, 1879-07-02
GOVERNMENT OF LONDON.

w GANu1GNl J. VG AVAHDVA's
compla1ut. of l1Is1, Tnxes, Bad 0ns, BAD
Water, t,Erty Streets. md roor Firc-no-
parttnent-lssfprm In municipal AdnIns-
trAtLon Demnuued.
ksnfon Tfme,, Jant Is.
the House nf Commons Ind yesterday to listen
to ono OF the cries OF d!scontent which periodic
ully 70 up from ths 10000 Inhabitants Of
this great citr. The ]ntest complaint, II truc,
is very terrible, and It Is strange that every
una Is so calm after MIR. Baltic Cochraucs lolor-
Gus tnlc. lie has surveyed London east, west,
north. u,l,l south, and he has found nothing
pleasing to the eye. From Dan to BceTealcba.
from Hampstead TO Brixton, 1t Is oil barren.
Tho government VI London Is without form or
urlcr. 1t is parcclcd out among multitude
OF pstty authorities, who prey upon the 1ate-
pnyers like fculal Darops Of old. Wo
pay much too dearly for everything
Which they give US, and most Of the
work w!ltc., thcy do Is not well done. Tho
gas companies charge cxorhitant sums Tor light
Ing. Tl,cfc Ia no adequate machinery to pre-
vent or put out fires. The vcstrtes anu district
ooar1ls do not keep The streets cican or water
them often enough. They arc far too parsltno-
nIous In regard to sanitary matters, and they
aro grossly extravngaut In providing costly
,unclcuus and dinners for finance ansl nsecss-
mcut committees. Mr.. Bal.e- Cochrnne and
Sir. iiankey, who supported his motion Tor .
Hetrrt Committee to inquire Into tie powers os
ycstrles anil tic administration OF tile 1unda at
their dlsposal, had rather loose and crude itlcns
rs to what was wrong; indeed, It plninly up
praycd that they were not ut one on The subject.
| But the upshot Of the 1eseutods o1 oot'l was
tile conclusion, to which the lattcr gave tcsse
| pxpTcssion, that "tile general management "
| ft,. METROPOLIS WAS abomtnabtc-" It WAS said
list night With perfect truth b. the former
that Hapy eminent statesmen had tllfetsed tlle'r
| attention to the itnproYc'fent 0! thy gossrn-
mcnt of London: hut VIC sracecly think that
| tnt ardent, dlscursivc remarks oi ine mover
n,l hts yhtef supporters last night VIII DO n,1.l
IL accelerate the coming q rsior ir eS'st
not, OF COURSE, tl,u last w"s1s OF LEGISLATION
On tnr subject: but no substantial, sleurly e.,.'
rnIyc.l Improvement uta'n .li!r eemsanu " wy
IA not unfairly incutnbe.,t upon ono WIN Ac.
| tlorr, the czistence of confusion 10 siloT tEhs
be h,s n dst!pct ftira of new ofcnn1zal'ons
and tllIs wns tust what was missed III t'le dcsu
toIy tails nt list night. The mover suppea
rntier ptn,e.tly fsom snbjcrt to subject. ho
scaTculy tnok tEetrnnhte tul consistent; asli so
the louso hcasd " ;, .am.' =,
rms utl,i watcr, with which thty hayo nothing 70
Ju. mud listened To suggestions. intcrpoiateu
III un appeal t"r esokon1J. VIII 's5pest 70 ,,3 tn9
mind. which would seriously add to ttie local
,xrmut1tt,trc. 1t Is, periapa. never lost time
tor the House OF Con!n9ss TO uevets sew
hours to the lssnsslo' o' aiMa ,s S"rs nsccnt u e so
"frct wh,rs, Gun b. rrtnedicd IL sure to be dts.
rnrrrci: u.ni s,r tntns! Of tue co1s4try e ut all
sact to consider T. ns,ss .rnss, T2ca se ns sn
rambling talN about iht tllol lteoM'qse NJ o. LUG
dus,tuan and te luxury III festrY laneheona
vii DO little to adyance the d!senas'oa' any y
cause to scek IN t1iake the vcstfies rcspottinlc
inr cys With which they have ~ little to DO A.
.. | tiwy l,uyu with thu wet summer. -..,,.
. Tbrrc IL no question that tue expenditure ot
tnr metropolis as scriously ipcfeascl especially
, lnrei cnyefnu,rut III 1850. This wns the greas
nuru to be drs'nced from Mi Iosscns ! ~ Me,'
Iis sh,xrd that the metropolitan enaites or
Mit.iilrscx and Surrey. while ttley exn'oea . an
unusual inrrcaao IN hn saeaole value, o. prep y,
! trsasr IN ti1c nnount Ut rates leyIcd within
+ ihrn1. Alr. SrlatcI. Baoth mentioned last neht
, ti,nf ihn net increase Of the expenditure slace
1872 bs thc yestres - Lo9o"a a shnt Ms ta rs,eabje
: millions IurIng the eaua decade. bas tness y -
figures do 20. I'll :s at T3le ne s.0ty ry1ocpdturs
: ! ~. ~ arrat capttal-much of which Is,
= str,ctlv Speaking, Dot for local, but imperial OBJ
Il jeet1-shoull increase: There y po Son9n at1.
= ar rrea. Empire Tie preliminary question mn uuss "
= s,Tays be Whether the public Is badly sfrycd by
n Tic many local bodies which have te privilege M
OF mulctng It. No" no aoaps ~ .nva n M whIrh
i | I.un,lou could ps mnde moro pleasaut A'la
d far nlore beautiful city than It u. ~ 10 noi 91
10 tint mud Is lett to lie III cur Sstsesa sn" @ va
~ y, srrous shortcomings than these; but can ti'tJ
~ ~ H.. ,u"de woNl without fresh e1pendisurct hea
~ streets piereinE densclynhao!ted un.n, Mstt1sts
PARKS which would a,n3,.. ss.ya ~ 1hu tymoys r. y
~ :. hutiilucp which, are oyesorca, ana ars
sonstssa w;nSqi' n9Ii 5s 55sEnFs xo,s 70 viii ia!
saFy ynossffi sSs1Ss' AMI Io" eoehtcned manlepallt
u u s,.5d Undertake. But they would involve
~ ~ WAT cost. They would mnko Loudon 90 excel
v. lent city for tls slsh ana p!aeS T., ~ 3nIt "a1s
II miss Ut p,eset multitude Of the ia1u'tss a'.
Il soma Of tlls necea4artes Of civic lltc bu., y
thu whole few OF tbs great essesltla1s u uns
re sc " 'ais sSssy pSS psske esop'o
~ ts ,Iss Of force aid With llttlo intcrtofrnce
ay repcstc Eten thy vestries DO ts.f W wos! y
10 to!saols tash!o ,sy lnea atss oFs ofese % %ehir
g. whsu tfay art in tllv spirit Of Dir. Baillle
IL, farhrnnrs advice anl Increase theis actlyltJ
ha MI Iaaksys cure for as ptcse.oa n1y !" b
~ Ia The establishment of ccntFa! oooM ~ =, ~
placeI over the yeetries, ah'f 70 no a1nso' ,.t'
hs prssu1ac With far larger powers thah f's t. !.
til sropoiltan Doard Of Works possessea ts NTH. n
stranss nr 'Gu ,e exus1!eaca acquired su
oi lB would lead ono to o. 'aagn'e n,ay us - NJ,
d. realizing Of thle hope Ihe yss.sss .aS y,"s
ter contsit sufficient element OF nefsons n.v rou
MI minds arc set UPON RI Il not trec,
nut tain too tE9hf ~ euns "ssarf. r,nnectcu VII
'tT W YET cl!cu'tous'3. - ..a.,.,nna in tlr Lpea
ch- tbs parishes. ani tae ~, .nn5s.fnn Of eyll.
sr ~. III nav Ls totally inadequate But u
OF n'lreasonabis ~ aunA ~ whfrh would be II
lan !p4l Doo}, us9 Eu1u .tr,1 xniId bo ally NOR
not moved 1!oEa !oca' s" -, m viu. or takny OYe
her xcnious fpf fsohou! .saIcs,rcn whosa pTodIgn
nh- new sIeeaks tHHu S,s ,,,. RI pxccrutiuu, TT
M ty was i44t ale hsia NHo,siea,us Of extraYa
lan uEobabHs3 70 Gaas .orsI s vida And, unlnt
ltu kns'eo Ho4lA W tJ.stIon whb:li uppllth t
nts tuHateli, tas 10 ~ Sir,i Yrform Trcfacct
ned most proposah =! nhSms cstnaYa.sngr, t!f
ner by blttet Iii Iii. fhe,n ihr hctd3 VI t
Ur Ecnsf1lIY tou$A'3 ""N'
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