The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1906-02-16

lie mas ON the lid5 but n ls not
Puritan lid
lie has secured long deferred action
toward "A union station by getting rep
rescntatiyes OF 10 railroads to meet.
Single Department Heads.
Mayor Adams chief plan IS to do
away with running municipal depart
mcnts 10y commissions. ~ believe in
single heads with definite and fixed
responsibility. nc says. a bill to re-
duce the police board 20 one member
is already in the assembly He has
appointed a non-oartsan new charter
commission to draft bin reducing other
departments TO single heads and cor
recting many faults in the present
charter
! Some Criticisms.
! II seems to be conceded here that
such "a single e-headed system OF depart
ments is prcfectly safe with man Of
/ Mayor Adlm's qualities. but some hold
that It would be source of abuse II a
corrupt mayor were to get into Office,
In some quarters Mayor Adams iu>9s
are looked upon as fads. Som mere
chants are kicking because he wants 10
tax electric signs and sidewalk cxcava-
tions One citizen became cNasprrat-
]
with the police commissioners when they
tried Superintendent Bun ana ho threat
cncd % prof1r charges of neglect Of
duty AGAINST him with the governor.
\ Mayor Adam had Withdrawn from the
meeting. declaring. bc had, not finished
his investigation. and that the commits
sioucrs werc trying to thwart trial
! upon "a more r,ous charge. The
shortage had been made up by the aid
OF one of the commissioners and Bulls
bondsmon.
side Lights on Adam.
These things may Indicate what nan-
neg OF man Mayor Adam Is:
Although one OF the largest million
aires of Bulfuo. he has no interest in
corporations.
Iie believes in municipal ownership.
lie says Buffalo is about ripe for H.
lie named his opponent for the mayor
atty. charles H. Fieldrnan, on his new
charter commi ssion. He put the post
mastcs on H. high IN the Republican
/ organization. He put the head of the
| New York supreme coUrt on So. lie put
e union labor man on g. These ana II
theirs are going 90 help him give Rulolo
what he wants TO be ''the best form Of
government u-da the best charter
known.
Man OF sound hoal,h' large ahlchodied
'rmr.
rs 3. thorough scholar and nnds recre-
alton 10 h.s library
a Literary Fener."
quotes browning al the drop OF "a
bait For instance. Il was mentioned 90
him ma, friend suggested him for
/ state leader m place OF ID -. liA He
. bmshod ANA siid deprcclatmgy;
/ "Pshaw. lm not leader. I'm trying TO
giyc Bunalo business mans admin
. isuuon not TO he leader. 1hon,
joculary some might say as Srown-
uss does
, "Just roe handful of silver Dee loft us.
Just for "a ilhand 90 stick m DDS coat.
Found Che one Eift OF which fortune be-
relt us.
Lost au the others she lsft us devote"
Tho city allows s72o for the mayors
photographer Hc secs that sho gets
~ .0to, ana rays the dinerence
As councilman ho was able 20 force am
agreement by the street railway 20 pay
$4,000 10 the city as rental for two miles
/ of "a route 81 wanted irec. The remaind-
er of the franchise question IS pending.
I Wprks at his office from $50 a. m 20
Ia D. m.. and az home often 20 mid-
, msht on uuhnc business
! Reappointed "a Republican 10 the board
of school examiners.
Born in Scotland; his father was a
minister ai Peoples
Worked IN an Edioburgh dry goods
, store ai 81 n week for three years.
Has been la public life since 1897 only.
Hard STEADY on Helm.
All that Mayor Adam has done Is In
tenecd 20 only a beginning This
Z old man. who Is grappling che munich
pal problem with mind trained for de-
z eades IN the perfect Organization Of de-
( partmont stores. Is pretty free 70 in-
j augurate his reforms. on March ] he
viii lold the police board an other
boards IN about two years. ana win per-
haps get his new charter his course
seenis well shaped toward what his
friends declare Is the crowning ambi-
tion--to apply business ideas to city
government