Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1883-06-29

men thirteen npmbers Including tbe
Lord Mayor. nust be present before an y
business can be done No Alderman coI,
serve the office of Lord MAYOR until he
has servel the Office of the Sheriff al
London and Mildlpsex. Jmiobt who're
speaking of the sberiffs. that in every
other county in England thev ore elected
or 'pricked' by the Lord Chancellor but
the citizens of London some three bun,
Dire years ago. by the payment of A SIM
of money, secured the right TO nominal,
and elect their own sheriff. .
"Of what class of citizens are tba Al
dermen ?"
"Well, responded the Alderman. laugh
ing, cts rather odd TO be called mon {,
give myself certificate of responsibility
but think I NAV saw we ore n nrctty de
cent BODY of men. OF course wIen ,
man is elected to an office for life hc mns
possess the confidence of fine peonle nm,
the requirements OF the position fasid,
from the fact that he receives mo salary
demand that nm Alderman shall Inc a mn,
of some means"
r,
,.,r 1919" VI ""'.rn@ INC ''y'
no" Is tlie Court OF Aldermen organ
i~e , u,;r!,,
Inc WORK Is performed manly by fou
s.tn1in8 commlttees-a committee o
privileges, committee to consider al
liatters reiatinB TO the janis OF the city,
committee ior general purposes and {
cSnamit'ee OF finance: The peculiarly
Vi .he aI,uhgeihent Is that every Alder
lsau anu .le Loru mayor are upon eacl
VI .nese committees put three Aldermen
| u IOl lie TRANSACTION
Vi .. wv business w 1 Vi uIy committee -,
| ,l1a., a. uopa .i a., vi inc Guy GO th'
e.S,,eil;' .on'lo. A.,
,ho 2T I'm Sihoraiy 'He PIoicvne o
tra,;o ~ " ;i naaerinen ID ~ the auinihl'
anI tIo VI 1880 10 utrcaov gHpiaineo
u" "i'i ~, .no uon'aoi y, .ne ponce. INC ponce
" t az Ii'y arc en.ireiy unueT the cohtfo
y, 'nI oGur' ot AiueIinen; Inc paving
hu ii I;ein8 Vi ,; s.Lte.s, lae erection
tho f ,rn;s,, ~ ;tsm;tihs oi 'Ie CITY ah'
o m a',ai, ,nt ~ mi'l wafer the sewers
m;ss ;uo" L ,"' ai0 Ion'ioiiou " com
uns,.a. h m. ae .lle commission o
'o,,i LII .i eo ~ ID COMPOSED o.
IS H. T, ", 'ne Coui. Vi Alueriich aho
,,on,,,o. 81 a. COMMON Co"hcli. nc
,,o,,,,,or "a II .uo COMMISSION must o'
TLa ,D,r,,,,;..';',, 4; 'n. y, 'lg'e pou,es
Tbo mattnr9 III -, "ppo.ntcu "i,uuaily'
norto ,i" una,, I h, enumerated are re-
io;rt rno arG' q t tao G 1oni,l''7sio, 10 th'
AMI ,ha Cnmss, y, cue oo!r, Oh hiaermei
;o;nt Ri i'. W 'ni,,ioii Cpunch' me
nvarr;1o a,,, i, VI t tJuiou, VIZ power to
o'eiiiue any actioh taken by the commis-
"What other functions or noworo ho.
long 10 tbe Court ~ Aim, i o., 'e'
"rbe members of tbe Corrt of .l1or
men are ca o1icio oovernors 81 al w.,
HOSPITALS. TIE governmant Of ,ha b'a
pitfalls is under tIe;r contrni W. lo,.,
also charge of the Citv School IN ,. hf
e ON twelve to fifteen bundraj olii'ira,
re educated. The National School RI
attends IN tha other schnnIs 'N W. Doa r.
licenses to all the Stock Excbonge and
other brokers. No broker can transact
business in the CITY nnless l;censoJ n,
lie Court ofAldermen' Then flo R Ss
corder Of Ion'lon who IA tha hioiast ot,i
cor Of the cornoration ;uJge ~ tha
rooln and VIII ia ont;t1a1 at ~,
Parliament il elected hv tho aljarn,d ~
alone Tho Cannon Sergoont nIa
comes next in rank ia elected hr ,bo Al
dermen md the Gnnrt Of Co,n,no, ' Ton ar
iii I.rti,na !. il, S'o,,or-i ,,'n,' III IN
lnDiSlntlVp hnIv for thn nj fy-
the Court Of Aldermen and tbo Cnprt 81
Common Council TLo, wa. ta,.a.i, va ".
weekly md Iiscnss onI corr,, o,,t eiI H.
Legislation needed for tbe govorn,nrt ', ns
tLeo;tv VI
The Counct,.
..v,L.; A.. o.,
N,N Ia. 10 .i,e a. iei@.Ne importance OF the
..W1am n a.. ua'' , al Sotnolilieh IT,.
per house, and the Councilmen lowe,
house. The aldermen have the power to
reject any one who is sent to their body
by ward, as was done i'll the case of Sin
John Bennett few years ago."
"And the Lord Mayor-how is he
chosen T.
che id elected by the livery OF the city
in Common Hall. None but the livery
can vote for him.
"What il, or who are, the livery? ."
"The livery consists of members of the
various guilds of the city. who have priv.
ileges granted to them from time i'm mem.
orial. There are about seventy-two Of
these guilds still existing i'll London. In
the early history of the city they repre-
scented trade, and now they are hon ora
~ rather than actual. 1t is deemed an
honor to be elected Il member of a guild
and although they go by the names of diff
ferent trades it is not necessary that the
members should ever have had the least
knowledge of the trade which their guild
represents. For instance, have served
master for two years OF the Broiderers,
or Embroiderers Guild, and have lust
been elected for third term. but | don't
know anything at all about embroidery. "
' Ho'" N"'or'
Does tue livery DOM nominate and