The Windham County reformer. (Battleboro, Vt.) 1876-1897, 1896-03-27
VILLAGE OR CITY.
whv Places OF Large Population Need
the Latter Form OF 6"vefh"c"
,,,w.,..n,.. ,,,twren the Two Forms. y
n e,,er from Mayor.clect John W. 6ordoh
''''' j,ni re to Harris weekly nSx@


n c,,er from Mayorcect John W. Gordon o
Barre TO Harris weekly n<u@
Nv the-incorporatio ion of the villag
some difficulties were temporary.
overcome, but the village soon had
nonulation greatly in excess OF the en-
lire township in 1886, and either iounl
itself To be an unwieldly body 10 ac
unon municipal affairs when the AT
tendance was large because OF specia
stimulus, or irresponsible when tht
attendance was small because Oh the
general Indifference that the oruihary
VOTER manifests towards the duties4oi
citizenship. Besides, the village was
a wheel within wheel, but both
wheels were attashcd to the same
shaft of the governmental machinery
Tho power moving one wheei was o,'cn
contrary to that moving the otileT'
The result was sometimes stand SUN
and sometimes a continued neuirdiiZa'
ton Of energies.
I'm 1894 there was a substantial agree
ment of all that our village charter
must be either thoroughly and extern
sivek revised. or else the village must
be come distinct muHicipalltN. On
careful examination it WAS founa
that AN adequate revision of the vi
Iape charter would make us a city N
nearly everything excepting name 10
be city in fact village IN name,
was naturally not acceptable
Experience has proved nat the Ne"
England town system Is not adapteu
to populous communities. Some com
nave cIuhg ~ ~ lohSo, .n
wisdom dlelateu' bus.oh 'o ga
than thirty years WAS fcpeatIu'
fused to become ti!' m.a
meeting WIN Johh ADAMS ~ E"n,
to her, as wei AS 10 tle Iest Vi ~
England, matter Oh histoii' D. d.,
1t was as dear as lhe slorles VI n',
ker I'M. year a1ter year sAe
ed IN holding her town hleet'rss ~
tanueil Hal, although pu' i'a1.,or
81 her voters couId crow" nv =" - "
time, ana althousn lhe Cohl"eien VOC
usually SO great that oniy ie" ~
nose IN the iroht coulu na' - .rnms
'dge OF or participation III 'Ie 60?
acton OF business IL was n"I Uiti'
lu population exceeded lo't! 'luus
ind, and her quailled voters seven
thousand that she became cry
me Nerliioht pau w a ~ o5nar,nrs
leht IL h"' tel' mo dano.
rom thHt o. tlie p"n. 49, ,nn,
'rat!c iea' ures Oh tie lo|tI H" Na.n -
etalned as lar aF PossIo;I' 40 -I'i h.osi
'ur cities nave E""u on
y aldermen GohSlstlne u uiSa,noa .,nd
ilVIduals' we nav lHe a,uea '''oi n a.,
ne aldermen WIN tho 9ld.ol OopS,'
ute the Glt! couhclL by SUM W o@'
hafters the people sun to'e a., 80.
no ny olhefs IAN nun - M" 80
pon the aldermen ana aASs dp'No
nat mint cannot pe assessor; '"'I Ds
n'horlzeu ny No'e % 'h' W II, |
ne MohlpcliFf ciatter Ihc '"''i9
ssehlple III one pui'oliS anu i"t
good deai 81 business I'D ule am
ay they uld uhner inc Town ursa1'-a
oh' put vote ny "afuh III ,'oN'S a.
inged ID the same room lor 'ael,
ard. rms arrangement goes H"t
lake the chahEe from to"h !" CIT!
Try Nlolept'
The mayor is not given d great ue"i
power ms power is NIUE Hlo''
IAN nominal. III Is auNlsof! ana neg
i've where ne mas lhe power OF veto
lie is usually styled the chlel eN
'utive oihcer OF the Cii!' Inc chai tefs
'escribe that he shall see that an the
VS. and order necessary are properly
forced, hut he can execute nothine
ithout somebody = consent let ny
q eau be done without ms approval
lless two thirds OF the aldermen agree
act IN spite OF has veto. 1t would
Ike too much OF your time to further
tail the difference between the city
ID town form OF government.