The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1913-01-21
Hancock Department
new PARTY TO
ACT AT ONCE
limited City Party" to Meet We'd
nesday Night

The new United City Party" as tho
prime movers have chosen to cali their
organization will not await until after
election day to try To work for their
policies, but will begin at once after
is effected "Wednesday at the city hall.
one of the planks in the platform
of this new party will be the abolition
Of the Office of city manager ana "A
vigorous campaign to secure this re-
suit is planned. After the formal or
sanization of the party 1t is planned
10 call another mass meeting, prob
ably next week. Resolutions will he
introduced calling ON the council to
abolish this cfiice of general manager
and To revive the practice of govern.
ing the city by council committees A
petition has been prepared asking the
council to take this action. \ com.
mtt2c viii be named to go before the
council February Is and to present the
the abolition of the office.
There has been some question as to
The power of the council to remove
the general manager before the end
of his term. The ordnance which
created the office contains the follow
ing which would seem to Indicate that
the council could at any time remove
the general manager.
Sect. lll-The general manager
shall hold office until the first Monday
in May next after such appointment,
and until his successor is qualified and
enters On the duties of his office, UNI
less sooner removed by the Council At
its pleasure"
The same ordinance provides that
the general manager shall provide a
bond in the sum of $1,000 to be ap-
proved by the council before he en-
tcrs upon the duties of his office. No
such bond has ever been presented
TO the council it is said and il may
be Mr.. Stockly is not legally IN office
at ali.
The following are three of the planks
III the new party's platform that have
been drawn up for presentation to the
meeting tomorrow:
See. / Free water for the entire
city. II is proposed to DO away with
meters ana fiat rates. and to establish
instead city water tax that shall be
assessed against all property in the
city in proportion To its valuation. as
assessed on the regular tax rolls. This
Is to be city tax and no part is to go
To the county or the state This il is
claimed is the only equitable way to
rCiSe money for the water fund. as by
this means all property will pay it's
lust proportion of the water tax and
no more
Sec. lido away with the office OF
General manager. 1t is claimed THAI
this office is not necessary for city
the size of Hancock.
Sec. lll.-The United City Party will
h' pledged to give the city an econ
"mical administration of it's affairs; to
work Ia every way for the good OF
Hancock and its citizens; to foster
those enterprises we now have and
to do everything possible to secure new
industries for the city, so that our
Young men and women. rs they grow
up can have employment at home. and
not be forced to go abroad looking for
work as at present is often the
case, thus breaking up the home circle
and sending our young people out in
'' the world at an early age To make
Hinc"ck the best and busiest city in
Northern Michigan and keep i SO.