, 1875-04-18
the city at a but,1nerely authorizes tho Mayor and

present irresponsitilisy n& our Government.
slta-These i, no provision that apolishes ,l thn
Board SYST N may flourish as now.
bepsnth-rAe Ch:ef Of Police .asy be eectad bS tho
people y the M;yor ana Council pleaae .,o,.., ,v
ksnia-Any and all o:irers may BE- rnado elective o.
t1s AND Sian ee
4pponivo officers may he made elactise to s9l' tne
salaice Of each succeeding Mayor aud councal, sna
changed and changed isck year " aeaT. s:ahhty y
not cootcmplated avon. -,
WerfnA-Any elective officer ,nsy b. cut off by tte
Mayor mud Council in midst Of the teEm for Th!ch
the people eeted tim ~ aho!isling tue oece. Ihe
oiee niay then Ia rc-establlsEed, and new rpan nt
p by appointment; or the people Way o7 s9d 70 eeet @
another pc$n more agree4he 10 tho Mayor apu
re Jth-Every officer Of the city, except Treasurer,
dependent scos and hencbrnen ot the Mayor and
IHVt<enth- Nothing prevents every emp!oye Of the
city, policemen, dremen and a being entirely a. sne
mercy Of the Mayer, who cay remove them without
cause ehoun tilted eyenr He may Ase them for pc
h1ea personal oaoa II his pleasure md IA any
fouy4senth-The Mayor may Eemore any appoiatea
officer without any Interference fsoa any oshes a1
Pdsenth The M7yqr.s powers arc. il short, prae~
t.caiy unlimited. He shares some of his unpFese-
dented aud unhcard- Of powsra with ths Council hut
then he is made part o: e Council aFpeants a;
s;ss .: ii: il u: s~;:S e; y:S 81 & seness t. eas
s:,.hira * IL couaci1 to 1nak. himself utterly
t1pnele With hiA great patronage AMI hia singular
r3xer it would he strange indeed II, "a President q
could 10: have his way In city vhers $40 oa1 qf
annual tx q are Ut lis almost untrlua,1ssA disposal.
ssat:<nth-Ihe A-Yor and Council may reduce ~
suitei to their PURPOSE Then the Mayor would hsre
70 insuence but two to control the councii-the
only power in tho City th:t ever could or
the money aud the absolute power Of the City Govern
n,cnt entirely in his hspda.
ScrenteertL--The1e il 10 Limit to the NaScs's re-
election. As may 10 kept IN otfce aa lopR "a the
votars choose to aect Ata or sathar "a long - he
eaoosas 70 elect MmseI.
election.
sfntt:tath- Is no cheek whatever upop the
1e4lng Of contracts tho expenditure CITY funds
T.resieta-TheSe 10 limit to tbs rats Of ta1adon-
T1ctnty-F9st-There are not two Houses In the
Council there il but oae, aud tlst, a. stated, may be
reduced to s1 mernbss II tue will oF the Mayor and
Ta<n:y-seoond-Tha Mayor and Council arc Judges
of the election and quad> aien x "een.era OF the
Council, thus making theca need a*, tho 4'akeFs Of
: 71ornty- tAia-The Mayor t'.o oo.-5H may faeili-
tate tha eaing special meetings - marh ~ THAR puE-
fruitful e1pediens IN da7s Of corruoHon-
1tekauy:j jouzts-SAaries are unlimited undar this
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and balances which complex aoVernmoaes require
Esqry power is unlimited. eTafy authority raeaecEed
sa vSt, Of oae5a1 IN a II os Sa'x,h 81 aho
st.ading it, danger ch7la-tsr tho city w surely
vote 70 osganizs unt.e= t. unless tbs right-mndol
all1ena take the '1onble to roe against i.
Are you willing to hare such cnarter Tor your city
Has aot your uaoasy baen sufficiently squ4ndere.l7
Has not official corruption grown big edou2n9 Has
IN chielgo: Hss, th,n vo:. down tais law on April
e which means, i: anything. sach ineeiciency.
taxation. aud 81 Ii corrcpton Is our pao9a hare
Il vet not p7eu dreamed of.
TAz ExEoc FIVE O,NX1r1EE oy Tuz Crr1zcSs'
ASSOCIATIONS OF CHICAGO.
NR- MunEy NELSON
said that the fraud had been 80 CON-
ple.c1y covered in the address IS 70
fairly exl,ensL the subject. To bling the matter
fairly before The meeting. he moved that the ad-
dress ba adopted IS the sentiment OF tho Citi-
GEMS Association.
GEx. SHERMAN
asked On uhst proYiat3na Of the &la1
Of 1879 the exceptions had been based.
Ha had read the law himself, and had failed to
notice the extraordinary powers vested IN the
Mayor and Council. Al the same time be was
hlmself In favor Of the change which the trainers
Ut the address hsd III vleW.
NK. NAoyEAaH
said thst there Was no doubt that the powers
which tue address attributed to the officers ap-
pointed by the law Of 1879 we're given, but the
question Of the speaker coy6red 50 much ground
thas it Was dlfhcalt to provide an immediate
answer without tha p1osence OF the statut a.
Gen sherman-''eu1 to pattculartze, what Is
the reehon Which g'vee the MAYOR power to Ee-
duee the Council to ak memoeFaf
Mr. Mac'eaeh stated that he knew that the
statn nents ctutained iu tue address were cor
Fec:. but IN tha absence Of the statutes he was
uuatia to give au exact answer to the question
Mn. L. .: MILLER
said that, whlle tue address presented met his
view, and while he ha1 stead1!5 worked aga1ns:
the 1xE, yet he thought that out OF toe 10000
voters Of the city there wo1ld not be 509 peop!o
10 the city who would read it. It was too loos-
It was q nice address, well written, but nova
days nobody mad time to read anythlnG but the
Beecher trial It sho1ld te mads much shorter
II it was expected to ieach the people who
would go to the polls aud vote upon the question
It treated o. The great trouble N thlR CITY was
t1at While the poor people PAID their
taxes, the r1ch-tae iand-speculators Tor
e1ample-tougnt theirs from the towees
to tbs highest steps. ne cou'd % with
the Association 70 defeat tue la~, ana would JOIN
them in support OF The ne" charter II, after he
bad ssadied it. it appeared TO him rood one.
He was glad that tho MayoTs Dill lad p1aced the
power u Lhe hanas Of tut oihe.ai 10 Veto par
o1 M aprtopliatoN' - Inas "ou.a unoouote2tY
reduce the ta1attoo. He oio not see hoW tue
town sSstem could be avoided ultnoat abousnlnG
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