Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1921-12-17
IMPORTANT SUBJECTS
FOR CONSIDERATION

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| The Civic League is backing . club
program on Citizenship issued by the
General Federation of Women's
Clubs. This paper most of which is
published below is headed Know
Your Own Community" l. is divided
into nine different sections and starts
with the pert;nen, question What are
YOU doing for The Improvement OF your
city,"
This ques'ionnaire then follows.
l.. Location
What are the advantages cf your
! location?
H.. Area. Topography
How large is ito Is u level or hillye
Ill. Population
What nationaliries are represented'
What is the proportion OF each? What
is the proportion of aliens?
Government
0) Form--Is your city iucorpor-
ated? In what class? uoO6 up STATE
laws relative 10 The incorporation OF
municipalities What IS its form Of
government? Consider advantages OF
mayor, of aldermen. of commission OF
city manager. etc. What are the pro
visions of the charter? Secure a copy
of the city charter ana read il care
fully.
(2l Offices Make list OF them.
How are the officers chosen, elected or
appointed. when. by whom, and under
what conditions? Qualifications? Term
Of Office When installed? Compensa
ton SALARY, fees etcJ IN each case?
Powers Of various branches? Who are
the presen; incumbents? Look up the
personal history " each, including ua
t.onality Are they professional poll
ticians"?
(3) Cost What is the total annual
cost Of your ci:y2 Cost per capita
How is the money raised? What is the
city 'ax rate. What is your city's in
debtedness? What is the legal debt
limit? How was this money raised?
What in;eresi is being paid on bonds?
AT what price were they sold? How
long do they run? For what purpose,
was this borrowed money used?
90 Departments Of city Govern
ment Determine the COS. OF each and
The proportion Of total city expendi-
ture Is there a pension system for
city employees?
a Legal al-Wha; IS city ordi-
nance? With what higher laws must
municipal ordinance conform? De
scribe procedure ~ which ordinance
is passed. How many city courts?
Kinds? Who are he judges? what
salary are they paid? Look up their
records? is there a juvenile court?
, Who are the other court officers be
I sides The iudgeS? What are their du-
! ties? Salaries? How many women
are employed?
b. Po!ice-How many law enforce
menf officers police, detectives. con-
, stables. etc? Are they under civil
service? Is a single individual or a
board 0? commissioners in charge OF
: the police administration? What are
: the salaries? Duties? Number OF
women employed? How does the
crime record in your city compare
with that in other places Of similar
size? What Of the supervision OF
places Of amusement-moving pic
lures. dance halls. etc?
: c. Charities and Corrections What
methods in use FOR punishment and
reform Of criminals? What of the
conditions and management OF houses
Of detention. iails, alms-houses, asy-
lums. etc? What special attention is
given youthful offenders? What
method is used to restrain prostitu-
tion? Where are young girls de-
tanned? Are there probation officers?
Are fines imposed?
d. Fire-What amount and kind OF
equipment is there? How many en-
Dloyees? Salaries? Hours Of duty?
How is your city rated BY the ire-in-
sursnce companies? Are insurance
rates comparatively high or low?
What could be done 10 reduce the fire
! risk?
@. Streets - How wide are they?
!, Are they paved? With what material?
. How expensive is street paving in
your city? What provision is made
, for defraying the cost? What proper
ton Of the cost is assessed 10 the
abutting property? Is special provi-
sion made for deferred payments cf
this assessment? What traffic regu-
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