The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-19

sion form Of government was due TO
its pulling OF the city's leg for $4,000
during the post six montas. The
organs bills are doubling in size al
most each month This $2SS2 ~
S4T7 go. Is il clear why the morning
paper fights commission form Of gov
ernment movement? The mayor who
has a chocolate backbone, when it
comes TO standing mp for the city's
BEST interests against the Re lblican
ring has been lead into the fight
against the commission movement by
the morning paper and the ward pol
iticians Who have declared that COM
mission form of government was a
partisan movement started by DEM
ocrats to dscredit his administration
and was therefore an attack upon
him and he must defend himself.
The mayor and the morning paper
have not given those interested in
the srbject q single substantial fea-
son why present aldermanic system
saould be continued.
The mayor does not yet say he is
against the commission form of gov
ernment and prior TO he time that
his henchmen told him the movement
was an attack upon him and his ad
ministration, he thought well OF the
'Dlan. His son, Hayden FarQuhas arson,
treasurer OF the city school board.
was one OF tie first signers to the
commission form of government pc
tition.
Should Be Examined.
Is the reason the mayor and the
7 present city administration are fight
ing the commission government be-
1 cause they are afraid of their rec
ords being investigated? II one
should spend just few hours exan,-
lining the lax methods used in keep
I ing he cty's records he would think
so. II 25 per cent of the citizens of
Guthrie would petition the governor
/ 10 have the state examiner make an
investigation OF the city's records
The commissioners report on the ex.
/ animation would be filed with ir.
/ regula tiles. galore.
The councilmen who have no time
TO investigate such things would be
as much surprised as ou siders. ex-
cent those on the finance committee.
Voucher claims are approved by
the city for salaries for yariOus de-
partments In lump sum, not temized
! The water department through The
water commissioner draws the
amount of the monthly pay roll
which averages si50 besides this,
| from five TO ten other vouchers are
drawn in the name of the water
commissioner monthly, In sums
ranging from $l4 TO sl67 to pay
workmen on water main extension
work, etc There Is no record In The
city clerks Office showing what this
money goes for. The chief draws the
Dolicemens pay roll in lump sum
and so does the fire chief for The fire
department Numerous transfers Of
money from contingent and other
funds lnlo the salary fund is record.
ed. The city makes a 5000 levy for
contingent purposes nearly, all OF
which is nse dto pay salary claims,
| eic.
The Capital GAYS it cost only s3,-
f25 a month TO maintain the alder.
manic system Of government Here $
0ui a few of The items approved by
he CITY for December: Fire CHIEFS
paw roll s6iS %. policemens pay
roll 1901: gas bill SIS: electric light
company pumping s99S so; electric
'eht cornany lights $S92: water com
missioner's pay roll S376 rs, besides
which Water Commissioner Spencer
drew vouchers in following amount 3:
Sl10.i0. sSS ca; SIG 40; $42. so:
SIG 10, s65. 90 and s24. Office s
pay roll s7S6 so; councilmen services
sT2; park board pay roll s2ll 50: en-.
sineering department sl,052 80. which
uns IN twice as much as the sum
named by the mayors voice.