The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1911-04-01
THE COMMISSION
FIGHT AT

So
FIGHT AT BOSWELL
Elsewere IN this issue We are
printing the full text Of the law for
the commission plan Of city govern
ment. We have printed It many times
before, but IL eau not be too carefully
studied by the citizens Of Roswell.
II sill stand IT,. We eau hud no.
thing bad In IL. Many rail about the
recall not being IN IL, but n we lev.
or did believe in that form ut social.
SIN. this IN not a DRAWBACKS. but rath.
cr the contrary, in our estimation.
There il no question bu; that with the
proper governing ordinance, defining
The dutic, of the commissioners. u i
amply sufficient to secure an eScmp.
larry form of commission government.
such an ordinance should properly set
forth that eDc OF the Commissioner
should act a. cit, clcrk.ttca,ut"t, an
other - street commissioner, aud 80 on.
With q proper division OF duty there l.
no Vu' HllbH lhhl lNF NflNl'' W Wv
people will be much improved.
~ much Tor the physical features OF
the matter. The remaining ronsidera
iious are whether the people care to
chang, from the prrscn; form of gov
, rrnmcnt. and pass from the represent
atiNr iorm
Another J., whittier thew consider that
prohibition aud the present dry admin
lstrntion has been given q fair trial,
Of course nothing j. said about license
u the petition. II does not need "a
hc. Ever, body with any sense at all
knows that II the commission elected
Il vet. ~ will grant licenses aud vic,
versa. II will hr up 10 the people "a
elect o W.T. OF dry commission, ac,
! cording L. wnc'hcr they want % return
Ia license or not. n will be- settled al
hat one ol-,tiou. u would Ice foolish ~
nave NOR, than one election To- scttl,
he same question. II - the sensible and
proper thing to look 'tr situation spuar
90 pretend that The
,rrS,u,aiion OF the matter ~ the PEG.
| pie j, the word of bad citizenship j.
uolish. The people have q right 10
az, what the, want, q, any tim" that
hey want It. II they nav want the
oumlssion form with ~ without ~
cons. they should have ~.
! The petition nov ready "a b" pre-
.cntrd 10 the council D, signed by more
han the required hyc hundred citizens
and W. do not believe there - an ill"
| ,ul name on the list It b, certain that
/ he b,s, citizenship OF III" town u
presented on Il, owning 20 nig maiuf
~ ct the property IN a. Mayor Yea.
, wise IN saving hat he will comply
With that petition, aud .uhmit IA, mat
ror ro the p,opl" 1T III" earliest possible
me.
There , absolutely No "Ncus" to-.
eat.
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