Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-12-15
CITY a Business Enterprise.


~ city is merely a hig business on
9, urriS~ Wilmington Is corporation
With as many stockholders as you
have citizens and with about $780,
200 600 capitalization. Through par
ti-anship you elect your chief eNecu-
tive
You have your banks r. this city
i.,'s suppose one Is capitalized NJ
$40. Oo0 600 and has 10000 stockholders.
The stockholders elect the directors
- the hank and the directors in turn
,ppoin: she officials ard their suhors'-
mates. what happens "a the man
CT woman IN that organization VII"
ICES not perform his services honestly
and satisfactorily. lie e removed
from the services.
Under tire political order Of things
YOU must wait until the expiration OF
an orc. holders term before you can
10 dispensed with his unsatisfactory
,ervlces II the other system l men
.oned n good for business then :;
a good FOR government.
Ten years or more ago in Dayton
We had government by deficit. our
deficit vas constantly p.l.ns up. W.
had 20 IDEA where u would end. The
.asi year a. our government under
the Old Federal system showed defi-
c.t % SIS 900.
The Ave commissioners heading the
Eve different departments % our,city
government are elected az large by
he people with no political mark
'.rcs. Al the primaries n large num-
Ter % men are selected by the pub
20 but finally pared down. The fve
rhee; on the ballot are elected.
'-Th,s commission elected 10y the
people selects the city manageable
administration head not chosen be
c.use q rs political. fraternA or
church connections but because % MS
ability a. an executive. The Ave COM
missions composing ne government
are Law Finance. Public Service. Pub
&c safety and Public Works.
oar .egai department keeps the
comm ss.on posted on Jaw. i draws
up az the ordinances IN a LEGAL way.
Z ndcr the Old form % government the
careless way n which contract was
drawn coe; the city $40 600 IN dam
sFes The city had contracted with
garbage disposal plant 10 dispose
% The garbage FOR SOS. 600 year. l.
costs rs an extra $685. 20, take the
garbage 90 the plant. The contract
called for 100 per cent Of all garbage
nj the city. Some people began rails
.fr p.Es and took some OF the refuse
The company complained and sued
w.fh -ne result %: the damage re-
ward
soon after the new government
came luto being and ;he city built
80 own d.sposs, plant Tor $4,000 and
nn.Fhod the FIRST year with $1,000
prott
Our fnancc department takes care
90 all money received FOR the city
The purchar ng agent - this depart
ment mas saved the cts double tho
amount Of his saiary. Under The oil
government 'he city water works the
nn.~ . which were never out used
s49s worth ~ matches. Now :he en-
IRE city government with the water
department use only 8 worth ~
matchs~ Our worHhcuse under the
old system used n barrels q sOaI
powder In one year 20 wash the CON
vets clothing. y. " One-half barre
has lasted us seven months
In 1913 the city purchasing agent
tsked and received $4,000 for "a.
purchase Of motorized fire apparatus
Do sa,ld he was going 70 buy "A stand
ord make and without open cOmpeti.
..Ne bidding lie said he would obtain
~ pieces % apparatus. Our bureal
roeurted 90 newspaper publicity on this
mat ter and before the money was
rlsnt the system % government IA,
.lunFed.
our purchaslng agent opened bids
.nt1.1ed the same standard make o;
'uFnsr. nOt six pieces bur sever
pieces. f1r $4,000. saving the CITY
600 900
our bureau called the iold system
Hniss inefic,ency. The people called
l' graft
The Bureau q Public Service has
H's saved the city large sums o.
money! 10 has extended our water
tnr.s comprehending the city nft;
.tarr hence
rlr D. lioe Of the city under IA,
neH Drlmrtneut Of Public Safety dur
..s 'lr last year recovered in addi-
f.n fr ariicl.s reported s.olen. Others
fI..4cd "a 10000. Automobiles num-
boring ga were stolen and 237 recov.
A.
~Th, rcsui. q THE good work on the
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