Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1915-03-21
A YEAR OF COMMISSION GOVERNMENT

o. The eve Of another municipal election va
deem ban proper and timely 20 take 40 invoice
as it were. Ot the years work under our commits
SION form of government
Upon investigation. We find lhai Amarillo ul.
made remarkable progress during fhr past twelve
months And when We Toxic into confederation
the tact that the change from thc Alderman,
70 the Commission form OF government involved
entire reorganization Of the City, affairs the "a,
compartments Tor thc year must appear even thr
more surprising 70 all OF as
ln the reorganization. the following ue, de
partmcuis were created ia the city government
City Manager Pure Food Inspector City Chem
lst street. Park and Sewer Superintendent Care
lakcr OF Park. Assistant Fire ChI,I and Fireman
AZ Sub station All the new departments tourth
e. with The old have been maintained a. O. cost
90 salauc. Of $4,000 90 Ices than was expended
for the same period OF time under ihr old rcgmr
be adoption Of Pure Food Ordlnon,r and
o. enforcement % one ol the most important ol
the Commission achievements Tor The yeor This
ordinance IS au absolute safeguard OF lhe public
health There can bee mo- question Jhal ouf pure
food ordinance has been largely responsible for
the marked Improvement u our rate ol mortality
during The past year The City hes been remark
ably free from typhoid and kindred diseases and
the dreaded disease ep.drnrs we have Witnessed
u former years have undoubtedly been prevented
by these precautionary measures. ID o. indeed a
source of satisfaction that when we bus mA bu'
ter meats and the sundy articles lhal ao 20 make
up The food for ourselves and our lamiIcs We
know they are free from taint aduItenuou dir
and disease germs
On iuvcstgauon. Sc ascertain tbr tact that
under our pure food ordinance. t~cuty.uN ubcr
cuar cows were removed from the DAIRY herd.
supplying Amarillo. any one ot which could have
no,uIsted the entire community with the deadly
germ oi tuberculosis The doyucn have Team
ed % the wisdom OF the city regulations and
results boz tins respect are highly satisfactory
During the past year delinquent taxes 90 uhc
amount Of nearly Sl5.000O 90 have been ,olc,,
rd without extra expense Co the ,iN We believe
% d, boa ialr and proper that a.I property owners
the u.b as well as the poor should pay 'hrn
taxes
HE uc,, sub. hrc station crested by the Com
mission wiIl prove most profitable Investment
The decrease In the rate ol tire insurance secured
thereby will return to the pockets OF the taxpayrI
more than the COS, OF the station and equipment
every year !, means reduction of our key "tc
OF So Is per cent. making Q thc lowest OF ans
.lty %. the size of Amarillo rhr state
Under the new system. supplies ioI lhr .IN
are purchased under "a competitive plan. and The
saving thus effected over lhr o.d manner Will .1
lar toeaId paying the City Nouaecrs salary
The new government has abolished tlr ur
lou# and highly unsatisfactory Tee system iu ih'
payment ot officers al ol POS have known th.
aaucfu. effects ~ lhls system. and none SSH. o.
grci hat the cts rs rad ol o.
As provided by the charter thr commission
ua. appointed GO Board OF l,p Development
which is carrying on tbr wofe ot thc old Chamber
oi Commerce 900 q highly satisfactory manner
Under this plan non resident property owners
who have heretofore escaped tho Obligation OF
contributing toward the WORK oi general dc,rI
opmrrt must uov pay thrr pro rla 900 rho way
o. ak The past year tns spr.t f'N was one