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

commission form of government. and
who, with CITY Attorney COnins filed
the minority report Of that commit
tee which advocated the incorporation
OF the progressive features, the ini-
tiatiSe, referendum and recall. ana O.
Jiyil service board: II 10 not think
that un efficient, practical form af
commission government is 10 be- SEE
cured unless these features are i'm
cOruoratod-"
a. PorternclJ ronl estate y have
never lived In d city under the COM
mission government. but from ita rep
utafion : am CONVINCED that % s alt
.risht. The srDcos7 of the experiment
SEQ Dos MouDH has been phenomenal. 20
D. e. B0ldridgo cat this time 3
have not made "a study OF lhe proposed
change IN the cts government and ac-
.cordinsly / am not IN a position 10
make an Intelligent statement In re-
gard TO the natter
d. X. o. SELLERS: Albuquerque
future prosperity depends almost en-
tirely upon it's adoption On my mind.
.The initiative ana referendum foa-
lures are only secondary at this time,
and while l. personally am heartily
I'M favor of all OF The progressive fea-
lures, yet ! DO not think that they
Should be- pushed TO the front so strong
90 this time as 10 interfere with the
general plan
A. Montoya county superintendent
of schools: While /. have never had
the opportunity of studying the CT
fCcts OF The commission form OF gov
CInmoni 40 first hand from what
have read of u ! am of the opinion
that Il Is the best form OF city gov
eminent and particularly so IN the
smaller cities such as Albuquerque.
Frank Mckee. cashier of the First
National bank, and one OF the four
members of The committee who filed
the majority report fayoring the COM
mission government without the in
itlative, referendum and recall:
MY stand against the more radical
features was taken because of the fact
that by their incorporation the COM
mission form OF government would be
Killed 10 would not go through the
| Legislature The first and most lnpOr-
/ tant thing s to get the commission
government regardless OF the inlua'
! tive. referendum and recall Then, a.
| it Is found after a trial that these TEA
lures are necessary. a petition for the
incorporation of them can be sent 10
! the legislature. The chances of get-
ting the pIusressiye features are i'm
lmensurcablg better by following that
plan than by trying 10 get e all at
once"
! ". o strong. OF strong Bros: Il
ann heartily loo favor of the commission
government with an Of the progress
siyc Developments of a. The initia-
tive. referendum and recall, as well
as the civil service board are all feo-
lures oi thD greatest merit and to ml
lopinion should be placed In the form
ladouted 1y AlbuqucrQue All over th,
country ths form of government IS
lcoming RAPIDLY into favor with tht
progressive features attached ana u
Is my opinion that In the course OF 4
few years win be IN quite common
use"
George T. Learnard of Learnnrd
land Lindom1un From what ! have
seen ana road OF the commission forr
LOT city government 60 must be al
right Most assutcdly it seems to De
one of %. most emclcnt means ol
lpropcr'E uni honestly COuluciins oN
lana 1'
D. o. urndon. cashier State Na'
uoual b.u ''rhc commission form
of government has ms heartfelt sup
port and also favor tho nenrpora
luon off JH. recall provision
d. o. HltDe. "Not uuIt dp . f4v"l
the comm lion government nut 4 al
Wcu thmt that the Initiative. refer
cndum aud rocall should so with %
without uH"m the efficiency of ih'
commission government ls limited,
a. YHu." Ito my mind RUNNING
tho busluc of IL cts o. iust Jno nm'
as amy other business and aH.arding
. ly needs only 90 bc done n 90 nusl
neslike wave Tho comm Hson form
, lof government affords tha, business