Arizona republican., 1913-11-18
SPRINGFIELD
 ADVERTISING
 FOR MANAGER
Willing to go Anywhere for An Expert Who Will Conduct Affairs of the City On Business Principles.
Philadelphia North AmericanD

Philadelphia North Amerlcan.) TO obtain a competent man to man age the city of Springfield the new city commission, just elected, may go 10 another state after the desired material. Tn many ways the administration of this city by business men. really big , business men, who represent in theIr own business millions of dollars, will be unusual.
 Springfield is a $54.000,000 corpora tion. For the first time in it's history business principles are to be applied The city's population is 5G,OOO Whether business men can run city successfully on business principles, sep arate and apart from politics, remains
 to be seen. The members say prefer ence will be shown to no man; that he must be competent for the position, or
 he cannot stay; that the same system will be applied to the city's business as that to their private business Can they keep politics out? Can they get as much for the dollar of the citi- zens as they can for themselves in pri- vate contracts? Can they apply a cost system--a purchasing system on the
 same lines as in their own business |? These are few questions being asked by the people.
 To get results one of the city com missioners says that it will be neces- sary to seek a competent manager in a distant city-away from Springfield and away from any local ties. "It will
 not do to have a man as manager who | is in any way under obligations or is l even friendly to any person having dealings with the city, said this com missioner
 When John J. Hopes, P. J. Shouvlin and August Beaupain, three of the members of the city commission. were asked about a city manager. they said 1 if one could not be found here they i would favor going elsewhere. MT. l Hopes, said they would have to take up this matter iust the same as they would in their manufacturiag tI@ircss
 and get the most cOmpetant man for ! the place.
 i Mir. Shouvin said he felt that an all- 1 round man should be obtained for this | important place. He said that the com ] missioners would. under the circum- 1 stances, have to keep in close touch 1 with the city manager and the city's | business the first year until the man
 knew the work and they had things in running order. An all-round man will | be needed, he said
 1 MT. Beaupain said that it will be diff 1 ficult to find the right man, because 1 this is pioneering in city business ] Few man have made a study of city | managing" said he Since the cities are taking up this commission plan men will become educated and will l then be capable of taking hold of city | the same as a private enterprise. T do not believe a city manager
 should public work. It provides for 1 the recall, be an engineer, although it would be an advantage I would not
 make this one of the essential uualifi- l cations"
 All of the city commissioners are men
 of ability, who have made a success in ! their private business. One of them
 said that it would be queer if they
 could not save between $75.0OO and i $lO0,0OO the first year.
 The five commissioners and their l private business connections are as fol- ] lows: c. F. McGilvrany, president of 1 the Robbins t& Myers company, director Mad River National Bank; John J. ! Hopes, president Hopes Manufactur- 1 ing company director LagOnda Nation al Bank; Burton J. Westcott. treasur-
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