Proceedings of the Special Committee on Municipal Code; 75th General Assembly, Extraordinary Session (Paperback)

This historic book may have numerous typos or missing text. Not indexed. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. 1903. Not illustrated. Excerpt: ... great state ought to have in shaping the affairs of our state, and this legislature in its wisdom and very properly has submitted to the people of this State a Consti.tional amendment to increase the power of the executive and give him the power that he ought to have to execute the laws and to take part in the administration of the state government in this State of Ohio. We are coming to the same proposiion in the municipal government of this state, and the municipal government is no different from the state government, except that it is a smaller body. Indeed, the city governments today are assuming a proportion, as we all know, that is far greater in the amount of business done and the people affected and the property over which they have control than our state government. In one or two of the great cities the expenditures year by year are greater than the expenditures of the state of Ohio. The money taken from the pockets of the people to pay the expenses of Cleveland is greater in amount than that paid to run the State of Ohio. And so it is that they require in those cities the same strong, forcible government that we have illustrated, and I say the people now have come to the point of determining what form of government is best adapted to our municipalities. They are now to start out afresh and now it is not a question of compromise, it is not for passing a law because some one wants it that we are here now. You are passing a law because you have got to have it in order to carry on the operations of the municipalities of this state, and therefore you want to make that law the best possible and not compromise simply because some one wants one form of government or another form of government. The members of this legislature must determine what they thin...