New Britain herald., 1925-05-28
REASONS FOR DEMISE or CITY MEETING BOARD

REASONS FOR DEMISE or
 CITY MEETING BOARD
 h rceruz 'ho concentration of Mamw r Kelly on rhr demiso Of urc Guy Meeting board it is with a rceGrs ".a. a gooI argument was v~l nigh wasted because it came .oo 'ac. Mr. Kelly spoke frclacn'- 0y at mocHrgs of Inc heard; and If hs.t thc ocr~r members had been present as .roqvyuty tno beard might la,e nrou success.
 Too many failures to obtain ssusm.ory s".a1.rce worked agatrs, ,s. arc~tgc @; the board in rocenr years. When Senator Hall rccourDy puhr.y announced he would bo -'aI .o hear from citizens as to tn. c.ar'cr amendment de- yr9u,d 'o eliminate the board the silence was rathcr conspicuous. So .1r as NC arc aware. Mir. kp'ly's yose. WAS uor publicly heard upon the snu.oot The impression seemed 70 uo 'Ia. "oIody cared if tho meet ing boarI died natural death, and ,horo n-re no elaborate funeral rites at ifs last m.o'tng recently
 Waco Mr. 1l@y pointed to the docad,ncr or democratic govern ncnt in mary parts of the world he emphasized a lnsubrius moral yet one with a sting for a,' friends of democracy. liberty and justice. Leaving out Of consideration Euro poaa nations which suffer from more dospo.tSm t1ao t'-oy dHl be- fore tha WAT. and concentrating upon our own ,aud and own city, are not thc people somewhat thom- solv,- to mam" for such tcolyncies as Mr. EH'y dosrrlu~12 Tho per c.n,agc Of eligible voters olo ac'u- ally vote las hu,u rnowins 0ess at each c,acuoo: vaapc "o1cc upon a time" tne old N,w England town meetings were e"oae gathering places or clt5aans, 'ha quiurcssencc Of democracy, ta,y ho,e been grow ing more a"caua'.4 in attendance nearly cvcrywb,r,. In the target towns they have he.n eoUoI more or Joss imrrao.na. anl in som' eases. instead of fur.urslns order ,mctoncy and democracy. th"y laN' ro' contributed gr.~Ny 10 these es scntta.s of town go>eramen'. Taer' was d tame m ,oa history o1 Ne" Britain ,ra.n town me@rjngs wer' no. only well at.aIcI but "rr' ,ocjlrrous maua.s arto"s O. rj>n inrcr,st. In ,ar'. q, umoS 'hvr" Wa loo mura >.ruoaoy la tj.. 's.jma lion ot rmrn.ao o.,eces. IS. on] h .atsr rr= N.rm~ hoau, WAS T. .4r.d a4 mwn ,#.au. in>.ra np.nr of .ov-mm,n'. r.'nmiug fh "yan.a, aa-ur. $" or ,'a old b"d wa..- zantag iu or},r and effective ness. Tie theory was good oa< bat ,ra .>acaJoa o' 'no idea rro>' poor .ar-.y da. rp inc l@r1 "f in twoe, auon- m"wuors Of 'l" boar" conduIaus gaa, .o such a pass Na recently doaut n.s expressed b Senator uaH whether ho"Is passe upon uy t.e board at meeting al tended Ky "ss '@go quorum VIC" inc ;. slra.4 >uh favor by bonin hou-,s
 In Inc Soal o.1 aa}s beyond r call. ut.n towns in New E0g.an ucre 4ntforn.y ,maH and possjbil tics for pubic entertainment Gil cnmscrjb,l. Town mosuugs forn' an important factor in the socl' life Of the romm.o'ty; folk wei to tho mo.nuss not only 10 ho' run the toaa." but to enJoy then selves as -ac town leaders engage in yerha m's. ao1 s-so 10 ohta somc.niu= to a.k about until fl next town meclug, There were T automobiles, movies. or raijo; nol Of the other enjoyabte VI ume-cor suming corcomttaats Of mode civilization. The town meeting. !. church meetings and he gonor store formed 1le chief outlets [ sociabinty and tanning of Inc em lions.
 How difrr,.. ara ron Htons day. Not ony have many of q former puny villages become citi' but the average citizen thinks d cidedly less about running | town" or how it is run, less aho politics and government genera than he docs about his oar, radio inc shows and other anus rsntE generally. He may have
 theory lurking ln hS hv~d that |