Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1914-10-15
DISCUSSED
:. AT CLUB BANQUET
Con-, ,sion Manager Form
Recommended 80 Election
Nov. z or Dec. I

The proposed amendment TO the Salem
charter, providing for a commission
manager form Of government for the
city, was discussed in detail Of its, most
important features and from every
angle at the regular monthly. meeting of
the promotion department of the com
mercial club at the Marion hotel last
evening at which there was a large at.
tendance. JOHN II. Scott presided as
chairman Of the meeting.
Numer0us talks were made upon the
effeets Of the proposed changes in the
Gfty government but the leading ad.
dresses upon the vital points Of the bill
for the new charter were made by Post.
master A. Huekestein, DR.. j. N, Smith,
County Clerk Max Gehlhar, A. A. Lee,
and H. B. Thielsen The proposed
amendment will probably be taken up
for consideration by the city council at
its Monday night meeting when a date
for the election upon 1t will be fixed
and, in all probability, the date Of the
regular city election, December 7, will
be chosen although it is possible that it
may be voted upon at the city primary
election November 2.
Considerable stress was laid upon the
duties and powers Of the manager, un.
der the proposed new form Of govern.
meut, and DR.. Smith elaborated upon
this phase Of the discussion stating that
any attempt to take away any Of the
powers lodged in this official would re.
suit in the crippling Of the entire sys.
TEN. II was also stated by the speak
ers that the commission manager
form Of government had been selected
in preference to the commission
form after careful study of the con
dtions existing in other cities which
had put both systems to the test and II
was found that the most Of the failures
in either form experienced were in the
case Of the commission form.
In adopting the commission manager
system for Salem the speakers stated
that they had patterned after the man
agcment Of the great corporations OF
the country whose business was con
Quoted by a board Of directors and O
manager at the head Of all TO be chosen
by this board, or commission, Under
the commission FORM 1t was pointed out
each of the commissioners was giyef
charge Of the management Of u depart
ment of the city's affairs and each OF
the commissioners chief aim and ambi
I tion was TO see how much money h,
could secure for his own department ant
how much he could spend Under IN,
manager system, however, an appropria
| ton Of funds FOR running the city gov
/ ernment Is made and IL Is up to th,
/ manager to see that Il is expended II
the most economical manner consisten
with the best results TO be obtained.
The commercial club 3 note, held b,
Ladd & Bush bank for tho money OK
pended In securing and fitting up Ia,
club rooms on Liberty street waa nlst
Officially paid and burned" with du,
ceremony upon this occasion, George \
Rodgers presented the note TO Hal d
Patton Of the finance committee, who
in turn, handed II over to william
Walton, cashier Of Ladd & Bush banN
together with the sum Of the indebted
ness. Mr. Walton stamped the not
"paid In full with the banks priyat
stamp aud the document was immediate
ly offered up In sacrifice TO the grea
fire god who deyoured II with kee
rrelish.
The names Of the business men wh
signed the note and were extended du
honors upon this occasion werei Thee
Roth, VIM McGlehrst, Jr,, Curtis !
Cross, o. q. Shipley, Hal d. pattor
II. c. Bishop, Il, Eckerlen, j. A. Wilson
Fred s, Bynon, Russell Catlin, p. Il
darcy, G. Van Patten, j, G. PER-,
Aug Kehrberger, II. o. White, j. I
Stockton, Otto Hansen, John H. Scot
John ]. Roberts, W, D, Evans Il. 9
Deckebach.