Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1871-01-12
Letter from Boston.
BOSTON, Jan. 2, 1871

| EdltOr fUttdpU ffe3dd - 1ne Soine
out of the old and the coming in of this
new year, is the date of SO many changes
in this thickly populated community, and
where there are SO many interests OF great
magnitude, that it is impossible to men
tion more than portion of the most in
teresting.
Our old city government.-the Mayor
Aldermen and Councilmen-went out o.
Office last week and the new came into
office to-day. Wenow have Democratic
Mayor, with a majority of the Aldermen
and Council for the Republicans. There
is quite large number of cities in this
section of the State, which hold theil
elections the same day of that of this city
whose new governments are also inaugu'
rated to-day; and numerous addresses fill
the pages of papers in which the new
mayors parade the virtue of economy and
frugality-ours among the rest. Just be-
fore the election, the positions. politically
or as to parties, possible or probable re-
nominations to Office, affect the equanimi.
ty of the acting members of the different
Boards, so there is a little cessation from
voting important measures involving
much money but the occasion does not
| prevent discussion and uncommon refiee.
ton upon the matter. The election
decided, and there is the greatest
freedom of action, and display of courage,
and perhaps some temper.
Our city eouncil voted about eight hun
dred thousand dollars for various purposes
at their last meeting. Among other things
was one order and appropriation, by a
large majority, for soldiers monument,
to be placed upon the Common. This
matter had long been before the Council,
and the public. 1t is probable that the
public sentiment is in favor of the thug,
and it was probably well known to the
members, rs wei as the mayor The
possibility. too, Of the next mayor, who,
though an honorable nAan, might be
enough Of Democrat TO veto suoh mat
ter if it was to come before him, probably
hastened its passage or made it certain.
You may have forgotten that three or four
years ago an appropriations made for
/ a Soldiers Monument, and designs were
advertised for, and one accepted, and a
substantial foundation was made for it
in an appropriate place in the Common ;
| bat the foundation stones were carefully
covered up. and the whole matter al
lowed to rest The causes we're, the
amount of sausitiveness shown to the
! Democratic Iortion of the people about
the matter, and the fact that the two de-
siguers asked that the original appropria-
ton might be doubled in amount to
make their design complete. One of
these men, Mr. Bryant, being the arohi-
tect of our new CITY Hall, whose cost
greatly eye eded the original callcula-
tions. mad e..lhalTi mbers of the city gov
d ornment hesitate, and the whole matter,
by mutual consent, has remained until
this date. The recent revival OF the mat,
i ~ has brought with it u new dessgn of
another ar.1't'
New Years Day was not observed in
-. city as holiday-it never has been
"-istfnas has become mgcb CHER
nu' ~ -inss old Puritan notions, or
i'neu "1S "s" The Evangelical Con-
i@'n9r 'se,insS ~ialding more to
e'es",'on'1 on u Oues' '''iy coming
~aR-
to express them in commemorative
vices of the event the day stands for.
Early in the season the Music Hall was
engaged and used for series of Sunday
evening services of the Evangelical order,
and different ministers preaching. Last
evening Mr.. W. H H. Murray drew hun
dreds to that place, more than could find
enternpce. At the same time the fremont
Temple was filled by those the most deep
ly interested in slavery emancipation in
the Uni'e1 States, of which it was an an
niversary, one noticeable feature being
the appearance of a colored woman speak
er, 80 years old, who told something of
her experience in and out of slavery.
During the last week a fair-the Wo-
man Suffrage B4zaar-was held in the
Music Hall, which was most ordinary in
appearance and success, the receipts not
being very large, and the enthusiasm
much Less. B.