The Wenatchee daily world. [volume] (Wenatchee, Wash.) 1905-1971, 1910-09-21
OFFICE Of MAYOR
MAY Be LEFT VACANT
Apparently Nobody Wants to Take the Responsibility
of Directing the Affairs of the City of Wenatchee for
the Next Year-Committees Cannot Induce Candi-
dates to Run-Councilmanic Positions Also Begging.

Apparently nobody wants the Of
fee of mayor of the city of Wenat-
chez. Furthermore there is no gen.
eral scramble for the Office of coun-
Gilman. The past year has been a
very strenuous one and the mayor
and members of the city council have
given a great deal of time TO the city
business. The public is aware that
these Offices take great deal of tine
and hence there is no general Scram-
BILE for the office. The names of fully
one do. Ell men have been suggested
for the office. They have been ;.H-
preached with the idea of trying to
induce them to run, but TO no avail.
A considerable number of friends of
Ed. S. Russell are eagerly awaiting
his return with the idea that it may
be possible to induce him to accept
the mayorality nomination. Should
he refuse there is belief that Mayor
John A. Gellatly can be induced to
serve for another term.
Favor a Commission Form of Gov
eminent.
Il am in hearty accord" said
Mayor John A Gellatly, with the
general plan of the commission form
of government. | am satisfied that
three men could take charge of the
business of this corporation and run
it at a great saving over the present
plan. The city should be run just
the same as any other big business
corporation, with men giving their
whole time and attention to the at
fairs. Situated as both myself and
the councilmen are, we have our own
private business TO take care OF and
there is no question but that many
details of the city affairs are over
looked | believe that the coming
legislature should amend the section
providing for commission forms of
government, allowing cities of a
population of 5000 and over to adopt
its own form of city government"
Advertising for Mayor.
German cities are the best govern
ed in the world, according to the
Worlds Work. How far apart are
the ideas of Germans and Americans
on the subject of city government
may be seen from reading an adver-
tisement which lately appeared in a
number of German papers:
The place of mayor of Madgeburg
is vacant. The salary is 21,000
marks ($5,250) a year, including the
rental of a dwelling in the city hall.
Besides his salary the incumbent will
receive 1000 marks (S1, 000) for his
official expenses. Candidates should
apply before September J."
Can anyone imagine an American
city advertising for mayor? Can
anyone give a good reason why a
city should not advertise for mayor
when it needs one?
The German idea is that munich
pality is a business, to be conducted
on business lines. The office of may
or is one requiring knowledge and
skill of a technical, professional char
acter A man who has proved HIM
self a good mayor in one German
town is frequently invited 10 an
other.
The larger towns look TO the
smaller towns to train municipal Of
fcers for them. 1t frequently hap
pens that two cities bid in competi-
ton for particularly expert man.
So when their chief burgomaster, DR..
Lentz, was appointed Prussian min
lister of finance, the good people of
Madgeburg gave public notice OF
their need of a capable man TO sue
coed him.