Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1912-02-06
THE TIME is NEARING.
Our Citizens VIII Vote Whether We Are to Have
the Commission Form or Not on Feb. 2Oh


nation people:
WHEREAS petition signed by the Electors of the CITY of
Wausau Marathon County, Wisconsin, equal in number
to twenty-five per cenum OF the votes cast for all candidates
for Mayor of the said city OF Wasau the last city election
heretofore held has bee presented and filed with
Mayor OF said city; and,
WHEREAS Said petitioners request that l. as such Mayor
submit the question of the reorganization of said city of
Wausau under Sections 925m3Ol to 92m-319 inclusive of
th Statues Of the State of Wisconsin and for said city
within months from the filing of said petition.
Now THEREFORE Pursuant the statutes of the
state of Wisconsin, l. as mayor, proclaim a Special
Election in and for the city OF WauSau, which time
there shall be submitted the electors of said city the
question of the reorganization city of the city of Wau
aforesaid and appoint the time for the holding of
such special election the 10th day of February 1912
direct that notice of such election be given by the
publication of copy of this proclamation
notice in the Record-Herald, daily newspaper of
said city, for three publications and in the PILOT the Sum-
the Wochenbla and the Poner, weekly newspapers pub
Shed IN said city of WauSau tor at least two weeks before
said election and by posting copy hereof In public
place each of the wards said city least days
before said election, and that the question submitted the
election conducted the counted the canvaSSed and
the result declared provided in Chapter 8 of the Laws
of Wisconsin for 1909.
Witness my hand at the city of Wausau county of
Marathon of Wisconsin, this Z9h day of January 1872
The 10th day of February falls upon Tuesday, weeks
from today behooveS people they to place
municipal affairs business basis be up and doing.
Under the old system there is every believe that
will 90 higher. There hope of scaling
down with city hall in prospect; bonded indebt
ednes for paving and Schools
The say these will all have be taken of
under the SYSTEM. True but all will be under much
better syStema system that will be business every minute
the day. every day in the week and every week in the
year. according the old way of doing business
in month III two months.
The ants cannot gainSay this That the chances for first
class conduct of the business affairs of city under the
commission plan would be about 100 to as compared to
the old aldermanc system
Any of the leaders of the opposition could city
vastly economical under the commission form and
they know it.
The commission form of government is to become
very popular hroug hou this country affords the op
poruniy of getting affairs down business basis AS
speaker has put it
Some day in the distant future, perhaps within
single decade the American city which sticks the old
fashioned moneywaStng system of municipal government
will be regarded but little ghtened than Hot
tento village. Then the municipality with the commission
plan of government will be the rule instead of the eXcep
ton. The Transformation in progress and It's
peton cannot be long delayed The commission plan will
prevail because enables jewellers cities and towns to
conduct the public business economically and with far
greater efficiency than possible under the old system or
any of its variations The success of Galveston and DeS
MoneS matter of common knowledge. Their example
gave impetus the which has already riumphed
in hundreds of cities, and will within year prevail
in thousand cities.
discussion was had at chamber of commerce smoker
at Merrill Thursday the commission question. The
Merrill Herald, in its write-up of Judge Homanns re-
marks said
"The judge then forciby put the question to his oppo
in the discussion whether not Hon. A. Il
STANCE would pursue plan by which he would be employ
ing nine lawyers give legal counsel in matters of his bust
and in addition these, hire three other attorneys
hwar the efforts of these nine and again another to an
agonze them all He nkened this plan the present city
councils method of doing things He said that III the
county board generally three four supervisors would
duct the business the in parrot fashion, saying either
yes He recalled session of the county board, In
which he said that President Jul Thielman and himself
practically ruled He explained that S. day for three
weeks work in the year. not sufficient demand the
attention of thoroughly efficient city and county fathers
The attention county and affairs should reach beyond
the few hours devoted the within the county city
chambers Men should be selected, who thoroughly com
prehend the ntrcacies of city and county and
who realize each step be taken in the passage of motion
resolution ordinance
This is the way the old aldermanc system generally
looked upon by the business of cities Such being
the nothing should be undone win for the commits
sion plan weeks from today Where city rejects
the plan upon vote of Its people there are fully that