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About The courier. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1894-1903 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 9, 1897)
raffltmwsatasBgaEaBgpggg - 12 THE COURIER. ! MODEL CITY COUNCIL. OBJECT-LESSON IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT. Tiirro iciiiy ltrprr-tcntntiio iimiy of hrtcn 3-Twn aiciiiiMT Thy Ham No SimhUI rriviiccrx .r rar l'ubiin Onnrhlp of All Monopolies. governing body, e- ecutlve as well as legislative, is the city council. The eighteen wards are each represented by four members, one having the title of alderman, and three that of councilor, all meeting in a sin gle body. One is elected annually for each ward, so that two-thirds of the councilors, and ail the aldermen, have had expcrie.ee. They are chosen by burgesses, who arc male or female oc cupiers of any dwelling house, shop, or manufactoiy, or of any land or tene ment of the annual value of 10. The difference between burgesses and par liamentary electors is that women are admitted to the former. The parliamentary electors number 81,037, and burgesses and school board electors 92.7C9, the difference represent ing with fair accuracy women oters. Members of parliament are elected by districts, councilors from wards, and the school board on a general ticket. . No two classes are voted for at the same electli j, though practically the same machinery is employed. The ex penditure permitted to municipal can didates is about C0 each. Vacancies In the council are filled by special elec tion. One alderman from each ward Is elected by the council for six years, half the terms ending every three years. As a rule they are re-elected in definitely, ajrtyVor factional considera ?Jf -""'lions haffcir!M&le..Infiuence. The .council is reorganized on the 9th of Xoverfibjer of each year, when the general purposes committee, comprised of the mayor as chairman, and the chairman of each of the working com mittees, nominates the committees for the ensuing year. Outside persons are appointed as additional members of the Museum and School of Art. Free Li braries, and Technical Schools Commit tees, who In practice control the techni cal work, the council members retain ing financial management. Each member of a committee pro posed Is voted for separately. The wishes of individuals are rarely con sulted until their names are presenteJ, when they may decline and be excused. None may serve on more than two com mittees, nor be chairman of more than one. Every effort is made to secure the very best results. No precedents require the appointment of old mem bers even to important committees, and a new member known to be capable and interested in some special work has no difficulty in obtaining an assignment that may enable him to do his best. But in practice the experienced men are reappointed without questio.n. Each committee selects its own chairman. The council is a thoroughly repre sentative body. Of the seventy-two members of the present council, twenty-three are manufacturers, six are classified as gerftlemen (men retired from business), six are provision mer chants, vo are brass and Iron found ers, solicitors, jewelers, and medical men respectively, three are merchants, there are two each of au 'tioneers.chem ists, and drapers, while printers, teach ers, butchers, bakers, glassworkers, tin-plate workers, and newspaper man agers each have one. So far as I can find out. but one publican has ever been in the council, although this class had much influence prior to 1S71. No member has any privileges on a railway or public conveyance of any 6ort, even on the tramways belonging to the city, or admission to a theater or entertainment, and no one is per nhd to vote on a question when he nan a personal Interest, ne is auojeci to a fine of 50, with loss of office. If he enters Into any contract with the city, or sells an article of even the smallest value to the council, or to any of Its subsidiary or associated committees or departments. So strictly Is this ob- served that a member of a committee, suspected of a desire to sell eligible property to the city, was forced to re- t,re fr0m Ulb,ic ,Ife' When the work of a committee Is to be discussed. It presents a report of all R. George F. Park- it has done since its affairs were last erfurnlshes a study before the council, setting out what it of the city admlnis- proposes. This report or agenda must tratlon of Birming. bo printed and sent to each councilor ham to the Century threo full days before the meeting, under the title of In some cases, especially when a new "An Object Lesson scheme Is proposed, each member Is In Municipal Gov- requested to make a personal Investiga ern raent." M r. lion of the conditions with which it Parker says: The is proposed to deal. The tlermnn r.mprrnr' lilinrrn. How the German emperor will bring up his only daughter ! no subject of wonderment to the Berliners. They know that, princess as she is, she will bo taught to be a good housewife, to sew, to cook perhaps, and to order din ner certainly. For the sovereign's ideal woman is a strictly domestic person, as his ideal man is a stout soldier. Ilia little boys haven't much fun in their daily lives. Concerning these lives th3 Sketch says: In the Spart.in upbring ing of his children the kaiser rivals his ancestor, Friedrich Wilhclm of Pruzsla. According to Klausmann's "Leben in Deutschen Kalserhaus," the life of tho royal children of Berlin is not sweet ened by hours of inactivity. In their years of infancy the kalsenn ministers to almost all their wants, spends a good part of the day wuh them and enters into all their amusements. When the princes arrive at the age of 9 things are all changed and it is all work. They are then allowed about an hour and half out of their waking hours to themselves; all the rest of their day is spent in study and physical training. Even in holiday time their tutors ac company them to superintend their studies. Philadelphia Ledger. Arralrt to Wrur Tlnlr .!. A curious fact concerning the festiv ities over the coronation of the czar Is the enormous impetus given to the manufacture of paste gems. Russians, It appears, even of nnk and status, are prone to the weaicnrss known as kleptomania, and wise "-o nen prepared for possible loss by substituting sham jewels for real. A pageant and display such as has been described must in evitably call for the wearing of such gems as are seldom seen. It is rather amusing to learn that much of tho splendor is pretense and that, too, be cause the grand dames do not dare trust their treasures in a crush, even though the crowd be composed of their own kind. Among the Muscovites, how ever, the sin is said to be held a trifling one, and the story Is told hat one lady of high rank was caught appropriating "her cousin's emeralds, and that the vic tim declined to prosecute, merely say ing: "Poor Sophie! It Is a very pain ul and nervous disorder." New York Journal. ' A hppJliin !oriu A well-known club woman the Jther day went to her dressmaker to order a gown. The woman asked at once: "Shall you wear it to the club meet ings?" The reply was in the affirma tive. "And to make speeches in?" was the next question. Again she said yes. "Then I must have it trimmed accordingly," said the dress maker. "It will be eyed closely and for long periods of time at once by women at leisure to observe. Such a go- a must be absolutely perfect" Fenilbln Contttncr. Mr. Crimsonbeak When Constance was younger she used to ride a wheel and I tell yoa she'd take nobody's dust Mrs. Crimsonbeak You doa't say so? 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