Daily globe., 1879-01-05
'yHIRTX-FIVE.

about $4,000, including building and stock.
The building was insured for $500.
VHIRTY-FIvE.
Meeting Of issc Conn 1aittee of the Corr, !E:c-
chuHge--sctio,t Of the Con.m.ittee-d Plan
Of OperHtions-Con,n to be lp-
pointed.
The corn exchange committee met at tue
council chamber last evening.
Frank j. Mead was chosen chairman, and
D. w. Ahern appointed secretary.
On vlotion, Ed. A. Stevens, NJ w. Glenn.
and Daniel Watt were appointed COM
mittee to draft a programme for the action
of the exchange.
The committee retired and returned with
the following report:
To the Committee Of Ihirty-F;ve:
GENTLEMEN: Your committee appointed TO
classify the various subjects properly to be
acted upon by you, to the end that they may
first be referred to subcommittee for investi-
CATION and reports with recommendations
thereon, respectfully report thai they have par
TALLY considered the subject and suggest the
appointment OF subcommittee. as follows:
l. On taxation-real and personal.
This committee TO inquire ioto the method
of making assessments, valuations, euuaiiz
alton, abatemen5s, and applications therefor,
abuses, etc.
2. On city and county expenses and expeu
ditures.
This committee to inquire into the purposes
for which city and county revenues are applied
the manner thereof and to make such sugges-
tions as in their judgment may point toward
retrenchment and reform; they need not, how-
ever, consider the school question, court mat
ters. or salaries which are referred to other
committees
3. On courts and court expenses
The investigation to, include district, probate
and municipal courts, but not of jail or police
expenses not directly concerned in such in
quiry.
4. On public schools.
Investigation to include the present systems
here and elsewhere, course of study, duties of
officers and teachers, taxation, expenses, sal
aries, etc.
5. On city and county officials, their duties
emoluulenta, etc.
Investigation to be thorough, and to cover
all branches of the public service.
5. On reformatory and charitable institu-
ticus.
Investigation to include all such as are sus-
tanned, wholly or in part, by the appropriation
OF city cnGnty funds viz: State Reform
school, county jail, poor farm, (including out
door relief,) lookup, cottage hospital Bethany
home, the proposed work-house, etc.
7. On revenues, other than by direct taxa
tlon.
Inquiry not TO include court fines official
fees, etc., but to be more particularly directed
to the ;dvisability OF licensing various branch
es OF business, the substitution of the bell
punch system in place of the present LIQUOR IL
cenSe, the matter Ell licensing of vendors OF
country produce, etc.
s. On public roads and buildings
Investigation TO include not only the LAYING
out OF roads and keeping them in repair and
the erection of new buildings, etc, but the
whole system by which SUCH work is done in
citJ7 and c0untv incIu3Int. Soho,I b,,;iI;,-,
and all other public ediices, county roads.
streets. alleys, carJWays, BRIDGES etc
9. On special assessments.
Investigation to include the matters OF water
mains and incidentally OF the water-works
system, sidewalk assessments, sewer assess
ments, ETC., the committee also to report as
to assessments unpaid. and as to the advisable
ity OF paying for street Improvements by as
sessment on abutting property.
~. On claims and appeals tharefrOm.
Inquiry to be mainly directed to the advise
blllty Of making any change in the method of
appealing from the action of the county COM
mlssloners 10 allowing claims, SO as to prevent
unnecessary iitigation and providing for ap-
peais from tne action OF the city council and
board Of education under similar circum-
stances.
II. On frauds and fraudulent practices.
Inquiry TO be made to the necessitv of
providing for the inspection of weights and
measures, and the best methods, and to any
are involved or the masses of the people inter-
ested.
12 On legislation
The committee to suggest such amendments
to the city charter, or such special legislation
as they may deem proper; and also to prepare
for the legislative delegation. city council or
other body, q digest OF such matters reported
by other committees as shall be adopted and
properly to be presented to them.
Your committee do not propose necessarily to
n<,,,fI,, ,t,
fed, but to allow them all proper latitude in
the fields assigned them; and recognizing the
fact that the public generally is Interested in
the work before us, and that the corn exchan ge
does not embrace ali the wisdom of the
city, we recommend that the chairman
be requested in the appointments of sinh
committees to call upon all classes of citizens
to assist in the good work. and that members
of such subcommittee be allowed the privi-
lege OF debate Out not Of voting) upon all
matters discussed Also, that such sub-com-
mlttees consist OF three members each with
power to add to their number if they deem il
best.
Your committee further suggest that citizens
generally, and especially those now or formerly
holding public positions, be requested to fur
nlsh the various subcommittee with such
facts and data as they may be in possession of
and to make such suggestions as they NAV
deem to be for the general good.
Your committee further suggest that any
parties VINO may discover matters untouched
which should have been reported upon. notify
us accordingly to the end that they may be con-
siderea in a supplemental report.
ED. A. STEVENS,
NJ W. GLENN,
DANIEL WArrr.
Committee.
Ine report was adopted with an amendment
providing Tor committee extension of city
limits.
After discussion the report was adopted,
and the chair authorized to name the sub-
committees through the morning newspapers
Monday morning.
The Exchange adjourned to next Saturday
evening, st 730 P. M.
Entertainment.
Mrs. lowering, the accomplished teacher
of elecution in this city, with the aid of her
pupils will provide the fourth entertainment