The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-10-23
NEW CRY GOV .RNMENT.

tine hearty suppul ~ = majority OF
our citizens.
our present form 80 city govern.
mcnt IL q relic OF the Ne.rs Of long
ago. T. was the best that could ~"
devised then aud has. of course fui-
Albuquerque is perhaps az well gov.
Termed ga any cit, 81 - size. II Is OUT
belief that SO have nu efficient may
OF. councilman aud o,ncr cas- officials
-1s good. in fact. az can be drafted
from the walks ~ private life to giyc
thcu time. without remuneration. 20
The carrying IN of the city's business
r. is not the men, but The ~ stem. shat
ffUl' Is hcing ouu wi,h.
Albuquerque Us a growing thriving
municipality Of some 2n.ce. iuhat.
%iants Her business affairs have be-
,oWo SO complex and oncrous tha'
|t I- impossible e. handle them salts.
ttctuG'' now as has been oou ~ the
past lu fact. most amy business boo
the HuUtry, handled iu the haphaz-
ARD ulrr.r THAT tho affair. OF thu aN-
crngc els are handled would D., fore.
ed into the hands ur a receiver inside
IT six months tn" detail, ~ DuuurH-
ton with rlruiu- q gity the size -
Albuquerque have become SEQ uumor-
ous thai 'hcy should poe looked after
los e. corps of Competent meu-mtl
who VII give their entire tmc 70 this
work and 81 course. be- amply recon-
peused therefor, Men who are elect
ed Co look after the city,. business,
now have private Interests hic
necessarily must be given first con-
sidoratiuu-intorcsts from which they
derive a livelihood. \ man cannot be
blamed for living the city business
sccondnrd consideration because. At
Hlst insofar a. the mayor and ooun-
ciImcu are concerned, tr,ir services
are gratuitpus and we ought no, to
| expect. In these days ~
keen business Compe.tiun. thar men
viii accept responsibilities OF that
discharge OF their obligations than Is
absolutely necessary.
There are. OF cour.- several All
fereut kinds 81 city governments that
have supplantod ths old aldermanic
form. Galveston, which took the lnit.-
atiyc In this matter. az an outgrowth
OF the storm tina, practically wiped
| out that city several wears clccia
Ia commission composed 81 her own
! citizens. These men devote ali their
time To- the dutics 10 which they are
assigned. This plan has been uidcl@
| copied.
Dayton. Ohio. following the awful
flood there n few wears ago. insti-
tuted what many believe 10 be inn
.provemeut on this. Ia elects com
m~issioners and these men are clothed
with authority TO hire a city manage
who also IL mayor. This city manager
p an expert IN that line aud IL not
even n Citiaon at Daysou, CT was not
dp until the time he va hired ilo
was gotten from Cincinnati and wa
selected because Of his peculiar ntncs,
lor the job.
Nobody stopped to inquire what
| political party he belonged &C., Re
suits were wanted aud tho city mana
ger Nis hircd just as ans scusihl.
iusiness man would 20 about select.
ug 90 man 60 take charge Of his .,or"
biz manufacturing plant cot whut"yv'
line 20, might Ice oupp 80 Iu Dayton .
b., the following account taken from
the hast issue # the National Man
poi He,.ow
Tho citizens aud officials of p1,-
,lu. ohio ga" su .r'nus.lstI u.'l
tn, Success ur ih,r city government
rnlf they are rudyaEuriup Go spics
luro Iehou' the country tn, -uspcI 81
efficient service thiuush tho .nmmit
.uu.r plan. DAYTON ra. l,l' sumo,
o., terrible tuHd which devastated
tbe u.'t 10 AIar,H ma that 80, owes
tho ouutry a. iaTg, q ujg debt OF
gratitude for the -,ucruus response
,nf su u, from il' outside world
~h, l- ~culoa,o.ng tu repay this iu ,
measure n" giving her sister cities 4.