New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1884-10-26
LLMLIING CITY DERE
rnE PRorOs III CONSTITUTIONAL AMtNnMtNfW WHICH
Will III VOrrD oN NEXT WEEK.

TIE pRopos ED CONSTITUTIONS AMENpMENT WHIcii
VIII III vOrrn oN NEXT WEEK.
An appeal to the voters of the State in favor
Of the proposed amendment In Section NJ "f Article
VIII OF the Constitution, prohibiting til" loan
or use u money for private purposes,
and restricting tho Indebtedness OF counties,
cities towns ani villages has been issued IL Is signed
by Theodore w. Dwight William II. Webb, Henry Day,
Edward A. Morrison. j. Noble steams, Warner Van Nor
den j. W. HAYES, T. +. Wentworth H. X. Ihurbcr'
George II. Andrews, jeremiah +. Robinson Oswald OF
tcnd0rfer +. B. Thurbcr, william Allen Butler Samuel d.
Babcock A. \. Low, Henry T.. Picrrcpont H. H. Clanin
Josiah VI. Van Cott +. A. Schroeder. Ambrose Snow H.
Furrington A. T.. Orr, j. w. Hunter, william II. Waring
and Ripley Ropes This document gives many facts ana
figures the appalling increase In city DEBT ana the
imperative need Of II check To such Increase
Section s. Chapter 533 OF the laws Of 1884 makes 1t
the duty Of several County Clerks u cause sum-
cient number Of ballots FOR said proposed amendment
To- he printed and attributed to the several election dis
Of their rcpcctve cohnes In season 0r me use OF
the electors snJ election districts at said election
This also provides that the form of the ballot shall be
For proposed amendment TO section II, of Article = Of
the Constitution that 1t shall b. in1orNed Consttu-
tiona amendment" and that cancellation Of TIL, ballot
shall he counted as vote against said amendment
William H. Webb, Of the council OF Reform III letter
to TmE TRIBUNE on this subject. writes; I've find somc
Indifference to this amendment outside OF Inc larger
cities, for the reason that 1t applies ohf TO srh cites
and that opposition may he looked for IN these
cities from persons who ive on PUBIC paroasc WHOSE
opportunities IL will restrict We thlhk IL Important 10
the Of this measure that the puzzle he SHOWN thc
mutual dependence and community OF interest oI tc
cities with all parts of The tate ana DC 'ohshcu Vi
the great and certain ds-tcr To the whole state from
The fearful growth of municipal extravaganza ana de-
mand for public patronage.
section OF the Constitution amended rs proposed
would read q. follows:
SIC H. No county, city, town or village shall here
after any money or property or loan rs money or
credit to or In aid OF any Individual, asso-
citation or corporation, or become directly or in-
directly the owner of stock III, or bonds or, any
association or corporation; nor shall any Sucn county
city, town village he allowed to incur any Indebted
except for county, city, town or village purposes
rhi, shall prevent such county, city, town or
village from making such provision Tor tr ad or sup
port of its pooi may bcauthorzco by law No county
containing city over one hundred thousand INHABITANTS
any such city shall be allowed To become indebted Tor
any purpose In nny manner to an amount
Witch Including existing Indebtedness. shall
coed 10 per cCntm Of the assessed valuation 81 the real
estate OF such county or city subject To taxato a. u a
peared by the assessment rolls Of said county or city on
the last for State county taxes prior To the
mourning OF such Indebtedness and all Indebtedness IN
Of such limitation. except such as may now exist
shall be absolutely y0i except M orcn othcrWSc pro-
vidcd No such county or such city, whose present IN
debtoness exceeds 10 ccntum OF the assessed vaua
ton of ts real estate SUBJECT to tahiti1n snail ,c
allowed to become Indebted IN further amount untll
such Indebtedness shall be reduced within such limit
This section shall not be construed u prevent Tue
issuing Of certificates OF Indebtedness. revenue bonds
issued in authorization of the collection or taxes FOR
amounts actually contained or to be contained IN the
taxes for tho when such certificates or revenue
bonds arc Issued and payable ont of such taxes. Nor
shall this section be construed to prevent the issue of
bonds tn provide for the supply of wafer INT the term
OF tho bonds Ssucd to provide lor tho SUPPLY OF wafer
shall not exceed twenty years and sinking nd shall
I've created the issuing Of the said bonds for their re-
drnp'ion. by raising annually sum which will produce
amount equal to tic sum {" the principal and Interest
Of said bonds AZ their maturity. To amount hereafter
to lie raised by for county or city purposes. In any
county containing city of over 100000 Inhabitants or
any city of this state, In addition to providing for
principal and interest ~ existing dent shall not, In
the aggregate exceed In any one year two per ccnium
the assessed valuation ~ the real ana rraonal estate
sch city Ia he ascertalnci prescribed In
this section In respect to county or city debt