, 1875-01-14

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THE PROPOSED CITY CHARTER.
Wo print this morning, in detail, tho
amendments prepared by the Citizens Asso-
ciation Of Chicago, to the general act Of in
corporation of cities. The Legislature is
to be asked to adopt them. These amend-
ments substantially provide:
l. Tint when one-eighth Of the voters OF
any city shall petition tho Mayor and Conn.,
mon Council to that effect, tho Inter shall,
within sixty days after the presentation OF
tho petition, submit the question of incor-
poration under tho general Inv to the vote of
tho people, and shnll FIX day for such elec-
tion not less thnn fifty nor more than ninety
days after the passage Of such ordinance.
2. If ut such election the majority shall vote
for such organization under the general Inv,
| general election nudor such new charter
Bhall be held on tho third Tuosday of April
| succeeding, and the officers elected thcreat
shall servo until the next regular election at
| the time prescribed by such charter, which is
| in April Of every odd.nnmbercd year. Tho
| question Of incorporation under tie goneral
law shall not be submitted oftcncr than once
in four years, but it may be submitted in No
vomber, 1876, and quadrennialy thereafter.
8. That the Mayor shall hnve power to re-
move any officer not elected by tho people,
making report thereof, md of his reasons, to
tho Common Council. In case TINT Board, by
n vote Of two-thirds, shall, within ten days
thereafter, disapprovo the action Of tho Mayor,
the officer ahen be reinstated
4. In case the people shall, at the tina Of
the ntloption Of the general charter, vote for
minority representation, every district in the
city shall bo entitled to six Aldermen, who are
to hold Office two yoars, except those elected
| ut the first election, when one-haif Of the
members shall hold Office ono year and tho
other half two years. At such election Of A.
dermen, each voter will be entitled to as
1nany votes as there are Aldermen to be
elected, and may oumulata or distribute them
as ho p1easos.
s. At tile same time that the people vote on
the question Of incorporation under tho gon-
eral law, they shall vote also on the question
whether the Common Council shall consist Of
one OF two branches II q majority vote for
two branches, then the additional branch
shall be called the Board of Councilman and
the other the Board Of Aldermen, together
forming the Common Council. ALI legsla-
ton shan have the concurrent approval Of
both Boards. All ordinances making appro-
printions or 1evying taxea shall originnte in
tho Board o: Aldermen. The members OF
the Board Of Counoi1men shall number
thirteen, and shall DO elected by general tick
ct and serve four years, oue-haH going oui
every two years.
, 9. That there shall be elected every two
/ ycara Mayor, City Counsel, Attorney, and
> Treasurer the Treasurer aud Attorney to be
elected ut tho samo time and for tho samt
term as the Mayor. No person to bo sligibl'
t to the office Of Treasurer ottaner than onc'
8 In four years.
: Z. The Common Council nay by ordi
= nance, adopted by two-thirds vote, proyid
g lint the Mayor shall appoint, with tho approx
: al of the Board OF Couneilmen a City Maz
d sha], City Superintendent of Streets, Corpora
; ton Counsel, Comptroller, aud City Clerk, O
i either OF them, and any other officer adjudge'
1 necessary.
r 8. The Common Council shall within th
i frst quarter Of the coming fiscal year pass til
l. General Appropriation bill, and thereafter n
It further appropriation should be mado durtn
It the ycar. Tho Mayor shall oortify to til
ia Council tho estimates Of tho various bends I
a departments for appropriations for the yea
d which estimates the Council shall not exceot
d 0. In cltiea having population exceediu
70 100000 the Mayor shall appoint, with Il
i approval Of tia Board of Oounoilmen,
II Comptroller, Corporation Counsel, Con
ia missioner Of Streets, Commissioner Of Sos
ia ers, Commissioner Of Water and Gns, Cor
1t missioner of Public Buildings Commission
d. Of Local improvements, Commissioner
Police, Fire Commissioner, and Health Cor
st missioner, these several officers shall be Il
N responsible heads OF the several department
" and with the Mayor ahall hold weekly CO.
ID eultations respecting the affairs and interea
ut Of the city. AL contracts for eaoh Of the
h departments shall be let for the city by Il
a, chief Of the department, md all bids shall
II. opened in the presence Of the ''Cabine
IN Council Board aforesaid"
es 10. ANY citizen, upon giving proper saourit
MI may, In the name of the city, institute Al
rs to recover any money misappropriated, or
es arrest any illegal or improper expenditure
he public money OF property Of the city.
ws Two things are now universally conccde
,sa /. That the existing charter OF the city
ty wholly inadequate for responsible d
an Legitimate Government Of the city. 1t Ia
re- headless, indirect, Irresponsible, and mi
.ht costly fonn Of government. Unless there
ho immeaiats relief, there u danger that
ri, | City Government viii b. brought to ssa,