Capital journal. (Salem, Or.) 1893-1895, 1895-01-14
rHg PORTLAND rANxASI.

The corrupt Portland ring Is irying
70 retain lie hold on the city govern
ment Of Portland. The usual charter
is coming up Ia the legislature that
mcets today. The following Ia from
the proceedings of the committee Of
oae Hundred:
The simon charter provides Tor =
board of public works, TO be designated
by the charter, consisting Of FIVE
membcrs, Que to go out In one year, an
other In two,snd - on, the plsces 10 he
a. they thus become vacated by APP
polntmcut IVY the mayor. Mr.. simon
would like the committee Of One
Hundred 10 suggest names for the
b ,srd. This, however, the committee
failed 10 DO The mayor is 20 be one Of
the board.
Al this stage of the proceedings Mr..
strong read the following remon-
strance, enlanaung from the subcom-
miteer Ou ltttsiation.
as aiaay Inquiries have been made
Ia tive last few days regarding the ex
act difference brtween the Simon char
Ter aud The ons recommended by the
subcJmni,y,e on legislation, and
ADOPTED by yourselves, a short explanA.
Jlon ut their prsciicAl workings would
be in ORDER
'Grauung, IS stated by yo0r chair
man, that the two charters are practi-
c .lly identical, ~ regards the board OF
public works, Mr.. Simon's charter
Operates ~ follows:
"He aud few Of his friends select
five men, VITO, elected by the legisls-
ture ~ board Il public works, abso-
lately control the police. fire. street,
pArb aud executive departments Of this
city one serves ior one year, one iog
two years, ooe Tor three years, one Tor
4 year,, and one for five years, and NJ
each one goos oot the mayor appoints
his SUCCESSOR
AS three is majority of this bOard,
Mr. Simon and his friends have ii,u-
tor three years ahead the sbsoluyr AID
unchSnge ble control 81 the city, Aud,
n the mayor IL agreeable, can continue
Il indefinitely. IL, however, the peo.
pie DO not like the system, or III work
ings, and elect new mayor, he, being
in ior only two years, cannot, 10 his
term, change = majority 81 lhe buaId.
la other words, the people cannot gel
control O their own CITY ~ ANY time
Ia less than three yeGrs. and even o DO
this must eieol too mayor running.
"OaT plan, g. the CONTRARY, eives TIE
people the diFeci control oi their osn
siisirs They elec. a Insyuf, and be
Rpp0uis sinCle responsible bead iai
osoh department.. Who, " bee prove ub-
a. u Femovnhie Ei pleasure Al the
cad a. osnh lSo yssrs The psopls eisci
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