Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1882-11-03


TO highway surveyors" The highway sur.
veyors must keep the travelled track OF high
ways OF sufficient width to enable carriages
and loaded teams TO pass each other without
danger Of cplliding, under penalty OF $50.
BY Mr.. Walker, of Peru, II. 1853, "detiu-
ing voters in town meetings. Male citizens
residing in II town may vote in any town
meeting in such town If his list was taken In
any town in this State the preceding April
Mr. BissriI's Dog Law Passed
The bill introduced by Mr.. Bs.cll, of Shore
ham, making the tax on male dogs one dollar
and on females four dollars, ii paid annually
on or before May 10Th, and two dollars and
four dollars respectively il paid afterwards,
and making all puppies dogs for the purposes
OF taxation, was passed by the House. this
forenoon, by yea and nay vote of ,0S to rs.
The bill is good one, only the tax on male
dogs is too low, Mr.. Blsscll made it two
and three dollars, lclicvc, in the original
bill hut II was cut down.
Bili. Passed.
Mr. Robcris's bill III. SO repeating the law
making the exhibition OF tragedy or
comedy penal offence has passed
both houses. 81 has Senator Id 8 bill amend.
ing the form Of procedure in prosecutions
for maintaining liquor nuisanccs.
special order. for to.day.
In the House at eleven q. m, $. Az, An
act 10 pay the Ruland county bank the sum
therein named 1910. a. expenses incurred
by the bank In the pursuit aud arrest OF its
defaulting teller, William c. Brown $. 81,
" An act relating to the study of physiology
a nd hyntppn in ptli,lir aolnnlc'' ut h.
past two, p. m. Ii, i;2'" An act relating to
exemptions from attachment and levy of
execution"
The Town system OF schools.
The third publ hearing on Senator How
ards bill for the adoption OF the town system
of schools was had in the large committee
room on Tuesday evening. Rev. A. d. Bar
her appeared before them. not. he said as
the advocate of any system, but in the inter-
cst OF I'D schools. The reverend gentleman
had evident lcaniugs towards some sort of
district system, but The illustrations drawn
from his ,Xp,rcnCc ia Vermont schools
where the town authority had been invoked
TO straish,en cut districts and compel them
to build good sCh"O,- houses and hire good
teachcis Was quite rs strong an argument as
the town system could have in its favor, aud
seems To have been 50 considered by the
friends Of the later system. Mr.. Barber
was questioned at considerable length by the
committee.
Mr.. Gushing OF Hartford was called out as
the |, representative Of II town which had uu-
usually good district schools. Mr. Gushing
warmly advocated the town system US Afford
my efficient school management All cqualiza-
ton OF taxes for school PURPOSES. and aifJrding
to the pupils as ghOdadvantagc, las are eu.
joycd by the wealthy. He gave instances of the
unequal aud unjust working OF the district
system US to taxes where one district Of great
wealth levied Il sch Iol laN of five to ten
cents but got the advantages of the good
schools in an adjoining district whrre the Lax
was seventy cents \ committee had been
appointed IN his towa at the last March m,cl.
ing to investigate the workings of the system
and he had no doati that at the next meeting
the town system would b. adopted.
a. w. Edison, principal of Randolph Nor
nal school, gave strong testimony in favor OF
the town sys en-. He was familiar with Tia,
schools in Waitsiicld, where the town system
was In force, aud thought there were Nc
better schools IN the State. Under this sys
tenn, the directors chosen usually six in NUN
Der, were picked from among the best men
in the town. They were vastly higher
class Of men than the prudential committees
hold their offices fer cons, cutivc years anC
are more independent and conscien
tious IN hiring teachers The office
of prudential committee is rotated
round among the voters OF the district
In fact, II Is the only putiic office most Of the
voters will be likely to hold and the distinc
lion is kent poinU from man to man. The
prudential committee rarely holds office more
than one wear. and usually makes The mos,
of II Ly hiring some friend or relative win
more regard TO some personal favor or adyant.
age than fitness 10 teach. Such abuses wrr,
practically iunossih,c under tnrtuwn system
Ia The nature of things Prudential commit.
tees frequently sent Il linn fer teachers. Tn,
essential stimulation with Them AS n Who'll,
WINS cheapness fitness 10 teach bcinp n 5, q.
ondnry Consideration He Ind ;us, r, c.ived
an application for . T., ,ch,r a, 80 "A week
and hoard around" lie beli.v,d IN, neo.
pie would chctrfully ucccp, the town sys.
ten. II would end grca, source Of trouble
If 1t were made the system of the State
Local option would never succeed. II d
town adopted the system nov, the minority
knowing they will have another opportunity
t. test the question, keep things stirred up
make an effort to croa'c and keep up dissat.
isfaction. II the system w,rc made obliga
tory, this difficulty would disappear. He did
not think the system would work equally
well in every town hut in all towns would
work far better than the district system.
DR. Butler, ~ Essex, heartily endorsed al
that had beea said in favor Of the town
system. He had s, en- the practical working
OF the ystem and was enthusiastic lily in it,
favor. The district system has decayed. Ii
is thing Of the mast lie conceded the full
force Of all that had hccn said in favor of the
town system aud sincerely hoped the com
n,ttcc would report the hiIl before il. Thu
town Of Essex had better schools under thl.
system and he believed would readop, til,
system. The speakers did no, regard the
passage of the bill as nuy more r.volutionar,
Than the ,aA law of two wears uyo They be
licycd il udoptpd. il would become n,