The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1916-04-17
NOn-POlitical Body Will
Study Needs of City
Government
EXPERT is
NOW ON JOB
100000 Pledged to Car
ry On Work First
Year

purpose OF increasing the efficiency
OF municipal departments. and keep
ing the public informed about the
city's business. To this end corps
Of municipal government efficiency
experts is being hired. and the new
examination is prepared 10 spend
10000 during the next year in re
search work.
Unlike many organizations that
have 10 do with city government.
the Detroit bureau OF governmental
research will be an independent.
ron.partisan agency. having for its
sole aim the study and proper solu-
ton OF current city problems. and
placing before the public such facts
as will help the city secure a most
effective government.
The trustees OF the bureau expect
the hearty cooperation OF all
branches OF the municipal govern
ment from the mayor down TO the
hunblest Office clerk Experts will
assist department heads in solving
better business methods that will
make possible the conduct OF city
business with a minimum waste OF
time. money and effort 1, IL gener-
ally known that city servants now
ofren find themselves WORKING under
difficulties which ought not TO exist.
but for which no remedy can BE-
found without the assistance OF non
political advisers.
The bureau. Il Is hoped. will All
this Office. The plan which the
trustees will pursue is similar TO
that of the New York city municipal
research bureau, and that of Day
ton. o.. whica Las attracted the at.
teniion OF efficiency experts all oyer
the country.
Lent ID. Upson. formerly director
OF the Dayton bureau OF municipal
research. has been objected as d.
rector OF the bureau. which was in.
oorpo-ated March 6. 1916. and is now
permanently located In Offices on
the third floor Of the Telegraph
building on Griswold-st.
Mr.. Epson is now in Detroit or
gaLizing his STAFF. He expects 10
begin work in a few days.
Attorney Otto Kirschner is presi.
dent c; the bureau board OF trus-
tees. Other members on the board
are: Emory W. Clark. vice-presi.
dent; Sidney T. Miller. second vice.
president; Ralph Stone. temporary
secretary: Joseph J. Crowley. Ed
ward n. Doyle. " 4. Hawkins. c.
e. jerks. Eugene W. Lewis, and AL
van McCsuley.
A conference between Mr.. Kirch
ner, Mayor Marx. CITY Controller
EngeI. Police Commissioner Giles
pie lark Commissioner Dust. Aid
Robert W. Rutter. president OF the
common council. and other city on
Gals. vas held Friday afternoon
Mr.. Klrchner was assured of the
hearty cooperation OF the city gov
eminent officials.
Director tyson Explains Plan.
Director Epson has had wide ex.
perience in municipal -esearch work
He Is graduate Of the University OF
Wisconsin. with three years OF grad.
uatc work In municipal government,
in the University OF Illinois. AS a
member OF the New York Bureau
OF Municipal Res e2rch he assisted In
the preparation Of the city budget
for Philadelphia, and acted -
statisticlan for the New York Milk
commission. He WAS also in charg,
OF the FIRST municipal exhibit given
In Cincinnati by Mayor Henry T.
Hunt, and Was director of the Blu
reau Of Municipal Research in Day
ton for two years; secretary OF tho
Dayton Citizens Relief committee
and for a year executive secretary
of the National Cash Register co.
In addition to New York and Day
ton, there are bureaus with sirlilar
purposes existent in Philadelphia
Baltimore, Springfield. Mass; Hobo
ken, ". j.; Rochester. Cincinnati
Columbus, o.: Chicago. Milwaukee
Minneapolis, st. Joseph. Mo-: Den
yer. San Francisco, Oakland and
Los Angeles. There are also sew
eral organizations devoting atten
ton to state affairs. notably In
Ohio. Delaware. Colorado, Wisconsin
and California.
The Detroit bureau has been in
corporated with the intention Of OK.
panding 10 include county and state
work IL necessary.
The bureau will have nothing "a
do with politics" said Mr.. Epson N
The Times. Saturday morning. III
will not attempt to criticize or re-
form the present city government
The intention Of the organizers Ia
simply to apply the method OF eff
cheney commonly employed In pri'
yate business TO city business. The