The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-01-05

MEssRs. EniTnRs:-
wish 10 call the attention Of the citizens of
Dubuque to the subject OF Amendments TO our
City Charter.
1t is pretty generally understood that our cor
porate limits are about to be extended and this
is as il should be. But think it is not general.
ly knonn that Sundry other amendments of the
Charter are being prepared by the tolrd of Al
dermen to be sent to Iowa CITY and incorporated
into the Charter, several Of which amendments
are certainly to my mind very Objectionable
But if these amendments are proper and neces-
sarv, why not submit them to tn. people for
their Sanction, or approvalo ! very much dis
Ike this secret manner of preparing laws which
are to govern and control the affairs of our grow
ing City for al ! asst two years, and these two
years, are to tell the tale whether we ore to be
a CITY or not
The first Of these amendments tn which !,
md believe large. majority of the ctizens)
will object, is the taking from the People the
r gh of eecting at the Polls the officers of the
City, and making these officers the appointees
or mere creatures of the board of Aid, rln n, to
be made and destroyed by them as may suit their
fancr.
an oilv surprised that they left the Mayor
and board of Aldermen to be elected by the pee
pe Ii they would say in their amendments
that they, the AID 'rmen, should be appointed by
rouble of holding any city election
This would be progressive Democracy ""ver
The left /" But then it may be that our DINO
cratic Aldermen don't belong TO the Progressive
School.
Another amendment provides that all lands,
no! laid out in town Lots shall be assessed by
the acre and only for its valua fer agricultural
and Horticultural purposes, MT taking into me
account any other elements of valae. Well
III. D.. \ l., l. tod ~
one owning Depot grounds, on the sand ridge
west ofihe lake or probably SON" one owning
good diGgings in the Madden Hollow Bluffs or
some other ragi IN where grass won't grow
The manifest injustice of this prov sion max
ing a distinction in iha manner of valulng prop
erfy in the new and old limits is apparent that
t needs but to be named to be repudatcd
Anothcr amendment says that the city debt
shall never exceed a limited amount, and the
city sh1ll not take sock in any company IN
vate or corporate upon any conditions, not even
! nv vote of two thirds # the legal voters
| These Aldermen are awfusiY afraid that the
stupid pupuace W II ruin our CITY Il not checAHa
| by Legislative enactments.
| Then loak out we scrip holders, you must
present your scrip at the Treasurers office, and
! have it countersigGcd within ninety days alter
the board iss1r their Pronunciam mo, and # you
don't d, it wi hun that time they Will ply you
or not just as they please, your scrip can't be
taken even for dog tax by the collector but you
may present it to the board to be acted upon BY
them as any other cldim. They may pay t; they
may refuse to pay it.
Don't this sqnint towards Repndia'ion
| will not say that our city Charter may no
| be amended TO advantage, and this DOUBTLESS Il
quite proper time for it, but shall not the foo
| lie have voice in the matter?
h., III aiai Ia To
| rood amendments and citizens may be able tc
! present other good points, and | want to see a
| Public meeting called to which all these point:
NAV be submitted and tried by the iouchston'
OF Public opinion.
ANOTHER REVOLUTION IN MEXICO
SANTA ANNA RECALLED.
From the Panama Star Of Nov. 81
| We ves,erio-- g. .ho fret time learned from