Omaha daily bee., 1910-04-27
Nebraska
HOW TO MAKE CITY IDEAL
Lincoln LabOrs to End with Host of
Citizens Clubs.
COMMITTEE OF TWENTY IS NEXT
city Council Authorizes Appointment
of Body that win Suggest Cen
craI Plans for city Bet
terment.


LINCOLN, April 25.-(special.)-This
beautiful city struck another blow in the
direction of the Ideal" last night. when
the Candy-Prof. Candy-ordlnance was
passed by the city council. This ordinance
provides that the mayor shall appoint a
committee Of twenty, to prepare some
general plan for the Improvement Of the
Ny. Phis committee so the ordinance
1hovides shall have as members four coun-
Gil mmbers. two park board members, one
county commissioner, one member Of the
school board and one regent OF the STATE
university. The plan to be proposed by
this commission is to be voted on at a
general or special election and II adopted
shall be binding on the city council.
BY the appointment Of this commission
practically every prominent ''ldealist' in
the city will be able to secure at least
chairmanshlp or a vice-presidency OF some
club.
- At the present time Lincoln has mayer,
v clty council an excised board, a school
board and a park board But the grave
questions OF state have proven too much
for these and so, many clubs have been
formed to advise and instruct them in
their duties. So at this time matters here
are about in this condition.
The council watches the mayor, the Ex-
else board watches the council and the
mayor. for the mayor is a member of the
Excise board and is a part Of the council
the school board watches the Excise board,
the council and the mayor; the Park board
watches the school board, the Excise board
the council and the mayor; the City I'm
provement society Keeps check on the
Park board, the school board, the Excise
board the council and the mayor; the City
club wathces the Improvement society, the
Park board, the school board, the Excise
board the city council and the mayor; the
charter committee keeps tab on the City
club, the Improvement society, the Park
board the school board, the Excise board
the city council and the mayor; the COM
mlttee of fifty looks after the charter com
mittee, the City club, the Improvement So
ciety, the Park board, he school board the
Excise board, the city council and the
mayor. over the committee Of fifty the
charter committee. the City club, the I'm
provement society, the Park board, the
school board, the Excise board, the city
council and the mayor is the Initiative anC
Referendum league; guiding and abettinl
the Initiative and Referendum league, the
committee OF fifty. the charter committee
the City club, the Improvement society, thu
board the city council and the mayor Il
George Elliot Howard and Prof. A l.
Candy, both Of the state university, thu
last named of the city council, and boti
OF practically all the clubs named above.
The Commercial club? Oh, yes, that fur
nishes the membership for the others and i
the excuse, @
t.s Now, "a New .BOdy. .a5 ,.-s
and now over the mayor, the city council
the Park board, the school board, the Ex
else board-not excuse board-the City club
the Improvement society, the committee o.
fifty the Initiative and Referendum so
ciety, George Elliot Howard, A l.. Candy
20 say nothing OF the Candle Light Clul
and the Round Table, and Jim Malone ant
Rev. Mr.. Pouison. Tom Darnell and scor
OF others is the new Commission o
Twenty.
And the same men and the same womel
compose all the clubs, the evident idea be