Akron daily Democrat. [volume] (Akron, Ohio) 1892-1902, 1902-08-18

iOr tne passage or such q law. But
the administration is opposed to the
introduction of this topic at the spec
ial session also. The advocates of these
measures are mostly from the country
| or small town districts They put
| their heads together Saturday and there
Is talk OF u combination along these
| two lines to swing club over the adj
| lninlsIration mead. RI; ing from the
country districts they are naturally
not vitally interested in this munich
pal code and II the Democratic minor
ity desires to fight any of its provis-
ions they have the chance of an often
| sive and defensive alliance here.
And Guerin, who brought off this
reunion. has injected another uneer-
tain element into the situation by
| claim that the present health laws of
| the state are all unconstitutional. He
| has been fighting the enforcement Of
| several of the quarantine sections in
this locality for street railway clients
and he says this work has led to the
discovery that most of these laws will
not stand the test of the courts. He
released one of his clients the other
day who had been arrested for vio-
lating this Norwalk quarantine by a
writ of habeas corpus issued from the
Supreme court itself, where this case
will come up for the testing Of the va
lidity of the health code during the
special session. And Guerin cites the
unusual proceedings of the issue of
such writ as he secured by the SUI
preme court in defense of his position.
Therefore Guerin says that the health
laws must be taken up at the special
session and he has won many men,
bers to his way of thinking. With
these men who desire the continue
tion of special measures are allied
number who wish to have the bars
let down entirely during the coming
session for their own ends.
The danger to Gov. Nashs code will
not come from any objections to its
ponpraI s,chomo IN tba Dor,lI;a,. III
for there seems to be none, but from
the advocates of these other measures
outlined above.
That rs the situation, as seen at Ce-
dar Point, which will face the admin
istration on the opening of the special
session. That this place furnishes a
fairly advantageous viewpoint will be
seen when one remembers that ma
jority of the Republican members of
both houses We're present here and
took part in the discussion the last
few days.
The code as published Saturday Is
not in all respects the document that
VIII be presented to the Legislature.
The fact that the Governor has sur
rendered his stand on the appointment
OF the Police Board, that this was
to be bipartisan board appointed by
the Mayor, and that the Board of Pub
lie Service would be of three members
elected for three years, was pointed
out earlier than now. A few other de-
tails were not in the code as published
in Its complete form. That measure
gives the Mayor the right of removal
of an officer or servant of the munich
pality. Such removal must be for
cause, must result from written charg
es filed with the Mayor and is to be
made only after a public hearing be-
fore him. Then his decision may be
reversed by two-thirds vote of the
Council.
If passed, the code will
take effect November IS, n
fact not published Saturday morning
but the de facto governments will
hold over until the first election under
the code, which will be held on the
first Monday of next April, and the
officers elected at that time will as
sumo their duties on the first Monday
in May. The defacto Councils have
the right to grant franchises from now
until their retirement next spring.
They will be charged with the work of
redistrictlng the city, and all the CON-
ment made in these dispatches Sat
urday about the political significance
that will have in Cleveland with n
Democratic Council in power is peril
nent indeed.
As stated, the Board of Review will
give way to city annual boards Of
equalization appointed by the Mayor.
The new code is conceded by its
friends to mean divided Responsibility.
But they say in the language Of Judge
King before the banquet Friday
night: II believe in divided RESPONSE
bility. 1t makes more difficult the