The labor world. [volume] (Duluth, Minn.) 1896-current, 1910-04-30
Mayor Elect Seidel and His Aids.
1naugurate EARLY Many Chang
as in Civic Government Of Foam
Oity-Poor Are First Considered
il All Innovations. r. !.

= MILWAUKEE, Wis, April 29.-=
The new Milwaukee city administra-
ton has been little more than a
week in office, and here are some of.
the things already started by the So
cial-Democrats:
Forcing the electric railway system
to use the tracks of the Chicago Il.
Milwaukee interurban line across. a
doWnt own viaduct to shorten the
time CT service between the south
side of the city and the FEST Of the
town. - a.. es>, =. >".:.:s. - =
The establishment of a corps Of
city plumbers to force down the
prices charged by contractors. When
leaks In city water pipes are reported
the city plumbing office will do the
work and charge it at cost price
against the taxes on the property
where repairs are made. An ordi-
nance is being drawn to make this
change. - ~.- -. ..s: ....."-z.g )
War On Against Slums. =
A war upon slums has been started.
A single expert is being sought to
take the place of the present triple
headed board of public works. An
outside municipa! engineer will be
selected probably to take the place
OF the present city engineer, whose
salary is $1,000, as we'll as of the
three commissioners, whose salary il
$4,000 each. - ! I =
An outside expert is being looked
for to take the office of health COM
missioner ,,l ,r- +.
The city's free law department fs
being put in, shape to give free advice
70 the poor. The city attorney is al
ready being called upon for such ad-s
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Turns Down Lecture. Offer.
/. Mayor Seidel has refused to 70 out
Tor Chautauquas lectures, although
oftered $3.50 night, the price paid
La Toilette and Bryan. He says his
great criticism of the previous mayor
was that he lectured outside of the
city, and he does not propose to lay
himself open to. the same criticism.
= The city hall employees have been
notified that their hours will be eight
q day, from 8 a: m: to noon, and from
lao to- $3.50 -. M. Hitherto they
have; been about six hours, 8 to noon.
and to s D. m. ~
Will Carry Out His Pledges.
- In .addit tipn- to : aese accomplish
zl1er,ts,, the tnayors Is planning to carry
out further his platform pledges. Not
the least important is the plan to es-
tablish free Saturday night dances in
the schools, to take the place of the
saloon dances now common, i. :. :, i
This dance hall Question has been
thrust upon me- said Seidel, "and I
must take some action at once. I
have had several applications for per-
m1ts for such dances, and have is-
sued none Of them, although L did
not deny them. merely told the
applicants to call again: \. >. -.
AT best, the Saturday night dances
are held in, small dingy halls, places
which are a menace to health. There
is no, ventilation, and all of the halls
practically are near saloons. The
police will not allow dance to be
held in a hall directly connected
with a saloon, but being near to
saloons there is certain to. be more
or less drinking. How much better
it would be If we could get all these
people together in large. well-lighted
halls. will try to do this through
the school board y .s<ES $ ,.Es &.