Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1906-02-21
AS TO MUNICIPAL
The Subject Discussed by The
Committee Which is Draft
ing a City Charter Bill.
NEW PROPORTIONATE RATE
To be Changed From Seven to
Eight Per Cent
OF THE REAL ESTATE VALUE
Heavier Penalty for Violation
of City Ordinances.
NEW PROPORTlONATC RATE
To be Changed From Seven to
Eight Per Cent
OF THE REAL ESTATE VALUE
Heavier Penalty for Violation
of City Ordinances.
change Suggested Whereby the Mayor
Win Have More Latitude Than Formerly
An Making Ais Appointments.

Another meeting Of the joint committee
of the Board of Trade and City Council
to prepare a draft of a new city charter
10 be taken before the Legislature next
vsar was held last night. On account
~ some of the members arriving late the
meeting was not started until $50 O'Clock
and but little was done. Those present
we're Chairman Samuel II. Baynard
Mavor Horace Wilson, William p. Ban
croft Comptroller Philemma Chandler.
President A. L. johnson of the Street and
Sewer Department and Councilmen viii
liam G. Taylor, Joseph +. McCafferty and
Howard D. Ross.
As was the case at the previous meet
ings of the committee, a number of sec
tions Of the charter prepared by the Board
Of Trade committee in 1903, were gone
over. The first matter discussed was
that OF borrowing money for municipal
purposes. The old charter provides that
Al no time shall the bonded indebtedness
exceed seven per centum Of the assessed
value Of the real estate of the city. During
the discussion it was brought out that the
ctv assessment at the present time is
about S47, 10000 and the bonded in
debtedness is about S2.O00.OOO 1t was
committee that the per centum was not
large enough and on motion of Mr.. Ban
croft it was changed to 8 per cent. At
the present time the city has no power to
borrow money, but has to 60 to the Legis-
hture.
The section Of the old charter which
provides for a fine not to exceed $500 and
not more than six months imprisonment
for the violation Of city ordinances was
discussed, and it was decided to make the
limit Of imprisonment one year, instead
oi six months.
The section which provides for the
qualifications Of the mayor was discussed.
The old section sets forth that no person
shall be eligible to the Office of mayor who
shall not be at the time of his election
over 25 years Of age, a citizen of the State,
and who has not been a resident Of the
city for six years next preceding the day
Of his election. 1t also provides that no
person shall be eligible to any elective
Office created by the act, or any Office
created by the act, to be filled by appoint
ment by the mayor, who is not over 25
years old, citizen of the State and resi-
dent of the city for three years. 1t was the
opinion Of most Of the members that a great
part Of the above section was unnecessary.
Mr.. Bancroft thought the mayor should
have the power to go outside of the city
for an appointment if he so desired. On bis
motion the section was changed to read
as follows: 'No person shall be eligible
10 the Office of mayor who shall not be a
citizen Of the State and resident of the
city"
The meeting adjourned until next
Tuesday night.
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