The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1857-05-01
8. P. McKenney.

The gentleman whose name stanus the
head Of this article, so it will be perceived
by the reports, figures extensively in our
city council. He seems to be the man Of
all work, having fierce real in the perform
ance of his public duties. We read, in the
records, that, on motion offs. p. Mckinney,
petitions arc indefinitely postponed, orders
amended, common parliamentary courtesy
ostracised, and variety ofquestions dispos-
ed of. The perseverance, Of our councilman
may be praiseworthy, but We doubt whether
there is much utility in the way in which he
sets at naught all established rules Of parli-
amentary proceedings. 1t may be, for ex-
ample, proper to indefinitely postpone re-
solve or an order, but to postpone petition
is certainly novel, and to reject PROPOSE
ton for conference NAV be, strictly within
the power Of q legislative body, but it is not
generally supposed to DO courteous to the
branch which makes the proposition. We
speak Of these things because Mr. Mex. is
q great stickler for forms, and IS spccia lily
ANXIOUS that every question that lega! inge-
nuitv can suggest in relation to opening of
street, shall DO treated TO a dose of city
council consideration. We care ourselye,
v.r,, ,;,,,. ,ho,, s,,ms s,csn, wbsn DEALING
With men like MeKenn.v and then wo ure
nsrt;nac;opslv attached 10 them. "Itis the
h,;- ., tho s.ms do, ,bot cures
In n. d;.cb,rro % HI, DUTY n, council.
man WA obss,ve thu, Mr. Max has moved
% ,ho or,,sr rrov;d;rc s,r tho o.sossm0n. NJ
sosOOO cas-, on tho nolls and estates. nm
amendment, which we tb;nl ;fconcurred in
hv ,bs Ro,rJ of A,de-msn vii, hotbe, tbs
...e,so,, somewba. 20 tell whether thew
are emnoved to assess n tax of $4,000 or one
Of so600 pr,spm;nc however that Mr. Mex
us.n, =, NOV. ri. or,.- ,s n s,hs,;,,,o for
tho ORIGINAL proposi,ion and not as add.
ton. we earnestly hone that il will be ma.
terially modified before il receives the con.
c,rrs,co orho,h b,,r.ho. :, ,ho r,,,;o,-
n, or N. amor,. ,,,,cs,ca fo- schoo,s md
Il, nbrasoo,ocv 40 CHANGED "a N nrov;ds
,b,, tho ,monnt so- ,ooas sbo,, bs o,rsrdod
co. or.r;,, M ror.;, ofh;,, 49,,
In The matte, Of tho school. !, rorn h.
sub;ee, of deem regret 10 monv norer,. 20
have tho e,nend;ture. in Mi. d;rec,;o, ~
duced, as thew must be. should the ammo.
priation be placed at $4,000. The School
Committee have recommended 81 500, and
now when the expenditures Of last year have
exceeded the appropriation by several hum
drcd of dollars, and when several new schools
have been started in the village district. il il
proposed to raise but $1,000. Really to expcnd
about $500 for the support ofschools in
place having near s., OOO, 900 taxable proper.
~, and some ten or eleven thousand inhabi.
tants. Should this proposition obtain il /,
doubtful whether the system of grading
which was adopted years ago, would not DO
shorn of one half Of its benefits. The char.
acter of the schools in our city, thanks be
to the liberlity Of our citizens, some Of
whom who took lively interest in them
have gone to their reward has always been
high. We should look upon it as a public
il from any false notion Of re-
tho extent of their usefulness
should be impaired. Whatever else the city
council NAV do TO limi, the public cxpendi.
lures, We trus, they will allow as much
money Internationally for schools this year,
\, ba, been q, nendod in vea,s mast. Years
400, when our taxable property was one
third less. and the number of scholars were
"'ls raiseu Us u no" PioP''0u. NA"ooi' Wv