The Detroit times., 1911-10-18

appointed as delegates TO attsna tins
annual meeting or the League OF Amer
lean municipalities. held AZ Atlanta
October. 1911. respectfully report;
That the meeting was called 70 or
der by the President. the Hon. DARIUS
and. after the invocation. an address
OF welcome was delivered by hon.
CORTLAND s. VIM. Mayor OF the city
OF Atlanta. AmoRg other things men.
Atlanta owned and operated its own
conV en- ton hall with "A seating cAp1c
ity OF 5000 people, and that Auah.s !.
was the Convention city or the south
Atlanta. That they had just held q
large labor convention and musical
festival In their city but no SohNeh-
ton excited more interest TO tns s 80 ,hs
ern people than the convention OF the
League OF American Munielpailtles'
which was trying 10 raise the stahu-
ard OF all the American cities
In speaking OF the sreMth ,h,t
they had a population OF nearly sVV~
OOO and N the blowing OF GaprleI
horn was delayed, his city would soon
in the United states The city SPENDS
about 100000 annually. has
square miles OF territory, 100 miles Va
paved streets: 500 miles OF slaeWalhs ,
200 miles OF sewers: 56 modern ano
fully equipped schools. $4,000 pupils,
over 500 teachers a magnificent w nAdea
system with a capacity OF te'Vyv,vov
gallons: 500 or 600 miles OF w soSa
nnains. costing so cents for every e,voo
salons pumped. and an annual ne ona
me from licenses OF about s4ov,VVv'
Their tax rate Is sl2.So per sl,vVv ~.
the assessed valuation OF ~ per ~.
OF the actual value. and, they haNe ~
the course OF construction q large
sewer disposal plant for the disposa,
OF the sewerage OF the city. az Ses,
Of $4,000 The postal receipts ias'
Mayor Maddox. we'll KNOW
citizen OF the southern states anu
who declined a second term OF .a
flee OF Mayor OF the city OF smong
other things, said, that they mao aoo 81,
ished corporal punishment IN a.,
the schools OF the city: that tnes ~
just voted on tn: com n,,n %h,eS had
been defeated and now had nnoer ne
siSeration the Charter revision. ~,
called special attention 70 tns .i,ac
water works pump wn rn ss 4 standing
Joke. but that their new niterms
was an entire success ,., al
president Brown. In his snnua 80
dress said. among os oIs 70 home with
the ideas and what they wouio Of
Atlanta than alone. the taxSAyes "a
the cities would be repaid he a.
the street eaas,sts of Ave globes
nIaced on ornamental iron poles from
about 20 20 100 feet apart; ne sac ma !
the city OF Atlanta had never nau
bad gathered in Atlanta 10 adopt moo.
ern ideas; that the people demannsu.
thern nv getting the dement's or otnc,r
experiences; that the street car =,
In Atlanta were safe. while nose
Kansas City were the opposite; tns thai
nuhlic CORPORATION unreasonaoieness
vas the cause OF unrest In all the ciios
where they are In power; st.ts.
ana canada were well represented IN
tha conI ention. as the cities OF MINI
apolis and ST Paul had sent an,
gates; East st: Louis. MO daseyates:
Montreal 8 Delegates. and. the sils S
NJ Neye York philadelphia. Iie 'eia 70
Baltimore. New Orleans ana Saie.
cities had sent tar 80 civ of
gafas at the expense 10 tne St.s y
49,, tioo 70 5000 per delegate.
Hon w. y Vance. City Controller.
newark. n j.. read 2 papsr on me
plan in operation In m Observation-Disclosures
hnildings. Several years ago his city
= noInted n commission OF three per-
soi,s and had raised by taxatlon tne
sum OF s1oo.o0o.0o which was PA .tan1
az ranitaI OF the Commission. 20 carry
an the risk of the City; and. that THIS
money was invested In interest," oeaa
ing bonds and certincasss r Sivi th the
risk with outside Insurance Companles
so that the capital OF the Conlhis 20 =
would not be wiped out In case Oh "a =
ioss. that ii had Injured 20 the benefit
~ the CITY In a financial manner as
well as breaking up combine OF tne
fnsnrance Companies Association IN
that city as the Insurance Company ~
,ysminm so high that the City was
sarced 10 carry It's own risks, which ~
aid by forming this Cominisnon.
advised this matter TO be 9onsiosIea
natter for the city OF DETROIT 10
ION as the City OF Detroit carries no
Insurance on its public ouiIoinss 81
&c ming on the two fre boats and the
tn the afternoon of the fret day OF
The Convention Hon. Aid. Thomas y.
Gilman. OF Detroit. delivered 49,
70 .he Convention on the management
~ ,he netroit House OF Correction, re-
snactIng the protection OF wives ano
"a miles OF prisoners, by PAYNE 70
families when In need, part oi ene
anad in prison The paper was Wen
raSeived and brought forth lengthy
discussion as well as great pIsse ao
the speaker. the originator or tns 81.
and a great demand was MADE TOT
can,es OF our ordinance In references
80 ,be oneration OF the plan. We learn
"a 81 no city having such plan IN OPP
er,tion and words OF commentator
were offered for the sooo psop -
NE CITY OF Detroit for the care aho
charitable spirit exercised toward the
rpe address Of Ford H. McGregor
On the commission form OF Govern
ment was read. and, among o'nss
.h,pqs he stated that cities In ~
states had made provision 10 pun ~ !,
TIA Commission form OF governments
in some form or other. r..
Hon ]. c. Haynes. Mayor OF the City
Of Minneapolis. Mimi, reaa xe :,
ms city government under the old
S'harter Among other things. ne
s,ated that the object OF the oIshhiz li-
Atom 81 the convention was that We
arc ali working. together Tor tne pv
s. favorable experiences In the work
ing OF the old form OF government uh-
as city does all the construction
WORK and does no more WORK ~ et.n
80 ma, checks up all the Claims ~
~ done by our City Comptroiier IL
s,ascI that the charter In Minnta p
oiIa is similar TO our own charteI, lhas
their Incarceration plant has improves
and has given good sa.isi s.'as no, az
al .aiisfactory; that he believed MS
.cJty and the city OF Cleveland ma SAT
Isfaetor,s plants for the incinerauoh %.
or rhapr Minneapolis inspector emo
Iiee,see all public lodging Louses,
q noliyhed the public horse drinking
sa',,tains and Installed taps where the
horsas could be watered when the
aeiy.r supplied the pail. The city has
aiso paid particular attention TO the
health of children and tuper. nl9s = :