The French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1896-1912, 1911-04-13
BUSINESS MANAGER
FOR HENDERSONVILLE.

Would Save City Liberal Salary Many
Times Over Annually Should
Come From Some Other Town Than
This-A Modified Form of Commits
sion System of Government Well
Adapted to Needs Of Henderson
vile.
Why not the commission form of
government for HendersonyilIe? "a
scheme of government, less than a
decade old. yet under which the peo=
pie of more than seventy American
municipalities are now living.
Municipal government is attracts
ing the best thought of the biggest
and best brains ;. of America a
country notorious for the graft, cor
ruptions incompetence and waste in-
Ethe administration of municipal, no
less than State md ionaf naiTs
FWh1le not the ideal methoda Of city
government it IS is nevertheless a
giants stride forward in civic pro-
gress, and has been welcomed by the
|, people of more than seventy Amerf-
can cities as a vast Improvement
over the old order of things.
The average man Is more vitality
interested in the proper government
of the community in which he makes
his home than he. is in the admins
II alton of State yOr national affairs,
FOR municipal government has to do
with questions connected with his
tH0ME-and the greatest strength OF
| Tie commission system is the >unfail-
ing manner in which it fixes response
| bility.
One of the constructive pieces of
| Legislation of the recent General As
! selnbly was the act authorizing mu-
inequalities to adopt the commission
form of government, and Henderson
Vile now has that great privilege.
While it would not be wise at the
present time to change the existing
method here, there can be no ques-
ton whatever as to certain needed
Improvements notably this:
The employment Of business
manager-to be appointed by the
new administration as soon as prac-
/ ticable after they have assumed their
new and great responsibilities
This business manager. being in
i charge of the affairs of the largest
4 corporatlon-the city of Henderson
i yiIle-in this immediate part of the
state, must, of course. be a thorough
ly competent business man and
|, should receive salary commensurate
with his ability and his responsible
tiles.
1t undoubtedly would be necessary
to look for such a man outside OF
Hendersonvile, for any one of the
many men in Hendersonville quail
, fed to fill so responsible a position
are, of course, now engaged.
This business manager should bt
provided with an off1ce-the business
Office of the city Of Hendersonville-
, and clerk. He should befurnished {
horse and buggy that he might expe
dite the transaction of the people,
business. His duties would be tn,
duties of any other business manage
) of large corporation, with this ad
dition, that he would also collect tn,
: city taxes. His Office would be opel
!. during the usual business hours AM
e his clerk would be there to receiy
taxes, hear complaints, etc, etc. HI
= / WO01Qf sD0 IcSpOAS1D1O AOT III
r successful and economical transac
7 tion of the city's business affairs t
5 the mayor and council. who are re
sponsible to their masters-the pee
: pie. AThe minute he proved himsel
Q incompetent or unfaithful he woul
be discharged.
The thousand and one ways
t which this business manager wou1
save the money Of the tax paye
would require too much space an
must be told OF later-although an
: observing business man or prfyat
citizen Of HendersonyflIe will hardl
need TO have his attention drawn
them. and will be satisfied with th
a fact that q competent business mar
ager in charge of the city's affai1
will save the tar payers his salaI
many times over annually.
e This isea modified form of tt
Il commission scheme of governmeI
which the yokars of HendeFaonYfI