3 he {1‘
tho ht'llt'l‘lllt"lll of municipal moth-i
lions. 2
All lulluziuulr litl‘llt' number of ii“
11w; have but!” tt“t*$l"lll(‘ll. NOW “'0“:
' thoy hul'c horn studiotl tutti ubmrhcu;
should be l‘ol’lcctlul in lhu rctltrns on:
Monthly nluht.
One thing is ccrlllin, mullolv, that
no u roullll of tho culllpltlun now draw-g
ing to :1 ttluut‘, tnxlmyors (liNot‘wnlk‘T
will lake (1 grvlllcr lulcrcul in lhcir}
own ltll'uirs in the ltlturc. if nothing».
(zinc llllri lie-3n RCCOlllllllb‘llt‘] l'uv (‘3‘.th
pair.“ will not. have born in vain.
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STATE “GIFT" A MORTGAGE LlENj
In ,\‘l=.~<lt’*l”]2:}"5 isstlv of tilt: paper,
we publishcd ll conultllnimllon' fromf
Mr. Ill-)lltllt‘u, prcsitlonl of thc Hos»;
3)’-l;tl ;\S>:llz.‘:lltlt‘l!l, in which he .‘llt’llt‘ll‘
that, tho pruscut mun-uucmmn hull 0b.:
ltlincd a contribution of Summit) to-‘
word the construction of the now hos-‘
pilul llllilllllld. ‘
:ls ll‘llt’,»il docs not contain all of the:
truth,
such appropriation. that the sum mun-z
‘ tinned is simply a loan. and the stat-
‘tllc crculcsa a lien ill favor of tllex
state on tho loud or the building or;
building»: of tho Not‘wzllk llosspitul'
ASROCiltllOn, which shall take pTOPOd-'
, once of any mortgou‘c or othcr ctr
'Cumbrl‘mce thoroon. rccordctl subso-
qtlont to such payment.
it appears to us that this is :1 very
questionable udvautnuc to the dam
elation. How will it be posrible for‘;
h the association to secure a loan on:
its property in the face of such a loan
or mortgage in favor of the state?
The following is a, copy oi the act
in question: '
> “Section 1. The sum of twontv-flvc
ibousand dollars is appropriated for
the Norwalk Hospital Aosocialion for
the construction of a new hospital
uildlng.
Section 2.The puymontcluuld sum
shall create a lion in favor of the
State on the land or the building ‘ or
buildings of said institution, which
Italian itaké procedencc of any inorb
gage or other incumbrunco thereon
recorded subsequent to such payment.
The recording of such lien in the land
records of the toWu of Norwalk shall
Ito sufficient notice Of the lieufihero-
by created, Such lien may be fore-
.closed on behalf of the state it? such
land to buildings are used {or any
other purpoSe. _ ,
Section 3. ‘The comptroller shall
forthwith cause .a certified cupy- wot
this act to be} filed "with the town
«clerk of the town "of Norwblk‘for ‘rec-‘
old in the land records of gold
"town.” ‘ ' ' » . ‘
l ‘ . . ‘
funores many of thlo‘number willvnotuej
, buck to us vmolmed. sick or. Wounded
Will llr. Slitvrut‘ and ol‘hcm of tho
hourll tt-ll why fit‘l’l‘l‘lll urudulttcs fromw
llu» blah school lulled to color collcgol
”Why uuwrul purhnlo how takcn:
thcir boys from high ochool rather;
than wustc it your there?
It is noticeable that. wvorul lHII‘llt‘l‘Sl
lttlvo lull but no not lt‘tl‘ of our now up-'
poiultucnts. » l
The tonne-r suporlntcndcnl put out: all
fil‘ill't‘lllls" l‘t‘gltl‘dlllg tho puyutcut by tho
'l
idld‘orvst lliolt‘lcls of the expenses for ..
:hv past six yours. The tax has been,
if tun l‘tlllmlltiutrd sysicm ronlluucn:
llwn llll‘ city will lllll‘t‘ to bc mum! to‘
whom s::.:.2tm~«stwly a .12 mm tax to"
par for the old .~cllool buildings. InI
addition to this tho city will how to:
buy lllc l’utnum bllildlng. l
Tho llourd of Education is 1
thin your costing ..i.....$l78,970.99
For Lotto-on on $100,000 ,
ll'lzurgmt to Administrative '
lll‘pt. .......... . ........ 4,250.00'
Total ............... $lll3,l10.99i
Add mlmlmr sluufitld bondu l
illtcrcsl ............ . . . . . {250.00
Faro of thaw schools ...... 10.000.0{35
" 'l‘cllll ................. . .$lll7.:‘371.tlll_
Total .............. .....$19T.470.99‘
lllld. $337,470.99 for nvcrugn .
lttlclltldllttc of ...... . . . . . 3.355'
‘liill‘l. 8197.70.99 lo urcrurzc
:lltcudancn ol‘ .......... 3.669
'l‘llc lillt'i report by tho school board;
L»: 3M9 grcutcr than thr- ol‘liciul state ro-
port.
[1‘ you roto you. you will by doing sod,
I
will
ltd vo schools
control your own affairs. Not,
plucod in outlandish sip)
iltou‘ous. and what is of for greater ’I‘lmso
I appears are from the act makingfruluo tho children will be better flltedfivcsllgzttitm and tut'ncd t
lto on out into tho world. i
STEPHEN S. HATCH. ‘
MR. CAVANAGH‘TAKES
EXCEPTION T0
SENTINEU EDITORIAL
South Norwalk. Conn. Sept, 27. 1917.
Thu South Norwulll Evcning Scntlncl.
South Norwulk. Conn.
Gcnllcmcn: Ytllll‘fillllol‘ial cry of the,
Mill. "Orcrburdcned taxpayers, uu‘
jtu-lificd. unreasonablc and arbitrary
uwusuros. citizens maxim-ed as men.
and problems that have failed" doesn’t
soon} lair.
To those who are not familiar with
tho pllt‘pdsc of “tho citizens measured
as him“ I believe that itlrJ'Mthlullen's _
loll-3r is a straightforward manly pro.-
scnlution of facts regarding the llospl‘
ml controversy and should convince
the taxpayers that he is not trying to.
burden anyone.
iYou say it isllcss than u crimc to
erect a public. building when every"-
thing. is at tho highest cost ever
known. the expense of building at pres-
ent boingxlwoor tlu‘oc times above
normal. This is our emit-63y tf-uo. It
is: true; however, that. the excess in
cost over. a period previouo- to the war
was about 331-3 per cent, yet our
govcl'nm'dnt within the last month, alga
time when prices, are considerably,
higher than when the contract was.
awarded for the ltospllttl. has npproprl: ‘
ate-d five million dollars for the con
strucllon of base hospitals in fifteen
cities of the United States. It sacrum
almost providentlal that we should
have' at tltls‘rtimo a ‘siuty bed hospital; ;
almost completed, ready to take dam;
bf the emergencies that. we are facing,
And it Is a fact that already hooplg
tals‘ln ytbls' country are‘ pro'vldln‘g'ndd
caring. for the nick ‘and «rounded that» ,,
have already returned from Frunce“
the thousands that are leaving our
and . we will have to bear out baro Id;
1 ‘ ‘ the! ‘
free of debt. and ask «be cameos to?
vote YES on an amendment to the‘.
charter that gives the council and tho '
board of estimate- lb ‘ right to sub»
scribc a sun: of money or the mainten-
ance of a public insiitu ion-
JOHN ‘AYANAGH.
“"‘T
H001. QiUESIION.
To the Editor of the s‘ ntincl: W-
I have been much interculud in the
articlts appearing in yt or papitr on tho . ..
school uttesliun and l " ye come to the
conclusion tltut lite. person uniting tin-'1
dcr the in nature of “Tptxpaycr” knows ‘
th real conditions of a‘ airs than some -
others. Th.» g’réalest ‘
any olhllr (ruinlunily '5 its buys and
girls. The greatest ucstiull as rot?
fund.» the schools is that of ctficicucyu
lo the buulucus world '9 find. that tlw'
greatest cdloicnvy is (cl‘lved by con» *
lrallzution and unified ion. And why
should not this hold g ‘tl'j in rcl‘tv-l'ctlt'v
to» the schools? The tousolhlution oi"
the scltoolshos lu'ouglt about all uuill ;
cation and uniformity \‘hlch could not;
be gained otllcrwisc.
this city has the: sum
and lirivllcgcs as uvt
which could not bu 5o
H‘ll‘l oysivlll.
Thu unfortunate part
consulitluiion was that
atlpt-lhrtundl ut we had
mun und 3 SONIC“)! bolt
aliw to tho real nt'édrls'
and l hollow. its tho 1
Show. not ifidt‘l‘rlltlt‘ill t'
Nor-wall: a modcmly jumped building}
THE SC
\ opportunit hay
!'_V Olilm‘ clzihl
lllldt’l’ lilo din:
of our stimuli
as its first‘
out-ll u radical
”d not untiroly
of tho whom.
nnuult to down
ML.
Every child in?
aut yours will ‘ "’
. .
V‘
m somvlonwm sumo ammo.
\‘~_‘ '«_‘\,‘\- xPQ‘x‘A,‘ \ ‘\‘,
4":
‘4: urn; vi'n— . ‘a/cr‘uz'..fa;1ur/u
SATURDAY, SEPT. 29, 1917
$ I
Irv-n). up
, U;v;a
‘~.\‘\w.\’u
BIG SALE 70F
Coats, Dresses
A SP CI"
‘ LS TONIGHT
ne Hundred {Women’s Serge Dresses
lllo whims of; tho supt‘rl
Alruudl‘ tho {Tel-1M]!
t-hztugvd for tho bottcr n
that urouscd just critici.
smiling ut’ (‘hiltil‘vn to
tl’cndctlt. i _.
ltmtmlwltl him ‘
any onudttlolm: "
m. such llh‘ tho.
‘t‘Tllilll solmtlls‘
\
.1 >
i
fEl
8.95, $10.95, $11.95, $12.50
untl closing: rooms in nth is and I burn ‘V
no doubt but lllut ho will hmuuc grind:
inc conditions for ”to b ‘ttcr.
it l‘l‘l‘fllilliy Wllllll‘i‘bt :2 stop buck
word to t'tvlurn lo tllwcistrit-t SYRII‘UI.’
nnd tlvslroy tho uniformity of U‘dit‘ll“.
In}; and l‘l‘lfllll‘t‘lllt’lllrt, l
Politics pluy vuouglt panic now in u
(‘llllMllll‘lflll‘ll city "‘Rt'lltltl syutvnt, loll
:tlolw mulling tho Hchtml ‘
muull district politician.
Ash any (t‘flCllt‘l‘ ttbt
m...
lll t'utltlillunnf
ll prov of Hill '
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An‘EXtraordin’ary Offering, Every Dress Fully One
\‘ >‘\_
- -1‘1'1‘
=Qu‘orter Under Value.
u \ ‘\‘ \to \g. 5‘ t»;- \,- x,‘
'7’- 1 an 11/ a ‘-
g..\u\.‘.\.‘\;vt~ v. K in
, “’5‘ ; , a n
axiom-v.10 n,‘u/u;nzc/c,’v1‘~y .
i
afagq
‘. \“-.\,l¢-
and tho ullswvr will luv u
hus’giwn 1m“ "’l‘bc urll
lit-«twr now than cvcr bcforo uud ouch:
day in growing butler," (ilw lllc now
surmiumulvnl u chariot: Don‘t stint
on tho school upprupl‘iul on. Don't be-
grutluv turns to ho Ilfit‘d fur cllucatlonfi
but out» \"ltll bc loo WU” prtlpttrcd for
it'l‘c. lwr us giro tho rl ildron of our
lly tho t'cl‘y host that arc cull. \v’olo
to rcluln tho consolidutul school sys-
I r 9
hurt by your child. ) “A the W”
l’ourfi. for tho child's bout \vcll'are.
Pltliflliltlt‘li A. ‘ljlldtillAN,
doctor T
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CHRISTIAN swm‘rz MAKES ““2”" mummy)"
REPLY.
South Nfll'Wdu-i. (fond. .
.‘w.139.£‘l
i'ItllltIl‘. livcnlng St‘i‘lllllu‘l,u “1‘:
South Nolu'u ll ‘
Dear Sir: I , (Top.
In your last night‘s lsslro. which con-i
mini-i l’rosidvut Mr-Mlllllm'u spuclousi
plcu for tho volurs MIDXID‘H of tho lion-fl
ltlilll‘ ultloudlllcnt to out-lolly ohurlcr,t
illllk‘tlll: populblo unlimited sumo ofi
motto)- for tho tnuitllclluinoc uud supvl in
port of tho hospitul, l [lid till? ‘
of tho (‘Olllmlllt‘t‘ of tho
IllPll, appointed by Mu)
lust. Ft‘lbl‘unl‘y to consltlo
of the hospital for an z
in opposing to such outcl
'l‘hiu is their report i
"We do not lindthltl x
or Hurst rain I
dmcnt.
lunlcipulillvs
hospitals."
Nutthm.
‘signcd b) Cottllcllmcu
(hump: and (“o oltcl Russell.
tucu cvltlcnlly lllm‘lt‘.‘ careful ln‘
‘Il l H -. ’.
request down. e M Intuit!
l desire to ask President: Mollullm
how thosc councilm-rn
nlctl. Arc they truthful.
"bold. unscrupulous knm
Mr. Mollttllcn further 2::
walk is in tilugrucc by no
proprlulious for the llouzlta
.Wns Norwalk ' in dis
$65,000 was plctlgcd in no
lllc hospital asked for onlv $60.06!?
Wan Norwulk in dis '
$4,000 mom was ruined ft
ul‘acturcrs roccntly. -
Mr. McMilllen quotes Dauburv
contributing ‘tllrcc' lhouumld ‘(lo'lla'rs . ui w
your. _Why did ho m ‘
amount in the utncndtm
thousand dollars. Ho r
Item."
)5 that Nor-
t making: “I".
lit. to three
,5!“ of tho'
grace whnnl mm
wen days and . tom.
33‘} the
t
,r provclncntu
'I‘ho
lull \‘Vt'l'y mm] ”WW" "W W
(ml M‘slt‘m is voters of Norwalk
proscll t.
a”.
Soplclubcrlfls, 19W.
.‘I‘o tho l’nrcnts and ("him
Clty:—-—-
A lost word of warning: and :lltlmltit] say to the parents .nwuko to tho
‘ th.’u thm- to you, by whose vows“
report ,3 llcxl Mundul‘.
. will moon on much to; turn that is obsolete us {or
city council-l tho c ‘
hilllrtu in our public schools.
’l‘llu qur'stiou ‘s:
‘ ”’9 l‘l‘llllcsllrctlzru to the distrlc
lmrorriutlon.‘: in mm duys‘ of
(5"
system,
lot wide cxpurienco who
:scuom. BOARD SECRETARY »
, DWENDS PRESENT SYSTEM
l
"Do you wild: to.
yslcm.
cdltczltlon‘by continuing tlmlof learning. But. carefully
consolidated system with int-slim anuhl. undusco how many- have
added from limo to thou! children at. the present time In our
under tho: public schools.
fluidunoo of the superintendent, 'n'luan: Wind do ihoy cvldcntly cure for your
, tltoroughlyichlld‘s education, so
g‘bolicvcs in 'tllo fundamentals boinn‘uulu thclr obj-Bet.
tuttghl In our schobluand w
measure 35 .u urcltt dcttl
reads: as
“To authorize , tho board ofl
osltmulo .und taxation lo . appropriate
luontfy necvssary for tho malntcuoncelcvory thinking porson
and support of tho hospital." ’(‘nroitltolllficlt'vu illllt lth llt‘lll will ovi-
t‘ully dtrzwcttt this ltmondmout. "Money,l donlly bu rcdurcll‘. for nt-urly ull ollwr
lllt‘CC’Smtl‘y" tllctlns the hospital slum; ilotus In the buduct urc Mod and t'ult
tun itrcsumnsible body without control not very woll b0 out. This Is only
mm). Clmrch. l M Illt' town of the city council, mm» ’f‘NlBtmNfil‘ mm! is met intendvd to
tlmnuntl :lll) amount of moucy tlwyifl‘frlghlcn any one, tcucltvro or public.
ln furl. this mound:
mam will compo] the board of call
. knlutc 10 gram tho hmpllul wltutrvm
|limit may «lo lll?(:l“$illll$‘. ‘
CHRISTIAN Sl‘l'AR'l‘Z.
m
which i put Elton.
. udvunccmonl must
imcun a stop backward it so volctl, or
[1 ”WWW"! 5 do you wish your children to rccclvo
la b-rltor
L - - n \ ' ' ..
“'lllll,‘ this utzllcmcnllmmm ‘" ”ll Whirl“ 535mm 30“ mudmc lhr running oxncnocs of tho’tuwml
the full coal oil
mulnlcumlco nud support of tho hou-
pilul, Which Is on amount only limit-
cd by lbu demands of the hospital
staff.
It Is well for the *votoru to road
this ulncudmeul again. It
follows:
twiducc our lunch? If so, why not lukc
the public Into your ('Ollfldt‘nt‘t? and
Show us how It. can be done. And
whcro will the reductiouu be made?
'l‘llo first item in tho budgot of the
board or oduculion which attracts 21t-
lcntlon in the amount spcolflcd for
salaries, this year’s huduct calling for
$132.606.7(l. They do not tcll you, but
can soc for
Is the relation political?
for politics should tlcvcr ht‘ ltllowod
lo onto~ our public Sullnlll system.
Is it, I hcsltutd to think so, would
idol: of nationalism in our city? I not
worry to bu obliged to colll‘cul‘: than
ilhu .«ctu-ol may be right how. If so.
(are our tfltlltlron to bo Illlltll.‘ to suitor
.§ from a lowering of cducalionul utuntt
i :ltdlr. tic/31150 them are titlzcns in \‘lll
city who cll‘rc‘ nothing for our schools.
us of 3th cxccht to use this; question as a club.: ”‘9 “no"! ““1de “"9 mafia?“ ""
\ iltl demand division of our city later?
danger of voting to return to u syn
as 20th
,Iccntury mothods are couccmcd.
Look at tho list of ulgnors on the
Many promiucnt men ‘3ll't‘
lllcrcupnlou volucd in low. dentistry.
modiclno. etc. l‘llt’ll‘ who lturc rect’ir-
ictl cducutlon in tho higher branches
scan the
long as thcy
of limerqu the class, t-ndloss confusion. It Would very liktL
to that tux rote? “Nugour‘ tuxesWor
ldlslrict. system arc! not. selling bcfm-ol'time can not be materially r .
public the reason for tho channelling? well informcd person Wlll' not|
by? I am afraid their roaaons will: dispute that fact. Our present. uclmolx
t “"9“ ”minor bear publicity, and to day our? systcm is not. perfect, and thc boravl
American public demands publicity.
Is their ‘rods’on “for ‘tlle: change to; they am; honestly doing their best. to
“T 5W“ ”193’- rnollxs. must make progrcus and ’tlwily tuition u new high uchool very slum“...
{childrcn will receive a. butter cducn-iolsc the high school
{lion than under the
ohildrcn would be
district syritonrfiplntwtl upon part tiluo. for our high;
So much rum be snid in favor oflschuol would be crowded.
ltlm bronchi system, but, I hour noi
on for returning to the old sys-
Tllfll'fi‘htls bcctl no argument? .
indvnncctl rd; loony educational advau i that district for the past five years.
grace ‘Vm‘n.tttuco duo to tho district syslcm.
on: ”'9 man'z'l‘hoso who furor ‘thc return
It would ulso incur: the ropaymopt
to tho city-by each district of'thc.
funds cxpoudcd on the buildings of
a
D095 this loolc :llkc lowering tho
'1 little
alluded.
of réducallon' trauma that fact. but
=3»: 1wa’” ». :
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”Voe‘ll'l‘for’
iodli’t
. {fig-t
rinSysfelm
"25$”; “13ml” guppy; ,watés*\,
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J ames T.
Charles N
Cornelius
“Miller {13. ‘_
h
olLComm
- A few ol'oitr‘eitizénsa'liaveinfluential-litewestabtisllmentgruesotstmtT
‘, f fibeolSystemT‘ssectional.» The, labouring. citizens have . conséutcd‘ ‘tllat‘,'""their -
. ‘ names shouldboatta‘obcd to theifollowing’statement: , ' ,. . _ ._ ‘
g We are in 'avorxof the re-establishrucnt of ‘tbé‘Districtt SYStem.o£;chhools.li:
: and hope thatoi r ciitzcns will Vote Yes onMdndaY: ‘ , .
iliubbellthormcihMuydrand J udze iof ,Norwolk. .
lauruold- Fromenscllo
M ‘Dlhie’lsfim ”:3
itt‘ecman of N orwalk.
l trust not;
. - tly needed, and the other 'was plucud
ho spondsil'loturning to thc old’ system means
romcdy conditions, but it takes time
to. do so.
. Reducing the cilpcndllurcs for edu-
cational purposes means lowering of
education adVantugcs, tbcrcforc vote
"No" if you wish your children to
locoivc all that we can give them.
HENRY C. SIIElllillt.
VOTE “YES” __
TOPREVENT
LOG ROLLING
. (Continued will" Page One)
I
tom. This is obviously unlruo. 'l‘lut
tcrvdit is due to tho lt‘ilChl‘l‘S. :lnd not
gio the student. Probobly the best
lschools of the state :1ch in tho city
iof Hartford and tllorc lllc til<tt‘itrl
tsysltun has always obtained. Pratt--
ltirully the only essential dirtcrcncn in
find two Systems may bc found in ”NI
“not that. undor the district systcln
i
{the district‘s, and tho voters of curb
illislrict dotcrmlnc all durations l'f‘litl'
ling to the erection and location of
tschool buildings. whilc txndcr tho coir
‘solidulod systcm the school board
inlonc determines all questions lulu;
iln glo the erection and location «1‘
lschool buildings, and in exorcism
.thls power the. school board is Bill?
ljecl to ttho pernicious fprnulicct of
l log-rolling. ‘~
Had to Placate Districts.
'Thls was illuutratcd in the building
and locating of the ncw'vfilashlngtont
land Jefferson schools. One was pluc~
tied in this district, where it was great-
;ln the first di‘strlrl, where there was
. really no urgont‘ need for such a build
Zing; buthbdlhuectious had to be plu—
,cutcd,tand. consequently, tho taxpay-
ors were called upon to hour a bur-
ono dis" dict from the people of anoth-
er distttct. It" our people warn rou-
Bolidnt-rd, I might feel very dutch-1.:
about this school question, but in
view of conditions here 1 fuel mung:
duty, as a luxaycl‘, to veto to “film:
to the district system. I would not
do this, however, lit I felt that .‘it
would uocclzsarily lessen the («incu-
tionztl advunlagcs of thc children or
our city. but I fool vcry confident ihut
It will not.
Protection Under District System.
The principal udvttnmpt» which “may
be claimed for tho coumlldntod 55»
tent is that it iurni‘ahcm hcltor mam
tics for grading'lhc children. but it
should be remembered that undor one
district system the school law pm-
vldcu means by which children may
be trausl'orrcd from one district do
another, and the munagcmont of, um
schools will remain in the hunting!
the stlpcrlntondcnt and the sol“!
bonfrd. Hence, 1 Tool that tht» mu-
paycrs may be protected undor line
district system without impairing film
efficiency of the schools.
Now Just a word on the question
as to whether the haspital shall be
supported by taxation. The hospital
is a private corporation, and I think
It should be Iupported in the futon,
as it has been in the past. by val—
untary contributions. This is the way
that pr’hctlcally all ‘of the hoapit'alts or
the state‘ are supported.
Tho unite and the city now poi: flue
hospital for the services rendered to
the poor, but do not go beyond Elm.
Our city pa” for all services render-
ed to the people whom it is obliged
to support, and I think it. ought. an
stop their. With it tax rate as high
no ours, I feel that it is mydu‘ty do
oppose any change that will hr.” {812%.
to impose unllnccssnry tuxburdcrsirm
our people. A high tax rate is [hr
greatest hindrance to the growth and
proupcrity nl‘ any community... uni,
ldcn that would never have been llu~-
Tposcd under the district syslomfi
Therefore, if we continue under the
.consollduted system We may export
{such practices to continue». '
lion of
L...
fooling as I do, I shall certainly vn‘lo
"No" on tho question as to wiwhar
the city shall approve of the law an-
lhorlzing the board of finnncc m up,
propriate money for the suppotr m
Logrolllnu is doc to the segrcstrt- the hospital.
JOHN H. LIGHT.
l
l
.Whom do you
years? ‘ _
f * “Taxes are Hi .
l e entertain intuit-is; liter
* are;Gottlgtloiheéflidhefl”
Mayor Carl Axel llarstrom.
Two years ago Mayor Ha
‘caliadministration. . ..
* éNow- Ile‘sSaYS :‘l’l‘axesnrc hilih. and the plain truth as
"that they are‘lz‘oinlt tbbéhighe’r.” { . ,
"ifii‘irher‘taxc’s hayéébr'otlght ficjtllci' prospcrltyuor- ai-
swmce 'innrooerty'values; While ”adjoining citlcs*'whp&
r 'have'alovVer-“taxes enjoy’vib‘oth prosperity and ‘adVancmg,
~iytalues.’ ' , ‘, , . - . -
_ .. ééllflEkiRESPONSIBILITY' ISr~ENTIRELY~UP-m
‘ THE?PRESENTADMINISTRATION. .-
_ p " ;* Who‘bfareiyoudoittoito do? ‘ ‘ ‘
' . 3 ““fl‘ax-‘payer.’(rent-buyer.i
, ..and like
Strum-«promised an economi-
,
Want as Mauaneri‘or the? next ”(in
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