The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-05
From the Mayor.

Accepted and placed on 90.
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From the Mayor.
To the Ionorabls the Common colncil
'i'ntttnl ~ sam pleased 10 foe
ware 10 5oUr honorable booty the
recommendation for antcndm, az ct
our chatter. prepared hy tue eitl1ens'
c"mmittee wnich appointed %
e4Ellhnte "a I'm kIe-ii4n made tn ll1
annual message. .,s you uuuouufraIN
know. those recommendations wore
presented Dos committee Of fifteen
men tuYrnszh|F Cunvrr ant Wlin tine
~orkings ~ oui it2 Ar~ rnmont an
Or coicfn and conscientious ia
iqu'ry
ln us Judgment theN are progress
slvs measures which VIII make FOR
greater effIetsnrv in our municipal
sNalUs and recommend mat your
honorable body give the elrrtnr- OF
tnls City au opportunity 10 express
their approval IL dtsapproNal oi them
at the earliest possible moment.
Resp ctfull5,
OSCAR r. MARX.
AiHNer
DETROIT March 81. t4i6
To The honorable os1a Is. Mars.
Mayor 90 ttrtrnlT
The toWnutt~e appointed hy N1u ~
aG2EoNt Cnatttl changes har drafted
and herewith suHmits number .of
proposed anne udmcnt-. synopsis ot
which follows
BOARD coz ESTIMATES
A canvRss of tho situation wlt.l
reference 400 tur rrtaiulns .pf tgff
Board as part 20 thr muut lpal
az present constituted and Cuttaiftd
iu power hi recent legislation and
court decisions, u ts a usci .~a nnl
NuucFss Eury expense 90 fnv taNp1t
ers and tnat its functions can mort
IcNppuitious lrs. eTformsd nN rrluu
I ng Tho tpnfrOittf to prepare Citt
the Common Connect whose Unal ac-
tion thereon viii bc subject 20 the
veto ~ the Mayor
No have though t ~ advisable also
20 place a limit on me tax rate. AN
have included provision Whlrh
Viii not allow I've same FOR an put-
poses To exceed twenty dollars ON
rteh one thousand dollars ~ ts-
-essrd valuation Of the taxable prop.
rrt1 Within the City " this docs
NOT eecurr tHr erUuoutrf'i r-Nfrft'if-
iBf 80 public money or u should
.Ihfsrus atl. transpirc that a+sess-
lurnf ae undnh taised 90 circum-
went .t plain purpose then tho
pcopt. ,1u sfll further rtduce the
rnlN uun rate US adopting aunt trr
,ndmcnt
ItEcuNSE or surrLlEs
Tl,froIt has no eVetcmatiIrd agency
fpL She purchase uf materials art
supplies ard Hs result here Us 100
O.. s.unttHilfty conferred amy Whrrr Co
nbtain the snmr fol prices most
flvorthl. fu the 'tfy This work can
all He done b, the Controller aud
utsistHute and enc citva interests cpn
ln rvesy instance be- proscctrd los tho
n9utrarte 'ufrrr1 INTO
ELECTIONS
d, ,, ,,,.t.,t,,s,,t alan tb, votora
,'l t..I,..., AZ ot,n.,t
furN. fa pHst on thc question 90
n,4ere tu gt, elections non-parti-
rt .ff ~ t4 r,4tf,r
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I
s,n rtIot. hDua be -onafttf.d
from. t.,. grho.af .fsfs aud putstnal
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trsn .r.lf4 nfflr.r4 vlii br an. only
.ubI.tts CONNIE udue tnc public at
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.iir, i,lal l.T -, COTE
~. ia thc small comriuni.
tics WhcTc th0 0TTTCCTT cfoVtT=Tf
pefvunnNe known To- the voters As
npolicd o. q cit, like Detroit it j. a.
M sfnrI fixture and ita bad results
,ra ae vrl known they require uu
dissur4ion
NNr have proposed q simple. plain
and effective remedy and ono that
vrlu surely spell tho eud nf Illegal
rorfstratloni voting and bunting ~
votes Pr tho creation ~ an Elor-
tfon commission crmna~rd ~ hvc
prominent. officials with ful ana
adeouote powera OF aupsFVisiOn over
e1orff1na- and -ffrf+..i az nlnnt and
dfsr,feeal 81 election ufficlale 10 tho
several election districts ~ The CITY
tho desired result ~ freciu9 our