The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1867-02-15

REQUIRED more police either from the oharse-
ter OF its population, or the excess In numbers
of that populstion, Biidef6rd contains up
ward, Of 5000 moro population than saco, and
the area TO be policed Is one third greater. The
police force OF the city is no larger than would
be required, we're IL town. and no larger than
S&eo vouii nov require, were It's population
a. large as ours. Unless the Deaocrat brings
different Arguments than this against accept
ing the charter. Il viii, s u has, make itself
ridiculous by opposing u.
Again. the DemOerat Tugs into its argument
q comparison OF the cost " collecting taxr-.
and leaves the reader 10 infer because II
cost US more To collect all our taxes than u
Did Saco. that = city costs more than town.!
Why. man alive, our State valuation Is over
one million and q half dollars mor- than Sseo.
az course the amount paid for collecting our
taxes, being q percentage Of the whole, tne
same rs Il Is In Slco, must De propotuonany
larger as the valuation Is larger. As far As
salaries are concernei we pay only 800 that
town is no, obliged 20 pay either as . salary or
as |, per diem; 500 - that sun is to the May
or. the remainder to the elcrk Of the common
council.
THIS Only comparison that can be made be-
tween the two places 10 show the expenses OF
both, is the difference IN the rate OF taxation.
nat r1tc " OulN NH cttts u ~
lars more than II Is In Saco!l What Is the con-
dition Of things, One dollar ON the streets in
5000 will go farther than ten dollars ON the
streets In this city, owing 90 the geological
formation Of the two places. Again, &c have
awards OF two anil three-q uarters miles OF
public sewerage, secarely built With stone,
brick aud cesseot. While Saco has not over
twenty rods % public sessr<ge OF any AM,
We might compare the puble buildings, school
houses ami cost Of our lsrgcr usmber OF schools
o. show Why our expenses should be larger.
Nov. AMER these considerations, consider the
unieniable fact that thousands OF dollars are
annu,lly slusndered by our prodigsl and ex-
trsysgsnt city government, and u will be
manifest that really and economically our ex.
peuses shoull he Lxss than those oi Sleo, not
wlthstsndug our many aud endurAole i'm
proyemenis.
Our reAsou in writing the above Is not 10
influence the vote Of any citizen Of S>co upon
the pending question at next Mondays cleo
ton, but to vindicate our city charter. And,
90 SUN up the whole argument, VIC state what
We can prove, aud the statement will be en-
dor-ei by every one Of our authorities. that
our uunieipsl expenses are not necessarily one
cent more than they would DO under town,
form VI government. IS
KtrrsRr NAVY Var, Feb. ~, tse7.
Ma. EDtroR,-Daniel Mccarthy was killed on
faturuNy iaV ~ t"u-titutou. Wuti' 's~-s'us
r"cks, no vas trying 10 Withdraw tho charge
Levi GARLAND vas Also seriously injured, anil
feared he will lose his eyeslsht: Tho payroll ior
tho month of Dec amounted TO teSHoI and for
Jan. u amounted To tl ,Sl -. Ia Dec, there we're
employed about ilOo men, bat In Jan. only about
Az we're employed. By the purchase OF SesSyt
Island the Government has At It's option . large
number of dwelling houses, which ars isst be'nS
disyssed " u Cheers of tho yard, including civil
oftosrs and drza ghtsmea. A feS Of tho buildings
nre occupied by mechanics. The U steamer
Pawnee. that sailed from this port ah"at three
weeks ago, has arrived In Nes York. undergoing
repairs, and will receive her hnAl oatht John
ilOSell for . long time quArtormaster In the ma
cbiuists' department. where he constructed slide
valve add received patent for H. has sold cut one
half his interest to Messra Canbeli, whittier
Co. Of ROxhury, Mas, for tio,n9 The seih uere
runs In rsrssmouth froa 90 CO.. o'clock. Tuesday,
ant nsss Displayed hom the principal streets and
Goyernmsnt buildings, In honor OF Preshient Tin
coins birthday. uosAriVs'
BLiSDSESs, DEArSxss AND CArARRH: DIR. Car
penter IA now engaged m active practice At the
Biddeford House. Daring hts visit at Portland, 81
great . number of persDns deferred eonsuitss
him until the lltLsr part ot hts STAY, thaS aAay
were unable t0 500 him, his time being ially occu-
pied. Those desirOvs OF consulting him In bidde-
ford, sAoud do 80 az once, rs he return, TO Port
land March ist, is6-. SEQ advertisement In this
paper
Re.. Mr.. cressey, OF the Congregational church
Mt Buxton Centre. died last Tuesday morning.
Mr.. Cressey was man greatly beloved and very
highly esteemed by the entire community.