Evening star., 1949-02-06
Civic Problems, Civic Bodies
DC. Reorganizations Made or Proposed;
Local Governments Never Satisfying :.
By Jesse G Suter

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complied list which probably incomplete shows 2s of such plans
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Of Education
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considered
territorial Of Most Of
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ment of the City of Washington the act Of May 49, 1920
Early Reorganizations of Mayoralty Regime.
m Under this new n M s the Mayor be y ted he Rna1
Aldermen and the Board Of Common Originally
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The May 1898 entitled AN reoTgansag the
additional including Board Assessors the Register the
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& So bs were fons BY in the m n nnuson
oraniaatIon
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not be increased unless approved
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devoted little
any, time s 5 s the nass ss feature,
created by The first objection raised n against st
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the powers other provisions to the Levy Court
Persistent Agitation for Rerocesson
w1 Gs and in s sDeo on sh pa e
a a sn IN hs4 the 9 % v sqe s
identical with times the recent
the o ha nao 50 81 As tho to % ums to grant national
The citizens of Georgetown petition
loss Of State and Of
the City Of Washington which they regarded the enemy
realized leading citizens thoroughly
e but
southard Report Proves Congress Neglect.
live up its ne Sa0 ,ns the building
Striking the Of toward the
1885, s sSs s1 s s s
the District Of after @ by his sOmmits
factors making the early indhtean expressed M Nations obE
nyestigati0n Of the subject committed to them and Of the
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as the s child the ~ Ss the e the % M It's
create for the where they should have
Without partial
upon will any State local interest
ri 1 had ssn b s . Or e seat
subject State % jurisdiction M And this the design not
from s nations s
possessed accomplishing
Rs the
made them upon the will Of
Indebtedness said The city involved
recurring obligations from which it is utterly impossible that
unaided" Southland the
City Washington
the Souhard enhanced learning something
Souhard
between 1921 1872
New Jersey 1882 and from December 1882 until his
1872 president Senate
Of War.
City Practically Bankrupt.
There growth Of population during the Civil War
during TINS the popaon averaged ine heavy
the badly rundown condition.
take the Of this boom town" of the period
the District high road bankruptcy the
complaints of citizens taxpayers demands for change
the
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substitute central the municipal
which covered the different portions Of the territory They
also looked for increased participation such
Territorial Government Of 1s71-7A
February 2, 1871 Congress abolished the old municipal
county created the soaed territorial
Health of Public Works, Council of
constituting branch the Legislature appointed the President
and confirmed by the Senate lower branch OF the Legislature the
to the House OF elected by manhood suffrage
practically unlimited.
government Works.
legislative powers the municipal regulations with
Of and the Legislature
had limited legislative powers.
Public big
It shall entire all regulations
alleys the and all other which ntred
to their charge the legislative assembly Congress
They shall dsurse their all appropriated
States District Columbia collected
holders of the
bridges shall
shall be prescribed by law property adjoining to be
collected
They shall make all necessary regulations respecting the conc-