The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1912-11-30

AAANttN4mA rom NNFHf FMMnN
ne manages follows the orders ~
tbe commission. the latter being in-
vested With the power
RECALL ~ FORCE.
The recall ts IN force With the peo-
Els ~ ne south Carolina city and IN
considered ~ them 20 be the nnal
safeguard o. their plan.
The letter from Mr. snail 10 e. fol
i0vs.
Dear Sir am enclosing under
separate cover 80 per request q copy
~ our act which was attached a. an
amendment % the general act and
which b. an that b required IN this
state. We believe that this plan viii
be- adopted in many cities in the coun-
try and In fact I know % several
that are contemplating taking up
this form and one. Houston, that
dEures on amendinE the commission
form 90 this one
By this plan Ne secure an expert
eity manager who viii relieve the
commissioners % the details and who
Will zee that their directions are car
riod out and aiao suggest Improve
ments His SOB also is taken out %
politics and a. the commissioners
know that they must make Eood with
the voters ~ they must secure the
very best manager possible. We give
tire commissioners nominal salaries
Coz the reason that We did not Wish
O. make them So large as 20 make
these ofhces an inducement 20 run
Tor the JOB and yet again We wished
t1 make them feel that they were
being paid something which would tie
them Co their wurE Here again we
follow me idea " corporation IN its
relation with lts directors ny the
manager plan ue have man who not
only knows his Sob but who has no
other outside interests 30 divert his
attention he "a the superintendent
~ the city and the various heads 81
departs sntH are his fors men and sub
sect to hIs orders He las the power
~ suspension which may - convert
- sufn dismissal with the approval
~ the commissioners We Ieft the
commission free 10 make So rules a.
90 the manager and these are about
what they have adopted
In adopting ffls form. 80 be-
lieved that We were avoiding ths dan
ger ~ fhe department system under
commission are nr equal footing They
are the ordinance and directing
board The manager carries ONE their
orders Tnder me D'1 form there e.
aInhvs fhe danger af department
f1r which ~ slr.trI .pHnu1issinnsr fs
Gifted fo serve a. tho head have
heard The objection fhrt no voters
might require the candidates o. state
aEer huf friH vas not orr case and
a. not believe % arv more lnn-
ser than Ir fHa case - ire chief ~
police ~ other rltN nfHrerH elected
casually hr ere runvTfaHinn
"our act vas drawn ur hastily e.
we haf ~ ruf 20 over frs R0vernor =
head az an amendment hHf 10 serves
afI -Eff Nrar people Hr0nId improve
~ r a. sure frsf eEery department
- me city government with che sole
exception ~ tha schools r. poe under
frfr ono head. frs commission
Te-1 TRULY yours.
S. SMELL.
Secretary
r. - understood fhrrs r. 80 contra
sIrfIor On paragraphs fwo and four
ara 81 "rnaFH a. herartusrufs7
spoken - Ir fH. former Mr Smell re-
fHrs fr those nrNf tr fha commission
ere. end nHf fr ere r1muiFalrnfrH
fnrunnIEfa
The legislative COMMITTEES ~ fhr
. .rmmFrHfa' HaFn. .af.rn has NAMED
sam T.e.n E# rHureHeuf tf In en-
fsrrnnra o. the -HmmIffFr uEIeH uff.
aIHraaa fne best form ~ charter f7r
enc city Mayor ErIHE hes been
. named #F "H.r.# Hr# He and ar
. parro uIu choose third TheF uu
/ meet soon and uaF turn a report iu
e. tHt meeting nf lhe assoclatiou1r