Show p I MOVEMENT TO TO AID AI CIVIC REFORMERS Atlantic CI City Oct l 17 One Ono of tho tIme Interesting features at tho the annual convention of or th the American Society ol ot Municipal Improvements to be ho hole hold h re October 20 will wIl bo be a report on the tIme operations of or tie the Clearing House HOlse o oC or Municipal Information This project project pro pro- was aa authorized b by the society a n year CRr ago the secretary acting as nR the tho head of th tIme tho clearing hou house 6 and all ni the expenses being met b by tho the society Tic Tue object of or tho the society is not miot to furnish Information on demand but rather to obtain it I from others and then keep on OR file fie all oi answers for forr r ref reference In case ease of or a a similar inquiry from other sources The Tho Information which it I was ex expected ex- ex to obtain in this WU way was not Intended to be technical In Its IR na- na tl tuio but rather statistical or In tOg tio tO g general nature of ot mere facts Thus Thul It I was not expected that ad advice ad- ad 1 vice vico Ico would bo ho given concerning the advisability nl of oC adopting wells wels for a avator awater water vator supply but Information could coul be collected from nil all ni the cities cites of a certain class cass or cr district aa as a to what experience Ule they had hn had with wells It I was thought t that such a clearing house would bo lie 10 of ot benefit to those who asked too tro information because tho the secretary of ot this society might have havo some somo or 01 all 01 of It I already on file or would at least have havo on hand the tho names of ot tho the officials of ot tho the various cities i of oC the country and would know to whom to apply On the tho other hand it would tend to relieve rele o the tho city of officials ot- ot of or some of tho the flood of or In Inquiries Inquiries In- In quince which are constantly coming to them from all al over ovar the Ule country asking them to fill fl out blanks or otherwise reply to all al kinds of ot questions questions ques ques- tons map man many of ot these moreover comIng coming com corn ing trig from those of or names positions pou tione lons or standings t they y were entirely lY Ignorant Officials who waO had sent rent out inquiries complained that replies from 50 Sc iI p per r cent of t them em would be an ex exceptionally ex cx- good good showing Officials receiving receiving- ln them complained that It they if-they they answered all aU such a t large p part rt of ot tee time which belonged to taxpayers taxpayer would be devoted de to answering an an- an- an th the th questions of ot non tax payers It was a hoped that bot both boti these complaints complaint would bo largely met by such a a clearing house Tho The clearing house line han been In operation opel oper athor alan for tor less les than a n year now but It tins naB already been made Jade use of ot by bya a considerable number of or members of the society only members aro are permItted permitted per per- to take advantage of Its Is op opportunIties opportunities op- op since all al tho the expenses are arc rc borne b by tie tte society and nd such use uso IB is I constantly increasing I I i I 1 i M i o |