The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-10-26

Important as those OF any manager OF any
Of the manufactures or business houses or
banks Of Chicago. You know the city Is
divided up into thirtydve wards, and there
are two aldermen for each They are paid
but they get no compensation whatever Tor
the duties they have 10 perform on the
outside of the council chamber That Is not
right, ana we can not expect any better
service than we are now getting from the
aldermen as long as the present conditions
Zach alderman Ought to have perna
ucnt office In his ward where his constltu.
ents can always ind him for the transaction
OF business to make inquiries and to con
suit with him concerning the affairs under
his control Now II any one wants 10 see
an alderman he either has 10 eaten him at
MS house at his dinner time or hunt him
up at the city hall, or at the places where
he is in the habit Of going.
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"The Germans have reduced this matter
10 science. They have studied municipal
government just as they have studied medi
cine literature and philosophy. and they
have adopted a plan of selecting their city
officials and their aldermen which we might
lmitute 10 great advantage. In Hamburg
Tor example, there are two councils The
term st years; the upper council. which rs
very much smaller. Is elected for life by
the lower council from among their own
members. When a man distinguishes him
self in the public service I'm the lower couu
vI ne " very sure 10 pc elected TO the
upper council whenever there is n vacancy.
M ne gives ms time and MS talents 10
INC service OF the city, and, his position
being permanent, he takes as nuch Interest
n public affairs MS he would be expected
10 do In his private affairs II he were a
member of some great enterprise
''rhe members OF this upper council are
chalrmcn Of committees which have under
their supervision the various branches OF
the city government, aud the remainder OF
tho committees are made M from the mcm
perN OF the lower council, 50 that they work
very hermoniously together one man In
the upper council Will have charge OF lhc
sewers another Of the Naterworks another
OF the park 1 NJ another, , Of the public health
thug. ard they are Chosen fS, these a6Ug 5iao rs
just as the men arc chosen In this country
% ..,ii 4sahaES saii .'. or banks,
chosen the same way. II there is , ysgon StS
in the office OF CITY engineer lnsleHd of
putting scmc politician In the place. the
proper committee looks all around through
Germany to md some young man who has
distinguished himself IN a similar position
IN one ot the smaller cities, and they invite
| him 70 tnke the porition, II they want a
city comptroller. if they want n Chiet of
police, II there Is vacancy I'm any Of the
Important hrancheg Of the municipality 20
he nilud, the selection Is made With rimiar
care Just as hoard OF directors Of n rail
rond chooses a superintendent or general
manager. The man who Is ,hoseu SHOWS
that as long as he does good work his mo,
tivos and his conduct viii not be criticized
10y members OF the opposite pnlitiCal parity;
that he win be supported in everything TINT
he docs Tor the wclfnrs ~ mo r}ttvceS a,,d
that his position Is permanent 81 TIA that he he
need not Very about the future Of himself
very best sort Of talent In an such post
''@ 99'e,d,3.+oa o., ,ho -, go
city council are chosen IN the same way.
without regard 70. politics rhey and mon
cGninn"d an XIV 6,t shteu or especlaiiy
pectea 10 perforn, and tboto ,,cr nro ii
fectcd and when fhey oet ,,cnd 49, H.
the eouncu they keen MN tbeso ~, Iife ~
A i
49,
1T would be great thing FOR Chicago N
the business men az This CITY yvero ~ sevote
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"'iN ''Ae 10 PV'iles instead or leaving eY-
elything to the politicians The taxpayers
and the property owners and others Who