Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1911-09-09
EXPERIENCE OF KANSAS CITY
Commission System Wipes Out City
 Debt In Nine Months

SS's,Us'SSi~h SSStShi wipes OuI SilJ
 Debt In Nine Months
 lie clese of 1910 saw l<ansas City. Kan. established on Il cash nylne taai>, with surplus ill every one of It's fain6s except he lighting tund. it's f1oat:..- debt almost Wlied unl ana the aNlaAnSeS of 1910
 l nat was the condition financially at he close of the first a.ne months ,1 g'vernil+,li by commission as an '"nli, td bA Charles N. Green. com .;;lsslu,l,i ni fiaance Mnd re>t. t.iue It >as ih,. result. he snyS. ot Il Strl.t ad .trrIr. to the prev lSlO.l 'ot ilIe com 'uis>l"lI iaw that requires q lotlli,ipal orl" ratl.'n to Hive W'1thtn It's meHns
 i' ls l",int"! ont thnt etlen he com ilis>"'t'r>= t."'h rhaist Ill Aprll. I9lO. ne fitts., i,i the enlIre year pIacti rallv had been used in advance, and there WaS all indebtedness against nearly every fund.
 The area "t the city under the uew rule Was >+-,. .'!:lreil square miles. while , the area l,A l!aE ur.n"i tue council jurisdictions ,NaS Ten StftE:rs. miles, The assessed Variation Di l!:t enlarged city made in ia:u na whi. Ii tu collect taxes for 1911 eAie,,St.s K SIS s!W Otts against an asSeSSru .afr.nta,n ut $11.- OU.UN made III lsmr, im l3iu eX- penSt'S of the city u'fur' tilt eXten- sion ot it's limits. and iilt rate of tax alton Ill the larger city for all pur- poses Is he same under the la1O levy as under that of l3tG,
 When commission government be gan the acquisition of new territory had seriousI. depleted the treas W Nr. Green said. "'rhere wis an ink ht. -dness against every fund. This has ueen paid. except q small amount m the lighting fund and the commls- slouers have managed [" get along without drawing III advance on antl tpated revenues, aS Was the custom for yeurS under the old council rule.
 Eliminates the Boss.
 The phrnolntuUn of the .omI"iSSiOn plan Oi government winch gives the
 
 the complete disappearance from in huen'e Ot til- typical ward politician. The whole h-Id ot peanut politics seems to nave disappeared In Gal | weston. fW example. the nominations which are recognized as e!nanatinR trOlled the town get only 70 per cent of the votes In all the cities 1t is elaitnt.d that the city service hns been put AAD nnnInrtiSan bnSls. with a gv<Aat int.rpuse m ptfirlency Certain it h talxt utIdpr the commission plan , candidates nave rppentedi! been elect cd wtttA.ut th+ help of political ma chiNeA. ~hlk. the vntt.fes Mrr casting their hailota without relying ulon th' guidance af aaa+. naa.,hin.s either
 Ma4ees +te City 8>sutifui Undet tue ,sssatnt<sNs~ adtninis'ra ton in th.. .tts M ts4s M"f'.4 th' work Oa >,r+.4t s.tHaltu@ j''ts @aS r'ii' piefed With sasis.s ~i a' L" # "n'> yard "n tue "id .4.tstfa"i tts F'v of the day iatmut.r3 fla. 'hc rny OtA.n raised fr.ti, E. la <:. .... and thi Tor teu Ills iron, x3N. {" x4 a"d ihtii to N RI. Hnn tue elderly. r-S :. f's- men. the ""t pensmn-rs. mSt'''' ,'' oelnc scattered each e q xaM9 "A 'arie' ne could hold hmck the youn.rr Is,+'n nave Oern organized into aSii= squadron for grading wnrk. in he matter of public improvement x nr'v city nall is actually under way ih" business center of the city 1as been largely repaved. and there has been improvement at the river front.