Corpus Christi caller and daily herald. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1911-1917, 1914-11-11
OYiqin and Theory City Manager Plan
EXPLAINED by James sssass.

II
I'rof Herman q. JAMES. Director y
the liurrau ~ Municipal IisAtnTfh aul
Reference - tho University - Texas
has addrrsssd the Hecond lrnuni meet
Ina " the Teas iaHue ~ Agnifa al
liics in Houston Yesterday, a. follows
his subject bsinf TIE 'f4Fin "nn
Theory - tiff cry ManaFer wan
u Is nearly fifteen years $50 since
our State came Into the hm"iishi in
{ matters ~ CITY Government wiii' me
! ndctHstu ~ fhe commission form ~
municipal government in thr n"iFAbpf-
lua CTS ~ Galveston TIE enormous
Interest manifested ln ihiH n'" cliy
government ara me rapiAiif WIN
which y spread ~ ne rifi'F ~ ihiH
state and other states ~ me Union
are matters ~ common Hh'"i'Nh'
hes Furnish conclusive evidence or
the fact mat commission HNfffhin"hi
met fr1i nf'a in The improvement ~
msnifiiml affairs ana thH testimony
from nearly hN commission governed
cities to-day hO"ef'f hfirf iheii per-
inN ~ 'tpffn'niA mA3 have he'n d.
mat ihe ci'f government hnh in many
r'HprrtH N'fn improved he eHnlfffI
10 tfia new inim
Advantages o. Manager Plan.
ihr NaFAhiHFoh ciNifnfd N fut fNl-
i.tfi'fa ~ Wits nfN ioim ~ mlhiril il
government over inc "id MAfNf hhA
council i"fm mas Hf tnffs minAf
iffd in tno Words. simplicity Hna
/ rrhifae fefion oi h4thpritt ahd fN-
spnisiDilii
Nithln ih' lHHt t'N years ii'r' mao
connie hh"ihri important innovation
inir nlf system of American clil Epf-
cinihrni called ING 'iif Nanar'f Plan
+ n"d thr "piaiii with which tniH Now
"at experiment m hring iaNfn 900 hl
throughout thr country cHmpcls us al
Students ~ mnnieird prupl'ina io 'n-
/ feAiienio min iia origin. history nn1
{ pnn1nihiirs
lhr oiN 90 Htauntnn. virginia. tooh
/ tN" lh'ilhii'r in installing an officer
rrHpnnHinic Roy ih' eitficl FoFefniht
h"dF "i the CHS WI" should he boz
chars" ~ ihe administrative work ~
ihr municipality This Office WINS can
[ el 90 fhc ordinance which provided fnr
hh 'i poinimeni General Manager
+ ihib w"f in the noHiunlnF Nf lfps The
CTS h Ftthniuh retained Goo Mayor
fni Council nh iiH suverninr uods hr-
riusc a. was unhhl" under ihr Virginia
constitution Boz change i'H Form 10 sHF-
f riumcni in tne commission form 'l
ihnush ih" waa desired hf iho ndeD-
Gates NJ Hn improvement in th. etnuu
som uif governments
/ lAiiH WN known ni ih'a frHi tou-
inf" ln 'h' ncil ~ ID cIif manager and
y woe not untl lhH- ihat ih" cuts ~
/ Nnwi'r N'uth carolina adopted a.
eufnuiahiln government With c.tt
"i'N'F'f 'NN ''f"'iiH'h ln ih' nr"H
p'i''h OFT 'N'N country fHttNNt ~
tN'h e. n'l iht' mn'h attention was
directed 'n iht iitrsi experiment
Vfi9'n o. AocAport Plan.
~ l'll lh' ii"'fN oi Trade ~ i,noh -
port 50" l"th. th nn effort io i'm
if"t" Use hofrfrniHnt 20 MAJ ciif. in p
pnNn'"h INTO the Ne" ANri lr-iHlaiur"
hiN authorizing commission govern
'nfu' WIN g Gus MANAGER Tor ritrH -
'hr thlfh clhNf in that state This
'iiL wmch came % hF known us ihc
iffhpNfi H'l inllrd ~ adoption hut
% cam" 'o he the molrl on which olh-
90 clf'f iniotcst'i in iir ctf man
'trf id'A NaH"H thoi cWfifr proNia
tome
since ih' M'lfl advertised adoption
ihr plan poo sumter Do hAf fpresd
tn other "iil"a NJ iir Nnrth and south
ihN lHiaoai hnI most influential uf
which Was DAYTON t'hin OWNS to
NH size ana Co. ihr canu aisn ~ pub
lNcitv connected with the now charter
Dayton came tn hc regarded as th'
original ur ht least the modern nN
manager city Bach month the Nst of
'iiirH which have adopted tho oiN
manascr plan hss Increased
Tesas Takes the Sead.
Texas here again a. in the risc oI
. commission form of government Is
taking the lead while thc citt man
! sger plan did not originutc les Texas
as dtd the commission form. there orr
i. four cities in this state AZ the prra
/ 'nt time which have adopted that ulai
> ~ govrrnmeut and others have th'
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