The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1909-01-23
MANY CHANGES ARE
PROPOSED AND RADICAL
Would Possibly Work Well Enough in
Some Cities, But Hammond's Mu-
nicipal Machinery Would Be En-
tirely Out of Gear and In
adequate.
TIMES BUREAU
AT THE STATE CAPITAL.

ments to the cities and towns law
will be taken up at a public meeting
of the house committee of cities and
towns next Wednesday night, and an
effort will be made by the committee,
which consists of Thornton, Hay. Kleck-
ner, Pierson, Shirley. stephens. Faux
nor, Schroeder and Elliott, to evolve
from all of the bills introduced on that
subject a bill that will embody all the
changes that ought to be made in the
law. It is the intention to make the
bill so as to re-classify the cities and
to relieve many of them of the bur
dens that are now imposed on them by
the present law
Changes Proposed.
Chairman Thornton has made a syn
opsis of the changes that are likely to
be made in the law when the bill is
drawn. This synopsis includes that best
of the changes that are proposed in all
the bills thus far introduced. They are
as follows:
Terre Haute and South Bend go into
the second class, all the other cities
remaining in their present classes.
County treasurer in all cities of the
fourth-class shall also be city treasur-
ers
In cities of the third, fourth and fifth
classes the mayor shall act as city
Judge The mayor, with the consent of
the council. may appoint a justice of
the peace as city judge.
Mayors shall be required to give
bond.
When the office of mayor is vacant
in city having no city controller the
council shall fill the vacancy.
Appeals to the circuit or superior
court may be taken from orders Of
council removing officers from office.
City Clerk as Controller.
City clerk in cities not having a con-
troller shall perform the duties of that
office.
In cities not having controller the
treasurer shall have charge of the sink
ing fund.
city clerk in cities of the fifth class
shall not act as sinking fund commits
sioner
In cities of the fifth class the mayor
may appoint assistants to the marshal
The salary of the mayor in city of
the third class is changed from a mini
mum of $4,000 and maximum of So
500 to a minimum of 81. 900 and a maxi
mum of $500.
The salary of the mayor of fourth
class city is reduced from a minimum
of $500 to $1,000.
In cities of the fifth class the maxi
mum salary of the mayor shall be
$500.
The salary of the city clerk shall not
exceed $1,000
The board of public works shall per-
form the duties of the department of
safety.
Council Board of Public Works.
In cities of the third and fourth
classes the council shall perform the
duties of the board of public works
unless by ordinances passed by two
thirds vote of the council it shall es-
tablish such board.
In cities not having a controller
statements shall be made to the clerk
In cities not having a controller the
city clerk shall make the financial
statements.
Controllers in cities of the third class
shall receive salaries of from 81 900 to
$1,000, instead of from $500 to s2,-
0O0
In cities of the fourth class the clerk
shall act as controller. In cities of the
third class no controller shall be ap-
pointed except by two-thirds' vote of
the council.
In cities of the fourth class the SAL
airy shall not be more than $500 a year.
The salary of the city engineer in cit
les of the third class shall not be more
than 81 900 a wear
The salary of the city attorney in
cities of the third class shall be from
$1,000 to $1,000
Committee Is Appointed.
In cities of the fifth class the mar
shall shall be the humane officer.
The county treasurer in cities of the
fourth class, that are county seats, shall
also be the city treasurer.
In cities of the third class the sal
airy of the county auditor shall be $500
instead of s4oo. In cities of the second
class the salary shall be increased from
$1,000 to $4,000.
The salary of the secretary of the
board of health in cities of the third
and fourth classes shall be from 5000
to $780,