The Birmingham age-herald., 1911-01-06

| Do you think Birmingham should have a commission form of govern ment?" was the question asked W. Nesbitt last night.
 | q certainly think it should be tried, he said.
 | How many commissioners would yo, want?"
 Three would be enough"
 How long should their terms be?' At least four years, but there should be provided an initiative, referendum and recall"
 Should they be appointed or elect ed?''s
 Most certainly elected This Is ( move of the people for good govern ment and they should have a voice in it."
 Do you think the bill should os submitted to the voters for ratifica. tion?"
 No; I think they knew what they were voting for when it came up be- fore. They have virtually indorsed it. | Eugene Fies | Eugene Fies said yesterday: "I am certainly in favor of the commissi or government. I think MT. Percy's ideas so far as he went in his interview, are all right. I want to see three com | missioners with the recall privilege | so that the citizens may keep a close watch on the government. doubt whether 5000 is sufficient to get men of the right type. Ten thousand dollars would not be too much for the mayor and $7500 for the commissioners" Said Scudder Ryall: MT. Percy's bIll is good. However I doubt the wisdom of the recall. the initiative and Che referendum. City officials are always having to perform absolute duties which antagonize 8 large per cent of the voters for the time being. I dc not think they should be placed in a position where they could do nothing that did not meet with the approva of the entire population, or else run the risk of having to fight an election for recall. I think the salary of the mayor should be s10,Oo0 at least" Erie Pettus T have not familiarized myse with every detail of MT. Percy's plan for commission government" said Erie Pet tus. but the scheme seems plausible just as 1t stands"
 Judge w. I. Grubb T am in favor of Walker Percy's commission bill.' said Judge W. I. Grubb of the federal court, though I am not prepared to discuss 1t in de- tail, as have read only in the head lines of the papers,"
 w. H. Duran w. H. Duran, secretary of the North Birmingham Land company. said: "I think the views of MT. Percy, as pub lished a few days ago, are very solid and logical. The city of Birmingham should be placed under the commission form of government not only because it Is the proper thing to do, but because i the people by their suffrage have given their orders in that regard Three men could run the city of Bir- mingham as well as any corporation in this district. provided they are good men. There is nothing that can be said about the commission form of government but what is all right. It has been tried suc- cessfully in other cities and has been found absolutely good. The present method of running the city affairs is loose compared to the method of corporations in this district.''
 Walter B. Fowlkes
 "The views of MT. Percy on the com- mission form of government strikes me as being good" said Walter B. Fowlkes, land I hope the bill that he has out lined will be passed by the next legisla- ture. The city of Birmingham should join in the march of progress, one of the most notable features of which is a minimum of men to operate affairs. The greatest corporations in this country have only a few men charged with operating them and they achieve results that I do not think can be compared to the city of Birmingham The appointment of three men or the election of three will be the greatest thing Birmingham has done re- gently. The present Mayor and two good men could run this city and run it well at an expense far below what Is being now charged The people here are in favor of 1t for the recent election told the story conclusively."
 William H. Barnard
 Legislator William H. Barnard of Pratt City said: q favor the adoption of the commission plan of municipal government