Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1871-05-19

Ner-0nt is Just commencing It's trials ci-an.
trials uuder-a town scloo. system. Lsst ia.
the Legissrure passed sn SET Authorizing towns
IL their Errlur meetings, 90 adopt the town sys
ten end sbolEh the district system cry Jew
towns svaleI themselves Of this privilege. ID
these Essez and Corlntl. ct spec.a- meeting
held since. have voted 90 resClnl the i0rme
vote TheIr right 70 resciud ths- vote is d0u1r
ed The lawyers disagree ca the question
whether the districts were abolished by the mrs
vote. District meetings were lot held on then
appointed time, and their organization is broker
Up II Essex. the elected Town Committee VII
disregard the second vote. an assess sch0o
tax, As the extraordinary law under which they
were elected authorizes them 70 O.. The colleC-
ton Of the tax vii undoubtedly be legally re-
sisted. In Corinth, the committee are reported
to be equally divided on the question Of acting.
In each case krotty questions are raised for tie
courts 90 settle, but il Will take two or three
years before q settlement can be reached. There
CAL be DO legislative relief, a. the Stste has
adopted the system CT biennial sessions. An this
Is the CO yea The voters Of those towns see
before then costly lawsuits. with uncertain
results, and poor prospects FOR their schools
But their example vii deter other towns from
hasty action and sudden changes of mind, an
their experience in the courts viii furnish pre-
oedonts Tor the guidance Of their neighb0rs-
Boston Trare.icr.
This Is d curious medley of errors. In
stead Of the RICH, 70 rescind being doubt
ei, 80 it would be more correct 20 say that the
right to re>cind is almost universally de-
MED. In Essex dozen or So voters Assem-
bied one Gay and voted To rescind The
mass of the voters, paid no attention to that
actiou,-nat even troubling themselves TO g
and vote against resembling. The vote TO re-
send wac. and is generally regarded as
wholly nusaJory and 1t has made 10 more
difference with the action o. the town direc-
tors, CT OF The districts, than if II had never
been taken Lawyers can disagree on al
most any question when paid 10 Do So but
We have never heard Of lawyer that was
willing TO maintain that a subsequent special
meeting cOuld upset action Of the regular
March Meeting, which III It's nature is final,
such ar election Of oficers. school directors.
&c. The Town Committee, If by that
phrase the elected Board OF School Directors
is meant Essex. have not assessed any
school tax; nor does the law authorize them
TO assess any, Of course there will be no
resistance oi any such tax. Il any legislative
relief Is needed, it can probably be Obtained
next fall as, though the Stase has adopted
the biennial system. there is every prospect
of special session Of the Legislature in the
fall of tins year. We have heard Of no knottv
questions raised for the courts to settle-and
Of no prospect Of lawsuits, costly" OF 9th
orwise, growing ont of school matters. The
- prospects for the schools were never bet
ter than NOW, in tire towns which adorte5
the town system. In short. there is blup-
der in almost every sentence Of the above
paragraph. Where, pray, did the Traveller
get its information?