Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-11-06
n Features of Portland, Gal
roston and Denver Charters
Are Embodied In It.
The old ard the New.

% will be asked the momentous question tn
% rejection of proposed draft of a city charter.
% % charter is result weeks study dis
"a consideration and designed embody all best
% the standpoint political economy municipal gov
are contained most modern and latest
the cities of the country representing generations
% experience study on the past of the highest authorities
Arcipal government in the land).
er board was composed of of the representative
men and citizens the city of Salem and the
commercial and bodies of the city,
vdua success in business professional world
r deep study familiarity with affairs.
consisted Of H. b. Thielsen f. p Mccormack, j. H. Albert
KAY D. j. Fry George F. Rodgers, City Attorney o.
Gesner l. Greenbaum and j. L. Stockton The latter
members representatives of the city council
What Its Purpose Is
charter claim originality for of the
document" said member of the charter board in inter.
Statesman reporter The instrument represents the
deems the of modern municipal
m the charters other progressive cities experiment
provides and busness-like form Of
that admits of rosress and development in cs
and that is designed the
and caused by the necency of the
origin Of the present years
frequently patched amendments that yeritabe
Of legislation It's parts do with
antiquities instance important matter
Improvements the charter provides direct contradc
ho council in following the other
perfectly ground The straghten
angles Inconsistencies and at the time AFFORD
which will provide for the city of Salem which is one Of
the Pacific foundation OF the
NJ which does not exist in the country"
History Of New Draft
appointed OF the council last
recently, which unanimously
~ order that the citizen understand the
municipal that guided the charter board in its de-
necessary briefly the underlying principles OF tho
and present for comparison the most striking differences
city OF salem the proposed
sessions the charter board decided upon
veil defined principles that had been Incorporated in most recent
f p 0Aer cities;
Separate Municipal Elections.
The necessity keeping municipal elections separate from
pad national elecons The separation OF municipal from state
Ona elections necessary possible municipal is
pom malignant influence OF politics To what party cand
m city belongs question consideration OF
" best interests but when municipal elections occur at the same
state and national electors almost impossible to keen
= haes from being less strictly drawn.
Separation OF legislative and Administrative Powers
prominent considered by the charter board the sep
legislative and administrative powers Il is well known
that all legislative and policy determining powers should be
the deberave body council that IL should be shorn
powers Of administration and conversely that all executive dn
be imposed upon the administrative oers the mayor ana MS
bodies legislative should be granted to the
department Of the city government The city council being
that raises the of the city and grants the supplies
e check the executive but should not be allowed TO
z its own legislation.
the provisions OF the proposed charter not be
O This practically Of national and state
n'ns as well municipalities Of country and
Responsibility in the Mayor.
e proposed the responsible head or
a az large and in turn, the board chooses the heads OF
Amens The cannot any mismanagementi ne
W as the guardian, speak Of the eys interests Ihee
s at the other man. he is charged solemny with the en-
W o the law the of the ciys administration
and there can be
The present charter mayor little more than member Of
-'" he has the veto power and writes messages
To Regulate the Power of Granting Franchises
past the city Salem lightly regarded its rights ana
me proposed charter provides that in the future no iran
oe granted longer period than twenty-five years mol
M compensation city All contemplated franchise odi-
before Passage published full at the expense OF the
Maintenance of Streets
The streets upon plans prepared by the city eng
od by the council the city responsible for its construction
responsible for its maintenance AS the general puOe
suIe and the property holders only small
" he benefit OF improvement, In large measure
ues public the maintenance Of the streets Ihere
V IN the country that does provide some method o
s us improved streets
H. a., Protection Of City Funds. A
STATE or the nation deposits its in banks 1t requires
nas or gedge security for its safe keeping
er provides that when the ciys funds are deposc
must be provided the city against any loss
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