The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1910-12-03

that the city council shall divide the
wards In such manner so that each
vard shall contain as nearly as pos
sible an equal number in point of popu-
Iatfon
THE terms OF all the trustees would
expire at the end of the next fiscal
year and two aldermen would have
TO be elected in each of the wards, and
as 1t is required that one alderman
shall be elected in each ward every
year, the statute has provided that the
lirst two aldermen in each ward shall,
after their election, cast lots to as
certain which shall hold office for one
year and which shall hold office for two
years. The general ordinances of the
city. revised after the change of orr
Ganization. shall tix the number of
wards and the boundaries thereof
The enumerated powers of cities
greatly exceed those expressly confer
red upon villages. Many of the recent
cnactments Of the general assembly of
the state of Illinois calculated to co.
large and increase the powers now
possessed by municipalities so that said
municipality may be better governed
and possess additional privileges AMI
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upon cities and do not extend to viz
lagos. the reason being that in the
management and government of vii
lagos a presumption exists that there
are few Inhabitants in village. and
1t is not expedient ard advisable to
| bestow the same advantages, powers
and privileges upon a village as ought
to be bestowed upo.l city, for in
CT Tn
| ell, upon Recommendation Of the board
| of local improvements to be paid for by
special assessments, a majority of the
persons assessed for the Improvement
can remontrate and thereby automatic
| ally prevent the city from taking steps
20 levy the assessment for year, and
| if, at the expiration Of the year, an
other remonstrance indi ating that the
/ statutory number still object to the i'm
provement, It IS delayed another year
improvements, an opportunity to con
troll the construction Of improvements
for which they are directly assessed
This is not true with resIect to peo.
pie assessed similarly in a village
! They do not possess the power Of re
| monstrating
ordinance, to provide for the election Of
all officials. This prevents competen
| persons from being side-iracked to per.
init the appointment of some incom-
petent person who may be a favories
of the appointing body
TT will facilitate the annexation o.
valuable adjacent territory which vii
ultimately be gobbled up by South Hol
land and other municipalities, if Yves
Hammond does not get busy. The an
nexation of additional territory vii
lower the taxes of the people of Yves
| hammond 80 or 40 per cent easily
Many improvements have been made b,
the village out of its general taxes il
the last few years which will redouns
| to the great benefit and advantage q
property owners outside of the villag
| limits, who have contributed absolute
| ~ nothing thereto. The railroads pa,
i most of the taxes. BY annexing ever,
section of land adjoining West Ham
mond. south and west, the village woul,
obtain twice as much revenue as i
does at the present tVne The result
| would be to lower tho taxes now leyie,
on property within the village limits
1t is certainly to the advantage of tn
people of West Hammond that the ter
ritory now Immediately adjoining II
should be under the jurisdiction of it
own officials rather than under the iur
1sdictfon of nonresident highway com
m1ssioners Yours truly,