The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1914-09-26
SPEAKERS LAUD DAYTON'S
CITY-MANAGER GOVERNMENT

starr conferences are held each week
With the manager. directors and heads
OF the various departments present.
A scientific budget has been prenared
by which II is possible TO umif The
expenditures to the actual income A
iull financial statement is published
~ the newspapers each month. When
me new form OF government went
.nhlo erect. the city manager found
mat the city had borrowed on a note
TO the extent Of S125. 900 and tbst
tthe custom had been TO pay for street
nghting and street repairs .hrou0h
bond Issues Twenty or twenty.five
thousand dollars will be paid on this
note TINS year. he said. while no
money mas been borrowed for current
expenses and neither have bonds been
issued Tor current expenses or street
improvements. The street car scr-
vice ~as been improved: a civic plan
BOARD has been formed which can
lah me proposed additions to the
unit OF three miles outside the CITY.
civic music league has arranged IA
series OF concerts: civic gardening
mas been successfully Conducted 400
vacant lots being turned over 10 fbe
PoOr OF the city for gardening pur-
pOses plans are under way for i'm
proving the water system etc TJe
said that the commission found tho
water situation the same as had been
pahned Tor the city when if had ].
population Of 30. 900. a survey bag
Deen started or the entire city look.
lhE toward the Improvement OF the
sewerage system and the methods ~
collecting and disposing Of garbage
A9diuonal parks have been establish.
ed and fourteen Fairgrounds we're
turned over 70 children during the
past summer; n LEGAL department has
Detn instituted which has settled
many cases out Of court. n free legal
aid bureau has been started v-bIcb
mas already handled 3f3 cases for Der.
SOIL VINO were too poor 10 pay aftor.
uey iees. downtown streets are
nov flushed once each week where
IorlneIly they we're merely sprinkled
Under The old system the duaf re-.
manned gn the streets and the process
occupied tho entire week and coat
Twice de much money as the neur avs
ten. The health department has
ouue Eood work. the rate Of infant
nl"I .auiy being reduced So per cent
ln June over the rate for tho CORES.
ponding month Of 1913. An supplies
nave been standardized and the pur.
CHASING department has already saved
glH.uNn over last year Social ronforg
nave Teen established IN All school
~ Answsroa Many Questions
Waite stated that b. would be
e .,l lo anFHer any question and 81 ne
-, or hie address many were
NNt VIZ" NNNNFFNHnfrN nc length
1911 nlnE me Wnt0r system. rn renf--
ne. nc said Dayton has no system al
uiir1flun The water ruunrr IL ...
taiunl from wells which have been drlr
lh.lt 20 ye1re and are YET verg
lnfl Ihe daily cnueurnr tIon d.
tNnlt fl SALONS nor rauffn aud Toe
yen bee capacity ~ 1s. 600 40n
Dor DAY Water meters are
pc Lr1rl rr0rf OF operating fra
rN.lfn pr $4,000. while the gross rev.
cue from the water department total
. Thompson inquired az TO thu
fA.r ~ nN1firn lu Dayton Mr. Vga.fr
..N I.ll InHf Fonr TIRE rate was be q
nut thla yelr Dr. 1919 This include 30
county state and school tax be raIf
-rnm thf fuN valuation 81 the urnnertv
lne reNenues n Dayton Tor fhia ve1r
ere cefimated Hf ST. $50. 900 the anratrr
.iln. iuoiudinr taxes. licenses returns
from tho water department etc No
Y nnurann rnleod The point that the rafe
Was hirhCr in Dayton than IN Whoeffnr
but the Hrurra quoted III arrr,r.l.sr T.
~ etat emenl we're revised hv Archie
W Aanll Then according 20 nFur-s