Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1921-06-27

ministration or their unwillingncss
to give the commission-city mana
ger form of government fair
trial Back in April, 1919, it was
the duty Of the commission under
4 special act Of the legislature to
call an election for the purpose Of
giving the people an opportunity
to vote on a charter framed by a
group OF politicians, which under
its provisions, provided for an al
dermanic form Of government I'M
der the name OF commission city
manager form Of government
Many Of US will recall how bitterly
the election was contested but the
result was gratifying to those Of US
who believed in the merits and
possibilities in true commission
city manager form Of government,
electing commissioners at large
and retaining the right to amend
our own charter, without Interior
ence by the state legislature, as oc-
casion and circumstances required
Two Officers Added.
Later in July Of the same year
the commission, after due consid-
Grafton, submitted on its own mi
tlatlYe, amendments 10 tlIe presen,
charter The principal one penn
that there should De i've cVHLll'l IS
sioners elected at large IN pace Vi
three, as originally provided.
The following october at the
election Of the two additional COM
missioners, other amendments were
offered which PROVIDED LOT AFTER
mating terms, service without COM
pensation, that the greatest mum
Der Of votes Wouid eject Wltnout
requiring a majority OF NUMBER o!
votes cast, and for a continuance
in a contingency where al com,
misstoners' offices were declared
vacant.
The last election is still fresh
enough in our minds to require no
comment and it is noteworthy thai
in all the elections held. and just
referred to, the administration was
sustained.
All of the accomplishments Of
the city commission to date as'ue
from overcoming the obstacles JUS
mentioned, may be attributed to
Two principal and outstanding fea-
lures,
Reasons for Success.
First, legislation. both state and
local.
Second. an actual demonstration
of n n0D-politiCal business govern
ment, out of these two and result
ing therefrOm have grown olHei
results as follows:
The first and most important'be-
ing financial. The receipts and
disbursements for the past three
yaars are as follows:
Receipts Disbursements
1918 ,....$149,2S5.09 S15A53Li -
1918 ,,.. 22O,91077 1S2,965.54
1870 ..... 274,5527O 199,47l.95
The condition of the city treas
ury January 1. of each year was
az follows:
General fund: 1918, deficit,
fsF541 sly. 1919, deficit, ($19,-
q,34. 1920, deficit, ($S,21416),
1901 surnlus, s12,11l.18.
sinking fund: 1918, $1,7345G;
tQ10 sI6f31.O4. 1920; $49,20S.8G;
1951 az $500.
In addition to this change In the
Gosh nosition. the following tabula-
tinr shows the more important
cbanco in the entire condition Of
no @nneraI fund. thus rejecting
no not deficit or surplus in the
g Ia fIrd as between the assets
80 ,iabiI,ties Of the general fund
o. JANUARY Of each year:
46,e DnfiCit ..,..$t8,S31.53
t9io Doficit ....,, 18,374.7O
t05G Detroit - 2,199.62
tS 9 eTrnins ',. 31,5591O
mic orcoDonIishment was large
Il, ro a,,T 70 laws sponsored by
10 oitv of A Ibuoueroue and enact
"a NV the state legislature as fol-
I vu o' ~
~ " Tho elimination OF the s per
~ onIIortion charge made BY the
oo,,r Gov. the collection of city
. Iouls'' -
I"Se'; Tho law renuIring the county
.otnrr On nor cent of the city
~ 't tovns ~ ne citv for citv pur-
IOdd taASS ~ Wv