The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-06-01
URGE CITIZENS
To VOTE FOR THE
NEW {. 0. CHARTER
Open Appeal Made Through THE
EVENING STAR by Men
Back of Measure.
SPECIAL ELECTION
TO BE HELD TOMORROW
Open Circular Letter Also Sent
Out for Favorable
Votes.
To the Editor of the Evening Star:

To the Editor of the Evening Star:
For more than a year a non-partisan
committee has been framing a new
charter for New Jersey cities of the
second-class by which the citizens can
authorize the mayor to appoint boards
or commissions to control the depart
ments OF water, excise, police and
sinking fund and thereby concentrate
responsibility.
Measures may be initiated by a petit
ton of one hundred citizens; the mayor
can be recalled from office by a major
ity of all voters at the request of 25 per
cent. of their lumber for such a vote,
thus reducing government ITO the con-
sent of the governed"
A special election is called in East
Orange tomorrow to adopt or reject this
charter. Some weeks ago it was pub
lished in the East Orange Gazette. 1t
Is issued in pamphlet form, its features
nave been discussed in the open at sew
eral public hearings, 1t has been APP
proved by all sorts of citizens and by
leading civic organizations. Now it is
up to the voters.
We appeal TO them to come out and
register their will as a plain duty.
Respectfully, Alexander King, Thomas
r.. Creole, Edward J. Brooks, j. Stuart
A~nchincloss, George S. Hubert, William
II. Wiley, James e. Reynolds. Samuel
Whinnery.
East Orange, June1, 1905.
Today the following open letter is be-
Ing sent out in East Orange:
"a he reasons, in brief, for a new
charter are the defects shown to x
list in the present one. If our present
good government Is to continue and is
to meet the conditions and solve the
problems which the rapid growth of
our city presents, there is need of a
more comprehensive and modern char
ter than the one under which the city
is now governed.
1.-THE new charter is the result of the
work of a non-partisan committee OF
representative citizens appointed by
the Mayor. at the request of h City
Council, which committee was COM
posed as follows: Edward F.. Anderson,
DIR. Charles S. Stockton, George r,
Howe, Philemon Woodruff, H. Harrison
Snedeker, Samuel WINERY, Gardner
Colby, Edward HART, Martin Conboy,
Franklin w. Fort, Arthur r. Mitchell
John B. Woolston, Robert w. Hawkes.
worth, the chairman of the City Coun-
Gil and the Mayor.
This committee, after about two
years labor and careful consideration
reported its recommendations to the
City Council and these nave been en-
bodied in the new charter rs prepared
by the city counsel in association with
Edward M. Cole, esquire.
"This charter, after being unanimous
ly approved by the City Council and
by the citizens present at a public
meeting specially called and held for it:
consideration, was introduced in the
Legislature, passed unanimously by the
General Assembly and the State, and
has become a law by the approval OF
the Governor of this State 1t now be-
comes the duty of each voter of the
city to cast his ballot so that East Or
ange may enjoy the benefits of the
charter which has been specially pre-
pared to meet its requirements.
Failure to vote at this special cleo
tion will be a failure to perform ar i'm
portant civic duty.
George R. Howe, David s. Walton
Frank r.. Wickes, Lincoln E. Rowley
and Jerome d. Gedney."