The Yale expositor., 1900-07-13
NEW CHARTER FOR HAVANA.
Document Gives Broad Power io
the Officials.
GOES INTO EFFECT THIS WEEK.
Cuban3 Pleased to Sec the Troops WksS,--
drawing, Taking 1t to Mean That arc
United States Government Trusts ths'
Islanders to Keep the Peace.


Havana, June 10.-The new charter
of the City of Havana will go into CT
feet Immediately after its publication
which will be made this week. The
powers of the recently elected officials
are thereby greatly increased. The
city will have control of all matters
within its boundary, particularly the
establishment and regulation og the
city administration, the adoption az
measures relating to the use, arrange
ment, and ornamentation of public
ways, the comfort and health of the ill.,
habitants, the promotion of their Era
terial and moral interests, and the Sc
curity Of their persons and property
The charter gives the new official aZ-
thority as to the closing, opening.
! alignment widening, grading, and
| cleaning of streets, squares, parks, ana
every class of public ways, their use by
persons, animals, vehicles, etc, thGEr
occupation by pillars, rails, pipes, anI5
other objects, and their paving, iigtEt-
ing, and sewerage. 1t also gives them
charge Of the supply and distribution
of water to parkways, streets, bathing
establishments, laundries, fountains,
and troughs, and of the markets,
slaughter-houses, institutions OF f1-
struction and charity, prisons, and the
local reformatory.
Broad Powers Are Given.
The officials are also given supeFvEs-
ion Of the sanitary and hygienic seTViCas
and of the amusements and pUh25e
meetings, the use and maintenance az
| good order upon public ways. TIaRs.
covers such matters as the display sc
| advertisements, the exhibition or fiags
on the street, hawking noises, the DIS
charge of firearms and fireworks with
in the city boundary. Vagrancy, tRse
| suppression of vice and immortality the
regulation OF rates for vehicles, tfss
regulation of gas, water, the electricity,
telephone and Geographic connections,
the fire department, watchmen, privats
| police, and the imposition OF fines E0x
the breaking of ordinances are also
matters with which they are en-
| powered to deal; but it is provided
that the officials shall impose no fines
in excess of $50.
Right to Spend Income.
The municipal administration sh9lg
include the use, care, and preservation
of lands, goods, and rights which ore
appurtenant to the city and the estab
lishments dependent thereon, and the
| a dp1i n OF rot dictrihutiOn cnllopfSs,s,
and expenditure of and accounting fem
all income and taxes necessary to carry
on the municipal functions. The OFF,
cialS shall have power to grant fran
chisss and concessions. In such mat
ters as are not within their functions
the city council and mayor must, with
in the limits of their power, assist the
central government Neither the CIR
trail nor the provincial government
shall have power to intervene in uslf-
tiers placed under the control OF the
city officials. This gives more cozl-
plete power than was ever before giveO,
to municipality in the island. Tive
granting of charter to Havana wiGa.
doubtless be followed by the granting
of charters to other cities as soon RS.
the documents can be prepared.
Pleased to See Troops Go.
The orders for the removal of a largFn
number of troops from Cuba recently
issued have been gladly welcomed hy
the Cubans, and Gen. Wood is in re
ceipt of many letters from various
municipalities Offering thanks for what
they call his disposition to trust the
Cubans, and declaring that the entire.
island is in state of absolute tran
guilty.