The Anaconda standard. [volume] (Anaconda, Mont.) 1889-1970, 1899-08-17
MEETING OF THE LEAGUE
The Syracuse Convention Will
Be q Large One.
TO DISCUSS CITY AFFAIRS
A Thorough Investigation OF Municipal
Questions OF a General Nature.
The Question Box Is
Feature.

Mayor Mccarthy is in receipt of a
circular letter from Secretary Glkison
or the League of American Municipali-
ties of New York. calling attention to
the Syracuse convention to be held
Sept. 10 to %. In part the letter reads:
Il send herewith an advance copy of
the programme for our Syracuse con-
vention which will probably be of in
terest to you. You will observe that the
programme allows of more extensive
general discussion of municipal ques-
lions than we have had at previous
conventions. 1 am pleased to inform
you that advices already at hand in this
office indicate that the Syracuse meet
ing will be far the largest ever held by
the league; good delegations are COM
ing from all parts of the country.
The records of this office for the year
closing with the Syracuse convention
will show an increase of about 60 per
cent in membership of the league;
careful attention to hundreds of special
inquiries sent in by members; correct
accounting of the funds of the organi-
cation and generally successful years
operat ton. This Office has sent out thou
sands of posters, bulletins, circular let
tiers, invitations and press sheets with
in the last two weeks, and this extern
sive advertising will add materially to
the attendance at the convention
The secretary announces that he is
candidate for reelection.
The programme accompanying the
letter affords wide scope for discus
sions. On the opening day Governor
Roosevelt will deliver the address Of
welcome to the state and the welcome
to the city of Syracuse will be extended
by Mayor James X. Mcclure. Samuel
l.. Black, president of the league, will
make the response on behalf of the
league. After reading the reports the
question box" will be opened for the
receipt of written queries on all sub
jects pertaining to municipal govern
ment. All delegates are requested to
deposit in this box questions upon
which they may desire information.
Questions may be deposited in the box,
however, during the four days of the
convention. On the last day the queries
will be taken from the box and submit
ted to the convention for replies and
discussion. The following subjects will
comprise the approximate subjects of
debate: The fire service, public water
supply, parks and play grounds, street
lighting, city ordinances, taxes and
finance, street paving, sewers and
drains, public bath houses, city print
ing ana street cleaning.
Besides these there will be special
topics, one for each day, the first to be
The Collection and Disposal of Garb-
age-What Are the Methods in Use and
What Is the Cost of Operation Topic
No. 3: THE Special Assessment Sys-
tenn for Public mprovements-How
Should Assessments Be Levied? What
Portion of the Cost of Public I'm
provements Should Be Assessed
Against Property Benefited, and What
Portion Should Be Paid From the Cen
eral Taxes? How Should the Cost of
Improvements at Street intersections
Be Assessed, or Should it Be Paid From
the General Taxes?" Topic No. 3: 1.-THE
Municipal Ownership of Public Service
Industries-What Industries Should the
Cities Own and Operate? How and by
Whom Should City Plant Be Man
aged?''
Topic No 4: THE Contract System
for Street ImproVements-Shou Such
Improvements as the Construction of
Sewers, Water Works, Sidewalks,
Pavements, Grading, Etc, Be Done I'm
der the Contract System or by the Mu-
nicipality as the Employer of Day La
bor?"
The programme announces that many
mayors will address the convention on
various subjects of interest to munich
paities in general.
The president of the league is Samuel
l.. Black, mayor of Columbus, Ohio;
vice president, w. c.. Maybury. mayor
of Detroit; treasurer, Thomas P. Tay-
lor, mayor of Bridgeport, Conn: secre-
tary, B. F. Gilkison' of New York: trus-
tees, John MacVicar. mayor of Des
Mones; ]. Adger Smith, mayor of
Charleston, S. c.: Charles S. Ashley,
mayor of New Bedford, Mass. There is
one honorary vice president from every
state in the union, Montana being rep
resented by Richard j. Fitzgerald of
Great Falls.
To the patrons of the Butte cafe: 1t