New-York tribune., 1884-12-14
NEW ENGLAND CENTRES.
HARTFORD.
o..,rrp - QUESTIONS = COURTS = TEXT
ChAn' RnnKS


ChA" BOOKS.
..o.. - nrrtsioStt coRnEsroSbtSr or rir rrihrSf rr
ifrr!o'Nhss.,.,, ro,in Dec i3.--Thc city Counch
bN"i III. .,i .ts r.tt Att0tney % arpiy 20 inc
has ii.l M, tsse,,,bS fot new charter wheh MI
teln'e,as,s ne tbwu and city rcveriitrentS ih MS
tonSt. ..4 ,reasrte u was started tont years years
tnO' IA issllisinte cate ehatttt wiich WIS 20
Hsoass e,s.s.fe y arrteeet ei bt fnHlor''' ,M1' M
teeemc .a.s ~ nsfiletil tHt the it5h'r tHiet
~ thr b. . eeasliefatie MaiNtits: lhtf~
" sr''s nat tiMe, heRsFef. MaNf ttRnArFs
N-'r ~ ,r,,ost ths seheMe Ntieh Ness NN'
t>"'''g t.saded ~ reaaaA ar i4eti hNt 'tF NAfF
"l"r'" ot lack spne substantial GeAslN' lN'
s'9N wv The m0st ol tbs maehhef} 81 'hA
"''''" ''",rnmsnt IS noN ran w the ssiel'"''"'
'""" pa an, dshuIs Isement QI a eonslnelahls suN
NNo ' the new charter takes away irom th'
O. mn all powers except those when IelA'e ''
s',iia,atons OF voters and are veste' 10y 'he
.,,,,,,,n of the state, and conlors them upon
'.,....cn to be appointed by the Mayor ihe''
Ai.ct.oo 10 another commission as lh tno
,,ro of a close corporation yet ph ihe "noo
It ba. been the gamer by The commission P'n
wv 80, 10y it. business. The sul stantial wpns
,f,h, traditional 4" town government is iooh'u
~ h. many as an improbable departure bu1
.. .ts .dy,ntages of the charter are indisputaoiy
,,,o,,ica,. though possibly not sufficiently so 10
'on,,o,.,to for all the changes proposed New
,ao',,, is the only city in the state which mas
.ans,iil,tion with the town New-tavcn VIII
,,ve With Hartford this year for the abolition Oh
a., dual svstem Hhe Mayors OF all the cltI's We0
=, Nildlcfown five years ago and agreed to laVor u
Consolidation of all town and city governments
,,rou,hout tho State. Sooner or later the pro-
crcssve step will be taken.
Oyyinq 10 the death of the Superior Court judge'
and the disability OF Others the criminal term OF te
court for Hartford County was adjourned 10
December % which means no business TIL a'tor
The holidays. and probably not until the mIdu''
OF January Meanwhile the civil term goes on WIN
In ire B,ardsley on the bench. There IS some
crtc.sn Of this arrau cement. because II ~ i,'t'
+hnt civil business would Not su!ier by Gcay' WnuI
tbe nos tponenrnt OF the criminal term 6eep5 h IA
bonnd over prisoners who ought to be entitled 10
speedy trial.
For many years there has becn-a vigorous protest
here bv uarents against the frequent changes OF
textbooks in the public schools. In Two tl'llU
n. least books are furnished by the districts WIN
ont cos, 10 the parents, except a the properly ~
1be district is taxed to meet the cost. ana poor
people are spared expense; but III most o. lnc Us
iricts the books are paid for by parents Ihere AS
never been any direct charge that the school
authoritie, have made changes IN Heierch'o 10
M bl shiuc house inducements; but 10 las bc'H ~
1h9t persuasive arguments rather tpan loTcipt'
reasons have had altogether too mGcn ihnueHcS
with commit eemen. One custom Wilch h l"eint." ="
which has tendency 10 encourage frequent chan-e5
IL bookS : ought 10 be abolished and that IS allow
lur teachers IN the public schools to huy nooH' Al 4
diseouut i'm order that they may sell TO schoir, VI
n profit Parents are not generally aware ti'I
this is done; but IL is quite common.