Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1864-12-23
.lfessrs. Editors :
UNION.

titles say no, but the governments u cry
,ecessirily implying the surrender Of the right
f the many to the few, the exercise Of large
,orers l,tle to he abuse-l and offering facilities
or corruption. should De deferred uui the re
,essiiies Of q large aid deus. popula'ioa should
lemanl "a change. And what sensible ou'> DIR
viii ssy tia, the small and unusually d-s
population Of the village If Burlington com,s
within the category But the Press. 1t seems,
IS wiling to- play city," and coyets the name.
"Unior'' does not refer to the tract o1h AMI
north east IF tlc village, alone, hut 70 Hil that
mart north and south aud cast which : TO he /
suhiees to city taxation covers, withou; any /
ia area to * square nile, /
INCLUDING fr.m fifteen hundred TO 2O)l acres Of /
interval and swamp land which is oyeraowed sew
eral times year. What is the consolation /
which the Press offers to those in their unpleas-
ant predicament To the people Of the north, 1t
saws, in effect, there are not many Of you, any
way, so if you have rights they cannot amount
to u,uch-there are but serea owners who do
not reside III the village-those who do,although
they DO not wish a city charter, ,re know better
than they, and IRE shall make things right with
them in the .'beueft'' which they viii receive
from city government and the start 1t will give
thincs''-to you who are residents and nonresi-
dents who cannot par;ake in any way Of the
luru, les Of a city. but yet pay for them-why,
although little doubtful about our ethics, and
not sure they would not change with a ''chause
Of base" yet we must say this, it may be had
for you yet you must yield to a city necessity
and pay your taxes to the end Of time, for we
cannot longer endure "discordant board OF
Selectmen - The Press may think this IS
rather free translation Of the spirit Of their
reply, but let the reader judge.
And as well let him judge as 30 the spirit
evinced in its reply TO the COLLECTIONS 81 ll.On 60
tie Charter as an ''ill timer experiment. The
ali absorbing fact that We are ia the u.i st Of a
terrible struggle for the lie Of the uotou, de-
handing already an amount &c taxation ss.rsly
known in any other country, and Which is but
the forerunuer Of greatly increased bur-c.-, aud
which It is yet problem whether tie f-oi..
can and will tolerate, is ignored by th- Press .r
a'puantly disposed Of 10y say ing, LINT IS q. I'D
thing to be done, n0ir is "a good time TO do 90,
and comforts itself with the "new spri
which 1t VIII give to the business Of the ace
( Can tie Press he serious or does 1t dele he It,
self with the idea hat # the people shall adop
this Charter aad its intended and iu-s.ub,
consequence of vastly increased taxlH "a au
exoeus lure. tllt this expenditure ID cur oaI
money viii Be q legitimate dem us,ra u0u 90 ta'
magic Sprung which is 90 cuabic '1s e. h-'tl
hear the .ui Icus osiacaar .' l.t..- is a.- .h,
only "ueu -uiiu.'' $50 be expected, t-r Aclt,aa
sake let th- Pres explain tue meaning % these
".rru-,' ami starts
The Pu,ss satisfies itself witt the division 70
thetoSu, lud the ALLEGED loss Of lr> B. 700.
influence 10 the consideration that tueit r.I 1
;aor,pic s,utatiyes ia the place ofonc. without ih
lcs.st apprehension that TINS represenui.ou m4!
be .'iis,oriaur.' which. from the very uatut'
OF tle g sc WI. be probable. But they viii rep
resent. not the ar7i iowu lA tlo safe .u lopu.a
ton, it uo. Ia lIlrsai,g a.I pitr.oti-n--Jlo 81.
glorious town ot Burlington olt Us. 4mb.,i-u'
fragment, Of the ,.-,-,4e ouc a town Hiihou
a ctntIc, the other centre without city. Di
vision is a depicting process. | have already al
luded to the hl,le German States which unde
one government would be respected and power
full. yet by division they have become proyerbia
for their insiguifcance. much mistake
south Burlington, under the influence of Of,
and pleasant associations and joint history, doe.
not stand by the interests Of the town.
Union does not admit the correctness Of tbs
statements OF the Press in the article OF Satur
day, but will notice only the following. didn'
abandon the plea Of increasing taxation -
the tax Of 80 cents on the dollar by the City
Councils an increase-but this is nothing, OF j
a dollar on a poll or two dollar on a COW An,
it is nothing TO the tax which the mistaken
working Of the system will impose upon the pco
pie whether they will or no. A respcctall,
lawyer well acquainted with the New York de.
cisions in a SIMILAR case, insists that the power
conferred by this Charter On the Mayor and
City Council, will enable them to carry out tn,
large projects therein contemplated independent
OF the apparent restrictions.
Union" in conclusion would beg to motto,
two objections TO the City Charter, which he
deems important, and which have not before
been presented.
l. The extraordinary powers conferred on the
Street Commissioners. The Garter says 'the
Street Commissioners sLall have power on CIV
ing u days notice to the parties OF the time and
place Of hearing, to assess the owners Of lands
adjoining such highways, so much OF the ex-
/ penses Of opening altering or repairing
such highways rs said Commissioners
shall judge such lands to be benefited
I thereby, which shall be a lien on such lauds but