The united opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1881-1970, 1898-02-25

! generally MADE up OF yotlHS anu e'SPf
ing politicians, who are looking OUT llrst
for number one, and use the posltloh 70
get what they can out of it, either IN
personal or political preferment' for
this reason it has become byWord ahd
a reproach, not only to the citizens OF
Boston. but to all the people round
about. But instead of removing TINS
standing rebuke, the Bartlett Dill pro-
noses to magnify the evil by giving
us two common councils in place OF one.
That is one kind of reform proposed,
apparently adapted to the idea that we
have got so deep in the mud that any
f.ep is a step upward.
Still another bill provides for com
mon council of 81 members, the president
to be elected at large, and the members
to have all the powers now vested In the
board of aldermen concurrently. In
other words, we should have 5O alder
men under another name that does not
d, smell so sweet. But the plan favored
bv most bills is the district plan, the
city being divided into IL aldermanlc dis
tricts TINS is a return to an old sys-
tenn that has been tried, condemned
has got a ward pull to get into the alder
manic chamber, when II the people OF
the whole city got chance at MN ne
would be buried beneath shower OF
ballots.
But we have got to have something.
The present system must go, and IN It's
place we may prayerfully hope Tor a
better. If we are not to have the sin
gle chamber system, against which the
peOple recently decided we should nave
a government consisting OF two podles
that at least represent separate, or diff
ferent. constituencies. The idea of
board of aldermen is that it represents
the whole city and not district or
ward thereof, and nothing should be
done to destroy that idea. The common
council is or should be able to look after
ward interests. But what we are likely
to get is a conundrum. Politicians are
| Jealous. and the most of our so-called
reforrners are equally so. They Will lis
/ ten to no plan but their own ana as
result we can only expect system that
is quite likely to be condemned in the
near future when the fight will be made
all over again.
A blizzard is an expensive visitor to
great city. The report of Superintend
ent of Streets Wells in this city demon
strates this most clearly. 1t was not till
the middle of the past week that the
work of removing from the streets the
immense accumulation of snow from the
recent blizzard was completed by the
street department. Before the work
was finished the street department had
employed more than 1000 men, between
300 and $50 teams, and had expended the
sum of $685. 40. In all, the number of
single loads of snow removed, as report
ed from the dumps, was 1923, 1911. A great
deal of money to be paid to get rid of a
mantle of 1.-The beautiful" but it had to
be done. There are not sleds and sleighs
enough to do the business of Boston, and
wheels seemed out of place till the snow
was removed. But the work was a
godsend to the 1000 or more men.
Interest in the coming sportsmen's
show at Mechanics building is daily in
creasing, and the affair promises to be
both an artistic and financial success.
The novelty of the exhibition will at
tract the ordinary amusement seekers,
while the true sportsmen will be drawn
to the hall by his love of the rod and
gun, for the happy days of camp life
that are sure to be recalled to him as he
views the exhibit. Many notable speci-
mems of game have already been secured
for the exhibition.
Arrangements have at last been COM
pleted for visit to Boston by Theodore
Thomas and his Chicago orchestra. This
will be the first professional visit to
Boston that Mr.. Thomas has made for
many years, and the coming of the or
chestra in which Chicago takes so much
pride will be an interesting event The
orchestra will give three concerts in Mu-
sic hall during its visit to this city, the
dates being the evenings of March %
and March "a and the afternoon of
March &c.
"In Gay New York" which received its
premier presentation in Boston at the
Park theater last season, and broke all
records in point of attendance, is booked
for a return engagement by Manager
Eugene Tompkins, this time at the Bos-
ton theater, where it will have its initial
performance on Monday evening, March
IA.
Mrs Abba Gooid Woolson will give
five lectures on the Tuesday mornings
of March, on the De Medici salon of the
Tuileries, the general topic, Homes in
France of English Kings" The first dis
course on March will be on the subject,
william the Conqueror in Normandy,
and His Son"
Julia Marlowe will only play one week
of overnight stands this season. They
will follow her Boston and Providence
engagements. The cities are Worces-
ter, Northampton, Springfield, Hart
ford and New Haven.
Julie Mackey, vocalist; Mary Norman,
impersonator, and Lew Bloom and Jane
Cooper, in a laughable comedy sketch.
are three of the leading attractions
booked at Keith's for the week of March
Z.
Two years have passed since Mime.
Modjeska last appeared on the Boston
stage, and her return to the fremont
theater on the 2Sth will be cordially well
coined by hosts of admirers.
AT Piney Ridge" new play of the
Tennessee mountains, by David Higgins,
will he hroliyht ont at the Columbia next