The record-union., 1896-02-28
GOOD CITY GOVERNMENT.
The CiYiCS Club Discusses an Important
Phase Of Il.
Large or Small Legislative Bodies
Committees to Consider Char
ter Questions.

The Young Mems Club of Civics met
last evening and had an earnest. deep
Iy interesting meeting. President
weinstock presiding, and forty-five
members answering to the roll-call.
These persons were proposed and
elected members: Win. J. Davis, Ed.
Howe, Jr., 1. Joseph, D. E. Alexander,
II. c. Ross, Jr, r. T. Devlin, Jesse
Anderson, George Brandt, A. E. Mil
Ter. Charles Holl, Cyrus Mason, Fred
w. Carey, Charles Beckwith, DR.. Stra-
der and w. M. Sims.
The President then named the fol-
lowing committees to serve under the
moot" consideration by the club of
what a city charter should be, which
on the reports of the committees is TO
be debated from meeting to meeting,
committees to report as early as pos
sible in order to introduce the subjects
at once. The first named in each case
is Chairman.
On Legislative Department (to define
the powers and duties of the Board of
Trustees)-Wm. NJ. Sims, H. c. Ross,
Jr., Isaac Joseph, VIM. K. Lindsay,
Raymond Waring, Frank Atkinson,
John F. Gustafson, F. w. Cary.
On Executive Department (to define
the duties and powers of the Mayor
and other city officers)-h. E. Avery,
]. w. Crosby, Samuel Lubin, Robert
Hector, A E. Keene, Robert Waring,
A E. Miller, F. w. Cary, Harry Ju-
Ian. Etas
On Judicial Department Ito define
the powers and duties of the Police
Judge and Justice of the Peace)-Rob-
ert T. Devlin, ]. H. Leggett, J. W. S.
Butler, Henry A. Logan, L. T. Hat
field, Isaac Joseph, Phil S. Driver.
On Department of Public Works (to
define the power and duties of City
Surveyor, Superintendent of Streets,
authorization Of work of levees, ca
nails, sewers, drainage, etc.; to define
how contracts and public work gem
orally shall be awarded and con-
trolled)-H. H. Hoyt, Robert Hawley.
Bart. Mcdonald, D. E. Alexander,
VIM. H Winn, Arthur F. Williams, j.
H Kingman, DR.. P. r. Watts, Harry
Julian.
On Revenue and Taxation Ito define
duties and powers of City Assessors,
Board of Equalization, and how taxes
shall be levied and collected) Charles
Baker, Grove Ekins, George D. r.
vine, Samuel Lubin, Robert D. Finnie,
E. z. Avery, Thomas H. Beckwith.
On Bonded Indebtedness Ito define
how bonded Indebtedness may be as
sumed and liquidated)-D. w. Carmi-
chael, w. D. Remmie, A. e. Keene, B.
F. Driver, Raymond Waring, Charles
Holl, Jesse Anderson.
On Educational Department Ito de-
fine how common schools are to be
governed)-Phil. S. Driver. ]. H. Pond,
J. H Arnold, John Fechter, Ed. Howe,
Jr., John F. Gustafson, Abram Simon,
Jesse Anderson, Gus Turner
On Police Department Ito define how
the police department is to be organ
lied and goyerned)-D. E. Alexander,
Robert Hector, Frank Atkinson,
Jas Strachner, v. L. Hatfield, Charles
Baker, Robert D. Finnie, Frank M.
Woodson, John Fenton.
On Fire Departmental define how
the Fire Department is to be organized
and maintained)-J. A. Woodson,
Howard Mcintyre, D. w. Carmichael,
]. H. Kingman, NJ J. Curtis, George D.
Irvine, H Miles, c. S. French.
On Water Works Department
Ito define how the Water Works De-
partment is to be managed and con-
trolled) )-Robert Hawley, Birney Tay-
lor, F. Nj. Chadbourne, J. H. Leggett,
Howard Mcintyre. Frank S. French,
Gus Turner
On Health Department-(To define
duties and power of the Board of
Health)-Dr. Strader, H. Miles, Henry
Logan, James Strachner, c. F. Lewis,
A E. Miller, J. H. Arnold, DR.. P. R.
Watts c. S. HopkinS
On City Free Library-CTo define how
it shall be maintained and controlled)-
J. H. Pond. Abram Simon, F. NJ. Chad
bourne z. Howe, Jr., Bart Mcdonald
On E. B. Crocker Art Gallery and City
Cemeteries-(To define how they shall
be maintained and controlled)-J. A.
Woodson, H. c. Ross, Jr, w. D. Rem
mie.
On Elections-(To define how and
when they shall be ordered)-Arthur
Williams, Grove F. Ekins, John Fech-
ter, c. f. Lewis William M. Sims.
On Official Bonds-(To define the
amounts of official bonds and how they
shall be furnished)-Charles NJ. Beck
with, DR.. Strader, Birney Taylor, Frank
S. French.
On Salaries of Officers-(To determine