Bisbee daily review., 1910-01-01
THe COMMISSION PLAN FOR ARtZCsA CITIES.

who represented Maricopa county in the last session of the legislature. has been deyoting much time recently to ,,.e inrs-.,g ,gasion of results of what is known as the commission plan for the government of municipalities. An interview with sir. DeSousa was sent to the Review yesterday by special correspondent which shows that the more Mr. DeSousa studies the new plan for municipal govern ment the more he becomes impressed with it's virtues.
 The commission plan for governing the cities Of Arizona was first pro posed in Douglas and ex-Mayor w. Nj. Adamson and City Attorney A. C. Lockwood. with the members Of the city council during the administration of Mayor Adamson. prepared and en- dorsed the original draft of the new  charter law. now oa the territorial statute which provides for a commis- sion goyernment in Arizona cities. After this original city charter law had been agreed upon by Douglas mayor and city attorney. it was taken A., st. lo,So.. .,a c,,h-,Skfad tO y,.t,,,toi. pai officers in other cities of the ter ritory for approval. Several changes were made at the suggestion Of and to satisfy other cities. Phoenix in- sisted on provision regarding city schools. which resulted fatally to the law. because of it's ambiguity and un- certainty.
 The new charter law passed the legislature with the very proper pro sision that 1t should go into effect in cities whenever it was invoked by a pajority at an election to be called Tor that purpose.
 Several cities. including B.sbee. have voted on the new charter and in all 1t was refused except ia the town of Florence. In Bisbee the principal objection urged was to the section giving to the city council control ,ver city schools which, 1t was argu- ,d, might in some way interfere with 'ne present excellent pupnc scnooi system of the territory in cities adopt ing the new charter law.
 This paper is glad that Mir. De sousa has thus early started an edu- eatioual campaign in favor of the commission plan of city government.
 The commission plan for governing municipalities has proven satisfac- tory and successful in every city adopting it. Beginning at Galveston, Texas after the great tidal wave de vastation Of that city. it has now spread to more than thirty cities Of the country. II provides simply for a non-partisan and business method of carrying on the business of a city government. IL provides for the cleo ton of a mayor and city council. or commission, only This commission names ali officers of the city and su- pervises and is responsible for every act of every official This plan puts the management of the business of a city on the same basis that a corpora don puts its business when it is placed in the hands of a board of di- rectors- Under the commission plan business qualification is called for rather than political. This is what is needed and what all should desire.
 This paper has stood for the com mission plan of government of cities in Arizona ever since 1t was first pro- posed and we sincerely hope to see the new charter law so amended by the next legislature that it will be ac- eepted by every Arizona municipality.