The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-10-16
NORTH SIDE NEWS
commission Form Saved Leav-
enWOrth 81, $50 Per Month.
Proposed Municipal Government
Benefits.
$40 SOMETHING" KIND.
Modern Business Method Applied
to Civic Affairs.
Fred Trigg Shows Advantages
OF New Rule.

From the records of the city of Leav-
enworth: Expenditures last year of
council government, $98,720.S2; expen-
ditures first year of commission gov
eminent, 9,11621. Balance on hand
last year OF council government, $46,
1864; balance on hand first year
of commission government, $124,966.
Amount saved to city in one year, $1S,-
e56.4S (s1,579 a month).
The above report was read by Fred
Trigg, editorial writer the Kansas
City Star, who addressed a small crowd
at Lukens' opera house last night on
the subject of the commission form or
government.
The city of Leavenworth is only one
of the many cities which Mr.. Trlgg
cited as having been benefited financial
ly and in every other way by the
commission form of government.
Throughout his talk he compared city
to a business corporation and told how
the commission form was simply the APP
piication of modern business methods to
this business corporation. He COM
pared the taxpayers to stockholders In
this corporation and showed how each,
rnder the proposed new form, could
have a vote in electing the directors
of the business firm whereas under
the council system a stakeholder"
could only vote for two of the "direc-
tors"
LII ILLS COIiHCCL1OAA AAC pOlAlOO Oob
that a man may live in one ward of
q city and conduct his business in an
other ward, and at the same time could
cast vote for only the representatives
OF his home ward, regardless of the
chances of an efficient man being elect
ed to represent his business interests.
Another strong point in favor of the
new form as brought out by the speak
er was that in every city where the
commission plan was in operation, al
most universal satisfaction was ex-
pressed at it's results and no one wish
ed to go back to the old form.
Mr.. Trigg's speech in part was as
follows:
"In Galveston where the commission
form of municipal government has been
On operation for nine years, not one
taxpayer would give it UP. In every
city where it is in practice it is not
the politician of the CRATER who favor
IT. but the small home owner.
''It is do something form of gov
eminent. 1t takes Topeka for what it
is. business corporation, and applies
business methods to this corporation
Not one of you would permit your pri-
waite business to be conducted Is min
utes in the way the city's business is
carried on under the council form. In
this form no one is held responsible
for any specific duty. In the commits
sion form each one is given charge of
a certain department of the city's af-
fairs and is held directly responsible
for it.
Through the means OF the commission
form, East Des Moines (Which is very
similar to the North side here) secured
the location of the city hall and pro-
perty there which had decreased in
value Immediately went up"
AT Churches.
Kansas Avenue Methodist Episcopal
church, John w. Waldron, pastor
Sunday school, $50 a. m; sermon at
il a. m. Subject, The Christians
Brightest Crown and Hardest Task"
intermediate and Senior Epworth
leagues at 6:15 p. m. Evangelistic
service 1880 p. m. Subject, 1.-The
Problem of All the Ages" Special
evangeIistic services every evening
during week. Time of service 7:45
70. m.
Services of North Topeka Baptist
church on Sunday at IL a. M. and
1880 D. m. Sunday school at $50 a.
m Young Peoples meeting at $50
70. m. Church services conducted by
Rev. J. Barratt.
Notes and Personals.
Mrs. Lou oswald and daughter are
spending a week at Oklahoma City,
Okla.
Mr.. John Oswald and mother of
1919 Taylor street will lease for Salt
Lake, Utah, WHARF thay will make