The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1917, 1914-03-27

Ilne city, IL is only to be said that the
law is being enforced and there is no
tcommercialiZing of vice. Over forty
saloons have gone out OF business
since the commission form OF govern
ment was adopted, many of these IL
censes having been cancelled by the
city council and others forced out OF
business On account OF the enforce
ment of the law,
The social evil has been eliminated
so far as institutional and CONNER
cial phases of it are concerned, and
while there Is doubtless a great deal
OF clandestine vice being 2raetioed in
certain lodging houses and hotels, yet
this statement has been repeatedly
made on public platforms: That there
is not street or an alley in the city
tiGhS other perhaps than 9 drunken
man, which would bring a blush TO
the cheek of child or an apology
from his guardians iips.'"
| Thirdly focalizing the lines of
government, you reduce to q mini
| mum the friction of government, the
old clash between the Legislative and
fexecutiVe branches is done sway with,
and the mayor is not made the scape-
goat Of the administration, those who
mako the laws are charged with the
! responsibility of their enforcement,
] and each commissioner in charge of
his own department is directly respon-
isible to the people.
"Fourth-By close knit organiza-
tion and personal supervision OF HIS
department, the commissioner has
tshown an increase OF nearly 100 per
,cent in the quantity and quality OF the
work done.
"In Snnkane nmhhI,c !::SSo.ss:::::1.::: ca: :;
have been cheapened from Il 10 46 per
cent.
"The cleaning of the streets, the up
keep OF our public institutions and the
service rendered to ur people for less
money than under the old system.
No More Cheap Politics.
"The city hall has been redeemed
from that odium of graft and cheap
politics and the worst our critics say
about us is that we are monarchical
and non-representative, and that some
of us lack business ability.
! "Thc present city council Is meet
ing additional fixed charges such as
ss75.000 for parks and Fairgrounds; !;
SL0O0,000 for concrete bridges; $780,
600 for o new city hall; and $780, ,0b0 In
street lights, Sewer and other ppblie
improvements not assessed TO .abnt-
IuS pIopcIS. we nave cHib0. taken
up $1,250,O00 OF outstanding water
warrants which were drawing six. Der
cent and were being discounted; an
other five per cent. at the banks, And
have funded that in tRentyTyear wa
ter bond serial at s per cent. SO that
now we can buy our supplies in the
open market for one hundred cents
on the, dollar. ;5;S. o.
| .@flic Milwaukee gailPoadIo having
purchased one. side of one OF our bnsi-
ness streets. has withdrawn nearly
two million dollars OF property fro
our city assessment rolls, aB this Is
no taxed as operative. property un-
de- the state law, and 1yet with all
these additional fixed charges and the
| shrihkage In assessment aiues,5 we
have reduced taxation $4,000. and Tor
the first time in over ten years the
] fiscal year was. closed without defi4
| cit appropriation. ~ !.
Has Helped Spokane. ,i
"That Spokane has not suffered. but
rather has been revived under COM
mission government Is evidenced by
/ the fact that just now there arc over
| 100000 in public improvements by
J railroads, power companies and Hfi-