Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1900-07-12
THE NEWCHARTER OF HAVANA
absolute Control of Local Affairs Now
Rests in the Hands of the CITY
(;oyernment.

Havana, July 9.-The new charter
of the city OF Havana will go into eff
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 establish
ment and regulation of the city admin
| istration; the adoption of measures re-
| lating to the use. arrangement and
| ornamentation of public ways; the
comfort and health of the Inhabitants,
the promotion of their material and
| moral interests and the security OF
their persons and property.
The charter gives the new officials
authority as to the closing. opening
alignment, widening, grading and
cleaning of streets, squares, parks and
every class of public ways; their use
by persons, animals, vehicles, etc.;
their occupation by pillars, rails, pipes
and other objects, and their paving,
lighting and sewerage.
1t also gives them charge of the sup
ply and distribution of water to park
ways, streets, bathing establishments
laundries. fountains and troughs, and
of the markets, slaughterhouses, inStl-
buttons of instruction and charity
prisons and the local reformatory.
The officials are also given supervi.
sion of the sanitary and hygenic sefV'
ice and of amusements and public
meetings, the use of and the mainte'
no.~o of GOOD or1o- ,noo nrlhlio NyaVS
This covers such matters as the dls'
play of advertisements, the exhibitions
of flags on the street, hawking noises,
the discharge of firearms and are
works within the city boundaries.
Vagrancy, the suppression of vice and
immortality, the regulation of rates fol
vehicles, the regulation of gas. wa
ter and electricity, telephone and tele'
; graphic connections, the fire depart
ment, watchmen, private police and
the imposition of fines for the Greak-
ing of ordinances are also matters
with which they are empowered to
deal; but it is provided that the oft
Gals shall impose no fines in excess
of $50.
The municipal administration shall
include the use, care and preservation
of lands, goods and rights which are
appurtenant to the city and the esiab
lishments dependent thereon, and the
administration, distribution. collection
and expenditure of and accounting foI
all income and taxes necessary to car
nv on the municipal functions.
The officials shall ave power 10
grant franchises and concessions. In
such matters as are not within their
functions the city council and mayor
must. within the limits of their power.
assist the central government.
Neither the central nor the provin.
cial government shall have power &c
intervene in matters placed under the
control of the city officials. This gives
more complete power than was ever
before given to a municipality in the
island.
The granting of a charter to Havana
will doubtless be followed by the
granting of charters to other cities as
soon as the documents can be pre-.
pared.
The orders recently issued for the
removal of a large number of troops
from Cuba have been gladly welcomed
by the Cubans, and Gen. Wood is in re-
ceipt of many letters from various
notwithstanding thanks for what
they call his disposition to trust the
Cubans, and declaring that the entire
island is in a state of absolute tran
guilty.