The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1914-04-05
Mayor-EIect Outlines Some of the
Plans the New Administration
Proposes to Put Into
Effect
BOOTLEGGERs MUST co
Wants Clean City and Asks co-opera.
I &. ton Of the Citizens In Order
& to Get such a
Result.

"A line on some of the policies of
the new administration? interroga-
lively repeated Mayor elect Moor
head. when approached on the sub
Ject last evening by q representative
Of The Gate City. "As far as formu-
lated" he econtinued,s they are few
and simple. The first meeting of the
new city council will be held tomor-
row morning at 10 o'clock 1t will be
entirely devoid of spectacular fea-
lures. When city governments, I'M
der the old political plan, aped state
and national governments, 1t was Gus
tomary for the new mayor to deliver
an inaugural address. That was per-
haps allowable under the circum-
stances, but conditions have changed.
Cities under the commission plan, as
Is keokuk at the present time, are
managed as business institutions, and
business methods should be followed
throughout. No one on taking charge of
the local plant Of Swift & Co., or the
Purity Oats Co., or the j. G. Hubinger
Bros. Co., or the Huiskamp Bros. Co.,
would be expected to deliver an ad-
dress to the stockholders The new
city officials will simply take the
chairs vacated by their predecessors
and proceed at once to the transaction
Of business ..-... s,.,s ,.,.
will there be many changes made
In the personnel of subordinate Off
cials?" the reporter asked. That is
burning question with good maIr
people" he added. Relatively, very
few as compared with the total num-
Der of such officials" the mayor.elect
replied. Most of them are under civ
II service protection and will not be
disturbed il their records show them
to be honest and efficient and they
continue to discharge their duties sat
isfactorily. There will be no haste in
filing the places not under civil serv-
ice. The new administration Will
take its time as to these. Probably a
month will elapse before some of the
appointments are definitely decided
upon. Both mayor and councilmen
are disposed to proceed slowly and
base their actions upon the best in
formation obtainable.
How about cleaning up the city,"
he was asked 1.-THE city will be
cleaned up as matter Of course" re-
piled the to-be mayor THAT was
foregone conclusion whoever was
elected last Monday. All the candi-
dates stood for that, and 1t is the only
logical thing to do. Moreover, it Is
the right thing and the imperative
thing to do. Gambling and bootleg
ging must and will be suppressed.
But in order that the new administra-
ton may accomplish the greatest
measure Of good in lettering condi-
tons it must have the hearty support
and cooperation of the great body of
our citizenship. without this the best
results are Impossible of attainment.
Whether my administration is sue
cess or not depends very largely upon
the willingness Of the community to
help make it what it ought to be. We
are pledged to honesty, economy and
efficiency. These should be supple
mented by the moral support Of the
community. 1t will take some time to
work out certain needed reforms and
patience should be exercised mean
time. The city must not only be
made clean, but 1t must be kept clean.
In this good work the new admins
tration invites the cooperation Of ev
cry good citizen"