The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1908-06-22
CITY AFFAIRS
THE BIG THEME
Indiana Municipal League
Convenes in Laporte
Tomorrow.
PROGRAM is ANNOUNCED.
CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF MANY OF
PROGRAM is ANNOUNCED
CHIEF EXECUTIVES OF MANY OF
THE LARGER CITIES IN INDIANA
WILL DISCUSS MUNICIPAL
NEEDS OF THE DAY.

Laporte, Ind. June 22.-The official
| program for the annual convention OF
the Indiana Municipal League, which
will hold a three-day session in this
| city, June 23-5, has been announced
Mayors and other officers from the
cities of Indiana will meet here al
| that time for the discussion of sub
jects pertaining to municipal govern
ment
The first session will be held in the
| Coliseum Tuesday afternoon. J. T
! McNary, of Logansport, President OF
| the league, will call the convention tc
order. DR. E. A. Schell, pastor of the
| First Methodist Episcopal church and
President elect of Iowa Wesleyan Uni
versity, will give the invocation.
Following piano solo by Miss Eth
ell G. Hiley, Mayor Lemuel barrow will
extend the greetings of the city and
turn over the keys to the visitors
George S. Durgan, Vice President of
the league and Mayor of Lafayette
will respond.
Tuesday evening J. Fred France. of
| Huntington, will make a report on the
. meeting of the League of American
Municipalities at Norfolk, Va, follow
ing which Richard Schillinger, Mayor
of Richmond, will discuss Municipal
Ownership of Electric Light and Gas
Plants" Mayor D. c.. Anderson, of
| Huntington, will lead the discussion.
Former Councilman r. O. James, of
indianapolis. will make report on the
question of The Tramp Nuisance"
| Wednesday morning, City Attorney
Warren R. Vorhis, of Kokomo, will
discuss Should the Cities and Towns
Law Be Amended? If So, How"
The general discussion will be led
by Councilman Roy Johnson, of Lo-
gansport.
Ex-Mayor B. F. Deahl, of Goshen,
will talk on rs Local Option Good for
Cities and Towns" Mayor Becker, of
Hammond, will lead the discussion.
Mayor ]. w. Murphy of Wabash,
| will make a report of the Civic and
Improvement Committees. and this
discussion will be led by Superintend-
ent John A. Wood, of Laporte.
Mayor C. A. Bookwalter, of Indian
apolis, will talk on Track Elevation
DIT Iue w SuicSudy dlLSl hooI oSooiol'
Mayor w. j. Hosey, of Fl. Wayne,
will lead the discussion.
Mayor A. W. Hamilton, of Button
will speak on rs 1t Economy for Cit
les to Own Their Own Paving Plants?'
The discussion will be led by Mayor
o. A Armfield, of Elwood.
Mayor Ray I Shattech, of Brazil
will answer the question: SHOULD the
Taxpayers of a City Pay the Same
Rate of Taxation as Those in the
Vicinity Where the Gravel Roads Are
Constructed and Maintained" Mayor
| Thomas F. Knots, of Gary, will an.
| swer the question also from his stand
point.
Wednesday evening there will be a
smoker and entertainment at Pine
Lake for visitors.
Thursday morning Judge E. Down
ey of Aurora, Ind, will talk on The
| Municipal League; What 1t Has Ac
complished and It's Future" There
will be reports of officers and com
mittees, new officers will be elected
and the next place of meeting select
! ed.
! Thursday afternoon the session viii
close, when the visitors will make q
trip to Michigan City and enjoy
a lake trip on the steamer Roosevelt
on Lake Michigan.