Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1902-09-19
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Columbus, Sept. 12.-The senate
on Thursday passed the Roger bill,
| giving the supreme court all the juris-
diction 1t possessed prior to 1898.
Columbus, Sept. 16.-After n stormy
session last night the code commit
tee of the house adopted plan Of
single heads for departments of mu-
| nicipal governments. The board plan
and the straight federal plan were
voted down. 1t was decided that the
officers of cities should consist of q
mayor, n president of council and a
solicitor elected for two years each,
an auditor elected for three years
and treasurer, whether appointive
or elective yet to be determined.
Columbus, Sept. 16.-The select
committee of the lower branch of the
Ohio legislature temporarily hung up
the Nash municipal code bill at a
meeting Monday morning. The SEN
ate some time ago adopted this bill
as a basis upon which to work. The
| Nash code was adopted as a basis at
the afternoon session. A vote on
home rule resulted in it's defeat
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Columbus, Sept. 17-The special
committee of the house of representa-
tives continued it's mutilation of the
Nash municipal government code at
the Tuesday session by voting down
propositions to give Cleveland and
Cincinnati boards of public service.
The committee passed through but
one section of the bill in the morn
ing, indicating that it will take at
least all of the present week to get
ready for a report. The committee
thus far has formulated complete
federal plan of municipal government.
Political and municipal features
paraded before the people of Ohio in
the discussion of code questions in
the senate over an amendment Of
fered by Senator Judson, of Erie
county, to the section providing for
the election of n board of public serv-
ice to consist of three members, the
amendment providing for the election
of director of public improvements
and the substitution of the federal
plan of government.
At the afternoon session of the SEN
ate, sitting as committee of the
whole, the board plan for government
of cities was sustained, in accord
ance with the action of the republi-
can caucus, by vote of 16 to Is. An
amendment offered by Mr. Royer. re-
moving the control of libraries from
the board of public service, in order
that separate boards may be created.
was accepted. Further amendments
placing the control of charitable and
correctional institutions in the hands
of board of public safety were APP
proved.
Mr.. Archer's amendment to provide
that the board of public service must
award no contracts unless the money
to pay therefor is in the proper fund,
was adopted almost unanimously.
Thus contractors will not be forced
to collect assessments against prop
erty owners.
Mr.. Connell introduced his bill to
remedy the defects in the jury laws
in force in the counties of Cuyahoga,
Hamilton, Franklin, Lucas, Mont
gomery and Mahoning.
The bill merely makes general,
with some minor changes. the law
now in force in SO counties of the
state. Provision is made for four
jury commissioners in each county to
serve not more than ten days each
year. Inc rules were suspended ana
the bill was read the second and third
times. 1t was passed almost unanl-
mously.
The code committee of the house at
the afternoon session fixed the line
of demarkation between cities and
villages at 5000. The advocates of
single heads for departments won in
every contest. Eighteen members of
the committee voted against the
board plan and four for 1t.