The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1896-08-05
NAME OF THE ORGANIZATION
II Will Be Known as the League oil
Better City Government
Objects for Which It Is Formed Set Forth
In Detail
Members VIII Be Expected to Secure Sig
natures to Non partisan Pledges
in All Municipal Elections.
Committees Suggested

The committee on plan of organiza-
ton appointed at the meeting held in
Music hall, some days ago. in the inter-
est of better city government, has form
ulated a plan which will be submitted
at a meeting to be held at Music hall
tomorrow evening at i:i5 o'clock, adj
mission to which will be by card. AT
this meeting a permanent organization
will probably be effected.
Since the appointment of the several
committees at the first meeting they
have been hard at work, and about 200
names have been added to the member
ship. Numerous conferences have been
held, as result of which the plan of
organization as given below was adopt
ed. BY direction of the committee, the
report has been signed officially by
Judge Henry T.. Lee as chairman and
Fred l.. Allies as secretary. Following
is the report il full as it will be pre-
scented at the meeting tomorrow night:
PLAN OF ORGANIZATION.
To the Members of the League for
Better City Government-Gentlem
We, your committee appointed to sug-
gest plan of organization for this body,
beg leave to submit the following re-
port:
NAME.-This organization shall be
known as the League for Better City
Government.
OBJECTS-1. To arouse and foster
among our people a sentiment in favor
of the selection of men best qualified to
fulfill the duties of municipal office,
without regard to their affiliations to po-
litical parties.
2. To scure the nomination for city
officers of capable, honest men who are
untrammeled by bargains, deals, or
promises of patronage.
3. To work by all honorable means
for the election Of such men when nomi-
mated.
4. To secure the adoption of new city
charter which shall reduce the expenses
of administra ton, definitely locate re-
sponsibility among municipal authori-
ties. and which will apply, as far as
practicable, the civil service system to
employees of the city government.
MEMBERSHIP. - The membership
of the league shall consist of all who
have signed the agreement to take part
in the Better City Government move.
ment, to whom shall be added any repu
table citizen who shall be passed upon
favorably by the membership commit
tee and the central committee. shall pay
the fee of one dollar and shall sign the
following agreement:
Il hereby pledge my earnest support
to the League for Better City Govern
ment and agree to work according to my
ability for the objects which that or
ganization seeks to secure"
OFFICERS.-The officers of the
league shall be a president, three vice
presidents, a treasurer and secretary,
who shall be elected as soon as the or
office until January !, 1897 or until their
successors shall be elected and quail
fled. The duties of these officers shall
be such as usually appertain to their
respective positions.
MEMBERSHIP COMMITTEE-There
shall be membership committee, con-
sisting of three from each ward, selected
by the president, whose duty it shall be
to pass upon all names proposed for
membership and report upon them ia
vorably or otherwise to the central conf
mittee.
CENTRAL COMMUNICATIONS shall
be central committee, consisting of
three members from each ward and the
officers of the league, which shall repre-
sent the league when the latter is not in
session, and shall serve as a general
working committee for the organization,
and which shall have power to fill va
cancies in it's own body. It's members
shall be selected by committee of three,
the latter to be appointed by the presi-
dent.
SUB COMMITTEES - The central
committee shall be empowered to APP
point such sub committees as may be
necessary for the transaction of bust
ness. and the same shall be either from
Its own membership or from that of the
league at large. One of these commit
tees shall be upon finance, and shall OBJ
tain by subscription such sums as may
n con tl,A, r.N,Iyh .Nx- L
the amount received from dues. An.
other subcommittee shall be the ex-
ecut1Ve committee. which shall attend to
such detail work as the central commit
tee may refer to it,
WARD CLUBS-The members of the
league residing in any ward shall con-
stltute Better Government club for
that ward. They shall have power 70
erect their own officers and to establish
such bylaws with regard to member
snip, meetings and dues as they NAV de-
sire. 1' w
NON-PARTISAN PLEDGE-Everv
MEMBER or the league will be expected 70
secure at least ten sigma lures to the fol
lowing pledge:
Il hereby pledge myself, in the COMING
Guy eiectlon, December 1896. to give no
consideration whatever to the nolitioaj
affiliations of candidates for office h,,t
10 cast my vote for those best ouaiified
FOR honest and efficient public servioe ;,
CAMPAIGN OF EDUCATION@As
soon as practicable an address to the
people Oh tnls city snail be promulgated
by the central committee and placed in
the hands of every voter. which shall
show the error of system of citv gov
eminent by partisan politics, and detail
the bad condition of affairs that It has
brought about in Los Angeles A VIC.
orous campaign of education shall then
be undertaken to convince the voters oe
this city that the substitution of reputa
BILE business men in office in the place If
professional politicians means lower
taxes, cleaner streets, more substantial
improvements, and better CITY gov
eminent throughout.
CONVENTIONAL some date to be |
hereafter fixed by the central commit |
tee. convention shall be held of all the |
members of the league. or, if the mem |
bership should become too large for such !
. gathering to be practicable of dele |