Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1921-03-14
ADD 70 MEMBERS
TO COUNCIL PLAN
Dunn viii Offer Bill in House to
Amend Charter and Rip Out
Present Body
$4,000 SALARY PROPOSED
~ a star Correspondent

Harrisburg. March IA -- Representa-
tive Dunn. chairman Of the Phiiadel e
rhia delegation in the lower chamber,
announced today he favors Council OF
forty one members for Philadelphia. .
Dunn said he would offer n bill q
amend the city charter and rip out the
present Council of twenty -one. News
of Dunn's intentions developed when
Philadelphia legislators read of Mayor
Moore's ran to extend the terms OF
one half the membership Of the present
Council so as to provide for contin
uity Of councilmanic policy.
The Mayors proposal in this connec.
ton. rs we'll as other items on the
city administrat tion program, is expected
TO be offered tonight
Dunn said he would make the salaries
Of the proposed Council of forty one,
$4,000 year instead of the present fig
ure of $1,000. The twenty one members
Of the present Council cost annually.
100000 a Council Of forty.one. at
$4,000 year each, would cost S123 600
year, or net increase of $4,000.
Would Change Elective System
Dunn would have the Council elected
by legislative rather than senatorial
districts as is now the case. Further,
he would have half elected for two
years and half for your years. He
would rip the present Council out of
Office and fill the places under the new
system in the coming autumn election.
"A Council Of forty one. said
Dunn. would ht the needs of the city
better than the present Council of
twenty one. If we had forty one mem
bers, there would have been none Of
the close votes which have marked the
present Council. The long delay in de-
Gliding upon the personnel Of the em
ployes Of Council. for example, would
have been eliminated.
Under the present system the whole
city Is not properly represented. For
example. my district is rs big as the
CITY Of New York-the island of Man
hnttan-and it has within its limits
twenty two small communities. Yet
two Of the three councilmen for tht
district come from one ward, thu
Thirty third These two are Council
men Patton and Mckinley.
Sterling to Press Ripper
move will be made this week BY
Representative Sterling TO have his bill
replacing the Board of Education by {
small unpaid and elective body re.
ported out of the education committee
and placed on the Calander for paSsa ge
Governor Sproul will hold hearins
next Wednesday on the Daix Wegleir
bill. providing for short term loans TO,
street paving. The bill in its present
form is opposed by the charter revosior
committee. of which Thomas Raebur
White is chairman. Richard Wcglein
president of City Council. will urge tn,
Governor to sign the measure as it nov
reads, despite objections raised TO tn,
effect that If the present measure be
comes a law it will be plunged into lit
igation.
Ph1ladelphans may fight the Eyr,
bill, which would permit motor vehicl
fees. dedicated to the State Highwa!
Department. to be used for the paylnen
OF salaries and travelling expenses o
employees necessary in the judgment o
the highway commissioner. They sa,
that il these fos are not used exclusive
ly for state road maintenance, then tn,