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PLAN TO FINISH
CHARTER TODAY
Subcommittee Expected
to Complete Draft at
Racquet Club Meeting
MAIN BODY E f SOON
Bill Will Be Considered Fri.
day and May Be Intro.
duced on March 3

P~hiladelphla's proposed new charter
bill Is expected to be submitted TO the
Legislature on Monday evening. March 8.
The subcommittee which has charge of
the drafting Of the proposed new charter
holds its fnal meeting this afternoon
in the Racquet Club to put the finishing
touches on the draft of the new bill.
John c. Winston, chairman of the
main committee. will probably call n
meeting of that body for next Friday
afternoon in the Chamber of Commerce.
At that meeting Thomas Raeburn White.
chairman of the subcommittee which Is
drafting the bill, will submit II for final
approval.
1t Is understood that among the fea-
lures of the new bill will be provisions
for the appointment of the City Solicitor
and Receiver of Taxes by the Mayor,
instead of their election by the people,
as under the present system.
This plan Is said to have been adopted
a. the first step in shortening the ballot
for municipal elections. Another fea-
ture Is said to provide for the abolish
ing of the office of Director Of Supplies.
For Purchasing Agent
To replace the Director of Supplies the
ONCE of purchasing agent for the city
will be created. The short Council
provision is said to remain substantially
the same as outlined before, providing
for the election of a Counc of twenty
members on a representative bass
A meeting of the publicity committee
will be held Tuesday afternoon at 4
O'Clock in the Chamber of Commerce to
arrange for the final details for bringing
the measure to the attention of members
of the Legislature.
Fifty thousand circulars showing the
senatorial and legislative districts and
the population of each lave been SEN
to the voters of the city. More will be
sent out as soon as they are printed.
These circulars contain the name and
address of each member of the Legisla-
ture from Philadelphia, together with
marks to show whether they are for or
against the proposed charter bill. On
h reverse sid is a map OF the city
>Rhowing the ward boundaries and dis
tricts.
People Aske to Aid
Printed in English. Italian and Yid-
dish Is the following set of Instructions:
tt all citizens: II you favor charter
revision please see personally at once,
and IL this cannot be done. wire or
write. your State Senator and Repre-
sentative and Governor Sprout. Urging
the enactment of the substantial pro-
posal of the Philadelphia Charter Com
mittee In this Legislature. This pro-
posal does not involve any constitutional
amendment, and is fully within the
power of the present Legislature, and
% essential for better government in this
city for the next fou years, Send this
committee copies of your statements n
communications and copies Of replies.
We must have complete knowledge of
y0ur cooperation to maxi 1t most useful.
All organizations of citizens are
urgently requested to hold meetings to
discuss charter revision and adopt
resolutions %favoring it-sending copy to
this committee. Speakers furnished by
the committee on request. The COM
mittee supplies literature free on re-
quest"