The Fairmont West Virginian. (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1904-1914, 1913-09-10

Fairmont will possibly take the hint disclosures made pub
liz from these two aud and from the information furnished by this
great newspaper, the Saturday Evening Post Et
&, A BUs1NEsssYsTEMFVs THE OLD SYSTEM
The advantage oths commission government uniepa
ties ovehe old system that business s established to take the
place Of the old haphazard counclmane system wa, t;
Under the system the cy business made nObodys business in
particular matters of great import and purpose are permitted Just
un along any and the end of the inventory re-
sources liabilities how much the levy will have to ne
raised to meet outstanding Indebtedness
Over three hundred country have adopted the commission
govnmentha is government BY limited commission sno
the system that city FAR after more tnan
thirteen years experience and experimenting with the new PLAN mas
ever gone back to the old system
In these cities every known form Of the commission plan mas oeen
tried from the purely pan started Galveston in $780,
the nonsan plan evolved by Des MOine and the Bipartisan plan
asit originated by the city Of Huntington
The net all these cities matter what particular form was
used that economy and efficiency have been substituted for extaVa
gance neiency that improvements have followed and IN
most every has been very materially lowered
The financial the city Huntingdon whose charter
mont copied with the initiative referendum and recall added mas
lust been published and from the figures shown BY this the tax
nayers and voters may get valuable Information
that may value guide voting upon the new charter in Sep
TENDER ,, .a
CASH ON HAND JUNE 80, 19lS-$l1S5626l
anu oUTsTkNDNe ORDERS FOR EVERY PURPOSE ONLY AMOUNT
led TO. $212as2 ,n
These orders contingent street and wharf health
cemetery fire light poor salaries unpaid only $iV"O anu ponce
Over $4,000 Of the total outstanding orders light leaving the
balance for all other purposes only about $oOo -
The total shown 569ls for uncoed taxes paw
ing assessments etc. Js ~ :, :.
This is indeed very oredab showing Notwithstanding the fact
that Huntington has going forward with and street improve
men to most remarkable within the last few years. now being
the best paved city the State with better longer and WIDER streets
Contrast these figures with those of this city or any other CITY uueF
the old system and the for change IN the system are AZ onoe
parent ~. -. 8; o4+nr 70 h alarm
ling They are png up the banks in fact the banks Will no longer
cy order claiming they loaded with them now HeS
are being endorsed funds when they are presented to the Guy GO @
or for pavment estimate for levy Just SHOWS at
o nav the interest on thses and an additional levy Of ~
cents must be laid pay outstanding orders issued pror 70 1anGsy M
90S ote. words twill require about WHICH INC i f
evy will raise to pay outstanding orders which have been past que @
more than five years. - * *, A., 49,: Z +h ;r+orsst
These orders drawing interest this time nd tile interest
on these old orders alone for this time is $SSS0o ~ ''
change in the system government would certainly appear 70 DC very
sensible for the city establish new sysenas soon as possible
Fairmont not nsovent conditions might be wo Dut th are
had enough hut with proper business management Of he ahas Oh m
+ tb credit of the CITY can resbhed the Indebtedness can DC
maid and the outstanding be taken up when presented WI"
M GREAT tax burden upon citizens the sheet anu ell
oeny in the management of the affairs becomes an custom
Win ner banks will be glad handle tile paper
II The civ But under an efficient government the banks Will not get
chance to handle paper for the good reason ha we orders %
be paid when presented the office Of the Guy co saving W Wy
and the tax payers enormous interest," pufaen ~
# must not be construed any that any these
intended reflect upon the present Guy council %nOn pa 5n
i we have had The members of the council are soO9
and are making success their private business and could
make success Of business Of the city they were 10 give ne u'
If the ty the same attention that they give their own
This is no time take out petty spteS upon members Oh 'ne Guy
administration. ~ -, - .;5 n ot bsbind a bet
m an and help solve problem Of good and efficient CITY govern
ment for this city. l5 r. ~ - hal, ord wa dol
Take the history Of the government for years BACK and we 40
fess to claim that Republican administration differed very mucn
~ Affairs must be buried and all must pull together
is ia profit by change the management OF the affairs the
city. !: = ;4 +h business of every citizen of the
d en each and every citizen begins to look upon as such ana
takes the same interest in he would in his own private "'
he will see the improvements that ne expects r, man
~ M voter no taxpayer big business man nor ne ousness man
will make mistake voting for the Greater FarmOn Charter on
Der To- COMPARED WITH OLD CHARTER is MUCH BETTER I'LL
By comparison the old charter with the new oG' ,s ss WILL De
found advantage the new one s, mas ud the money
: A., ani +p with, without being required to give bond
The new charter requires that every commissioner VINO eecu Shall
give bond 49, orn+ sonal fl S25 90 unless it
m annroved by majority Of the commissioners n
"F The council can not lay levy nor assessment