Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1901-04-18
70 MAKE A MODEL CITY.
rom johnson Plan. Sweeping Kcforma in
Cleveland.

fom johnson Plans Sweeping tcforns In
Cleveland.
Cleveland, o.. April 17.-Tom t..
Johnson, reformer, has been mayor of
Cleveland less than two weeks, and II
what he already has done cfn be taken
rs basis. 1T is certain he means BUSH
ness. and that every promise made In
his campaign will be kept to the letter.
Gambling houses must close, at least
during the term of office of Mavor
Johnson; the gambling and confidence
men will be driven from town: unsafe
and unsightly buildings will be re-
moved by their owners or the city fire
department. will tear them down,
whether occupied or not, and business
methods will be put into effect in all
branches of the city government. ac-
coTding to edicts issued by the new
executive.
A large increase i'm the police and
detective forces is planned to enforce
these rules. to clear the city of all
undesirable characters, to close all dis
orderly saloons. and to see that the
state laws and city ordinances are
obeyed.
Cleveland will become a model city.
II Mayor Johnson has his way. and
from present indications he will have
his way whatever it cost.
Certain theories regarding munich
pal ownership of public utilities will be
tested by Mayor johnson if he can
lind the opportunity He hopes to es-
tabish a city lighting plant, and he
claims two street railway franchises
will expire during his term. These
lines he will purchase for the munici-
palitN unless some legal bar iaterferes.
Taxation reform is another of his
favorite ideas which he Will attempt
to bring about.
Clean streets and good paving in
every part of the city also are reforms
on Mayor Johnson's list. Civil service
In the municipality departments is a
problem taken under consideration.
One thing now known to all in the
citys employ is, that when the new
mayor issues an order of any kind it
must be obcyed, and that Instantly.
Before the election the gamblers and
men who I've OH n graft while fav-
oling the election of the opposition
candidate did not strongly oppose john
SON. inferiing that he would be a most
liberal mayor. Since the mayor as
sumed his chair he has thrown a
bombshell into their ranks.
In addition to his order that gamb-
lerS must go, the mayor served person-
al notices on many prominent gamb-
lels, telling t..em they might just as
would not lie tolerated. lie accompan-
led the order and the Information that
Ii found in the city without visible
means of support, within stated
period. they would Immediately be sent
10 the wcrkhouse
The order Issued is lis follows:
Public gambling houses and low
dives must he suppressed in Cave
land.
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informed that many gambling houses
arc open. ] have instructed the police
To servo notice OIL such places to close
UP and keep closed during my admin
istration. That is one thing that can
be suppressed. OF course. private
poker games are hard to reach; in fact,
IL is almost impossible to stop them:
but rooms where faro and such games
are played will not be allowed to ex-
ist''
To the end that he may make what
lie is pleased to term mo. 1" record
lT the office he is filling, Mayor john
son has decided to work out two great
municipal problems. He is a student
of both the problems he proposes &c
work out-some say he is the master
| o.. both. others that he is q dreamer
| end has yet to master the first prin-
| ci,lcs of the questions he has under
| t..kcn to settle for this city. Mayor
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