Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-09-03
DAYIOPS CITY
MANAGER WRITES
Of GOOD RESULTS
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Efforts could rebuild the city and con
tinue its progress. ss4 So -
Manager Waite. writes ii feslonse
to the Star Bulletins inquiry !,
Dear Sir: Z 80 n r.
Complying with your request OF. re;
cent date, we are sending you under
separate cover, a copy Of the Dayton
charter sssr. . seS a. l.
"H you are Interested in the char
| ter, you viii likewise be ihterested in
the following facts regarding the cam,
paign which led up to the adoption Oh
the charter and also Id 4 word as TO
how the city manager form OF govern.
ment worked out during the first few
months of ifs administration.
I'm the first place Dayton is noted
for the civic pride of its peo5le. Be-
cause of dissatisfaction among the
great majority Of the people, resulting
from the failure of the old form Oh
government to achieve the desired re
suits in the operation Of the citys
business, q large group Of men from
all walks of life formed volunteer
citizens committee move. lent In Jan.
nary, 1918. and raised the question,
"Shall Dayton Have a New Charter?
AFTER several mass meetings oil
citizens. this citizen committee deter.
mined TO put forward rs candidates
for charter commission, who were
pledged TO what Is now known as the
Dayton Plan and what is In reality
the city manager or colnmission-maIl-
ager form or government. Ia May of
1918 the people BY an Overwhelming
majority nominated the is candidates
for q charter commission who were
Endorsed BY the citizens committee.
Id september. 1913, the coEBlete char
ter as drawn by these charter COM
missionefs was submitted to the elee-
tors for ratification or rejection, and
again the people by vast majority
voted in favor OF the city manager
plan. The erect of this great nlajof-
ity ii favor Of the charter was so ap-
parent that practically no effort was
made 10 defeat thee elections of the
caAdldates FOR the city commission,
who we're pledged 70 carry out all of
the provisions IN this new charter.
the commission organized soon az
ter election and as its irst step Sc
letied the city manager. who IA turn
named the directors of the several de-
paftments in the city as governed by
the charter, these appointments being
confirmed BY the commission. Thel
city manager administrator began It's
nfficiai task January i, 1914 The peO-
PIE are rlanifesting an alnlcst An5e-
lieTabIe amount of interest n the AL
faits of their city government and are |
entirely satisfied with the
results shown thus far.
Eff5eikncv Counts.
The city manager form of govern
ment Is proving tess expensive be-
eause The manager Is empowered and /
he's chosen men for their efficiency
only. This allows business methods /
10 be established in ell departments /
ana savings made BY reducing forces;
ind business methods substituted ID /
ne purchase Of materials, and In the
of departments
The organization Of the department /
5f filance in particular Is hew being
perfected and when completed will be
asr thosoU1h, as efficient and - up.to-
late as: tAe best accc6ntino system In
nv. ptivate snanufa etntin1 cofpeea-
ion, IN Keeping with this advance In
he finance department all other de- E
,artaaenfs are being reorganized.
There is, everywhere in the city ser
,ice that spirit of cooperation and
,afnest desire TO serve the people
which was not universally evident IN L
For your further information, let me
i'd that before a city IS ready to con.
Iidef the question Of d change in gov
eminent. the <ilfkeRs should be given /
Z, opportunity 70 know many OF the
acts concefning their own city which
win be possible only through an eff-
.ieff organization of municipal ex-
,erts refer to such an organization
4 the bureau OF municipal reseafch II
which operated IN this city for a year
lefore any effort at charter revision I
ras even considered. This bareasi OF
municipal research made detailed IN
estiSaE tons and surveys OF all city
epArtmehts, thereby furnishing ma
eTfai which served as q basis u on
ghich 10 baild . new ehafter: ahd also
oaterial necessary for publicity pur- |
nses daring the charter CAMPAIGN
ne Dayton bureau. doubtless, VIII be
lad to send your certain literature in /
his connection. 81 :. -. 81. - II
The work OF bureau Of munieipal i
MISREPRESENTATION Of this KIND
re now established in New York.
Cincinnati. Springfield
lass, milwaukee,, Portland, Ore AND +
ther plaees-sfe shtifels Aconstrne.
Ne such an ofganizatien would
ave the way for charter revision in
ny 'tcity.t@Fs - l.. -.
I'M trIosing.a want to say that NO
srticular form Of municipal govern
mt williBe a success unless the pee.
q tnemselvess are intsrested and ven .
} ftieipste in the, cause themselves -
!, there is any other fnfofniatton We
IN give YOU. we shall be delighted tc
lrnish the same.
Very truly yours.
H. NJ. WAITE.