The Cairo bulletin., 1913-02-04
CONN|SS|ONPLAN
|. IS ENDORSED BY
A CAIRO BANKER
Says Its Business Principles Appeal
Strongly to Him as Best
Government.
NO FEAR REGARDING BONDS
Facts Relative to Commission Form
Sentiment Sweeping Over
CITY Like wildare.
NO FEAR REGARDING BONDS
what is the Commission Form Of

What is the Commission Form OF
Municipal Government"
This is the query often pro-
pounded during the past three weeks
and. 1'if knew more about II. per-
haps | would be willing to favor its
adoption. in preference to the very
unsatisfactory system now in force.
Notwithstanding that The Bulle-
| tin has at various times presented
many OF its admirable and salient
features, It will again do SO, adding
new information to that already
given.
The Commission Form OF Munici-
pal Government is one based on
sound business principles lone that
Ifs in force in every great mercantile.
Industrial banking. and corporate
institution in the world. tho
placing at the head OF each depart
ment men OF integrity and business
ability and holding each man re-
sponsible for the proper economical
administration OF that department.
In It's application to the admins
tration OF public affairs in Illinois
|this number Is limited to live men,
lmayor and four commissioners who
i are elected Tor q term ot four years.
I. TO this is added the initiative,
referendum and recall features thus
! giving the people at all times voice
in the making Of all laws and their
repeal IL so desired, and the recall
} OF any mayor or commissioner
recreant to his trust.
The same ordinances that goyeFn
. the city ao present will be the avs
that govern the city under the Com
mission Form, which can be either
repeated by the Commissioners, or
the voters, or they can be added 10
by the same means.
The same Act OF Incorporation is
, effective and the same powers grant
ed a city under this Act of incorpora-
ton, are In force.
4 The Commission Act is merely an
addition to the Act OF Incorporation
by adding thereto Article Kill. ana
its amendments to Sections D, 10. III,
IL, "A, ~, n, 2s. "a and A. of Ar
tiele XIII.
Relative TO the concern exhibited
in some quarters regarding the forth
! coming election March 4 when the
question on the adoption OF the
measure will be submitted to the
people. and bow the candidates can
be entered in the race at the spring
election April Is without. writing,
: their names ron TIE 5aaiiSt.
should worry.
The same law governing municipal
: ections in Cairo will govern this
particular election, so Judge Wall
decided as does also provision in
the Commission Act.
Sentiment in favor OF the immedi-
ate adoption OF the Commission Form
LOT Municipal Government daily
grows in intensity and prominent
business and professional men, who
we're backward in expressing them
selves are now outspoken in favor Of
the immediate adoption OF tho meas
: u7e.
The more they learn of the sue
I, cess attending the adoption OF this
progressive form of a business ad-
ministration the greater grows their
admiration for it.
! There Were in the United States
on January /. lsis. two hundred
. and, seven cities under the Commits
sion Form OF Municipal Government
rs follows:
Alabama .. California IL, Colo
| RADIO 5, Georgia /, Idaho =. Illinois
10, Iowa Z, Kansas ~, kentucky ..
ItI Louisiana 2. Maine /. MARYLAND l.
II Massachusetts 6. Michigan 5, Min
/. nesota ), Mississippi 6. Montana /.
y Nebraska 4. New Jersey S, New
IS Mexico i. North Carolina ). North
r Dakota 3, oklahoma ~. oregon 4.
= Pennsylvania I, South Carolina :.
N South Dakota Il. tennessee ;. Tex
II rs Is. Utah 3. Washington s. west