Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1912-11-24
COMMISSION FORM
Of GOVERNMENT IS
TO Be ADVOCATED
First Actual Steps for Sim
plifed City Government
Will BE Undertaken After
Committee Meets
WORK WILL BE DONE
SYSTEMATIC MANNER

Another step toward commission
form OF government for the city OF
Bisbee viii he taken Tuesday even
ing when the committees appointed
Ly the Warren District Commercial
club and the Business Mems Protec-
tive association VIII meet together
at the office of the Commercial CLUB
in the Copper Queen hotel, organize
as one committee. formulate plans of
operation ana appoint the necessary
subcommittee for the work which
is to be done. This follows the ae-
ton taken By these two associations
about a month ago in appointing COM
mittees TO confer with one another on
this matter.
steps Already Taken.
Al a meeting OF the Protective as
sociation held this fall a committee
was appointed to take up with the
Commercial club the matter OF a com.
mission form of government Tor this
city About the some time former
Mayor Newman brought the matter
up at meeting OF the directors of
Commercial club At the following
meeting of the latter organization
members OF the Association commit
/ tee were present and il was decided
! that the matter should be taken up
I Jointly The association was TO en-
large the powers OF its committee
and the club then appointed its com
mittee with }. II. O'COnnell as chair
| man and p. NJ. Buckwalter, Walter
: E. Evans and Secretary Joe Gray as
/ its components. At a subsequent
meeting OF the association il named
as its committee Ben Cooley. chair.
man and NJ. Newman, b. L. Smith
and Secretary Ruth as members.
Then the matter rested until last
week when the two secretaries ar
ranged for thU meeting Tuesday
evening.
To investigate First
Il is not possible to forecast ex
acJly what will be done at the first
meeting bnt II is understood that one
Of the first matters vii: he the aP
pointment OF q committee to invest
gate the financial affairs of the cip
: SO as TO determine whether com
mission form of government woulJ
be more economical than the presen
form and if so how much OF an an
nual saving might be anticipated Il
result from the proposed change
Upon the report of that COMMITTEES
> would depend all further action Of
the sIbjeCt. 1t is also probable tina
other committees on other point
: will be named at this meeting tina
is called for organ cation purposes.
Favor Single Head.
Among the members OF the con
mittees who have been seen by a Re
view representative there appears t
be a sentimnt in favor of some mod
. I fication OF what is known as tn
Stanton form Of government, or
4 single headed administration. Thi
! / plan cOutemplases the election Q
~ cOunC,lmen as at present or at larg
= who will select 4 man to handle IN
II administrative WORK and who is r.
Sponsible 10 them direct and S
9 through them to the people. Sue
/ council would have IS now the la
> making power and would also act a
II cabinet with the single head The
:. have the power OF removal as We
!, as appointment. IL IS proposed thS
: they be paid a nominal salary or
= or $IG for each meeting that they a
tend The arduOus committee VOL
which they are now called upon
do would be removed and their chit
:. work would be at the regular NEE
= ings OF their board.
10 Economy Is Object.
- in seeking a new form Of cover
y ment for Bisbee there IS always four
. the desire for economy. The sen
9, ment seems to prevail that TO p'
a. three or four large salaries to col
No missioners is an expense not needt
and that the business manager pl;
~. is the best for a city Of the size
y, this one. That is 2 matter. howeye
- which will come up TO the peoT
" themselves If it shall be decided tn
Il Z change in form of government
" desirable and is possible at ii
- time. It is this that the commit
-. will undertake TO ascertain, report
" their associations and so TO {
"a people.