Vicksburg weekly herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1868-1883, 1870-03-05


have supposed that | wished to be
the Mayor. l have no desire at
present to ill that Office nor do
believe Il can be properly filed by
a member Of the Legislature.
Feeling an interest In the pros
pCrity Of this city, allow me
through your columns to make 0
few suggestions.
1st. Let the old charter be re-
pealed and a new one substituted.
I'd. Let the city limits extend
one mile east from the Court House
-one from that mile post due
north one mile-thence due west to
the Mississippi river, and then
from said mile post due south one
mile and O half-and thence due
west to the Mississippi river.
Sd. Divide the city into eleven
wards.
4th. Let each ward elect its own
Alderman.
9Th. Let the Aldermen be re-
Quired to meet semi-monthly and
be paid not less than three nor
more than Ave dollars for each at
tendance, payable quarterly, allow
ing no one compensation for ab-
sent members on called sessions.
9th. Let there be q judicial ON.
Ger known as the Police Judge and
the Mayor be the Executive officer
and Treasurer.
7th. Let there be q City Regis.
trar, whose duty It shall be to care
fully register all legal voters 10
each ward, commencing thirty
days prior to the regular election.
9Th. Fix the time Of election the
first Tuesday in December, and
have them held biannually.
9th. Have all ofthe city officers
} elected by the people, except the
City Clerk, City Attorney and
: Hospital Physician, aud those ex.
captions to be appointed BY the
MAYOR and Aldermen. Let oil the
city officials enter upon their duties
{ the first day of January, Sunday
excepted, and in that event, the
: Monday following.
-. 10th. Allow all TO vote who arr
over twenty-one years Of age ant
have resided one year in the city
and thirty days in the waEd wher'
: he proposes to vote, irrespective o
race, color, long absence, disfraR
chisement, or foreign birth, y
/, lIth. Give power TO the Mayo
3 and Board Of Aldermen to remoyI
> incompetent or unworthy official
and to appoint Others, and also 4
I'LL all vacancies until the mex
a regular election.
:, 1lth. Give power to the Mayo
I and Board Of Aldermen to issuI
! bonds, to create a City Fund, to aiC
in any important work for the In
4 terestof the City, to an extent no
exceeding five hundred thousand
dollars.
/. 18th. Let the practice Of issuing
( City scrip be discontinued, and the
4. City Treasurer be required 70 keeT
an account in one of the Banks, ano
make oil payments In checks OF
| said Bank, specifying In each checl
. the amount for which II Is drawn
and said CITY Treasurer and Banl
shall be required 60 make amonthl,
settlement, and the same shall bs
. reported to the Board Of Alder
men.
/ 18Th. Bet there be q more direcl
ltax on property, and the greatbaR
den of the license system behre
duced Or wholly dispenced With,
l4th. Givelpowef 90 tie Mayol
, epd Board Of AldgmemloA KaIthI
grade Of the, streets, pave Obi
Streets aud give Charters f0t stree
OarsJM a. h9gguo1 800 hnels
pThesesrs aifeB outlinas that
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