The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1884-09-21
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se~fai PssSsrAsi Inss a~A DeNss.
LONDON, Aug. 2B.-lTho municipal govern.
ment Of London to-day is a muddls. Tho en-.
broilmcnt is beyond comparison. the entangle-
ment above conception. Tho authorities arc
a. numerous az tho posterity promised to
Abraham.
Just now we are suffering from m epidemic
Of srrai-pox. and threatened with an inva-
sion Of cholera There arc no less than
seventy different authorities a. regards
Infectious diseases. AZ. fortunately. there
arc not so many infectious diseases. II
would give about dozen authorities apiece
for each disease This. however. does not In
eude tho whole list Of tho powers that DO on
matters sanitary. for there are. moreover. 90
distinct bodies In connection with tenement
Boards and several Comm ssionors Of Sewers
for the, City, Cemetery. How can any one
unity OF administration
ISisi,ssd the other day friend ot mine LYING
answering, summons Of the parish. had just
been marched e spd yacci1atsd By the parish
nEsn against the epds%s ss n %srsc
bone. another parish Of London. but our au-
have not Thought yet o. Protesting rs thus. II
ono district Of the capital you will distinctly
anahor 1ou breaso q shs anb snl
vh!ffs OF the drains.
: q. mS%Iisnlie,sy and sSsmpsxy 2,
most important. not by the population. but BY
its antiquity and Influence OF the municirali-
Il iii IS also the one whose worE is best done. Il
the Court OF Common Council. and the Court
wards. The. freemen OF the verbs elect, each
in their ward certain number OF yearly Coun:
Gouncm men and aS Aidermen Tor popaia, ION
Of loss Than lou. 900 souls. living In one square
mile which Is AZ delegates more than contain
These municiraI autnortles 81 are ADVISED Snd
sIsrks and other Officials. TslSstan,i YIN. make
the remark. because II would be impossible to
IN bed yn :. YIN dnSS s Sars sps
An overwhelming number oil then. aud this is
not unimportant. namely. that the city would
should It not provide those In its employ with
the highest existing scale OF salaries. Thus
Lord Mayor being tho first mssistrnto Of the the
CITY although generally as unacuuainted with
law as q prima donna. has to be prompted by
there j. g Town Clerk with $4,000, . Recorier
Solicitor With ssSoo Src5iteet and s sa
esP sh Sh f f sS.. end Suy Ne g. RI Iss
last named personages. there is no anportioned
ileI who could not and would not undertake
tenth part OF their joint salaries.
,h II would BE- Nom and prottans 70 remark on
psr q oharsains IninisterIns " to the Lord Lord
Mayors and Sheril's religious duties and their
real function. which principally consists In Of
with sympathy Of that heroic oiIicial. the
ing nnIsr eomped Wesss 81 hs inrry
attire and medieval glaive No doubt. also. It
Y but right to repress one's gayety, when speak
paliroy in the midst Of his queer retinns Of
to our matter fact age Is It not an IN
ans sna sriyolyf There is
already much improved: why not give Gnal
just before the formation Of the three city
IF. 70 az
tsins the Royal Exchange and the s,osS e x:
The sen n sn
sdoring mother living IN abup4anoe could not
the countryin charming hamst some dis
lance from London. To look after him alone,
this fortunate unfortunate one had . full Board
something should happen TO the beggar.
expected series OF years the s. Bartholomew
the Greats panper Kept in wonderful health.
and could express his acknowledgements
Of their kindnesses to the. Guardians. one
Of whose great annual holidays 1t was to
Jared we'll. Aiasl one day the happy wretch
Died. The shock this sad intelligence gave to
Gus STAFF Is unutterabe. What was to become
Of them gil Could anything more disastrous
be coneeiyed2 Their parish had no longer any
pauper. Now, according to the then law such
parish was liable to be Joined to another one.
at once to discover another destitute parlsh-
Toner; All set to work. Tho queer hunters
would grant themselves no rest. but fates were
hostile. The goal. however. was worthy Of a
supreme effort. and one morning the town was
apprised that tho Guardians OF st. Bartholo-
Mew were advertising for pauper.
Things have certainly Improved since in
those quarters. Why not apply the same spirit
Of reform In other ones. too. and amend, at
least. II not raze2