, 1875-03-13
THE NEW CHARTER Bill
Tic Citizens Association Responsible IA,
All It's Provisions.
Letter from Mr. Z, g, Larnaa

10 the Editor of 72t Chicago Tribune;
Cur,Aoo, March 12.-Statcuouts bara b,.-
nato In tho public papers, to the effect tl.s n.
bill now before tho Legislature, to rroy,ilo . ~.
charter for Chicago has been altered or - nas NV
led by Sir. A. @. ffcslng 10 meet bis nor,ns!,
views, aod Tho 1nserests Of tue party With xh"s
ho is connectods and that Mr.. aiaoYonvh ~. ~,
the Cttfzons' Association lMve been um,ntasN
latod and taken possession OF by Iii, ff.,Ip.
Thea' atatcmcutg, w.otler made from ,ons
faslco or from deslgn ara calol,atod to prc,na,s.
The bill IN tho minds OF mnny Of our fcl|ow..,N
zonS, m are imputatons upon tho intelljosns.
and goo d faith OF tho Executive Couutitea ~
the Citieenh' Asnoctntiot. I deRirc, tbe,oio..
to state that the bill now pending botu,. w.
Qanorn1 Assembly Is tn tho Charge Of tls r;,,
zcns' Al Hociaton and that ita Executive Cow.
m!ttec tnre unanimously approved Of IL N,
uo willing to be
Held RESPONSIBLE FOR ALL IT'S rRoylstos.
Mr.. Mauveagh nnd Mr.. G. M..1lontcrzon ~,
nt Springfield, representing tho Clsizcrs' Am
citation, for the BoIo purpose Of fntthesne n,
passa9o of tbs bill; and Mr.>MscVeagh has Il.
1m!tod nnppure and approval uf tto Exoqu,i,.
Committee 10 hta ontire courao With rssDscs /,
tbs bill
The b1lI, as 1t nov H!apds before tho Lsett,.
turc for 1klsEh2e, differs from that which ~,
first cent to Srrlplc!J, mud ulich was pte,r,,
by tho Aanoclation, In only two material psu.,,
Fr71-1t retains tho prescott wust diTtioo,
Instead Of providing for thv zedistr:oting u a.
CITY. And
stcnt Of amendments to +i,y axiatlnE law
lheS0 &|tcrGipnB Wtra pnRninouay scpFoe4
b7 tho Executive Eonmitteb, aud meet til e,s.
cu.eonco Of tho tcadtug frieu,tlH Of tho tneasuts
WITH the exception Of sot1o minor ml,tt1c,
pics Of tho bill. aud all Of Which have been u,j,
Under tho supervision and with tho coucurrent
OF the Executive COMMITTEE It In prectsejy i.
Paao in all respects aB the bill f1ra. sent dora.
ard my statements to thc contrary RE ei,as
made III ignOrnnco of its pre- YiAlous OF for ~
purpose OF Misrepresentation.
Tho bill aB drawn
ISM THE 1HTEnEsr OF NO FATTY.
and has In It no personal Or pavsasgu scher.h
any kind: Il had hoen drawn by men w|lo ae,i
property.ho1ders and hive tic ipte: css ot L,
city nj hoart, and for the purpose, nnd tue III
purpose. Of rometiviug existing owls md ab1D
III our Municipal Government, md tof nfons:,
some further securities ugaiuat hastJ legisIatr,
dishonesty, and fraud, IN our ,nunNipai aaIr'
Il 10. in my Judgment, good hiIl,; apdit i'd.
teat "ill 10 serious Injury to tho h,Bt lu,esai
Of our city.
Tho Executive committeo have pou 9l. to NJ,
to the support Of tlia mo1aure cElsAns fr,m,l
F1nt~tfA P0t tttE1f iSSPEEb W kHHlF pAslH1
politics. They hayo norcr nIIowed tlleula:l,.,
to have any regard to party tics or yrfe;ant-,
on my action which has coa,c ,bcso:e IL
And It would bo ntIsnso Indeed III in ,nes.rt
such as tiiH. affecting tho whole ciEi tLssll
sought support from nepualicanssonlg, anil u
nored entirely the party ut proaapti thtm4jsd1
both 10 tho city anu State; aud II am gst,1
state that Dir. Henry, Judge Diclnr. >ir J.aie
sou. and otbor leading mGn Of tl1a party. b.,,
given lls tl,oir aid md i1llucnco h iurle,i.
these mort important reforms wlat1 s:e ~.
bodied III this leRis alton.
The whole mcasuro romaIns hpwaN1, ius u
It did at the outset,
II THE cHAR1E or TIE CITIZENS ha,ocrlEu
WHO nro responsible to the public fer -the cs.r
blll aud I'LL ta provisions.
! do not desnlit necessary. TO refer 10 Il.
provsionB Of tho bill in detail as Son hattn
recently explained them at length iu your f,,y,
tod gsvon thoin your hoatty approyak
deo!ro 1t This limo only to coy11rt tbs It.
roncons Btatenaenta which have beeu nFAle b
regard to the bill. and to xsk for 1t, on bctalf
tho Ci.izons' ASSOCIATION, who arc ene1af b
Bccllra ita Passage, tho cordial and u,ated s1>
p1rt Of all our cltszcnB without respecb Of p.sy,
who hayc d: lcayt tho best interests of on. ct!.
E. G. LAlS1a