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Show HJ iH IK'- '" m iHAitmi. H ' B The Municipal kill, about which so I' ')BC much hat hem said, wat Introduced BJ In tho JtglnUturo today. It I" bbbbbjb 9B volumlnoua doeuniint end lftf BB MM evidence; throughout of careful And Bfl 3U '''" prctratlon. Wu ''", not ",n" H IBB or space to comment upoa II at any B BR IcORtb, but wowlllRlvoan epitome of Bfl Ij ihochancet which it contoailatci Hi Bfl lfi our city ffavernmetiti Bfl IM) It la a general art Ipt the Hfl HjY lncoriorallon and government of Bfl BB metropolitan cltlea In thli Territory. Bfl IB A II cltlea are to bo deemed metropolitan BH. H which have n pulatlou of Hood or HB. sPI "I0,r T'"Jr tr t" '" r,cl' ,"TlJl'J HB .V Into twelve municipal warda. Atirts- BH (lit tht, of courac, only aflccU Halt Bfl I.iteCII). BB ' TlieCltyCounclllalolieconipoteJof HB I two houses a Hoard of itlec;alca con- BB , tUllnjfof twelve memliert, one from BB each municipal ward, elected hy th BB qualified voters thereof, and a Hoard of BH l Allermencoiulttliiii of six memliert, Bfl ' one from each illatrictcompotitd of two Bfl coiitlRiiout words, elected ciytheimal- HB I I lie I enters of the district. They aro BH to servo for two yean at atwannual BB mlary of lW. l'.ich homo la to elect Bfl Ha own Pntldcnl. Tho election! aro HB L tocccur on thoTuonlay aflor llmflrtt Bfl Monday In Novemlsr of caih J tar, BH commencing In 19M, but are so errand- Bfl a J lint aft. r the flril election, lhat for HB !j theAldermen will occur In thativt.li IB I jean, anJ that lor tha Delegate and IB I ' oilierortlcerslu Ihooddyiart. BB I ' ' Th two lioutet of tho Council are BB ' not to meet on Hie tatne week, livery BB measure mutt rtcelve a majority tote BB! of each separata house. Thuinoordl- BB nance ran ho paisud In n ruth, Lut the BB member! auJ tho iutillo will have at BB t liatt a week to consider anjlhlng pro. BB ! wird. Two dnya limit liitorvena lw BB I twiruniMlliiKioftho two liuuri In HB raiooraapcclalatiloii. The Mayor la HHj I tiotanoniccrof fellliir hotiae nod hua BH V novotothrrtiln, but hai tho power of BB r limited vtto which may bo ovcrcomo BB r kyatwothlrdavotoof Iwlli liomoa. BB j The lowera ol tho City Council are BB ,1: aomewhat inlargeJ, romprrhendluit BB fl nllthcaunow iierclmil here and In BB (he Denver mimlclpullly. No ealoon BB; la io hu permitted within !00 feet or a HHJ tburcuor achool houu, no ft male aro HB I to ha allowed at waltrn, other proper BB ' tntilctlons aro Impoaed, and a ll.Uor BH llcontemay borevoaedwheuiiectuitry BBj. aricr a fair InVKtlgnllou. HBt i , Thu Mayor la niado tho chief ixecu. BB tlvvofllcerwltltaialaryof thnethou. BBL 1 und Uollan n) ear. Thoothcr eaecu. BBj I Uvea are, a Hoard of I'ubllo Work!, a BJH ' i Mreand Tollce Hoanl(tacli coniioietl BB )' of Ihrva enoiu, one of whom aball bo Bfl' ij of a diirrrent part from that HBi ' of the Mayor, a Treaaurer, Au. IB illtor, Clerk, Attorney, i:uclneer, BH Btreet Commlaalourr ant Water Com Bfl mUMoncr. All aro to hold illlcu for HB lwo)tara. Tho Mayor, Freaiurtr and HB Cleikara to lio elected by the voltt of IB I the city at large, tha other olllcera Bfl' iiamel are to bo apjiolnlol by tltn HB Ma)oraul conflrmet by tho Hoard of BB Al lermen. They may bo renmvp.1 for HBl taiiHa under prur rcatrlctlom ai to HB Invtktlitatlou. HB Tin Judicial department con'lita ol HB a Juttlco of the I'taio fcr tho city. HBi elected by tho votora at hrge, who Bfl L l, will havoMclunlvo JurUdlotlou ol all IBf (3 canrtarlalntrundirtbecltyordlnancea. Bfl) V' Hill will l.nvr tin. induct Jutlln.j to IBl I I ait under the lawi of the Territory and HBi ' Kavo tuch dqmrtmont to IH jroKr HBf ajluro. BB ' Tho city flnancca art Ilnilti dlu Ihli Bfl uayt Tlmtax for ooDtlucenteienKa Lit nol toixcct I flvu million tho dol. lar; not to oxceed threo mlllt for HBi diMmlng aul Impruvlnff atreite; notto HB exceed flvo mlllt for procuring water HB1 forthoclty; hot to exceed threo mill Bfl foraewtnauddralm. Thli la a reduov Hi Hon latttad of an Inert aio ai repre. HJHi aented hi tho MI,lleral" orgau, width HB ralo a falfu alarm. Tho umlmuiu Bfl now fcr oeuln and lni roving Bfl atreeta la IHo mllla, for lrocurlon Bfli water ten mlllt, for aewcra flvu mllla. Bfl Tlicrofoio lnUad of raiting tho Hf juatlblo lorceutago, Ibe bill rv BH ducta It nluo mllla on tha dollar. Bfl Vavluff anl aeweniKe,aa now, It to HB lie met by local atatattut nta. Hewert Bfl aro public, dlttrlct or prlale. Tho Bfli main aewera aro public, io bo paid for H out of thulreatury, tho othera by the HHvi I reatnt method, HHB InprotettlncoBalint a local atteea. HJBJl ' mentthomeaiturementof foot frontagu BJBjj j of roperty Itto bo !ocildere. Initeal Bflf of tho atteiaed value. Ho lhat If the HHt oaneraof a maorltj of tho foot front- HHb age ol Ject to the OMeasmenl It will not BBj irevall. Thlili more Jutland trultablo flB than tho rtaent arraugt nieut. HB So grade for ttrteta tr tide flP walki cm he changed without the IB niincnt of tvvo-thlrJt of tho (routajo Bfl HJBj The treaaurer may aelect adepoaltory BflV lordly fundi, butlntertut li to Im re. Bfll,: quired of Ibu I anker and a bond In the BflT turn of tUftV.mo. BflP The olllte ol City Aeeohaor and Col- IBt ltctorltto be ubollihcd. ThoCoiiut) HB Atttaaorltto makeuiioclalcoluiuu of BB 1 the proptrty wltlilu tho city limits, the Bfl I County CleU U to dralgnalo thu IB Hiinunlt on the tax lit), an I Ihe Bfl , Cuunty Colloctor It to oolltrt all city HB and loial ties. Thut tho taxpayer HJH ' wltlrtctlvohiadenuui'furall laxca of BB, , every dtaorltloa 011 0110 uotlco, and HflflBflBBflaHHBaHQH there will bo no din rence of valuation for one tax mire thiu for another. No bonded In Jebtncta can bo entered Into without thu conwnt of a majority of the legal voteri All money for puhllo lift) rovementi 1 to 1 expende.1 by tho Hoard of I'ubllo Workt, which will have exclusive control of tho wafer worka department ami appoint the neceeaary oftijeri and workmen. Thol'lreand Police Hard will re;. ulatobolh thete department', aili the Chlef,ataUtant chleft, fire warden! anJ other emloyea of the flro depart meal. Alto Chief of rollce,iiect'iary ctalm and oilier officer! and pitrol. men of tli'i police deart nienl, and remove them fcr I roper ciuiv Tho tfllca of City Marthal It tliut abollthed. A 1'ollco Matron It to be appointed, with tuch amlttanti aa maybe ntceatary, which It an ticellent Improvement, for the benefit of arretted women and children A llsanl of Health It to be appointed, appoint-ed, wlthjiower to abilonultanccaand to regulate all matttrt relation to the aanltary condition of tho city. l'rovltlom are mad to fill varanclei, topretcrltw the dutlei of thevarloua departmenti and olllceri meutlonel In thlt ayuopalt, and for the general welfare of the city. If the bill laaftef u He prcttnt form at to elccllont, cither Ihe pttent Incumbent! of the city oMee will hold over until the Ittdayof January, ISDl, or the ofilceri elected In February Feb-ruary of ibu yiar will hold their ofllcet only until that date, 'e contlder tho general scope and frovltloui of the meature txcellent. ThoextratxpeiiMi ot thu changes Involved In-volved libutaimll lit comptrlton with thoadvantagtitto be derive t, and we think the bill will U reoognlxed by tho majority of tho legttlatori at pot-aettliiK pot-aettliiK unutual merltt. riiocommltleu lhat rejttred ltaro to bo commended (or their work. It contltti of tho Mayor, City Attorney, five im mbert of the City Council and five members of the Chemt er of Commerce. Com-merce. They engaged the tervlcei nf Hon.K.H.HIcuardi,whulia!i!e voted his time aul attention fortomo wteka to the measure, an 1 tea aro leased to Itarn that hit labor an I talenta are ap reclated by the commltleeud that It hat uad their acrutlny and hai been submittal to tho I.ealtlttuto. It iWlll eloutillehs l thoroughly icanno.1 Uforo It got! to IheUovemor, but wo hojo there will tie no unneittaary dlay lut that It will toon become a law an 1 havu at oucotte projier batrluK on our municipal muni-cipal aflalrt |
