Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1914-05-29

necessary 10 provide vehicle for city employees
IN order 10 properly supeuntend the construction
and maintenance Of streets and sewers TO properly
answer the complaints and grievances OF our citi
lcns. and to enforce the pure food laws. or per
nat the business OF the city 10 be operated in
slip shod manner. and IN the case Of inspection Of
slaughter houses and diaries 10 give Il up en-
nfriy
Commission government does not mean
cheap government. nor - the city Of Amarillo
attempting 10 run a savings bank a cheap gov
eminent could be operated by locking up the
city hall except on meeting days 81 the Commis-
son. BY making no pfctense Of keeping the ac-
counts ol The Gy's affairs. by reducing the fire
department Thereby increasing the rate) by
de, harging The street force and permit the city
10 run hsclf Commission government contem-
plates just thc opposite Of this u means ELI
ciency II means giving The people their moneys
worth By spending every dollar oi the city =
money honestly and economically
II Is economy to build fire station. which
will pay Tor tsrli inside Of t~o years by reduc
ton 81 The Insurance rate Of the entire city.
10 o. economy 10 create - pure food depart
mcnt which o.. m he main. self sustaining
which will save the people 81 Amarillo from evil
results caused by adueaied and poisoned foods
and in dollars and cent, many tunes is cost IN
doctors bills
II IS economy 10 place some responsible per
spn IN charge Of our streets and sewers to see
that the streets are worked properly and the sew
cfs kept IN "a sanitary condition
II ~ economy "a provide city laboratory At
u small cost where lh, food Of citizens 81 Amar
Mo can be analylcd and then general health pro
teolcd
Believing that the people Of Amarillo desire
an efficient government he Commission purch-
aa.d "a small automobile for use 81 city employees
during work np hours only This machine cost
yciy little NOR, th,n - horse and buggy and
,,n BE- operated 1l Jess cost and cover many
Tunes as much Territory
a lew days ago citizen was crllicsing Com
mission government 10 general and our present
government in particular Tor this extravagani
act lie DECLARED u would raae the tax rate
bankrupt The city and nisr Cam ~ general
Upon investigation % developed that this md
vidual bad never been ~ sympathy with the pres
cni government. was kno,ker on everything
they had accomplished and strange TO relate
had not paid h.s city taxes Tor three years. The
,,tv manager bad recently called his attention TO
tins fact IN orciblr letter. his mans cnh-
cism was manlicsily UNJUST. tie should pluck the
beam out 81 hs eye
Upon the passage Of hc new charter 1t be
came necessary 10 reconstruct the cntirc city gov
eminent adding departments where the public
good and health demand It, ioodstuiis were
being sold n Amarillo containing dangerous PIE
srrvativcs. causing many cases OF acute lndigcs
ton and appendicitis Meat was being left IN
slaughter houses until i, was contaminated The
SLAUGHTER houses themselves unfit Tor use and
were a menace 10 public health Milk was being
adultcraied The Commission provided a pure
food department aud appointed an inspector TO
cover this contingency The street department
was not efficient. and the city through careless
feeding. had lost stock enough to pay good
mans salaf ylor an entire year here was no
system of bookkeeping At thc city hall, and there
was SO 600 90 Of delinquent taxes on the books
The charter and public opinion made It mandatory
upon the city government to provide Tor the
Board OF City Development and ordinance
was passed creating lhl, department
Undoubtedly the tax rate will have To be
raised Ia provide for the $4,000 600 overdrait
inherited from the former government and to
provide for the Board OF City Development but
the government Of the city proper Is beng oper-
atcd on less money than ever before. notwith-
standing the creation Of i've new departments
", have thc best governed city ~ the state OF
Texas.
The Commission needs your cooperation
and encouragement they are your servants and
are doing ,her work we'll The knocker who IS
being forced to pay back taxes to the city, who
owns taxable property included IN the reoen, ex
tension of the city limits who Is having to clean
up 10 conform 10 the pure foor ordinance, who
/ q. ,isi 4, "koockcr by nature. deserves no atten
/ ton Go up to the city hall and see Tor your
self
livery dollar of the taxpayers money will b'
/ ud,iously accounted TOT and in time. when the
/ tue effects ol commission government can he
seen even the knocker' will be forced TO talk
To- himself To- yet audience.
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