| Show HONEST CITY government Is guaranteed by a national association for good 1 government Govern me I 1 r consisting of property holders chicago III nov 17 chicago tax payers are asked to join a national organization gan in the in interest teresi of good municipal government it w was s proposed to organize the property owners of every city throughout the country for the purpose of checking vicious municipal legislation aej and the punishment of men who betray public trusts one of its features Is agitation for a uniform system of bookkeeping book keeping in every ev ery public office equality of tax as a I 1 tess ments and faithful enforcement of revenue laws arello be assured when the chicago public policy league becomes a branch of similar organizations throughout the united states the new league will stand for civil service and competence before politics dr S A robinson chairman of the finance committee of the new york board of trade and alien allen R foote foots of washington are now making a tour of the country to arouse interest in the project i they say they have met encouragement 1 everywhere and that in chicago a number of citizens have signed the roster tor for the chicago branch of the league mr foote says there will bo be a meeting of the national municipal league of civic federations erat ions at indianapolis the last of at this month and at that assemblage I 1 shall fully define the objects of the public policy league and will doubtless receive the be operation cooperation co of the former organization to perfect branches branche 3 in every city alty new york boston philadelphia SL st louis cincinnati and other great municipalities are organizing and we propose to have a national body whose power will mean good government in every city of this country the league Is to be non nonsectarian sectarian and nonpartisan non partisan the constitution provides in addition to the objects of the league previously named that it will sec see that the objects for which funds are collected from taxpayers tax payers are properly and honestly expended that all i collections and expenditures are fully and correctly accounted for and municipal property cared for and used exclusively clu tor for public purposes |
