The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-10-25
CITY ILLS AND REMEDIES
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tlce to the effect that the above named
ciaihant, u. A. Blakeslee, made oath
that the bill is correct and true
In september, 1891, when under the
ola charter 1t was required that a bill
should be approved by at least four
members of the board of public works
In order to be legally approved. a. bill
for S29S.H was approved by three mem
pers OF the board Of public works. The
records show an interesting fact in re-
gard to another bill. A bill for $685.. SS
dated November l, 1895-this date, by
the way, fell on Sundays entered on
the records. Just below Is note stat
ing that the bill was approved by the
board Of finance to the amount of
S5O0.SS, cutting it down just $95. Fur
ther on In the records, however, ap-
pears a receipt which shows that the
entire amount Of the bill for $595.OO was
passed, the action of the board of
finance being thus ignored. The rec
ords show, also, that another bill was
PAID eleven months and twenty-four
days before it was approved. These
are only a few samples. I haven't look
ed carefully into the records since 1891"
RAISING then to school affairs, Mr..
carroll said: II believe In education,
but I don't believe in paying for edu-
cation and getting no return for the
outlay. The high school costs $40, 900 or
Soo,ooo per year for teachers alone, and
to-day a boy or girl who graduates
there isn't fit to teach In the night
schools, but western importations must
be brought it. If that is true that the
high school can't fit young men and
women to teach in our schools then let's
do away with the high school and its
useless expense. If any one wants to
go into fancy study let them pay for it.
The times don't justify the big SAL
aries paid to teachers. The school
board, as well as every other board in
the CITY, would receive just as many
applications for positions If the salaries
were cut down. The city shouldn't pay
any more for it's labor than the market
price that it can be obtained for. No
teacher in the schools or officials in
any city department should receive
more than $1,000 per year.
l appeal to you gentlemen. The
fault of all this lies with you. Don't
take any candidates word, / don't care
10 what party he belongs, but judge by
their previous actions and department,
BE men, not slaves. Any one who votes
10 centralize power in any one man, or
ADS IN bringing about one man power
is not true American citizen
In closing Mr.. Carroll quoted the fol-
lowing from Patrick Henrys speech
advocating the resistance of the colo
MES.
The gentlemen who are opposed to
our resisting, tell us that we are weak,
unable to cope with so formidable an
adversary, but sir, when shall we be
stronger? Will 1t be next week. or next
year. Will it be when we are totally
disarmed? Shall we gather strength
by irresolution and inaction? Shall we
acquire the means of effectual resist
ance by lying supinely on our backs
and hugging the delusive phantom un-
til our enemies shall have bound us
hand and foot?
The battle, sir Is not to the strong, /
1t is to the vigilant, the active, the
brave. There is no retreat but submits
sion and slavery. The war is newt
able and let it come. repeat, sir, let it
come.
"Our brethren are already in the field.
Why stand we here idle? What is 1t
that gentlemen wish? What would
they have? Is life SO dear or peace so
sweet as to be purchased at the price |
Of chains and slavery? Forbid 1t, heav |
en-. I know not what course others |
may take. but for me. give me liberty |
Or give me death!"