The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1909-01-23
HOPE TO ARRANGE SOME
SATISFACTORY BILL
Chairman Thornton Has Pre-
pared Synopsis of Probable
Changes Likely to Be Made
In the Law.
Palladium Bureau
Indianapolis, Jan. %.

Amendments to the cities and
towns law will be taken up at a pub
lie 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. Kleckner, Pierson.
Shirley. Stephens. Faulkner. Schreed.
er and Elliott. to evolve from all OF
the bills introduced on that subject q
bill that will embody all the changes
that ought to be made in the law. II
is the intention to make the bill so as
to re-classify the cities and to relieve
many of them of the burdens that are
now imposed on them by the present
law
Chairman Thornton has made
synopsis of the changes that are like.
ly TO be made in the law when the bill
is drawn. This synopsis includes that
which is best of the changes that are
proposed in all the bills thus far in
troduced. They are as follows:
Synopsis Of Changes.
Terre Haute and South Bend go in.
to the second class, all the other
cities remaining In their present
classes.
County treasurers In all cities OF
the fourth class shall also be city
treasurers.
In cities of the third. fourth and
fifth classes the mayor shall act as
city judge. The mayor. with the con.
sent of the council. may appoint
justice of the peace as city judge.
Mayors shall be required to give
bond.
When the office of mayor is vacant
in a 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 in city not having a con-
troller shall perform the duties OF that
office.
In cities not having a controller the
treasurer shall have charge Of the
sinking fund.
City clerk in cities of the fifth class
shall not act as sinking fund commits
sioner
In cities OF the fifth class the may.
or may appoint assistants to the mar
shall.
The salary of the mayor IN a city
of the third class is changed from a
minimum of So 900 and a maximum OF
$500 to a minimum of $1,000 and
maximum of $500.
The salary of the mayor OF fourth
class city is reduced from q minimum
OF 81 500 to 81 200.
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.
New JOB for the Board.
The board of public works shall
perform the duties of the department
Of safety.
In cities of the third and fourth
classes the council shall perform the
duties OF the board of public works
unless by ordinance passed by two
thirds vote of the council it shall es-
tablish such board.
statements shall be made to the
clerk
In cities not having a controller the
city clerk shall make the financial
statements
Salaries Of Controllers.
Controllers in cities Of the third
class shall receive salaries OF from
81 900 70 $500 instead of from 81 500
to $4,000
In cities of tho fourth class the
clerk shall act as controller In cities
Of the third class 40 controller shall
be appointed except by two-;hirds
vote OF the council.
In cities of the third class the sal
airy of the board of public works is
reduced from 1,2G0 10 $500 TO 5000 to
81 ,Goo
In cities of the fourth class the sal
ary shall not be more than $500 \
year.
The salary of the city engineer I'm
cities OF the third class shall not be
more than $1,000 a year.
The salary OF the city attorney in
cities of the third class shall be from
81 900 TO $1,000.
In cities of the fifth class the mar
shall shall be the humane officer.
The county treasurer ir cities OF
the fourth class that are county seats
shall also be the city treasurer.
In cities Of the third class the sal
ary Of the county auditor shall be
$500 instead OF $500. In cities of the