Perrysburg journal. (Perrysburg, Wood Co., O. [Ohio]) 186?-1965, 1913-02-07

KHa2& kS6 going on In the
general assembly.
The opposin 6
every inch OF ground, both are anxious
to secure the aid of the administra-
tive head Of the state, and at every
stage. of the battle the governor is
appealed to for assistance. Although
the real warfare is yet to come, Gov.
Cox already has been supplicated
many times. When the rumor is
spread that the chief executive has
been asked for aid by one side, the
other side rushes in to appeal to him
not to grant the opponents request,
whatever 1t may be. Both forces have
been desperately contending over the
naming of subcommittee, whose
duty 1t will be to draft liquor Ii.
cense law. The subcommittee is sup
posed to be named by the chairman of
the house and senate temperance
committees. AS usual, the governor
has been appealed to, but he is de-
clared to have taken neutral ground.
New Civil Service Bill.
The charge that the proposed civil
service bill now before the general
assembly will loosen rather than con.
firm the present civil service struc
ture in the cities of Ohio, will be
made when the civil service COM
mittee and the house and the
judiciary committee of the senate
meet together for the first time to
consider the bill. 1t is arranged to
have public hearing before the two
committees. The most serious phase
of the promised charge against the
bill is that it will permit both the po-
lice and fire department to be dis
rupted by political preferences. The
provision of the proposed law giving
the mayor of cities the right to ap-
point the civil service commissions in
cities is declared by opponents of the
measure to strike a death blow at
the spirit of non-partisanship of the
present law. The new civil service
bill was introduced by Senator Cleve-
land of Cleveland. 1t is declared to
be essentially Cleveland fostered
plan. 1t is also desired by the Colum-
bus city administration, which has
been trying Intellectually to get rid
of the chief of police. 1t would place
every city department solely within
the power of the mayor, it will be
charged, not only by permitting him
to name the commissions, but also by
preventing any adequate appeal from
suspension or dismissal. Lively
charges from both sides are expected
to characterize the hearing.
Mechanics Lien Measure.
According to statement given out
here by Stephen Stilwell of the Cleve
land Federation of Labor, all contend
ing forces have finally agreed upon g
mechanics lien bill and the measure
will be introduced in the general as
sembly soon by Representative War
rem j. Duffy of Toledo. Its provisions
are briefly these: When any laborel
or mechanic employed by contractor
upon any building becomes suspicious
through belated wage payments Of
the honesty or integrity of the con
tractor, he is expected Immediately tc
give written notice to the owner oi
the building. The owner of the build
ing must thereupon Immediately de
mand from the contractor a receipt
for the back wages. If the contractor
fails to produce such receipts, the
owner OF the building must then him
self pay the wage claims. However
the owner is carefully safeguarded In
two ways. The laborer or mechanic
cannot collect from the owner fol
wages for more than 80 days previous
to the filing of the protest, and more
important still, no wage or othel
claims may exceed the amount of the
original contract. Thus there is nj
possible change for the home owner
to lose. The only additional difficult.
he will face will be need for greater
precautions In selecting his con
tractor. and In seeing to 1t that jus
claims are paid. The provision tha
no claims of any sort can exceed tn,
amount of the contract protects hin
absolutely, it is contended. BY the
terms of the bill, labor claims take
priority over all others. After them
come claims from material men. Ma
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To Have Outside Blackboard.
Carrying out the spirit of the anti
lobby act, one feature of which pro
yides for invitations to appear before
committees. Sergeant-at-Arms Mech
ling of the house is preparing huge
blackboard, which will be erected IL
the hall outside the main entrance
70 the house. Upon 1t will be postet
notices of all meetings of committees
for the information of the genera
public.
The new bulletin board will be larg,
enough to carry the names OF all tn
house committees.