The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-07
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NEW CITY R|
Des Moines Plan Esnl,,,.
Praised by State s,,,'
in Address.
CLAIM OF SUCCESS
FROM INCEPTION
Law as Adopted for M,
Alleged to Be B,,t /,
Its Kind. Il

cias. county, spoke Ia II
class n OF the Second ward s,Mas Ms
yesterday. choosing az hi, aun1
c1" &c" For" OF Government ~ sa' s
The speaker began bv
history Of the form Of govstf sw.tf
rs to be In force here sooooe'h1:s sooc
INC troubles that had w. N
citizens or Galveston .nhlh1
flood there IN 1900, Tsa Ts
how quickly the new for,
| sion form, had brouph, nt
sired results. Washinv,os sooI
mentioned but on acnsn 0, g
the capital and coptroI,en q
congress. he explained ihs, We
sion form OF government hs W
portunity to work that n ~
Growth Of New Y,u
Des Moines was given ,,o,,,
line for credit In WORKING aas
form OF city government EG
cess OF these two citIes bs. b
evident, about one hund-.a
other cities have ndopted he
form, The plan adopted 'Is ~ ~
combination, including whs,
cred TO be the best poIn,s
Galveston and Des Noinss " Y
i've commissioners will be
large and one OF theHe win Il
mayor, He will preside at mai.
VIII draw salary little Iarr.s
other commissioners. He H.,
however, and his powers Az
the same as those Of the oiSs.
Of the board ''u''
The speaker explained ibs =.
nomination and election and Il.
izatlon of the commlssim
thirty days after the eleciion- :
speaker, "each candidate Ia r,s
make r. sworn statement AZ II.
expended by him 10 secure M
II he does not do so. his Offs
becomes vacant The Law. 49,
gone farther and specified In. h
purpose for which candIdals
ALLOW ed to eXpend money. and n.
have placed & definite resldrls,
amount a candidate shall e1psI
cure his election.
Unrestricted expenditures. II;
purpose and amount. breed r.
and give the man Of wealth y
advantage over men Of Limited :
Creation Of Dspariueh
The election will be held "a r.
OF this year and the Officers u
take office on the first Of Jts1,
ceeding the date Of eleciloa
ately after qualifying the hoa,d 8
and assign TO each member II o.
a particular department of
activity. The names Of th6s.
rnepts are: Department Of punt
and finance. department Of ,r5.
ply and waterworks, depa1tusa
lie safety, department OF street,
lic improvements, department n
and public property.
Each commissioner has dire
of and responsibility for the n
his department. The board In
and absolute decision Of all nalu
Will naturally and normally dg9I
the commissioner In charge q
handed and complete iniormsn1
the affairs OF his department.
THE law provides that hrt
at least four meetings each ~
of which shall be nj night AZ
ings at which any person olhd
public officer Is present shall n
the general public. Ii is also
that each matter on which. d
be taken shall first be reduced =
and the ayes and nays records
the end Of each month q coupa
mary OF the work done and an
LIST OF all receipts and disn.
shall be published In pamphlet
distributed free TO the newspapH
all persons desiring copies ~
uuired that at the end OF each v!
shall be a complete audit OF
finances by a non -official az
tent auditor II is INTENDED
means TO secure complete pun
authoritative information as 70
cipal affairs.
Many Advantages UldsA
THE advantages claimed y
poTters for the commiseiona
government are that the H. H.
government Is greatly simpnliI
responsibility OF officials thsm
certain and enforceable. AZ y
tho tendency is for the execuum
sIss that the council should
council transfers the resp0T~. y.
the board OF public woThs
TO the city engineer. and a
the duty TO a committee VI
Gil Under the cOmulisslona
commission has complete %
By a division of duties inlS n,,s ,rs
ments the primary respongs,,GGiIns.,
on a single individual sic
marked the service OF tho
whenever II has been trisn,
has always followed eli'crJ,
Moines wss plucked from s
ineffIciency In municipal sfsns
obled successfully and econu
COMMENCE an extensive ysWn
In1nIoyemenIs solely becauss
creased efficiency and economy z"
mission. ,,, avsesa
THE restoration OF muadh INA hIi
men; TO the confidence % An
port of the citizens, Is aisp TSs ~
benefit of the new plan. - EH,ss -
with the ward system ano ,acs @ n
Of each commissioner 70 sssIhle d
constituency makes less posorr,rut
ton OF an Incapable or CHI. 'n, ID
from a small and more eaI s5S|
district. The whole Guy 'ss,rsIk
feeted by and is therefore sSms s
ested in the vote OF each 90 An
md every citizen should n1ss IT. h
tun{tv 10 express his cno.'I o,ss
oonnn,,ssIoper on, The present M
Yates the habit OF each eSs",s ;Ss ss
,;ricIne the interest OF tne
o,ber Than his district. i ~ nsssrh
thereby get what his dis...abIsuS
evil OF deciding ,ocas Music
those involving ordinaW,, sss al
light, clcan's,"son5s clc.s on5sr,
water and COCO gooaa,,,Ies Ih i
yard stick OF national Sn po,''s esrs
II enables the men WI, sud VI
about good goeernment. .n,s Snu uthsf
unGcr any banner to seeu,t ~ bald
ends 10 turn the tioe tioo,,rs ess
wav citizens who reGu,,ru
cieni Jnw-cnforcinG. csrT ii5
on national party lines lines are are op7a
other while those VINO s.s Of ths q
the interest OF both aiio asy Ec
snemy OF all carry .hc .h,ani ani sheuid
,fSirient clean governI,e,,ns,u q
result OF the establ's,l..aI supron
,lan' II deserves the l,syr,nsnt loyrl d
eitizens desiring a oe''s'
pal affairs