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SUNDAY BULLETIN, HONOLULU, H. T., SUNDAY, MAIICH 15, 1302.
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(Municipality
Place City in Sanitary Condition
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Draft oi Charter for the City and County
of Honolulu; Submitted to the
Republican Commission
Auditor General Accountant
Who Must Record All
Disbursements and
Receipts.
System of Public Accounts.
Warrants for Mechanics' Pay
rolls, City Bills and Per
manent Settlements.
Powers, Duties, Books and Reports.
See 73, Tho Auditor shall be the
general accountant of the city and It
shall be his duty to audit and cause to
bo recorded every receipt nnd nM-
l.ursement of money mado to, by or
throush the public treasury, nn,l he I.
Shall haVO COmplCtO supervision Of all
my accounts; ana lurtucr, nc snail
have tho power by withholding his
npproval when necessary to prevent
tno
i misappropriation oi puuuc iiinna
. ... . .... ,
weir as me uisuursemeni ui puuuc
moncj b In excess of speclllc approprla
tlons.
Sec 74. Tho Auditor shall
, .
nnve .
power with the approval of the Ma) or
nnd Treasurer to establish throughout
alt departments and bureaus of the
city a clear, methodical and uniform
s)stcni of public accounting and to
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ll sunn Dc tno utliy of tne auditor to
make from tlmo to tlmo B)stematlc
nnd thorough Inspection Into the ac-
counts of nil public accountants nnd .
lnnke record nf n..rh Insnertlnn for thn I
put pose of establishing and continuing
said uniform system of keeping said
accounts and enforcing tho same.
Recelptc In Duplicate.
Sec 7S. For all monc)s paid Into
the treasury there shall be made and
signed two receipts for said money
which shall be alike excepting that
upon the face of one of them shall ap
pear tho word "original" and on the
other the word "duplicate." Said re
ceipts shall specify thc amount, and
from what person or officer received
and Into what fund or what account,
i deio8lted. On tho stub of Biich rerelnt
shall be entered a memorandum of tho
contents thereof and thn treasurer
shall deliver both such receipts to tho
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THE WORLD
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A ladles' auxiliary to tho American I
redcratlon of I.aboi Is to bo formed
In Ilaltlmoiu
The llrothcrhood of Hallway Era
ployes will establish permnirent head
quarters In Cblago.
Tl e American National Hulldlng
Trai'es Council uub refused to commit
Itself to tho doctrines of Socialism.
The Santa Fe railroad has dlseharg
cd about 200 white laborers and em
plojed Japanese In theli stead.
A bill has been Introduced In the
Massachusetts Le-glslatuio to make
Stato election day a half holiday.
i:very craft In Gloucester, the fa
mous lut.'ng port of New England, hit
organized either a Inbot or trade un
len.
Tho Clgarmakcrs' International
Union Is devoting a good deal of time
and money In the hunt Tor counterfeit
labels
Tho American Labor IVderntlon has
Indorsed the rollccmcn's Protective
Association of elhlcago
Over 7000 baitcndeis In Mnssachu
Betts Ithodu Island and Connecticut
huvo organized under liie banuer oi
the PcileMtion of Labor
1'hlladelphla labor men have caused.lt has grown to emplo) ovei fifty men
the arrest ot two clothing manufactur
ers for thn fraudulc nt use of the gar
ment workers' label
Grand Master Sargent, of tho I.oco- The new Lnboi ma) or of Snn Fran
motive Firemen, says he hopes and be cIsco has stnited In with nn nxo to
llcvi's that, so far us tho firemen aro'clenn up tho cit) hall of that clt)
concerned thu elu)s of stilkes are lleuils are fl)lug off , In all directions
over Somo suspended officials clung to their
offlceB so tightly that tne police were
The United StateB Government has called In to eject them, while others
oiclcred the construction of tewnt) ono havo taken out Injunctions restraining
steamers and revenue cutters In the Mujoi from discharging them. In-
Oriental ports. They will be built y Junctions are disregarded b) Schmltz
coolie labor.
Union carpenters of Spokane, Wash
Ington, demand 45 cents an hour far
eight hours' work after May 1. Tho
new scale 1b an advance of five cents
an hour.
person or official pa)lng Enid money
Into the treasury. Such officer or per
son shall forthwith present both re-
celpts to tho auditor, who shall ccun-
tcrslgn the original receipt and fllo the
duplicate after writing upon Its face
tho day of its delivery to him and
charging the treasurer with
the
amount specified therein and crediting
tho fund or account named thereon
No such recelnt shall be considered
valid or binding as agalnBt the city
less so countersigned as hereinbefore
provided.
Withdrawal of Monev.
See. 7(1. Kxrentlnir mnnev raid for
the ledemptlon of bonds for tho city
debt and the Interest coupons of the
same, and for Interest on overdue war-
rants nnd drafts nealnst sneclal denos-1
Its and for expenses of the Hoard, no further, each original voucher shall bu ,,,''rnl,I resident or business sec
money shall he drawn from or out of tncclaltv certified t.. I.v the ..l.nr.ll. tlon"' tlloso low-lying lands and quag.
the treasury excent unon warrants
sl,i)8,antaiy n thc form of schedule'
.J,.. hcrcto nnnex(,,,, iBgueu from tbe '
A.nlltnr'ii nfflen. nefv i,M, urigM
gnal ,)e B,Bnc(, ,)y tho A,lultor nD-
Bhtt ,)0 ma(Ie pa,al)Ie npon Bllch uat,
mny be nnpro,,.,. by tnc treasurer
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to tno orucr of thc prfon or personb
, whom (ho cty directly Indebted '
city Is directly Indebted
See. 77. All warrants for permn-
nent settlements, statu! and all othr
i
.....in. ..i...iiH ,k.t . c., .....i..
salaries, excepting that of the Auditor
I shall bo drawn by the Auditor. pa
nble to each Individual to whom the
city Is directly Indebted, except as
provided for In section SI nnd the
warrants shall be receipted therefor
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No permanent settlements nor salary
nrranig gi)aii t,e i)ai,i l., the treasur-
cr ,mlii tne perBon n whose faxor Ml,j
warrnnt Is drawn shnll have endorbd
w
hi8 or her 8.rature thereon.
Thc salary of tho Auditor shall be
I paid by tho Treasurer when due. at
herelnbeforo provided, upon warrants
approved by the Maor.
Mechanics and Laborers.
Sec. 78. Warrants for pay rolls o!
mechanics and laborers or others tern-
porarlly employed ma) be drawn In
advance nnd before the wages as
shown by the said pa) rolls shall hav
been receipted for by said mechanic
lnborers and others, but In every such j Sec. 8t. In case the Individual par-jular systematic cleansing bo Innugu
case such pay rolls shall have endort ty to whom the city Is directly Indebt- rated.
ed thereon the approval oi the head ol '! shall indicate In writing over his. However, there arc difficulties at
tho department In which the llnhllit) ! signature on the back of hla amount of tending' the passage through tho Legls
or expense has been Incurred am' nlt-o tald bill paid, It shall be lawful for the Mature of a specific loan for the Ini-
'the appropriation to which It Is charr
.able and it shall also be specifically
'certified to by the officer dlrectl) In-
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OF LABOR
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The bakers In the Kastern section
of the United States are pressing their
demands foi a in hour work da) Kx
present man) n-e irqulrcd to won
from 1- to lfi hours
New Yoik has lhbl lalioi oiganlza
tlons, with n total membership of 1G1
523 men and H.01S women Of this
total of 27,141 trades' nnlonlMs 17L
022 are In the city ol New York.
4
Ity a vote ol Yi to 23 the Chicago
City Council passed the amended po
lice salar) raising ordinance. The act
places tho annual stipends of all pa
trolmeif on the force at lln0 and Axe,,'
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the pa) of seigeants at 113'")
that ol lieutenants at JlCi'0.
am!
ti... , i .. i-i ,v,..'by his servant. The servant, who
The Ugarnmkers Inlon eharg" 'u m IrlBliman waH aakC(1 uy tht
bnnmel Lev Iron, of Cincinnati, a nnn tourt whether his master was sober on
union man, with using union labels tho night whe n he was stated to havo
l.evlson's answer In court Is that he been clriliik.
ncquhed thc labels ns a union man,! "Yes. sir." the servant replied, 'ho
. ... , u , ,., I was quite sober
and. although he has changed his labor,. ..., .... .., ...... ,,., nu .,....,..
cued, the labels are still his property
and ho has a light to use them
The shaieholdcis of the Union Co
operative I'latlug Works In Chicago
will receive big profits feu the labort
of the 5 ear on Kehruar) 2, when a ban
quet will mailc t'ue fhst anniversary
of the enterprise The plant enjoys
the distinction of being the only one
of Its kind In the world 'I hero Is no
employer or emplo)e, all being on un
equal footing, l'rom a small begin-
nlng, with five men and heavy debtk
nnd all its debts have been paid off
leaving a large margin of profit to the
employes s
Japan has a stiong Socialist party,
now vlgornusl) wm king towards unl
vuisal suffrage
According to the Ilishop of London,
there are 7000 curates In tho Church
ZS:rZ"ZwZ
formed, and further, the Auditor shall
tnko a receipt from the disbursing offi
cer In whoso favor such warrant for
said pay rolls has been drawn and'
shall retain said receipt until said pay
rolls shall havo been properly receipt.'
cl and returned to him and under no
circumstances shall the Auditor hold
more than one such receipt from the
same disbursing officer for pay rolls
under the same Item of appropilatlon
Materlalc and Supplies.
Sec, 79. Warrants for bnis of ma-1
terlnl, supplies and Incidentals of ov-
ery
kind and character whatsoever
shall be made payable to the order of
leach Individual party to whom the city
1 Indebted, exrei.t n nrnilrie.1 In .no.
un-'tlon 81 and only after a detailed state-
ment of nil such bills shall have been
presented to tho Auditor, nccomna-
nlcd by all original vouchers. Said
ltMf.n,..nt .l.nll limn omlnr.o.l trn..
!tho approval of tho head of the depart-1
ment In which the liability or expenso
has been Incurred and the approprla-
Hon In which It Is rl.nrseal.le! nnd
'nnto officer of the eltv .llrerilv In... r.
ring such llabllltv or oxnenso and that
nil such materials, supplies and lncl-la
'.lontnl,. hnvo !... r...,l..l l ....l
der and condition
For City Contracts.
SO. All warrants for bills on
Sec.
amount of city contracts cither as a
whole or In part shall bo mado pavablc
w),
te tho order of the paity or parties to
wt.om the rltv l llrerilv ln,leMr,t n.
-
e-pt as provided In section 81, and
only after such bills shall have en
domed thereon the approval of the
head of tho department In which such '
(infracts shall have been mado and.
ulen unerl.-illv rnrtlfl,.,! In i.v tlm ani.nr.
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dlnnte officer of the city supervising
i. unrii i.rr,,rn.o,i ,,r raiiim. n,..
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material and supplies as specified In
wild contracts, that the work has been
jlblthfully performed and that thc ma-
frlal and supplies were In a good and
merchantable condition when recclv-1
k1. and no such warrant shall hi is
Htd unless n copy of such contract or
bid shall have been filed with thc Au
dltor together with a statement of the
hed of the department or bureau that
inilo such contract or accepted such
bid naming the appropriation to which
t.ueh contract or bid Is to be charge-
able.
Auditor to draw the warrant for such
tmount payable to the order of the per-
sen so Indicated.
lof England In receipt of Incomes nv
e-nhing less man ! a cn,'
In the United Kingdom there tiro
' 787,571", members of cooperntlvo so
d(
ties, with a Bluire capital of 22,-
340.533, and a loan capital of CI 1,1125,
341
v
There are Ijl Inugshoiemen's unions
In Canada. 8 orders of railway em-
lloyes. and ll unions of teamsters
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The Western Ijtbor union Is making
an attempt to have the Washington sable to thc enlightened admlnlstra
State Kederatlou of Ijibor leave tno Hon of a modern city.
Jurisdiction or the American l'edera- Whether In fields or political prow
tlon of Tjibor and affiliate with thu W, ess, public administration or private
L U.
WAS HE SOBER?
',",';":',"'" "X n V .VrXwVv
"a.l.e1 for being dnink. nnd everybody
win lecollect tho story of the )unng,, .. , , . , . ., , , ,
officer who wns accused of this lnltl'ml mlnilnlstratlon nnd housekeep
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crime- ami was very nearly got oil
Ilecnuse he asked me to call blm
carl) '
This was n conv luring nnswer. IJut
nno of the officers of the eourtinartlal,
It-memberlng that theie was an ally
purade un the following morning, ask
ed tho servant w lint reason his mas
ter gave for wishing to be called early.
Without a moment's hesitation tho
i.enant replied:
"lit! said he was the Queen of the
Mav. sir."
That, of course, concluded, the tnse.
Tho Candid Kilem),
'ENGLISH OBTUSENESS
Two Kngllshmrn weio
discussing
with .Mark Twain the old topic of Am
erlcan humor as not appreciated by
foreigners
"Out re the Kngllsh reall) so ob
tuse''" asked one of them
"Obtuse' You can't get an Idea Into
an Uugllshninn's head with a surgical
operation," declared Mark Twuln
Tho neustlouer remained In solemn
thought tor a moment Then ho broke
Into a heait) laugh.
"Quite a delicious Joke'" he exclaim
ed "Thouirll nf i nui-HP If c.i. wore to
open the Englishman's skull jiiu would
kill him. would )ou nut'"
Mark Twain turned to tho second
Kngllshman ' What did I tc 11 von' Ho
wants to know whethei It wouldn't kill
him'"
Tho countenance of tho second Un
gllshman was like a blank wall
"Wouldn't It?' ho querleel New York
Times.
Honolulu May De Placed in
Sanitary Condition With'
out Aid From Washing
ton Under Municipal
Organization.
There tiro two ways In which ltono
'" ma uo "- " ") cumm.uu
, 1 ,. . . n
n? "". Territorial Government.
equipped uy tnc Legislature with tno
' necessary funds.
By a municipal government under
m,lnlcl-,a- organization.
01,cn tno necessary
Oh en the necessary funds by tho
Terrltorlnl Legislature the Territorial
Government, with the exercise of tho
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l19 c1cterlstlc f Federal proceed-1
lnK' mM accomplish easily the roll
ma"" of ,,lc ,ovvn'
,, "-en"-----on proceedings, the
T''rrltorlnl Government could Bccuro
line to, urnin, nil in, nnu convert inin
ml- wlll- constitute a constant
mcnac0 ,0 llfe a'"1 Property This Is
trllly ''"'B""ennt wcn -o "
cans me original Biioro line oi san
Francisco Hay above loner Market
street, And how large a pnrt of tho
present business section of San Fran
cisco Is filled In bay.
Starting an Improvement Fund.
After platting nnd laying out streets
these attractive lots could be sob) at a
profit sufficient to cover cost and leave
a handsome margin, which could be-
come the nucleus or an Improvement i
tund Tho Territorial Government
could acquire title, under rondemnn-
ilmi ririlli.irii in nil Invvtvlmr iiini.
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died heaps of hovels, bum tho hov-
,,U nil in nn.i ..i,,ii,. rmm ,in.ini,iu.
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places, which In time of danger Imperii
the llfo of the whole city, well drained,
sanltnty sections Intersected by proper
streets. Government building lnspec-
tlon would prohibit the construction of
Insanitary and unsightly dwellings In
the icclalmed districts.
Under condemnation proceedings
the Territorial Government could
clear out tho congested portion of the
'city, widen and straighten streets.
properly subvert and enclose open wa-
tcrwnys. The proper paving of the
'streets could be commenced, nnd teg
provement of Honolulu.
Territorial
Government's Difficulty,
I Appropriations of tho full capacity
of the loan seem to be nlready provid
ed, sotbut In the event of the present
( proposed loan passing the Legislature,
Honolulu would not bo materially ben
efited Tho Territorial (iovernnient
either has not the funds or tho Incll
nation to use It fur the cleanly, sani
tary administration of tne city, and
tho chenepst method of avoiding these of course be optional with the provl
enormous periodical outlajs Is to keep slon that tho heaviest taxpa)ers form
clean Hence while the Terrltorlnl
(iovernnient mny by n Judicious usO
of a specific loan thoroughl) renovoto
the city, nnd mako a sanltnry admlnls
(trotlon possible, It jet lacks tho highly
organized force and funds. Indlspcn -
f corporation, there Is one essential to
effective undertaking, the corner stone
which the builders In Honolulu havo
ho rnr rejectee! a thorough organlza-
--"" "rgm.mmon is as
rar,lm n t.rlnclnle of successful niii -
'" un " '" "' """ ."i"iiruunimiiu
sugar plantations. number for ma)or, appoints the heads
It Is not huslnc ss like to attempt to of tho great departments such as
run a city without funds health, public works and all high offl
Municipal Oovernment Method. clnls, which are chosi n on pure merit.
Another wa) In which Honolulu may often from distant cities There ex
be put In a sanltnr) condition without pert chiefs organize each his depart
Federal uld Is b) n municipal gotem ment in detail and superintend Its
niuut under municipal organization operation They are In constant touch
As a city, Honolulu would no longer with the chairmen of their supervising
lack neressur) funds Bonds could be council committees and nlwnys attend
Issued under dKTcicnt heads anil with committee meetings,
dirfe-n ut dates of expiration Llko The French sjstcm elects the mil
United Kliilcs (loveinmcnt bonds, nlrlpnl council oul) The council clcs.
thesi could be In illfleicut Issues of
vnr)lug degices of time An Issue of
wharves and wateiwn)s bonds to ex-
pile In ten Jiars An Issue of low
laud to acquire bonds, with a term
fifteen or tw c nt) jeuis
An Issue of stuct bonds for widen-
lng. strulghtcnlug and paving streets
to expire In twent) five )eais.
Thus rend) mone) could be hnd for
public Improvements, for handsome,
commodious, paved wharves; money
could be luid to keep them rlcnii; there
would bo funds to dig nut, fill In, rcno -
vnte, clcansi and Inaugurate a) stem
atle plans fur the sanitary upbuilding
of the town on the lines of modern
sanitation Provision could bo mado
ror the prlvlleg i tho part of the'
city of taking up the bonds nt option1
mlt of ,n" f'nrl rev.nues.
Some Result for the Money.
"What a frightful burden of dobt'
Whnl wild ixtrnvauauie nftcjr nn Irrl
descent die am'" I hear ono pmtest
lienceill iliciiin i neiii miu jiiiui-ru,
Does this scheme Involve a iiioro for
mldable c.uth) of mone). energy, and
Inconvenience than did our conflict
with tho bubonic plague two )cars
ago' Is a debt which a corporation
assumes for Improvements, whlrh
' double tho value of Its propert) a bad
Investment' We alreadj have spent
the money anil have the debt with
nothing to show for our mone) but an
1 Infected port and a reputation for a
I city so Insanitary as to be fertile In
epidemics. Now we propose to srend
the money and have the debt In tho ef
i fort to have as clean, sanitary and
beautiful a city hcer as nn where In
tho world.
Doard of Freeholders.
There should be no good reason
why a board of freeholders with one
representative from each political par
t Republican, Democratic, Home
Hulcrs nnd Independent one reprcsen
tatlvo each from liar Association,
Teachers' Association, Chamber of
Commerce, Mercantile Association,
Planters' Association, Associated Char
.,.,, amI lal)or organisations, all flee
holders, may not frame a charter em
bod) lng representation of all local
needs, nnd mindful of the ends for
which wo desire n clean, advnuced
clt) government.
Kxcellent ns the charter drawn by
tho Republican part last ear cer
tainly Is In many lespects, the provi
sion In several departments practical
ly defeats the ends for which organiza
tion Is desired, while other as Impor
tant departments arc without any pro
vision whatever.
j However, space does not permit here
I n discussion of thc merits of that char.
I ter. It may be said In passing that
like so many American charters It
wilt, should It be adopted soon prove
Its Inadequacy.
1 It Is apparent that theic Is a power-
fnl nntl charter sentiment In the city,
It 'Iocs not appear tint this aitses
from nny question as to the value of
organization so much as a verv natur
-.
nl prejudice nRnlnst the mlnorlt) vote
of nronortv boblcrs lielnir reoreseitiei!
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in tne uouncn ny tne inajoiitj vo'e o
non-propeity holdeia
Three Class Electorate System.
The municipal council Is the leglsla
tlve. executive and administrative
body of municipal government. Just as
the board of dliectiirs Is the executive)
and administrative boil) of prlvato
corporations. It Is extremely lmpor-
tant that representation In the council
Is assured by the charter as nearly as
may be of those Interests for the pres-
ervatlon of which civil law exists viz
life and proper!) If It be true ns Is
contended, that property Interests In
Honolulu are In the minority, and that
a majority vote would leave property
Interests without representation In the
council, this can be remedied by what
Is known ns election of council by
"three clnss electorate s)stcm."
In the three class sjsteni thc city la
divided into electorate districts. Thn
voters are lUtecl In the order of the
sums the) pay for taxes the heav lest
taxpayer heading the list, which ter
mlnntes with the poll tax pa) or The
list of voteis Is then divided Into three,
classes on a basis of the sum paid for
tnxes The limits of inch class may
one class, the large bod) of medium
taxpayers a second class the smaller
and poll taxpa)ers a third class Kach
of the three classes elects its third of
tho council fiom a general ticket. It
lls apparent that this gives fair rcpre-
sentatlon In the council of the Inter
ests of life and property.
I Difference and Resemblance.
It may bo useful to note some points
of difference and resemblance between
(he Kngllsh, French. Oerman nnd
American systems of executive gov-
ernment In cities. The Lngllsh e'yct
only a council, which adds to Itseir al-
'.i..rm..n i !,., r,,nr. ,,f ,,n..ui..i.
i ' .,-......
I of Its own number.
.. . . .
tne council chooses one of Its own
Ignntes the major fiom among Its
own number, and also appoints from
Its own bod) a group of the most ex
perienced members to Borvo ns ad
of.Juncts to the maor and form with
him a corps executlf. Tho mayor In
turn nsslgns to each adjunct supervl-
ln of a department of the municipal
service Under the mayor and the
odjunrts with their groups ot council
men, the expert civil service Is oigan
, Iwel
rio llerlln council Is composed of
, thlrt) four members, seventeen of
(whom are paid nnd are appointed for
a term of twelve ye nrs The ntlu i sev
, nlecn are unpaid and are clinsui lor
a term of six years The paid c le
ment Includes legal orflc Inls illy
trensurer, lit) architects civil nml
neers. school administration and other
experts
It Is perfectly woll liudi islood Hint
these men will he appointed at the end
i.... .'
"i .m.'i, ..-,,D, .,,.. ,,,.-,, nic..' n
prnctlcnll) for life, unless they forrelt
their positions by theli own mltc cm
or then terms, nnci their tenu'i-
duct. Tho Herman sjstem Is the Mo
rlflcatlon of thn expert chiefs of do
Method of Procedure
and Incorporation
Towns and
Council May Investigate City
Officers and Dcpastmcnts
Whenever It Deems
Necessary.
Regulation of Assessments.
Appropriations and Tax Levy
ing. Proportional Represen
tation In Elections.
ARTICI.K V THE COUNCIL.
Section 9 Council's powers of In
vestigation. Section 10. Council's power to reg
ulatu assessments, lev) taxes and
make appropriations. '
Section 11 Direct legislation, and i
proportional representation In City I
elections.
me council s rowers o. investigation.
Section 9 The Council, or commit
tee of the Council duly authorized by
It ma) Investigate any department of
the city government and the official
acts and conduct of nn.v clt) officer,
and for the purpose of ascertaining
facts In connection with such Investl
gallon, shnll hnvc full powet to compel
the attendance and testlmon) of wit-1
uesses, to administer oaths, to exam
ine Mich persons as It ma) deem nee
essai), and to compel the production.
of books nnd documents Wilful false
swearing In such Investigations and
examinations shall be perjur) and
punishable as such
Council's Power to Regulate Assess
ments, Levy Taxec and make
Appropriations.
Section U. The Council shall pro
vide by general ordinance for the ap
prnlsement nnd assessment of all
propert) subject to taxation and for
the collection nud enforcement of tax -
es nnd assessments and for penalties
ror nun paj ment thereor Such taxes,
assessments nud penalties shnll be a
lien upon the propert) affected there-
b) until paid. Provided however that,
whenever so directed by the vote ot
a majority of all the registered elect -
ors of the clt), voting on a question placed on the ballot to be voted, anl
Involving the proposition the entire the elector shall Indicate his choice by
revenue requirements of tne city shall drawing a pencil mark through the de
be met b) a tax on land value, public ( slgnatlons other than his choice on
utilities and special privileges of what such ballot. If a majority of all the
ever kind or name. I
All taxes shnll he levied and nppro
prlatlons made annually, not more
than slxl) dn)s nor less than thlrt)
ilnjH befcii c the date for holding muni
-si-'-fii -r-J "a -w -ri: -,"v -tl' v-r -r -.y
partments that one finds In the Kng
llsh s)stem
How American Systems Vary.
The American s)stem varies In dlf
ferent cities Advanced Atlantic coast
cities are steadily Incorporating new
leudlng Ideas from the great Contl
nental cities The old fashioned vogue
in American towns determined the
choice of ma)or, heads of departments
and council at the polls. Standing
committees were appointed by tho
mayor. American reform In charters
has run high during the last dozen
years. Municipal reformers urge ably
that the maor Is handicapped In an
effective administration hy not him.
self appointing the heads to the great!
departments In line with Ms Ideas of
wuin muu ui cue ri-ceni ana so can. w
ed brilliant charters provide for (ho " 'Yo"r mother reports that )ou have
appointing by the ma)or of all com.'1.'0'''1 ,hro'ns 'tones at the little
mufsloners and heads of great de-i .??!,'?..,... . , ,,,
partmentB Some of the recent char ' ,,. A"d ' ' d'd' he Uale,i dffla"-
ters hnve drop 1 the feature of ward '" Do jou think thu Is the proper
representation In tho council and on thing for a little Christian bo to do'
tho lioard or education It Is nppar. ' " "Whj. papa.' ho answered, 'you said
ent that upon the personnel of tho rself that a little hoj could preach
council and the heads or such great sern,oni' mor powerful tnan thewe de
depnrtments ns health, public Improve- Uvcr,t',11 ,r?mJ ,he PHlP't-iermons that
ments. education and finance rest the ZTZVT 'JT .".'?" "I":
effectiveness to a large extent of mu -
nlclpal organlrntlon. The ccntrallza-
tlon In tho person of toe ma)or of so
much patronage as prevails In tho now
vmorlcnn charters seems less desir
able than resting the appointing pow.
er In the council while more desirable
In many ways than the flerco travail
of ward politics The expert civil ser
vice Is the undoubted goal.
"(.oil helps him who helps himself
and "Fulfil without works Is dead
1 he di ministration of energy by the
American people during tho., financial
crisis of n few )ears ngOjwhrn J87
iioonou li ft the countr) In' one )Ntr a
In i Kim sum than any community has
been ten cod to part with under similar
circumstances challenged the nilmlrn
tiou of the wculd nnd has never been
paralleled America emerged fiom
her cilsls having In three jenrs reor
giiulxed hoi social svstem underselling
the a in Id In steel Mr Carnegie snvs
,'
'The uitlon whli li enn make the
cheapest sln-l lias other nations nt Its
. ...
iH.fcot Hi. mum rcn energy
mi .... tit. ti ..,, imih)
Hawaii has bur c rlsls hcrgrent port
( formless unsouglit Infect..! - the
world awaits her demonstration of en
orgy ANNA ALWAHD UUlKS
for the Organization
of All Cities,
Villages.
rlptl elections, except such taxes at
ma be levied and appropriations at
ma) be made to provide lor debts al
ready Incurred or continuing contracts
nlready entered Into. And except, al
so In cases of emergency, when on a
certificate signed by tho Ma)or and
Controller that such emergency exists
n special appropriation may be mad)
to m et the same. Subject to the fore
going and other provisions of this Art,
the Council shall have the power to
appropriate all money necessary to
. meet the expenses of the city govern
ment, to make special appropriation
and to transfer to a different approprl
atlon the unexpended balance of an ap
I proprlatfon alread) made, and not
J needed for the :omp!ct!on of the work
' for which such appropriation was crlg
Inally made.
I Direct Legislation; Proportional Rep-
resentatlon In City Elections.
Section 11 Tho Council of an) City
now existing or hereafter created with
In the Territory ahnll, unless already
provided b) law, with the consent of
a mnlorltv of lh nllaiflprt .otn ,,,
reon, at thc next ensuing election tali
lng place not less than thlrt) da)
thereafter, establish n method of di
rect legislation so that qualified voters
of the clt) ma) submit and a mtjnrltv
thereof voting thereon ma) decide bv
direct vote propositions relative t
city matters, nnd may also In the s.im
' manner estnbllsh proportional repr
situation ns to elections to eleetlvi
city offices
Five per cent of the registered vot
era of the City mny. by petition In like
manner ns for nomination of candi
dates forofllre lodged with the Mavor
I Intimate an) legislation affecting rnly
the City or Its subdivisions, and in like
, manner twent) per cent of such regis
tered voters may by petition demand
'a referendum to the voters nf nm lo
(station aff.'ctlng the Interests of the
, city or He residents
( Upon such petition being lodged
( with the Ma)or, tho officers of the
City shall proceed In llko manner at
provided for the election of City offl
cers, the propositions being nuhllshed
and In such publication given a num
her. which number, together with the
designation of choice, as "Yes" or
, "No," or oilier designation, shall be
quail fled voters of tho City voting up
on such propositions are In favor
thereof the snmo shall go Into effect
at tho time Indicated In the proposl
tlon
v -fu -r -tj -m - -rv -iv -r
UTTIE Bfll'S EMM
"I clon't know what to make of that
bet) of mine," sighed a well known
minister of the gospel. "I have tried to
bring him up In tho way he should go,
but he Is always coming back at me In
a. way that destroys the value of th
lessons that I try to teach him. Tin
other day his mother Informed me
that he had been throwing stones at
one of the neighbor's little bo)s, and 1
called him Into my stud) to questlou
blm nbout 1L
" 'My son,' said I sadl), 'what Is this
I hear about )our misconduct?'
i " I'ui.w. Btaiu nv. i ua.rni
MVhv ....... ....j ..- .t . .
been doing anything that 1 ought not
, lo cnnMaml) ' ''oM for ,
chnnce to teach such lessons te. mi lit.
He friends.'
"'I remember sa)lng something Ilk
that.' I answered gravel), 'hut throw
ing stones can hardl) be classed as
sermon '
"'Wh), papa." he flashed, 'I've heard
)Oii iaj time nnd time again that thera
were sermons In stones and if thera
were ever a kid that needed a sermon
that Joncj boy doe;s!" "Detroit Fre
Press,
llerr M)er Lutz tells the following
little story. "Conducting once In
Iliad lard. I noticed the clarionet pb
c r n )oung hut clever and steady lad
Jumped up n good deal during the
proerc ss of tho opera. ! found that his
inther who plajed the trombone, sat
Just behind him, and ever) now anl
then he gave his son a kick with the
lemnrk, 'Look out. Sammy there be
n flat n cummin" "Mainly Unut
I'eople
Inoxpoilenced and anxious )oung
mls'rers-The now housemaid Maria
Is n lliimsn Catholic, hut I hope jou
- ii, i .urn, un? ii'iikcuus ci.llleu
1'184 " the servants' hall Cook iwlth
j'p'Viladv'l
win not allow nny religious contro
really
'ighclass ram
Hies religion
Flinch
never
mentioned.
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