Los Angeles herald., 1909-05-19
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Club News

the OCCASION Dtlllb NiiS -
noon and club tea for April.
The big auditorium at the woman
club house resembled a bazaar, for the
display was large, and the imported
rugs, some of them rare and costly
carpeted the floor, were spread over
chairs and hung from the walls.
Darian Kupelian gave an interesting
and instructive little talk on the sub
ject of oriental rugs late in the after
noon, revealing to his interested lis
teners where the individual rugs came
from, how they were made and how
collected and how the people lived who
wove them.
The most valuable specimen in the
collection was modern Kasham
valued at $4,000 beautiful Bergama
ranking second at $1,000. A seventeenth
century Geordez was priced at 500, ana
other makes were Sereband, Kirman-
shah. Sine and Boukara
The collection had been selected from
local art store by Mr.. Kupclian ana
w. S. Heineman. The afternoon was in
charge of Miss Florence Moore, CHAIR
man of the program committee.
Iostesses for the club were MIS-.
Leon Moss and Mrs. e. H. Miller, wno
presided over the tea tables, assisting
women being Mrs. F. E. Woodruff, Mrs.
George H. Kress and Mrs. H. Morris
MANY CluD WOllltil arc
civic and municipal affairs these days,
and it was an interested and keenly
Intelligent audience which listened
Monday afternoon at the Ebell club to
the address on .srhe Commission Form
of Municipal Government" by c. A.
Ballreich of Pueblo Colo.
Mention was also made of other pro-
gressive cities where centralized gov
eminent was being adopted, notably
| ., of no follnyVinp PnitOn6
of the Denver plan is clear and. well
told and will doubtless be of especial
interest to the women who listened TO
Mr.. Ballreich's address.
The city and county of Denver eX-
lists and it's government is exercised by
virtue of the twentieth amendment to
the Colorado constitution. It's charter,
framed by the people of the city and
county under said amendment and
subject to changes by them alone, is
based upon the theory that response
bility can be located and better admin
istration of government attained by
Capitalization of power. Therefore
nearly the entire administrative ma
chinery of city government is central
lied in the mayor, the various depart
ments generally being subordinate to
and answerable to him, and his APP
pointees are made without legislative
approval and are subject to removal
at his pleasure for causes not political.
The legislative department is made
up of board of aldermen and board
of supervisors.
The board of aldermen consists of
one alderman elected from each of the
sixteen wards for a term of two years:
the board of supervisors consists or
seven members elected by the city at
large, one from each of the seven SUI
pervisorial districts, for a term of four
years. These, with the mayor, clerk.
auditor and treasurer and the election
committee, constitute the elective Of
ficers. All others are either appointed
by or subject to the approval of the
mayor. The term of the elective ex-
ecutive officers is four years.
The executive department consists OF
the fire and police board, consisting OF
three members, to vita commits
sioner of excise, a commissioner OF po-
lice and a commissioner of fire. rms
board grants all licenses. The board
of public works consists of three MEM
bers. to wit:-the president of the
board, the engineer and the commlS-
sioner of highways, having charge ana
control of all public works and utln-
ties. The department of parks con-
sists of five members, to wit:-the
president and one member appointed
from each of the four park districts
the park commission having exclusive
management of all parks and park
ways. The department of health
which is in charge of a health COM
missioner, appointed by the mayor
having control of isolation hospitals
and ali other matters pertaining to the
public health. The art COMMISSION
consisting of six members, having con-
troll of all matters of art pertaining 70
the city and county, and to advise with
the mayor and council with relation
thereto; a library commission, consist
ing of eight members, having exclus-
i've control of the public library
branches thereof and reading rooms,
and the administration of the property
or money acquired by gift or otherWise
for such purposes. The mayor also
appoints the attorney for the city ana
county, having charge and controi o.
the legal department; the colilihls
sioner of supplies, having control OF
the department of supplies, and being
the custodian of public buildings ana
all nersonal property not in use by the
several departments; the bnlldlhg III,
spector, having the inspection OF an
buildings under construction or repair,
the boiler and elevator inspector ana
market master, and electrician, and
other minor executive officers.
The ordinances of the city and coun-
~ are prosecuted in magistrate
court, entitled "justice of the peace
court"
The elections of the city and county
are conducted by an election commits
sion. consisting of three members
elected for a term of four years
There is a civil service commission.
consisting of three members, appointed
nv the mayor to serve for a term OF
six wears. having charge and control OF
the classified service and of eXamlha-
tions for positions in same. Tne GAS
sifed service includes the police and
firemen, and other officers and en-
nloyes of the department OF hre anu
notice. and the officers and employees
Of the department of public utility ana
works. except certain designated heaus
thereof. ga.
The charter also provides that aIter
the expiration of four years from the
adoption of the charter the couhcil
NAV by ordinance extend the ciVll ser
vice provisions to any ana all otler
departments. -.
The fiscal year extends from the LIST
of 1Tanuarv to the 1st of January.
The tax levy for city purposes is linn
ited to fifteen mills, exclusive of the
lew for state and school district taxes
and exclusive of the levy to pay Tor
anv bonded Indebtedness and special
assessment for local improvements.
The contemplation bill is based upon.
fine annual budget prepared by the
navor to meet the expenses of city
government. The indebtedness of the
cjtv is limited to 8 per centum of the
assessed valuation of taxable property
within the city and county.
THE charter also provides for the ac-
ouisition of public utilities upon a vote