, 1880-07-29


Tho Apport!nnmcnt for Cook County In 1K7t
WINS lna,ic without my effort to Hcrrymandnr tho
districts: Int eAc.l district wAs composed nf
contiguous territory. rs cornruct tn form Ia pos.
albIe, nnd rs ncariy cq,ni III population ns could
be secured withs,it s,lbtIsEalnH wartls ur towns
Caro- wns Mao takcn Il, have tho porulntion Ut
cnch district ms homogeneous ~ prncticann, SO
Tint gtnsa or rAcc cunteats would 10 nyoidcl. and
sa!M,itltca fnr Legislative ,,, h1ngra woMid "
Such, IN my humble opinlon, sho,,ld be tho
rules tn e observed In tho superintendent to be
ysT he seFsl sty % aSt e
,ndro thnn eighteen. Hence. It, for THO sake Of
Gpso @ ,Sy ' ukns to n sw sfY%1o,% .ha
ncarly ~ may lie, :li.lD inhaD!tants, tho s,,no
ns s ' tSo ss ssa1 Tfds r!ss 5 y ss
lcl,iH h,d to tilo aniull eensl1s districts used by
tic United States Census Supcrslaor. tho 'nattor
T'wo stlcis waftls wouid make n senntnrial or
Legislative. district continuing ao,it .E Oo poo
tricts, ind ylSak two 81 districts 10 the nrtsitis
towns tito stnNll deficiency iii these Two being
orc tha aance ny tho srpifHs fa rntio @ n u
Ing nl,t,iit ", ,000 to Il district.
tTho end to be nttatncd by making eight Soma.
torlnl districts consist uf precisely two wards
chcsi Il mt Of suslcont Importance to Justify
lHu uHHGrAu0u u lW0 W4Iuds HUT ~ tAS AlkJ
Council likely to Rlvo Its consent thoroto. We
500 no prapticnl objection 70 milking nine Sena-
tur!al districts In tho city by attaching tho ad-
1oininy suburbs OF Ifysfo 1ark. Lake, Ctcerp,
Jefferson, md I..lko Wow, which nut "euun-
try" properly spcnkinx, but nro rnMlly suburban
pnrts Of ChcaKo In interest nntl feeling. rs
ncnrly nlt of their population do bualnesa ind
tind employment In tho city proper. As many
or tho puasI-city districts should 10 attaehed
to tho wlrls as will 10 ncclpt, to tnnke up tho
rcqulsit population for nine city Senatorial dis
tricts. Tho remainder Of tho county would
naturally uonststute tho tonth Cook County
sonntorEat district. Ttls will be found tho
better nlotlo Of apportionment when tho mutter
Is considered from vtro,s points Of view, and 10.
tho one we think Will t,e h.foptod.-Ep.l
II II Is objected TINT tho Council has no power
to rutlIce tho ntlinbor OF wnrs, or that tho re-
wo Il fs e nw.ss sha 70 en g.
nskrl to arnpnd tho law 50 TINT tho division iuto
sixteen wards shnll be lcxazetl, nr to increasc
| four, when ouch Of tho s!xtcen llrKo Wnrdy cnn
! be divided Into two, containing between l6,0n
talnly iasge enu'iRf 10 Go properly represented
II, tho cosnulon Council by two mon OF average
This i1,eseaae Of tho wards would not disturb
tho boundaries of tho ScnAtorluI districts, and
certniny Council cump1sed Of slxty-four
Inclnbtra would be very mtdGratu for city con-
tMning hnit II million people and constantly ad-
| ding to ltu numbers.
l. 1T ia exceedingly questionable whether the
people of Chicngo lcsiro u Council composed Of
go many us sixty.rour nGnDers, or TINT 1t
| would give them better municipal legislation.
l Considerable Gun be sRfd rrv and con on tho
proposition, but tho advantages 70 DO derived
from 60 enlarged II body Of en-sn,allcd mon Is
not obvious. The sn,lller tho constituency tho
| worse md more buInnlerlke will bo tho Alder
men who will lind their WY Into tho Council
chamber. 1t the Aldermen wcre nominated aud
elected OIL u grnernl ticket, md I'LL wards wcre
abolished, 1t would result III tic selection OF
better material. Il dozcn or moro scnlawnYs Of
the Hfidroth and Inwler typo who now worm
thofr wny Into tho Council thro tho ward
machinery Of tho less Intelligent, loose 1nornl,
ind nDil-sclf-rcspccting districts OF tho city
would either fall to bo nominated or would 10
defeated Mt the polls Tut tis useless to tn!k
nbu,tt uboitshing tho wArls. For sons reason
thoy suit tho popufnr idcn, ind will stand.-ED1
aslae.l IN !" Upper House,. composed uf twelve
ur fifteen commissioners, ,:clcotea by d gencral
ticket, 01lc-thtrsl Kofng oue etch yenr. to bc ro.
p1ncCd by nli ut3A ntllnbCri elected In like MAN.
Ncr. This Upper House shpMld perform all tho
duties, fur It's tho city IL rpncertlgd, which tho
benHto performs In tho Stnio Legislature. IT 1t
wero practicable to give thp country towns q
to unito Will. tho city III tho tioction Of tho Up
per House by gGuorul t!cket. And 1ispenAe
entirely with the Bonr,l pf County C0Hlins.
sibnurH, we should havG u h}.lch more rNtlonnl
mud oconoMtcnl system Of MHntctpnl government
| A, j. GALLOWAY.