Wheeling majority. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1907-192?, 1911-09-28

found this reference to my flrst Berke-
ley acquaintance, the old Spanish can
mon. A RECOMMENDATION was made by
i Mayor Wilson that since the signing
i of the peace pact it might be fitting to
remove the cannon to some other place
In commemoration Of the decline Of
war. was glad to see that for /
didn't like the cannon. 1t didn't seem
appropriate that its deadly nuzzle
should guard a place from which the
| first rays of the rising sun were
| spreading. I remarked about the plan
to TO-. remove the cannon to Councilman
wilson. He told me that the plan was
to take the useless relic away to a
quleter spot and plant ivy where 1t
would cover it and betoken the new
spirit conquering the old. had q dis
tinct liking for that idea.
Fighting Old Wars m
The path hasn't been all flowers
the fact that the list Of accomplish
ments looks as If things had gone
well. Out Of the past there come
memories g OF unpleasantness that MI
hours of hard work and wonder and
worry The Berkeley Socialists want
the city to own its water plant. They
Of exploiketion. aBut, q says Mayor
Wilson, the very last thing my pres
decessor did vas to hand over to me
suit that will hold us back for some.
time. This has held back work In
this direction while the courts wrangle
setback can only be Temporary. The
mayor went on with his plans.
(. We have begun fnyesti gations look
ing toward the estabhshnent Of q my 9,
It now costs Berkeley $3.50 q month to
get It's garbage out into deep water.
That Is bit Of the wisdom Of past
must do away with. And they VIII.
The mayor discussed again his plans
for the bureau of municipal research.
MY object is to establish bupea1l OF
on an municipal actiyi-
ties, he said, such as water supply, |
garbage disposal parks and play
smoke abatement, sanitation, ACCOUNT
ing methods and ever3 other subject |
that may come up in our civic life" |
Critics. Will have hard time proving |
Has New Tax Plan
It is the aim of the Berkeley Social |
lists to municipalize every utility pos !
footed on policy Of municipal owner
ship" the mayor says. "a policy Of /
municipal ownership Of the water
Incinerat ne and s munIcipaI asphait
plant. The Socialists want to clint I
nate every bit of exploitation posi- l.
bic They have the final goa. e: alg e e
smooth for the present wherever pos
sibIe
Municipal ownership Is not an.
Mayor Wilson has submitted q plan I
for more equitable taxation to the city 1
council He has recommended the I
Somers system, the same as that ur-
der consideration BY the MilWaukce
The system Is In operation I.
in Cleveland, o., and other eastern Il
cities, where, it has given satisfacttogl
and resulted in great relief for small /
Dronerty owners Taxation IL based on
: unit system In which strip one foot /.
Wide and 100 feet deep is taken IS the !
init Of assessment Aside from bring Il
ng relief to the small home owners Il
he adoption Of the Somers system
would result In greater income ~ 4
The city. Berkeley. since the corpora 4
lion taxes were diverted to the state i
IS suffering from 3 requced income +
which has come just at the time when
It would most seriously hamper the l.
new administrator The mayor and
his co-worteFs have started an aglta- Il
lion for release ct the council from n
the restrictive laws which hamper Il Il
= s.'. st ~. .se.. /. Dissxmea
From taxes to stfikebreakef1 = q Il
FAR cry. but both hit the worker In g /
vital spot and Socialists bring relief
from both evils The Berkeley 1ude-