Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1919-09-22

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Plan
The opponents of the proposed COUNCIL MANAGER PLAN
are vitality interested have the present system OF City Gov
Continued In the opening paragraph of large adver
tisement in the Gazette they call special attention to the cheap
sAr1sFTEb Win THE SERVICE YOU GET? Mr. Citizen
ARE YOU PROUD OF THE CLEANLINESS OF THE
STREETS AND ALLEYS OF YOUR CITY? The Council MAN
AGER PLAN will DO A MORE EFFICIENT AND ECONOMY
CAL work for YOUR CITY for the SAME MONEY. HAMMER
ING DOWN the WAGES not the way to attract the BEST
WORKERS.
Why DO the opponents Of the G9YNe MANAGER Pan Ian
DEPARTMENT, SCHOOLS AND OTHER CITY IMPROVE
MENTs Were they brought about by education and in spite
of most Of those who oppose smfied governments Dd
they cry out and destruction would follow the large
expenditures of which they now boast?
Why do the opponents Of the CITY MANAGER PLAN quote
the increased values of property Mr. Czen Has the present
City Government encouraged improvement by furnishing
extension Of streets sidewalks or better lighted reets
Why boast property improvements made by individuals,
whose ASSESSMENTS are promised LACKING UP and whose
TAXES and LICENSES already LACKED UP These oppo
CAS- or other MuNICIPAL iMPRoVEMENTs to the SHIP
YARD WORKERS of EAST ROsEMONT, ROsEM0NT, or the
ing this beautiful site City Park the improvements
noticeable and attractive the improvements to The NEW
HIGH SCHOOL GROUNDS! d.
improvement can and should be made in the OF
the City Government WHY DO THEY ADMIT IT ANDTHEN
FIGHT THE EFFORT TO HAVE IT They refer to the new
Industries located amongst u.s. Why don't they tell you that
these Industries are CRYING out for an EFFICIENT GOVERN
MENT? Why isn't the BUSINESS Of CITY GOVERNMENT
Citizen admit that your Cys affairs cannot be conducted
as business conducted The claim made by the opponents
for the sake of argument that possibly some CITIZEN VINO is
not STOCKHOLDER in this CORPORATION Of ALENAN-
DRIA VIRGINIA will be elected DIRECTOR Cor councilman
when THEY SHOULD KNOW and You do know, that is
eligible VOTE if he is not tax stockhoder
part Of the captaon tax reyerts to the sgPPoRI Or ou
EVEN THOUGH HE DOES NOT OWN PROPERTY. The OPP
ponen say that he proponents do not indicate in any precise
way he manager could his salary much less earn
ANYTHING for the city, That certainly worth quoting Mr. Voter
Have you heard of Manager of bunessdescptlon
or szehavng beprecise told what do Since Adam was
placed in the Garden of Eden time managers nave
been placed in control Of that which they We're toconduct with
economy and frugay to prove good economists Manager
employed by Corporation municipal private and II ne IS
not successful then another chosen THE COUNCIL MAN.
AGER PLAN furnishes QUICK RECALL if the MANAGER
DOES NOT MAKE, GOOD.
Again the opponents yield good impulse when they say that
the MAYOR is now CITY MANAGER Read the City law and
find this if YOU can SMALLER COUNCIL urged because
of the DEMONSTRATED INABILITY Of the PRESENT COM
MON COUNCIL Of SIXTEEN MEMBERS and the BOARD OF
ALDERMEN of EIGHT MEMBERS, and the INNUMERABLE
COMMITTEES to GET A QUORUM for meeting to transact
the Ctys business.
The Opponents to the CITY MANAGER PLAN cry out OPP
position to plan adopted by than fifty per cent of Virginia
Cities because of its efficiency and economy
Do these opponents dare that Alexandria cannot or Will
not furnish five willing to the responsibilities just
as the same number have in Norfolk Petersburg Suffolk Roa-
noke, Fredericksburg, and Bristol?
The opponents thirteenth paragraph usually unucky
13 UNCOVER the REAL REASON their opposition They
are GRIEVED to know that SOME OFFICES MAY BEABOLl
SHE'D The Citizens offering the COUNCIL MANAGER PLAN
for your thoughtful consideration are not politicians but men OF
profession trades and business among you who want BEllE
MENT of CIVIC CONDITIONS.
NORFOLK AND PETERSBURG like Alexandria, had large
of WAR PROSPERITY deveope and the citizens OF
those cities were QUICK TO VOTE A CHANGE OF CITY
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