The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1914-11-26
TO DRAFT ACHARTER.
A Commission of Fifteen Representa-.
tive Citizens Appointed by
.. r.. g.
the District Court.
Order Filed With Clerk of Court
Nov. 4...Strange Nom Action
of That Official.

Va a. NAOy I'LL LII VI SOfC1uAlOAu III
Princeton. De1nagogues and asses
to the contrary we unhesitatingly
assert that city form of government
means increased taxation, and the
Lord knows taxes are high enough in
Princeton at present. Whether
Princeton remains village or is or
gained as city we have the same
property to tax and the same citi-
zens to administer it's affairs. If i'm
provements are to be made on our
streets the money must be raised by
taxation. If it is impossible, as
some of the demagogues assert, to
get men to manage the affairs of the
village honestly, efficiently and
economically, how will organizing as
a city better conditions? Will we
not have the same men from which
to select our oficialsS .-.
Some misguided individuals inn
agine that under city form of gov
eminent saloons will be reinstated
without delay. Saloons can not be
reinstated in Princeton again until
the voters of the village or city so
determine. AS far as the license
question is concerned the conditions
will be the same under a village or
city form of government, and he
who asserts to the contrary is ignor-
ant of the law governing the matter.
With city form of government we
may have high-priced city clerk
and several other salaried officials.
If that is what the taxpayers want
they should have it. But that is
just the reason the Union opposes a
city form OF government, and for
that reason we believe any charter
proposed will be rejected.
The fact of the matter is there
was not one Of those who clamored
for city form of government who
knew what steps were necessary to
organize as a city; they imagined
that a snap election could be called
and the whole matter disposed of
then and there. The Union infinitely
detailed the steps that we're neces-
sary and the cost that would be en-
tailed.
No fault can be found with the
charter commission appointed by the
district court. They are all good
representative citizens-men who
have the interests of the village at
heart. Under the law they can
incur an expense of $500 in drafting
and submitting charter. They
may succeed in drafting a charter
that will be adopted by four-sevenths
of the voters, but we doubt it, The
money that will be expended in pre-
pairing and submitting a charter
could be utilized to a great deal
better advantage in improving our
streets.
1t appears that the order appoint
ing the commission was filed with
the clerk of court November 4, but
only favored few were aware of
that fact until on Tuesday Mr.. E.
L. Mcmillan made inquiry and dis
covered that such paper had been
filed. Probably the personnel of the
commission did not appeal favorably
to some people. While the statutes
do not expressly provide that the
clerk of court shall notify the ap-
pointees the inference is plain, for
it is provided that every appointee
who shall neglect to file with the
clerk within thirty days written &C.
ceptance and oath of office shall be
deemed to have declined such ap-
pointment and his place shall be
filed as though ne had resigned.
How is an appointee to qualify if he
has received no notice of his appoint
ment? -
1t is strange, passing strange, that
Mr.. Clerk of Court King should have
permitted 20 of the 30 days to elapse
before sending out notifications, and
then only because Mr.. Mcmillan had
discovered that the order had been
filed in his office. Mr.. Kings action,
or rather non-action, comes mighty
near being contempt of court.
Here is the charter com mission
appointed by the district court:
Henry Newbert, G. S. Neumann,
G. A. Eaton. S. S. Peterson. C. A.
Jack, A. M. Davis, f. q. Cater, Guy
Ewing, J. J. Skahen, Otto Henschel,
A. e. Allen, H. G. Cooney: Chas.
Keith, E. L. Mcmillan and r. D.
Byers.
All that is necessary on the part of
an appointee to qualify is to sub
scribe to the following oath and file
sthe sam with the clerk of court on