The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1922-02-02
PROFESSOR FLINT
ON GOVERNMENT
Norwich University Expert
Speaker Before WOm-
ans Club
RECOMMENDS TOWN
MANAGER PLAN
Divides Address Into Four Fundamen-
falls, Each of Which He Outlined
Gives Information of Much Value to
Those Interested.

fails, Each of Which He Outlined
Gives Information of Much Value to
Those Interested.
Town Government and the Budget Sys-
TEN was the subject of a talk by Prof.
Is. r. B. Flint of Norwich university.
Northield, before members of the Brat
telboro Woman Is club and guests last
evening in Odd Fellows temple. Be-
cause the subject was believed to be one
which would interest citizens in general
the meeting was thrown open to the
public without the payment of a guest
fee, but only small number attended.
he speaker s remarks were based on
the results of careful study and re-
search and contained much authorita-
tive information of value to anyone in
terested in municipal affairs
Prof. Flint divided his subject into
four fundamental parts In the first
place, if there is to be successful gov
ernment in town, city or village there
must be an intelligent and responsible
electorate. lie spoke of the . dryness -
OF municipal reports, adding that such
reports should contain interesting in
formation regarding the municipal af-
fairs.
The second fundamental is the form
OF government. In connection with this
the speaker told of how the form which
has been IN use so many years has been
found inefficient and of what has been
done IN many places t9 secare an eff
eient form. OF government, which in
Guides the town manager plan He gave
illustrations of the accomplishments of
tins system IN several towns where IL
has been tried, speaking in particular
OF Norwood, Mass, Waltham, Mass.
and Natertown, n Y
Administrative organization is the
third fundamental. We cannot hope
for success in municipal government un-
less we have an administrative person
mel working IN cooperation instead of
with prejudice and jealousy, said Prof.
Flint. When all the different depart
ments are grouped together and co-or~
dinated for tie welfare Of the cOmmun-
ity you cannot fail to have an eff
cient local government - he declared
For the real successful local govern
ment there must be a plan, was the dec
laration of Prof. Flint in speaking of
the fourth fundamental, for without
plan there cannot be efficiency which is
so much desired in business. in college
administration, or other field of activity
The speaker went into this phase of his
subject in considerable detail, explain
ing the necessity of having municipal
buildings grouped as far as possible, so
as to be conveniently reached one from
the other, the desirability of maintain
ing a street level, the coming system
which would define the area for indus
tries. residential purposes. shopping dis
trict, etc, and the desirability of estab-
fishing municipal forests.
He went into the subject of forests to
some length, telling what has been done
| in other countries along this line and ex-
pressing the opinion that 5000 acres of
waste land turned into municipal forest
would yield income sufficient to cover a
large portion of municipal budget. The
speaker referred to the question of bond
ing for improvements. adding that no
bonds should be issued for term longer
than the life of the improvement for
which they are issued