Telegram-herald., 1890-12-20
FLACClNC INTEREST
Charter Amendments Getting Some
Aldermanlo Oold shoulder.
BARELY 4 QUORUM Dolls GOOD WORk
Nearly ali ths ola Accommodation
Adopted HsEsShsr Wtth ave Nss
on~s- -sikteea Atacrsas0 Wai
DSerss strseE npEorskAesfs.

As 20 the necessity for expedition in-
crezses with the lapse u time, the A.
dermanle interest 10 charter amend
Ineni matters seems o. cmnlsa.
Scarcely half the council were present
At the SPECIAL session lAsG evening The
audience VAS even more notoeaby
small. Thomas d. Gilbert, A.. s.
White and E1-AldernSn Hayward weTe
the prominent citizens present
The recommendation Of the commit
tee reported 10 the council o. December
], which was laid over for future con-
siderstion, was again laid over. u Twas
proposed that the once Of director Of
the poor be taken from tie llst Of elect
I'VE Offices. and that the poor depart
ment be consolidated with the health
department, and board, 70 be known
as "the Board Of Health and City
Poor" have control Of the same, and
that the director OF the poor be al sp-
ponIive ofhee; that the Offices OF city
physician and health Offices be consold-
ated and placed under the appointment
of the board, etc. long discussion
occurred upon this proposal, and the
opinion OF the mayor was called for.
The mayor thought that 40 matter
requires more consideration than THE
OF the Poor department The cOst Of
tins department Is nOw, 10 his Opinion,
from 80 10 40 per cent higher than e
ought 10 be. There ought 10 be way
OF knowing who are the deserving poor,
ana 10 cut OF cases of mere imposition.
l have been investigating, and / ind
that some able 20 WORK. and even prop
erty owners, are receiving aid from the
city. / have not formulated a plan.
bat | have formed the opinion that a
stucter rule than now existing ought
10 be observed.
Hon. Thomas. ID. Gilbert thought
that the amount of taxes raised for the
poor IS out OF proportion 10 that Of
other cities. 1t may or may nOt be
though lndlscrimlnate charity, bot
certain il Is that II is the fact that
something 10 wrong. No wise admins
tration of poor fund can be made
without thorough investigation
winch now we have not" At tins
point, Mr. Gilbert asked permission 70
address the council on behalf OF the
Board OF Trade. Consent being given.
Mr.. Gilbert said that the first thing was
our mode of assessing taxes. We want
board of three assessors 10 place
valuation on city .axes, on account OF
the fearful discrepancies that exist all
over the city. Secondly, the Board Of
Trade are OF opinion that the care Of
the streets ought 10 be IN the hands Of
the Board of Public Works.
The recommendations of the COM
mittee, made 10 the last session OF the
council, were then taken up and passed
measure by measure, except two OF
them, which were laid over for future
consideration. These were the one re-
latng TO the care OF the city's poor,
and the proposal to pay the State,
county aud schOol taxes TO the county
treasurer.
The following additional recommen-
datiOns Of the committee were then
read, and all of them were adopted:
Firs:-Ihat the proyIso OF section
of title g, be amended 50 that the paw
ing or grading OF any street may be
declared a necessary public improve
ment by a vote OF three-fourths of all
the member-eleCt of SAID council, IN
stead of It's being necessary 70 have a
unanimous vote IS now provided.
Second-That the second provIso of
section = Of title s, be amended SO that
damages sustained 10y change of their
grade may be assessed upon the prop.
erty benefited instead of against the
city at large.
Third-That section II Of title be
amended 50 that any person owning an
undivided interest, or a part or parcel
of one description, may pay hls pro-
portion OF the assessment for local I'M
pIoyemcnt assessed against the same,
and have MS property released there
from.
Fourth. That section - Of title b.
amended so th8t the landowner shall
be obligated 20 keep the Sidewalk p
front Of his premises free from ice and
snow, and lf he fails to do 20. the clty
may order the same cleaned snd tic
expense assessed against the property
without giving notice as now required
eth.-Ilat sect on - of ttle b,
amended So that the person appointed
to superutend toe highway funds shall
port their dolngs 90 the cOunc.i
weekly.