The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1917-09-11
tlcle 1 reahs as follows:
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ticle 4 reads as follows:
III a tie vote exists the num-
Der of the commissioner shall be
decided by lot
This clause is ambiguously worded,
according To MIR. Marion. II does
not say who shall east the lot or in
the power to do so Is vested.
Article 3. sections i . aud 3 says:
Section /. There shall be m
ployed by the commission a chief
administrative officer to be known
as city manager He shall be en-
ployed for an indefinite term and
shall hold office until a vacancy
in created by death, resignation
or removal by the governing body
OF the city.
Section o. The manager shall
be chosen solely on the basis OF
administrative qualifications. The
choice shall not be limited by
reason Of former residence
Section 3. The manager shall
receive an adequate salary. to bc
fixed 10y the commission.
The speakers objection to the fore
going was hat II would give the
commissioners too widc.a latitude in
selecting a city manager. lie was OF
the opinion hat a man could be
gotten In Albuquerque who was ac-
quainted with conditions here and
who would render better service thar
m imported man Also, the salary
should be fixed 10y ordinance he said.
so that the people would know what
WAS going ON. and the charter should
prescribe the maximum salary to be
paid, he thought.
NJ l.. FoA and Thomas Passmorc
spoke against the charter, both bring
ing out many good points. Mr. Pass
more told OF his home town. Sagi-
nav Mich, as having adopted she
commission form OF government some
years ago ana had found hat form
of rule unsatisfactory. The city "a,
said vas 10 trying Ia get rId OF it'
commission government and return o.
the Did aldcrmanic form.
\, Fleischer spoke IN favor OF ia,
charter. lie took the position tina
u municipal government should b'
run on a businCss.like basis and par
tisan politics should be eliminated
lie pointed out that there are spe
c~ialists these days In handling mum
pal affairs Just as there are In otheI
lines OF business and that Albuquer
que should get the best talent obtain
able, no matter where the man can'
| from.
ON being interrupted and told tina
one OF the men who had helped &
| frame dud had signed the chsTte
was goinE to vote against IT, MI
rlcischer declared that such a MAJ
was not worthy the name of citizen
that his action was un- American an,
'huwcd hat he had uo backbone MI
4 F~loischrr's remarks were vigurouSl,
applaudcd by both factions
1t was moved that "a central com
mittee be named FOR the purpose o
forming such other organizations "A
may hc necessary to oppose the char
ter at the polls The committee
composed of Dennis Chavez, IN "
g. Hope. Louis \. McEac Or. \. q
Shortlc. Thomas passmore Dr :
burton >. : Gilbert and Nesto
Montoya.
IN. \ g. Shortie. named as a mem
hcr ~ the foregoing committee. sta
ed today he rs in favor of the churte
aud proposes To take an active par
In working Tor its ratification at IN
polls. tie said that a meeting ,
thos" favorable to the charter woul
be held soon aud that AN attemI
would hc made To- explain the :,
called weak points attacked hN thos
who are opposed to a. lie furth'
said nat the Rotary club. huVin
fust"rod the commission form OF goS
eminent idea from the state woul,
he thought DE almost unanimous /
favor OF It's adoption.
W. do not claim nat the pre-
posed charter is perfect. In. short
continued i'But It Is a step forwar
In the right direction aud the chartc
u adopted is easily amended and u
would not have To- go 70 the legisls
ulre Tot relief AS Is the ease AZ pref
eut Furthermore. n We reject tn
charter tive Years must elaps. hefoi
the matter cdu come up again"