a Police Judge, if a Superior or Municipal Court has not been established. The Council in all cities and towns appoints the City Clerk; in cities of the second class they also appoint the City Attorney and the City Engineer.
Other offices may be established at the option of cities or towns if permitted by law. Thus any city or town may provide for the creation of Park Commissioners; cities of 4000 may establish a Superior Court; and cities of 2000 may establish a commission form of government which provides for an entirely different set of officers.
The Three Classes of Municipalities.It should be kept in mind that the chief differences between the three classes of municipalitiesthe cities of the first and second class and townsis the extent to which taxes may be levied to carry out the special functions of local government.
The Failure of Municipal Government.Municipal government in the United States has long been the object of severe criticism. Corruption, inefficiency, and extravagance seem to have flourished in city government as in no other place. The government of our citiesespecially our large citiesis often at best unsatisfactory.
We have already noted the complete control of the Legislature over citiesa control which is too frequently exercised for purely partisan reasons. To remedy. this unfortunate state of affairs and to center responsibility in municipal matters numerous plans of city government have been devised and proposed. Some have advocated the
