New Britain Herald Newspaper, November 23, 1928, Page 27

b CITIES DIFFER IN VARIOLS PLACES Requirements in Dillerent Parts of World Not Same Washington, D. C., Nov. 23.—An- nouncement that Plymouth, Eng- land, has recently been given the title of “city” gives rise to the ques- tion, “What is a city?" Plymouth, with some 200,000 people about equals the population of Richmond, Virginia or 8yracuse, New York. A bulletin from the Washington, D. C., headquarters of the National Geo- graphic society states that the re- quirements for the designation of “city” vary in different parts of the world. Had Cathedrals “Formerly any English town hav- ing a cathedral was called a city,” the bulletin continues. “A later status, not legally confirmed, gave incorporated towns which were or had been episcopal sees (seats of bI!hopl' jurisdiction), the right to that designation. In modern days royal authority confers the title. Examples are Leeds and the more recent Plymouth, The fact that the latter has now become a city is of intereat to Americans who assoclate WANTED CREDIT TERMS TO SUIT YOU it with the voyage of the Pilgrim | Fathers, “Royal charter also grants the title to important boroughs in Ire- land or S8cotland. Formerly the name “city” was applied to all epis- copal seats, irrespective of size or | importance, in these two countries. Later the designation was confined | to the more important seats. Today | commercial importance is most often | the factor through which royal char- ter makes Scotch and Irish towns into ‘cities.” Requirements Vary in U. 8. “No iron-clad rules govern the taking of this title in the United | | States. In many states the name ‘city’ denotes a municipality of | greater population than a town or| | borough. In Minnesota, New Jersey, {Connecticut and Pennsylvania, a {borough corresponds in general to incorporated towns or villages of other states, The legal chgracteris- tics in some states demand & munici- pality incorporated and governed by a mayor and a board of aldermen or | councilmen; or by a city council| composed of a board of councilmen or a board of aldermen. “In the states where population | designates which are cities and which are towns, the numerical re- quirement necessary to constitute a ‘city’ varies. In Massachusetts towns having a population far larger than communities which proclaim them- selves ‘cities,” cling to their ‘town’ indesignations because of historic pride in their ‘town meetings.'| Brookline, for example, with (0.000; | famous cit NEW BRITAIN DAILY HERAID, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 23, 1928 Alling Rubber Co. 240 MAIN STREET RUBBER GOODS—SPORTING GOODS AUTOMOBILE ACCESSORIES—RADIOS Are you prepared to meet the Cold Winter Weather, Snow, Rain, Sleet, etc. If not, come in and let us show you our complete line of Winter Neces- sities for the Whole Family. Also, we have not forgotten the car which carries you through the storms, rain or shine, and should have every atten- I people, insists on remaining a ‘town.* “City” of Latin Extraction “The English ‘city’ and the French ‘cite,’ are used in versions of the Bible to translate the Latin ‘civitas’ That the Tsraelites did not discriminate between ‘cities’ and ‘towns' is apparent in the fact that they referred to a comparative metropolis sike Jerusalem and small communities like Bethlehem and Nazareth all as ‘cities.’ “The Greeks and Romans regard- ed a town as any assemblage of peo- ple living together under municipal laws. independent states. Athens and Rome were early city states. Medieval Italy had many tes, such as Venice and Florence. And, in our own time, the treaty of Versailles set up the ‘Free City of Danzig. | China Had Walled Citles | “In China cities are walled towns. H The rank of a city is designated hyi a prefix or suffix attached to its name. Thus ‘fu’ ‘chow,’ or ‘ting’ | affixed to the name of the city in- dicates its respective importance inl |the ‘tao,’ or section of the province in which it is located. “It is claimed that Damascus in Syria is the world’'s oldest city. The Exact date of its origin is unknown. While cities of great renown have antedated Damascus, it has good claim to being the oldest city con- tinuously inhabhited. Modérn Damas- cus is not unlike the city that stood GREAT A city had the status of an ' Inhabitants of h the surrounding countrymide were 220 Wejtuslk ef 35 Clinton allowed the rights of citizenship, {2Nd the return of the operator's N-; in the days of the prophets. It is {still of commercial importance, a center of trade for the surrounding desert.” City ltems Edward Bayer, & milk dealer, complained to Motorcycle Officer W. |S. Strolls that a dog at 113 North |street tried to bite him when he went to collect a bill. The matter was referred to the dog warden. The police were notified today of the return of the right to operate to eet cense to Joseph Golon of 217 North street. Co. No. 2 of the fire department was called to a fire in the rear of 103 Bassett atreet at 11:30 last night, an ash box having caught fire and ignit- ed a wooden garage next to it. The damage was slight. Mendel Sicklick is the owner. Rev. Charles Kelly of New Ha- ven is recovering from a slight ill- ness at the home of his mother, Mrs. Catherine Kelly, 18 Farmington avenue. BAKER ADDRESSES Noroton, Mass, Nov. 23 UP— Thirty-tive delegates attending an intercolleglate dramatic conference at Wheaton college today listened to an addrem hy Prof. George P. 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