The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1913-02-28
WILL TAKE EF-
feet IN OCTOBER
COMMISSION FORM OF GOVERN
MENT WILL COME IN PLAY.
Primary Will Be Held in September
Eliminates Negro Councilman
Board of Trade Favored the
81 Change - Believed Council
man Harris concurred in
it-Mayor Howse Will
Stand for Re-
election.

On and after next October IA Nash
will will be under a commission form
or government, shifting from a form
that is almost as old as the city it
SELL Nearly a century and Quarter
ago the city elected its first Mavor
changing then from the rule of the
old Town Board" plan that ALWAYS
the village out on its voyage to metro
politanism.
Nashville is now 1876 years old, and
when the new form of municipal gov.
ernment takes the reins it will be a
revolution in the manner of doing
things municipal.
Instead of having legislative de-
partment, known as the Common
Council, she will have a commission
of five. ALI her governmental power
will be vested in that commission.
She will have city head, who will
be the president of the commission
and will appoint subordinates in his
department, which, under the charter
bill, are in the police and health de-
partments, and then his recommends
tions for all heads of his departments
must have the sanction of the Com
sion, or majority of them.
The President or Mayor will have
a vote in the selection of the heads of
all other departments, and therefore
will have power in naming the work
ing forces in every department of the
city government.
The new order of things will abol-
ish the Common Council, thereby do
ing away with the only Negro Office
holder in the city. The Negro Board
of Trade, however, voted it's approval
of the new charter, and since Council
man Harris is a member of the Board
it is presumed he favored the commits
sion form in that it is the best thing
for the city.
Election in September.
The general primary, which will be I
and under the direction
Of the Election Commissioners, will be
held September 12. All qualified
voters will be permitted to vote,
they be Democrat, Republi-
can or what not. They will be asked
10 vote for their choice for three of
he men who will go to constitute the
commission. They must select can
lidate for Mayor, or President of the
BOARD, and two others-commissio
While the commission will be made
Up of five, two members of the pres
mt Board of Works hold over by vir-
lie of their electi0A by the people,
which is not interfered with by the
lew charter measure.
The two holdovers are ]. M. Wilk-
rson, who has charge Of streets, sew
RS and sidewalks, who has four ]
ears to serve, and Capt j. d. Alex
nder, governing the fire department, {
treet sprinkling and building. {
The new commission, which must I
AXE over the entire city government {
n all its branches, will be made up
S follows: |
President, or Mayor-Directly gov
rning. police and health.
First Commissioner-Fin rev.
nue., lights and market house.
Second Commissioner-Streets, sew u
RS and sidewalks. ;,
Third Commissioner-Fire, sprink- o
ng and building :,
Fourth Commissioner-W -Waterworks, !,
treet cleaning and wofkhouse. \
The commissioners will have the -
over to recommend only names for =
eads Of the subordinate departments. =
he entire commission or a majority :,