The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1899-10-20

COME from The government equal 20 Il NOT
greater than sea pay IN hts new grade,
which would BE- 81 40. The retirement %
Admiral How!son also advances Admiral
Schley one number, and makes him the
eighth officer in the navy.
Taking Cuba's CenMus.
Fourteen hundred clerks and enumerators
have been employed 10 perform the work
OF taking the Cuban census which, unless
there should be some unexpected delay. will
begin tomorrow. Arrangements FOR taking
the census Of Porto Rico are not 30 far ad-
yanced and Il is probable that the work all.
not begin before the second week In No
venher. It viii not be a task % - great
magnitude nor OF SO much difficulty he
taking OF the Cuban census. and only go
employees will be required, In both Islands
the ground plan Of census taking will be
essentially the same as that followed In
the United States. although In each case
there will be some deviatons from this
plan necesstated by the fact Of military
occupa ton and other reasons. II is pro-
posed 70 make the Cuban census. which will
really be the first authoritative enumera-
tion Of the inhabitants and collection OF
statistical information In the island
thorough and comprehensive as time and
conditions will permit. The scope of the
census will include not only the counting
OF the population but the collection Of sIa-
tstics Of literacy. agriculture. mineral re-
sources. etc. Il r. especially desired by the
administration that such facts shall be ell
iected az Will be OF value and as will aid
the Cubans In dealing with the problem of
establishing a government Of their own.
Municipal Governments.
Students Of the political conditions in
Cuba believe that the frame work Of The
municipal governments Of the islands fur
"A ba a. no .f
general government. The island is divided
into prosinces-each province consists of q
number OF municipalities. the latter being
a collection or people who occupy munici-
pal distric-. over these districts there are
placed municipal councils elected by the
qualified voters Any resident OF the dis
triet. who has paid taxes amounting to s
pesos per annum is entitled TO vote Asso-
ciated with the municipal council. and
elected. liz an equal number Of associate
members, who, with the council, constitute
the municipal board. II is the duty OF this
board TO regulate all the taxes. Taxes upon
real estate in Cuba are levied, not Ipon
the market value Of the property but upon
the Income derived from H. Gen Broke
has fixed the percentage under this law a,
g and Per cent. OF the income from real
estate. according to the size If the town
where the property Is located. otherwise the
old provisions remain in force
Independent: of state.
In general way this Cuban system Is
much the same that existing in many
Of the European countries The munich
pal boards. regulated according 10 the pop
uiation. select committees 10 consider the
different questions coming before all NUM-
cipaftiss, such as water works. pubic m
rrovements. etc. and their duties are pu-e-
~ executive. The class Of natives who
etsnlr I'D
boards are highly representative OF the (, ct
Ter element Of the Island, and generally are
men competent 20 Discharge their duties
Their honesty IL seldom questioned end
politics Is removed from the scientific
branches Of the municipality by laws which
Prohibit the removal uf those In charge If
municipal work. under the committees cf
the municipal board, except upon serious
charges. The municipal board not cnly
regulates taxation. but approves the BUDGET.
ana must consider aud approve the recon-
m"ndattoDs OF the committees fore they
become effective The MUNICIPALITIES are
independent from outside influences. -xcep,
that, Unter the old time. the mayors e
appointed by the governor general The
system now In vogue. With few CHANGES
that VIII Be- necessary III view II The
changed conditions, IL pronounced by ex-
perIs to he better than the relations exist.
ing between cur municipalities aui the
state authorities
The census In Cuba ard in Porto Rico
will be under the immediate direction ~
Gen. Sanger. Of the army hut there MI,
be an assistant director in each island
These assistant directors will take with
them clerical force selected from ths cen
sus bureau in Washington. and the taho,a-
ton Of statistics wifi ne done upon ma
chimes In the bureau here All u the
e1ufncra'ors. however. Mil be natives ot
TIE Islands. Ger Sanger hopes % have ~.