Albuquerque evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1911-1914, 1912-02-16

| municipal affairs OF the city, | am
surr the commission form would
/ prove success here as % has been
/ "a success elsewhere. l believe that
good men can be obtained for app
proximately $500 year, who VIII
devote practically their entire time
/ % tho work ana who VIII be- willing
TO assume absolute responsibility for
tho welfare OF the municipality
Judge Z. A. Manu-. ! ann very much
I In fryor of the commission form OF
government in Us simplest form, as Is
now IN use in tine city of Galveston.
/ As a member of The committee ap-
IrointCd to make "a report ! particular
u.s. ph1sTU Ino act thlt the In
/ Itatbe, referendum aud recall should
mot Boz Incorporated and ! concur IN
the majority report submitted. ! am
opposed 10 these so called progressive
features because the object OF the
commission government and the In
itiatiye, referendum and recall are
Numerically opposed The object OF
the commission form of gOyoria nent is
TO centrallze the power for the sake
OF efficiency ana ECONOMY white the
recall places the power in The hands
OF all the people By adopting the
proposed commission plan with these
features attached 10 VIII be simply
giving power with one hand and taxi
ing II away with the other
And a still more practical reason
for leaving out the initiative, refor-
endum and recall is the fact that by
their incorporation the success OF the
plan VIII be Immediately endangered,
as there Is no doubt In my mind but
that these features would keep It
/ from going through the legislature
| r. ". Dunbar. real estate dealer.
/ . Without having amy first hand know
lodge as to the inside workings Of
/ the commission form OF government
! J am convinced that IL should De- given
a trial ia Albuquerque. Provided IA,
right men are made commissioners. ]
am firm Boo the belief that 70 WRl
provo an unqualified success. Give q
q trial hy AN means. 1 ann In favor
of thorough experiment Ina "a,
commission form
n. -. Heuiug secretary of az,
Purcuu of Immigration: 81 an
strongly I'm favor Of the comm ssioI
form OF city government because d
should reduce the Transaction of IA,
city's business Co the minimum of OK
pense and the maximum OF efficiency
A. Co the progressive features. the in
liauyo. referendum and recall. ! pre-
Ter 90 say nothing 40 this time.
Attorney Amado chavez. 81 hnv
% not given tho matter a great deal o.
study and am not acquainted witt
sfF
rcieut.' 10 give YOU an opinion 10
regard Go the matter. So prcfe
that YOU do not quote mo repardlnl
% either as Co whether favor an,
commission government or as 30 M
opinion on the Initiative and recall.
Attorney T. W, nobson. "No, / a.
not care Co bo quoted In regard 4
b the commission form of povornmcn
( now under consideration Tor Albu
quefque as ! am not very well ac
Quninted with the workings of IA
plan,
Attorney II. ". Cornei "It is m
opinion that the commission form "a
government now being considered b
the council is the only solution to Ga
CITY government problem ] am 10
b @ strong with the initiative. rtfcrcn
dunn ana recall features. hcaaus
without those Incorporated there
no way hy which O. che0k can be- ken
ON the number of tho commission
a Flhschcr real estates "a ann de
cidody for tho commission govern
mcnt provided the initiative. rofI
endum and recall are Incorporate
However,. ann unaltcrably oppose
Go q if those safeguards ore omittc,
Am tho latest and bert features Of th
commission government as dcvolopo
by citos whore Sc hos already bee
given trnl should have "a place /
that adopted hy thla city,"
state scnntor-olcct Is1ac Barth.
member of tho committee appointo
by Mayor Elder TO investigate tu