The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-01

his own acts. Nlethef he De q lone cltlSeH,
d member Of corporation. a
member Of II labor organization
OF what not. No man, under
our present form OF government car,
shift the responsibility Of Ills personal
acts Upon m i,npersonal and Intangible
organization, Tho people will hot submit
Y to II, SO long as there is q drop OF demo-
cratic blood Iii the body polite
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Town Management in England.
Yesterday we reviewed III part ali article
III the Political Science Quarterly by
Charles II. l1nrtshorne, oh tie inahage-
n1ent Of English towns. Mr.. Hartshorne
Instituted comparisons between tho nnn-
land. anu the towns Of Newark aud Jer-
sey City, New Jersey, showing that the
English town had better government
than the American towns, at very much
smaller rate of taxation. We promised
to pursue the subject and speak OF tho
English system OF municipal manage
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The organization OF city government in
England, says Mr.. 11artshorne. is cx-
tremely simple Tho Council manages
the whole Of 1t except the care Of tho
poor tho latter duty being charged upoi,
tho board called the guardians OF the
poor, who are elected b. tho rt,te-pnyers
of the city. j.5
No pause hers to remark that local
taxes or rates. IRE assessed In England
exclusively upon rcrtnble real estate and
In proportion to tho amount Of yearly
rents which the property Will bring. Per-
sonal property. and vacant land, incapable
OF being rented, arc not assessed for local
taxes. AS the whole burden of local tax
alton falls ,,pon rcntable property, the
taxes upon these are Higher than In the
United statos, but OH the other hand the
unhappy owner OF vacant land in our
cities would DO altogether relieved from
local taxation If lie could transfer his
holdings to the city Of Nottingham This
system of taxation Is to nil intents and
purposes exclusively an income tax. Tho
government taXes7n man according to his
revenue not ACCORDING 70 the amount =. q
property which stands r. his name nam re-
CARELESS Of Its worth or its yield.
4 Tho city councillors OF nottingham arc
elected for three years by the rate pay
crs, male and female. and no one Is al
lowed 70 vote except ne or she pays ra 'l''l
Inc councillors mus CHOSEN ''s.' 81. tiie'i
part choose sixteen persons c' pIn a''e.
moh' VINO hoio Office lot SIN ycdi =, IL.
dermen ana couhclllors nave 5lre "1ea ti '
same same power a''o iu ' - ~ 49,
lstration u lug lug c is '''''
SIT #toselller i'io nct IS o''e oo Wy NY
choose one OF l1l ' 90
liley may choose an o'' slue'' ~ my
never 90 Inc MAYOR p'esiues q ''o'A
meetings ana REPRESENTS 4. l 'i wv.
p''ohc occasions ~ ~ 1'"a ~ ~
tant Administrative power ~ Wy VIZ cits 2
business othef Ina t'' tnose neiu oS eSe's
ot1er member OF tlle couhcll. Livery oe
nartment or the city AFFAIRS IS 1'a''slscu
by committee OF the council. Ihcsc
committees are RESPONSIVE Tor ne con
duct OF their several dcpartne en- puls
their T acts must pc appfofed ~ nc co'liT
Gil, ~ the head OF ea f department '''e
council places al OFFICER, whose expert ppef
cnce Is expected TO qna'.ly nm nm! 'ot7 tt' z
special Worn. NJ appointments 'l IN 10 of'lce
are mace ~ me co'li'c'l anu ~ ~ "f's1
fiSed by IT, Very &c" 'ol 'l'e oli'ce' e. :
established by law; nearlyE az are crca a'o
and filled ny. me council IN 'net case =
every such Officer the tenure Oh OF ' l'
office is at the pleasure OF the councl''s p't
custom insues the continuance lance OF the
officers IN their places SO long as InoS