The Prescott daily news., 1915-12-29
CITIES GOVERNED
 BY COMMISSIONS
Eig.li3-Ono Big Towns Have
 Adopted New System.
STATISTICS BY GOVERNMENT I

Larger Cities Still Cling to Older Form
 of Government by Mayor and Coun-
 cd-petals of Administration. Police
 Departments, Liquor Traffic and Wa
 ter Supply Systems.
 The commission form of government is in effect ill Sl of the 204 cities oi over 3OOUO inhabitants Civil seTvice regulations are applied to the appoint ment of policemen in l22 such cities including ali those of more than 3O0 GOO inhabitants. Policewomen are em ployed ill 26 cities. Municipal prohi bition prevails in l5 cities, state prohi bition in IT and county and parish pro hibition in 3. In l5 cities certain sa looms are licensed to sell malt liquors only. These are few of the signih cant and interesting facts which will be brought out in a report under the ti tie of General Statistics of Cities, l9lJ," to be issued in the near future by Director Samuel l.. Rogers of the bureau of the census. department oi commerce, and compiled under the di rcction of MT. Starke NJ Grogan, chief statistician for statistics of cities.
 Commission Form of Government.
 The commission form of government in foX V ,f he POI cities estimated to have 30.0O0 in habitants or more in 1915 These cities are scattered throughout 2G states, in addition to the District of Columbia. ranging from Massachusetts to Washington and from South Caroli na to California. Five of them are iD New England, ? in other northern states east of the Mississippi l6 il northern states between the Mississp pi and the Pacific coast states. in the Pacific coast states and 24 in the south.
 The largest city at present operating under the commission form of govern ment is New Orleans. whose pOpua tion is estimated at about 3GJ .000. but Buffalo. with population of about 100000, has recently voted to inaugu rate this system on Jan. l, 1916. Next in order are Washington. with nearly 35o.000 inhabitants; Portland Ore. with about 100000, and Denver. with about 2J0,0vO.
 The larger cities still cling to the older form of government by mayor and council In all. l23 cities of over 3o.00O, including all having more thar 100000 inhabitants. are governed r this manner The mayors salaries range from $l00 per annum. in Flint Mich, to Sl5,000. in New York city and their terms of office from one to four years
 A total of 51.045 police officials. pa uolmen. detectives and civilian em ployees are engaged in the work of maintaining peace and order in the 2O4 cities. Of this total 5,5S6 are officers exclusive of detectives. 34,320 are pa trolmen. 3.303 are detectives and 3,0ls are civilian employees Of the patrol men 31,294 are unmounted and l.S04 are mounted on horses. 70S on motor cycles and 5l4 on bicycles. Park DO licemen detailed at municipal buildings and courts number 300
 Regulating Liquor Traffic.
 Prohibition by state law prevails in IT cities of 30,000 and over--4 each in Georgia and Tennessee. $ in Kansas ? each in Oklahoma and West Nir ginia and each in Maine and North Carolina MuntcipaI nrohibitioD is in effect in l5 cities--S in Massachusetts ? each i'll Illinois and California and l each in Pennsylvania. Iowa and Wash ington. County prohibition has closed the saloons in Michigan cities. and parish prohibition has closed them in cities in which total prohibition pre- vails In addition. there are S-4 in Ohio in Colorado and l each i'll Pennsylvania and lllinois-in which partial prohibition is in effect through the operation of what is known as the district system, under which certain districts or sections of the city may by popular vote abolish their saloons while other sections retain them
 Uf the 20i cities of over 30.OOO 155 have municipaly owned water supply systems. the total estimated value oi which is Sl 071 ,0oO.000 Municipal own ership in this field has been in force in Philadelphia, which built it's plant in lS01 and has operated il conunu ously since that time. for longel period than h any other city