The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-08-20
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A BUSINESS SYSTEM VS. THE OLD SYSTEM


ties the old system business system is established 70 take c
place OF the Old haphazard counclmanic system.
Under the old the cys is made nobody business in
particular and matters great import and permitted
run along most any way and at the end of the
sources ana liabilities is taken to how much levy have to be
raised to meet outstanding Indebtedness.
Over three hundred cities country have adopted the
pan OF eoVencenthat E government by limited commission and
be said the credit Of this system city SO far after more than
thirteen of experience with the new nan has
ever gone back to the old system
In these cities known the commission plan has been
tried from purely partisan PLAN as it was started At m
the nonpaisan plan evolved by Moines and the ba,san an
as 1t was originated by the city Of Huntington.
The net results in all these cities matter particular was
sed Is at economy and efficiency have been substituted eyva
waste and nefency improvements have followed and
most every case the tax rate has been materially
The financial statement of the city Huntington whose charter Fair
mont has copied with the initiative referendum and recall added has
Just been published and from the figures shown statement the
and voters OF Faiont get information that
may be OF value guide voting upon charter in spember
This statement shows that city Huntington had
CASH ON HAND JUNE &c. 1913-$1l34626l.
And that the
OUTSTANDING ORDERS FOR EVERY PURPOSE ONLY AMOUNT.
These orders for contingent expenses street and wharf health
cemetery fire light salaries unpaid only $1,000 police salaries
Over ST. the total outstanding was for light leaving the
balance for all other purposes only about $780,
ing assessments, etc F
This indeed crediable showing notwithstanding the fact
that huntington has been going forward with street improve
ments to most remarkable last few wears it now heinz
the best paved city in the State with better longer wider streets
the old system and The for change system are at once
parent ~ W
The amount of outstanding orders this is getting TO be alarm
ing They png the banks banks will no longer
take city order claiming that they loaded up them now They
being endorsed funds when the collector
for payment and the estimate for levy published shows that
asked pay the interest these orders additional
cents must be laid outstanding orders January LIST
1905 In other words it will require about $4,000 the additional
levy will raise outstanding orders have been past due for
more than five years. 49, ~ "
These orders have been drawing time and the interest
on these old orde alone for this time is $780,
With these conditions existing and them without
change In the system government would certainly appear be very
sensible for the city TO establish
Famont not insovnt conditions might worse bu thew are
bad enough but with business the affairs of the
city the credit Of the city re-estabed Indebtedness can
paid and the outstanding orders be presented with
great tax burden the citizens cleared and efficiency
the management Of the affairs becomes established custom
With management the banks will handle the nanr
the city But under efficient the not get
chance handle this the the orders will
DC a when presented at the office the city collector saving city
and the tax payers an enormous interest burden.
be construed that any of these statements arc
intended to reflect the peraps eoo
have had The members the council all business
and making their business and co
make of the business they were give ,e hrsr
This time to take out petty ptes upon members of the civ
administration. ~ '
The needs these and every other citizen to get behind bpt
plan and help solve the problem of city
ment for this city
Take the history of the city for years back and we do
not profess to claim that Republican differed very mnc
from Democratic administration.
Partisan affairs be buried and all must null together if
Famont to profit by change in the management affairs of the
lefty.
The business of the city Fairont big business and we
should not and cannot expect councmen
salary Of lOo year. Too much expected Of them d.