The Lakeland evening telegram. (Lakeland, Fla.) 1911-1922, 1913-09-18
- ..LNUENAALL GIVLS CON.
-.IIILL S SIZE o. TEE QUESTION

| ts=cS Open ~ SeueIdI ulSCuSslOQ OF
| commission government, and as a
humber have awaited themselves OF
the opportunity, We feel that per
haps Wori in behalf of the inten-
| lions OF the trainers OF the present
al Will &c Of. ortune at this point
| Iii "epiy 10 the iLtimation that the
desire of the people has been disre-
-arCtd We vii! say tat the commit
tee wao framed tie call hal been
| present at all the meetings at which
vommiSsio. government had been
us ussed both in the Board of Trade
and in the City Council, and was,
ana is ROW FOR that matter, laborins
luder tne apparent halluciration
/ ;.At the. wer, embodying the result
( ;.,ut leSire OF the people in the
wording 0. the form Of course We
could not put in everything that ev-
! cry individual thought was the only
rant and proper form, but We still
e,icye that We embodied what most
D: tire people ant
Our intention III grating The
form was 10 set a., framework
| that coul be conde- SEQ into a short
space and yet transfer all OF the
powers and duties OF administration
from the present government to the
commissioners. this framework 10 BE
amp!itied and elaborated later sian &
the people decide 10 make change
This We believe We have done We
could have spent six months AMI
hundreds OF dollars OF the people S
! money conlilin- al elaborate code
that still woll'n't have suited some
I OF tae objtctor,. and that would Per
hays have been ultimate y defeated
! But We Decided This Way The more
NJ, lient ana economical And Ne
urrher kLta that any ole tens d.,
Zee. !, - there always arr III any
form -ott. Hn co",d h easily r,.E-
vdlt! ~ tn referendum vote Al ANY
Tim" desired ~ the people THAT is
the referendum IS Tor
.aG mace a stllH OF me to.M> ia
use IN the tWo AlNcrtG or nor
cities N TIE 'oantF" uSin- IN" CON-
MISSION iosat. ana 'hIea'orea io I'm
~! VS. .es' lFom each
- ~ lAaa'er'eh' snip IL -e'..A-
"p tHe otlSl'."l amendment % lA'
''': cha SsF' N"!oH' .! lhe way "aH
90 y eo,.e ~ = Fea' Au9l! IN oFues
= SCI i 'H'' 'ne legislature IN time
III ~ 's!oA ma o"e Commissioner
!" e1os'h l5oA' ""ea war, vas ~
''u1'" lA'S. We Aho" row was
'U'''."i! 70 " PuF!s' laea OF com
MISSION government ou' there i vas
~ 'Ae CHARTER ana "ha' We're We 10
1o WIN TT 'oV!a ho' Pc lsnoFed
'>Nu 'e' l"'l 10 see 'ha' II VIII
"''s '"e 'ofA' especially "heE the
.''@iI clause PROVIDES 'hat an! com
MISSIONER san 20 reca.ied pi TWEEN
'!-hVe per cent petition OF the yot-
ers from over the whole city II any
one ward commissioner IS objection
able 70 the entire cit|, he can o-
'a<ily disposed OF
Relative 70 the meAe'T ,alar j..
paid the commissioners. we feel that
We voiced the sentiments Of mos, OF
the people whom ne provided for
payment Of 81 per meeting each :o~
them |. the people want them -
nav, more the referendum
II each person interested Mill
make study Of the proposed form.
We believe he will see that il pro-
yJies everything necessary for
complete t-anS:erarca OF admiuistra-
tive authority and for an efficient
handing q the city's affairs l.
~ people sanity a WILLINGNESS tc
substitute tbs h"s!-ess-,tEe r,e.hc
70 ~ v-ssa~: ,rs-Fetert ms o.