The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1884-12-25
A RECORDER REQUIRED.
THE MAYORS PRESENT POWER
Clothed with Legislative, Executive an.
JudiSial Authority History OF the
kecord.rship--A Corr, sponu-
eats Lucid Ideas.

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In town governments u recorder liz zen.
or.llv the indicial off ear ,ho,l, !,
hishoiiiei '' w ''yio Judicial rune
IiOnary. Our charter fully clothes the
council with power to establish tina nj.
&C. aud dot,a.
M T.o H." ue ,,'i'i; 10y &"pis ms uuties
M dn,i.s ,n. n,,,'., 'Io ."ay"i peIioriiS
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AZ .va",,o'. W SoV' ine n,s'ory o'
rnor,' is77 No., \, w. sm' o." W rep
No., ~ 'ohh ~ ner,oo,
h1 ~ a"SU'' i"o oihue was es.ao'lsheo
cyyrd,,. ,,a', $500 :" nu'n' io',, re-
soiarv vas 1850 xu,v ,oi wv years a.
w;,hn,t a,, POI "n,u"',
hia -, """,S VI
1879 Ar w "'baIt ~, ,;'
49,, N"oo,'' n.n orihs
;shin,, H. o T;.'' wa" iesnu "ou'
dm,;..s ""u .''
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naona NJ, ,Ie' 't,,'',, 90 Ju''os va w
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xa, ,,r,;n,,,''n n.,,i',' T, 49, ~
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nv ,,,a ,,,,,vn, ,,,', d., -, vas app'oseu
az, sect,n1 NJ ,h. ,.,,,r,.r a., m1 20
To "a clo,hiuu Nh. ,ounci, vii, ,,,,,n,
nstahI,sh ,h,s ti;,.a =. , 49, po"o' W
the auendm.uIs ~ u,,r,h ~ iSs, ~, +
action referred IN shnva TO- ~, ~, - Nv
der ,ba nriai,',i o,,,,'. "" p,aoo uil
only since Said a,n,.,,tn,.nt ,'.,C ~ -,
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has been al nv, 4 sSoo nsi,.,,,I ~ e..
is usual. in SINAI, ,I.cas f'r , u, w.. =,
to acL AZ the tnwn n,,,,,,s,r,,t. n' nc; "
in violation of A tund.mn,,t,,I n,i,,.,,,i.
of everv stat. and ~, Ill ~ ~ '','i'c
unjied wh,,h d,vid,, Ia "'"'. 20 .
poveru,nan, into ina, d IT, p'T.,a w
es. each iudanandant or ,ha ~, w. ,as '" w..
legislative. .x,.,.n,,y,.n ;,'Ii'.;t' wy
this min ;nla MIA $780,, Ia, III
understand and r'.v.ra n,,r sv., ~, W." y,
repr,seutaiiva vny.r,,,usn, 49, w
continuously ivnnr.,i AID ,,,,n','Iad ,','
der foot in Il ,IIas at Ia,s, ,,,,o w." ~.
hummer of 1877 Inv .ii,.,.,,,,S H., o , Wv,
to act AS thounh h., nel,,,y,.I -, ma " a.,
islatuie or lnw-makin Lranch nt ,t.
oovar' man, 49,, ,'';,.h ot""on VI Tue
Ina cnmIunal f,,,,,Iin ~. "'' p0'''"
n,a,Is az ~ ''".'''s vi .hr, u,pi'l-
uuces ordinances anu Is chairman OF
four OF the most important committees
OF the council, made 81 by tho remarka.
BILE rules IN force, M then appoints the
other members OF the same ard all
other committees. AsmAyor. hs stanus
as governor; AS recorder, he eu,bodirs
the Judicial department.; and MS com
miIteenan, he ranks NJ the equivalent.
under orr municipal system, of both n
senator aud representative il,
legislative body. he rem,
edy Tor this latter evil, f,r
agross evil II il, rests with tha council
whose selt'rcspert should wipe 1t out
The Legislative depai tment of the GOV.
ernineut, under the charter, is com.
posed III Two 'ldermen from eHcr ward
They, and they "nly, have "A firht tn la.
troduce bills, resolutions and mot, ops l.
the council or To serve on its commit
tees. Tho mayor j. eX uilicio president
OF the cUuncli, as the lieutenant gov
ernor is OF the senate, neither more n 4
less. All beyond is usui patton. |, can.
not he Expected that u wise aud efficient
administration of our affairs can be
achieved under such cpnglomrr,tiui
or
blue spirits and gray,
b"cN splrlts anu "hite,"
al
breadth. nbund,ntIv att.st ,h1s ,,,,,
The remedy i. simule. IN, n,,,h ho. h',,.,.
blazeu for over n hundred v..rs Il, a.
to let the mayor be MAYOR: In l,t nm,
peoples REPRESENTATIVES be tne I.w-,n.k.
ers. ausw, r thle Tor their ena,t,.,,,s
subject Ia veto by the mayor. and i,I ,h,'
juu .cial functions rrpus,. In sn,nn nm,
chosen for that uurpose. When this d,, n
divorce occurs and in, lnv.,,,u,,r'
realize their Responsibilities and EYER
else thei prsrop,r,tiy,s "A, ,.i,hul 80.
wants of tie pe,,plp. aud moi iii then. we
may expect a wise, harmonious aud EFF.
ficlenL ,nuulcipal rnye,n,ueut.
Touching tho propnssd cbnnpe now
under consideration, IL NAV Ia said ih.,
the labors nj n recorder for several wears
TO come will liza ,xc,eui .vlv iy,t
Though, like serving on committees, r,,l.
Iulaled To distract ina u,iud ur any sen.
sible mayor, from his ever.occu,,inu.
eyer.,umt,uuiuu and in,rnr,u,,t ,in',a. ~,
the chief man,stra,e of n vrnw I'm" v,'n' ~"
city. demanding from i,s nultiIu,iin ,m-
IRREGULAR les IN nl.u. and vra,t I,,,s 81
goou highways. iulinilrlv mora linn
though aud labnr hy its 81 lei office,
than much larger towns NOV sn Lrs.,
with such troubI,s. TIE rrrurd.r s,s
daily, from half mn hour tn AN hut,r nnd
half. His eases are all prrpar,d IL,
Others, aud So itt q time is r,uIIr,d INN
any Intelligent Vounrmnn rH,, ,li>cln,ro
its duties w,th1ut materially inl.r..r,.' :,
with his private nursu,ts. m. .ui,,,,
time consumed In "A yrnr
may II. o,nI cred "A ubrr'I comm, ,.'
tion, ON the other hand. mn MN c,,,
make a rood mnvnr of Ihis ciiv' sm,h y,
MAYOR IA Ina nublin rnnd ,inn,.nd
without deyo,inn his en,ire i'm" IN ,','
tient, nalns.,ntin, ,hnu"ht ,nJ i,h ~,
matters nertsininy .x,Iusiv,.iy ,,' Inn,
office, resriy Nj nil Zines In in,,liy.n,t,
n,.,t .ya,,' w $3.50 w '"'' 's'"'''
quiries by citizen or stranger, Su.h an
officer should r.ceive mn ndrnunIr ,ni.
airy. The salary paid for several wears