Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-01-12
Manager Would Be Ruler of
City Under Proposed Charter
Mayor Shorn Of Power, Coun-
ell Nimited TO Making
Of Ordinances.

The adoption ~ the now charter
| being frimtd ly . committee of bus.
moss men, appointed bye Mayor sim
mons for his purpose, VIII give "a
IJum, - plan OF SELF government
~hirh ,omhlucr an the good features
uf the managerial form now In use.
win the flults 81 tho commission
FORM OF IutCfUment eliminated. such
was tho declaration made by members
Of the committees Of the leading owe
organizations who attended ycstcr
days meeting of the chamber OF
Commerce, and heard the men In.
strmu'utai IN drafting tho new chart.
e. explain the work which haH been
accomplished ON rhis document.
l'n'"r tho provisions Of the now
'hlrt'r II adopted. rulSi will bc gov
.ctUcd by H manager, selertcd for hiH
Slsyl qualifications and by u board
81 ruuuDilWrU, seven IN number.
The" rounuiiucu Will hAlc ~ power
aH executive officers. hut viii serv ~
the ciiy hrly u Hp adminu.trntl, =
way, making the laws and ordinances
but thoru of the power 10 administer
ih'a' laws This power. viii with
hui two exceptions be- placed iu tho
UA h'f or lhN manager
The mayor. under the ucw charter,
VIII serve only tu carry on fnncuous
demanded uf the head ~ the rity bv
other communities. and toward the
federal government No attempt viii
nc made 10 place authority u the
hands of the mayor thru prnt Niuus
"t the now charter ana hla position
VIII h' hardly more than that Of a
ngurrhcHd
Manager NJ Powerful
Chairman Joe MGNeul, NJ the char.
ter committee. IN explaining the dc
tails OF the charter ~ 1t has uitcnd,
Progressed In tn" hands Of commit.
tc" composed ~ .. Mitchell, r.
Lyon, A j. Hiddison and W. }
Gr'rg. declared that every authority
to Properly carry ON the functions Of
administration uf city affuirH would
be- placed IN the bluds Of the man
ugcr.
A. ! Hlddraon. member ~ the
lrgIl subcommittee, declared thuI
the two exceptions a. the number of
powers which would bc cloikrl under
the head of the manager would prob
ably be that or the legal department.
hnd Of the auditors department la
me lr%bl department.. aA provided for
there Will be two attorneys ono iudrr
aud one solicitor. Thoac attorneys
VIII appear IN the courts I'm the inter
e't Of the city, the Judge viii preside
over The police court and tho solicit
tor viii at an times he at fhe com
mund uf any cmplOyc Of the city.
tnc Of. tho principal functions or
the mayor VIII Ice that uf receiving
the audim of enth department -4.- .h,.
shall sre IT. making call fur Thesr
hudits at his pleasure
iiudgct Question Indcri,i,d.
The mnttrr uf budget wa. dlscu,aed
10 extent a. yesterdays meeting. and
iu this connection II developed that
lhcte was question Hs TO whether
tho council should have power To In.
rrcdEc the budget prepared and pre-
gcnted' by the manager. or whether
thc power only To drcrcase this bud
get should be placed In the hands OF
the COunctlmen
The salary OF tho mayor under the
charter viii not. 0s explained to the
directors NJ the Chambcr OF Com
merce, be made NO attractive that
Il win attract lob Seekers" but rather
win be placed at mark which viii
give more Of an honorary color to
the place The salary OF the couiic,i.
men viii be placed on n pey diem
basis. and they viii ne paid only for
the services they render In council
meetings, with the proper safeguards
placed about them to u limit on the
maximum number OF meetings
while no mention was made ms TO
the specific amount ~ salary which
VIII hU attached, either 10 tho pofi
uon OF city manager mayor or coun
Gilman, II was intimated ny all who
discussed this important factor that
the sHlarics Of tho mayor and
councilmer would he placed NJ Zig
IRE which would permit the Offering
OF an attractive salary To secure n
capable manager
In the selection ot counciimen. it
VIII be proposed that these several
officials shsll he elected for different
length OF service I'm this way II was
pointes out, the city manager would
at mo- time be confronted with "A new
set OF Councilmcn there always be
INK majority of experienced men on
the board
MI MAN kI'i6 CAL EcMhN