New-York tribune., 1885-01-04

Commissionership of Pu blc Works does noA s,- = z
amusement with whIeh Mayor Edson's choios 4.
piated In this city, where Squire has been vs.-~s
known indeed While he has public record a,tss,.s
am 70 80 important post he has too much Of r.s.S
looked at In another way. One OF the Bostor ,s -s
describes him as an "advent,rer I'm po.. S"pso 3 ~
another says his turning up in charge of tho great
Oh tnsCt OF New-York will cause a migration M ~.
friends who live by managing public works from po.-
to New-York City. His politics while he vs. !,
this city arc fully illustrated by the s,m,,.
statement that, after failing to secura ~
private secretaryship Of Governor Talbot in lsso ~
came out the noxt year supporter of Ta,ho,, -
ponent, General Butler and that he was an ay of ~.
Is known as the Simmons set
curious but by no means trifing has conn ..
light In the OF the city OF Boston taken in
1t appears that the enumeration then taken ne.s.
doubled the actual number Of voters and has ever s
given Boston nearly twice many Representatives =,
the Legislature as the city entitled The euums
atOrs, who those of the publishers Of the Cv M
rectory, seem to have put down every male rcsiaen,
they found as legal voter, and conscorepL
ly made the number Of voters 6ssIs
whereas the registrars found that ~.
real number Of legal voters only 39si3 The ,aI
number gave Boston fifty representatives the Iegss
lature whereas the city seould have been allowed bt
thirty The directory mems enumeration most orr
OF the way In the Democratic wards OF course aryss
proportionate number Of the male residents there not
being qualified voters than elsewhere.
The incoming Democratic municipal regime 4.
expected to make determined effort Ia
show economical expenditure cutting dovo
and reducing the tax rate from its present All
per 81 900 TO $4 $15 thus securing an amount a.
political capital which 1t bank for years 10 coma
In resistance to the reforms impending the whos
system of political municipal government.
The State police report for the year reveals the fact
that the number OF children over foitteen years Of
age employed In industry in the State who cannot read
or write Is more than 1000; Over 1000 seizures
OF liquor have been made, only eghty-tw0 Of which
were In Boston.
Tho Massachusetts, Teachers Association has bee.
employing the holiday season In Of meetings a
great interest and value to educators Superintendent
Seayer of the Boston schools in the report the Com
mitee Educational Progress stated that the number Of
pupils in the high schools Of the State had increased
OF the Greek question had unsettled the minds OF may
lup"dS Is desirable PAE hat there be '0Hss speedy .e
tement Of the acquisitions for admission 10 college. lie
also reported that the free text book law had operated
to pro0ng the schoolfe OF many children. President
ton OF feeble high schools Of the smaller towns into
stronger and better equipped schools fewer pumbe
that pupils might be able TO complete their prepara
tion for college ut them. The adaptation OF the high
schools to the comparative low demands Of technical
colleges and the raising Of the standards at the other
colleges were tending to increase the separation between
the colleges and the bgh schools that the latter did
not furnish many students directly to the cOegesss
they ought to-
The season Of the Mspleson Opera Company here has
not been profitable one. Not even on the Patti nights
have the houses b,en large. The GOunod opera
Mirela,' has proved Of the most populAyly at.
tractve bills Of the season.