The sun., 1873-04-22

RDprSON cnu 60 through a tile ~ ON rial pa
pers faster than any man ever saw. Ics and
hc can go through the peoples money nster
than any other man. Even Boss TwtLu never
was ha so fast.
The prospect Of the annexation OF Nor
rsania. West Farms, and kingshridre to New
York is Frightening. Annexation. which has no
opposition IN Albany, will be hailed with satis-
faction hv majority of the substantial citizens
Of these towns The only con. idcraile OPP
position comes from the town officers and
their patrons. who very naturally conjecture
that with annexation their occupation will be
gone. The local governments OF Morrlsania and
West Farms have been VIGOROUSLY incompetent
and unsatisfactory to the taxpayers for several
years. The taxes have annually Increased, while
Improvements have decreased. The grading
and opening " streets have cost tie towns
double the amount necessary, because con rae.
tors say that In giving the contracts the author-
ties demanded n diyvy. The engineering,
especially In Morlisania, has been bunglingly
performed, and in seven ont Of ten eases the
grades and lines have been changed after the
work was begun. Houses have been moved and
lines staked out, and after the lapse of several
months a blundcr has been discovered, and the
houses have been subjected to another removal.
Streets have been filled and the work paid for,
and then In opening other streets 1t has come to
lght that the worked streets were too high, too
low, too narrow, or too wide, and nearly as much
money has been spent In correcting the en-
gineer's blunder, or the authorities mslfeas-
ance, AZ the work originally cost In front Of
HUErFnIs brewery, In Morrlsanla, there Ia a
hump-bNked mound, built there two years ago
for street. A new survey reveals the necessity
for It's removal Back Of the Town Hall n side
I.t NNuul 4. .t,f
nue. form junction with the Boston road Two
or three houses were moved. After their re-
moyal To the line given the owners were in
formed that they must get back further,
They did not do this and the new line wa, cut
down within two feet Of the door steps. The
houses are now in danger ~ falling into the
street ten or twelve feet below boy the ca,ing Goa
Of the bank, which has not been protected. IL
they fall the town will be sued for damages.
The grading Of st AIMS avenue and Il Willis
aveuUc was another outrageous fraud un the
taxpayers. one was notched more Ike ru.l
fence than like an avenue, and the other Was
partly rird in with SHOW and Ice instead of
earth. The opening of these streets has Leue-
L',d NO one bu. the officials aud the cOutr4c-
tors. There are NJ fire department, uo water
w'res. and ne police worth mcntiouins. The
hremcn are volunteers, and, like all volunteer,
Tie only water works are pumps and wind
lasses. There are IN Morr'-ana only twenty
u,hccmcn. They have no cnco ..racero.t t. Go
their dUiy. They ate not kept during good Le-
haN,,r, but during the pleasure f the Trustees,
aul 10 H. ihlr,.scd GA every policeman. from
the captain down, that hc must p'o.s' the
Trustees. several uf TIE best o1loct-, iu !uGiu-
t1ut. hLLLEIr have res -ncd rather tim r-n
tLeri-k " nrrcs Ting some drunken rue'3a friend
~ al. Trustees. Annexation VIII place Not-
rsaua ui Ger tL' rule Of locust clubs. which is
the onl, real law thnt can ne effective there at
present. IL viii abolish the noisy -thyu o.;
local government. 1t will give tie Ieoplc good
water and Tire department tat VIII keep
sober aud pat an end to ballot h'A stuG'u- oud
election riots. Ia short, the wloic mac. .,ucry
OF local .winliug will uc sqa,l..cl. uuI tAc
lover part Il Wc-t,hester county redeemed.
The necessity Of employing track walk
eys on railroads T. foici'h .u--,-'cd o., t.r
sh.yoluE disaster 40 lt..t.. .nd switch ou -atur-
day. one uaus exclusive att,itiou iu wat. .hlus
uis iH,i-uiG,ant bridge can scarcely Lc eAacttd.
/ There are hundreds II such bridges on all rail-
roads. But there Is no excuse for tho absence
of track walkers, whose business 1t j. ON all
well-rcEulated railroads to inspect every yard
oi road al least every hour, oftener In case Of
threatened u"uus' II Is unsafe 10 Tde oh any
, railroad where the company b, too parslu on.ou-
I. hook after the safety Of It's traD i.
u ha' h''h suggested IA view ot th'
Almost untrrins precision with which tie head
"i the weather bureau predicts the condition
| oi the atmosphere in widely separate localities
Hnm ten 10 t"thl\-l"ur huuls ahead that the
/ lit-!dihs genus oi ihht department. known ~
/ On PROBABILITIES or Old fhoB' should b,
| itchristehed' ana hereafter designated las Cilt
! IAlNrN' young or Old III the option OF those
! N"p are '"'I'd upon l" name hln' IN
B o'uu'eHN' "heh me system 81 "hr''Nht'"h'
ana slSb"IS Is thoroughly "rHnhl(ed aut
| eA'eudeu over lhe world tue dement's now de
! rheu rom the premohl'"hs "l the weather
/ Once W'lI DE increased tchiold' Information IL
+ regard II coming storms Will be valuable alik'
| 10 those whose hu-'n,s, Is pursued nn the water
| ana ON the land. ohirna- ieis VIII y, able T.
f,rn,r. ..,, inov tl,ir .ro44 and ,.r,tI, .ri,..t
p.ncth ci.ttin., thereof without d.uft. ..r,ra.
. idotinu Ia >i.v. nf tIa-, fa.t- 10 t.,.. ....
and character of OLD PDocNul.lit-. Al. he IL
! now termed, might not be uuiutcro- ting. IN,
/ gentleman 500 de- 'Mptcd o. an ,Ni 'cr # ~. reg