Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1880-02-13

tourney Win n multlluue Ol ROOu Wishes f.,
their prosperity and happiness.
The following is the list of letters renal,
ing at the post office in this village, Feb y
Iadies.-Niiss B c. Boutwell,, Ella Ron,
we'll, Lizzie Blanchard Mrs. Afie Dallu.
Mrs T. f. Deming, Johanna Griffin Nlr
NJ NJ. Graves, Esther W. Geddes, Mrs Franz
Higley, Mary Hinckley (2), Minnie Tyler
Miss f. ID. Wheeler.
Gents-E. G. Belden, II. F. Brown. ",
Blood, o. z. Baston, W. f. Bennett, L W
Davis. W. Il. Ellis, Geo. W. Franklin 0 T
Gates, H. w. Haynes, Joseph Harvey, War
rem A. Hescock, A. w. Miller, John McCrre
Thomas Manning Carlton W. Sager. l.. q
Thayer, William Wright.
Miscellaneous l.. Pierce & Co.
Mr. EAroN's LECTURE.
The lecture by Hon. Dorman i. Eato,
in the citizens course, last Thursday evening
was a clear and careful statement Of the prip.
ciples of civil service reform, with an earnest
argument in favor of their adoption as rule.
TO govern in tho administrative policy Of Gu,
government Opening with definition Of
the two systems-the Spoils system on III.
one hand, and the Merit system on the other
in which the highest and the lowest element.
! in our political system are contending for he
mastery-ATr. Eaton referred briefly to The
fact that corrupt practices find their congenial
soil in great masses of people, as in New
York city, but instanced the late infamous
proceedings in Maine as showing what devel.
opments are possible even in New England
as q legitimate outgrowth of the spoils doc.
trne. without entering into details of Eng
ish history in the matter of the reform Of The
civil service-a work which has been so care.
fully done by Mr.. Eaton in his recently pub.
lished book-some references to the experience
of England were made by way of comparison
and then, touching the history of our Amer
can politics, the speaker showed how, under
Washington and his immediate successors in
the presidential Office, no removals except for
cause were made, and how this principle was
the rule until the Jackson administration
came in, when under the pernicious and de.
moralizing doctrine, ito the victors belong
the spoils, 1000 removals were made. more
than 20 times as many as had been made IN.
der all previous administrations The vital
principle in political morality, that Office is
not prize, reward for partisan service rem.
as a service, not TO a party but for the whole
people, was impressively laid down and
dwelt upon with the warmth and urgency
which Mr. Eaton has come to feel in the sub.
ject during his years of devotion to its study
Dropping his notes at the last, Mr.. Eaton
spoke extempore for few moments, describ-
ing this matter of the reform Of the civil ser
vice as the most important one now before
the American people, and we believe, leaving
with hisaudience, as he closed, greater sense
of the magnitude and importance of the sub.
ject than they have ever before felt The
style of the discourse was simple and digni.
fed, the expression elegant, and the reason
ing close and connected throughout.
THE VILLAGE MEETING.
There was a very full attendance at the
village meeting last Friday evening. the OBJ
ject of which was to hear the report of the
bailfs aud chief engineer on the question of
the better protection of certain portions of
the village from FIRE, and to see what action
the village would take in regard to the loca-
tion OF Its IRE apparatus. on the first named
question DR.. Gale, chairman of the board of
bailias, reported that, after carefully looking
into the matter of purchasing large size
chemical fire annihilator for use on Cemetery
hill, they had deemed it inadvisable to recon-
mend such purchase, for the reason first
that such an apparatus was liable to freeze
and thus be ruined in this climate and. sec
ond, that if one of these machines was pro
vided for Cemetery hill, it was certain that
Esteyville and Western avenue would inme-
dIately claim their right to be protected in the
sane Danner. The expense involved for Ina-
chimes would be upward of $1,000, to say
nothing of houses for their accommodation.
mud such an expenditure was not believed to
be wise for the village. This report was ac-
cepted and adopted. In disposing of this
first article in the warrant the second one,
in regard to the location of fire engines, was
partially discussed, Chief Engineer Wales
having in addressing the meeting, stated that
IN December last he was given to understand
by Mr. Green, for the bailifs, that the LailiTs
favored the exchange of places by hand en-
Slnes Nos. aud 4. Afterward, when he had
ieeided to make the exchange, Mr.. Wales
aid he was told by Mr.. Green that the bal
IDS would take no action, and that the board
held thathe alone, as chief engineer, had author
ty in the matter. Mr.. Wales said he had de-
'ded on the exchange of places by the ma
'hines named because he thought the inter
'sts of the property holders required the ae-
ion. The bailiffs held that the No. C compa-
~, living mostly on the north side of the
'rook, could reach fire on Cemetery hill as
quickly with their machine in the brick en-
zine house rs they could with it in the No.
louse. This, he said, could not be So for.
No. company once got into the street
With their big, heavy machine no other COM
ANY could get by them, and he, for one,
you'd never order one company out of the
DAD 10 let rival company go by. At the
lose OF the chief engineers remarks DR. Gale
nd MIR. Green both replied, fatty contradict
ng his statement of the case.
The matter being before the meeting for
discussion, statements from the foremen of
los and No. were called for. Mr.. Hines
or No. 4, said that, while his company had
ways obeyed the orders of their superiors.
hey were pleased with the exchange to bet
CT quarters, and were not anxious to 90 back
cross the brook Mr.. Long for No. G, said
nat II was not true that his company had dis
anded' but that they did not think the chief
ngineer's action, in attempting to take them
ut OF their old comfortable quarters, and put
hem in the No. building just one, and
ley did not propose to submit to it. Re-
iarks were made by several gentlemen,
monR them Mr.. Henry Smith, who depre,
ated the unnecessary stirring up of jealousy
I'd Ill feeling in the department, and severe
denounced Mr.. Wales for having stated
nat he would not order heavy machine out
the way to let lighter one go by to save
burning building.
The question as 10 ,rhn hns 49,.