The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1922-10-12

HAIL WORKING Tor you we are gong
to try to conduct the city business
honestly and faithfully. I am here to
spend all my time in your service; ]
am to direct the spending Of your dol
lars and / hope to be able to get you
the most possible for it,"
This was the message brought to
Kenosha Monday evening by G. M
Osborn, the new city manager, in an
address delivered before the Mems club
If the St. Matthew's church in the as
embly hall Of Guild hall. In this
.erse and emphatic way Mr.. Osborn
utlined that the new city administra
ion would stand for efficiency, har-
nony and progress.
"The general policy will be to take
that we have and make the most of
t." he declared, putting to rest any
ears that a general cleaning"
'ould usher in the new form of gov
rnment. "There are, no doubt, many
BOD men in the service of the city now
ad they will continue to serve the
ty, In the management Of city as
/ the management Of any industry
1ere must be harmonious force.
very employee must know that he or
ne must produce results or must give
ay to someone who will Every man
ow in the city hall can stay there as
ing as he can make good; when he
2ils to do that,-h has one other thing
, do-he must leave. We will all be
orking for you at the city hall"
Not a "Big Boss" at All.
He opened his remarks regarding his
wn status by registering an opposition
q policy of referring to him as the
big boss" Of the city of Kenosha.
"There is to be no such animal" he
cleared "There is to be no big boss
Kenosha, unless it should be the
resident of the city council The plan
city government which you have
doptcd has eliminated the big boss
am employed by five men in charge
the city-they can fire me if they
esire."
He continued by outlining the gen
raj plan of the city manager form of
overnment, comparing it to the sys-
m which is in use in all large manu-
acturing concerns of the country. He
eclared that the council would adopt
le policies Of the administration and
lot it would be his task to put these
olicies into force. He did not hold
ut that the new form of government
as a panacea for all ills to which a
ty might fall heir, but pointed out
Eat with the right cooperation it
,uld produce results.
Like a Good Tool.
Mr.. Osborn compared the city man
ger form of government to a good
)ol, I'm any industry both good tools
nd good workers are needed he add
4, 81 consider the city manager form
government the best tool available;
you name good officials to use this
sol, the best results will be obtained"
City Manager Osborn was we'll re-
lived by the more than one hundred
preventative citizens who greeted him
the dinner and meeting which fol-
wed He won their interest from the
.art OF his address when he explained
ow be demonstrated to one resident
Cleveland tho Importance of Keno
IA. This person was a rather re-
arkable woman" who was in charge
the check room of the Chamber of
ommerce rooms in Cleveland
Il hear you arc going to Kenosha,l"
ne said TO Mr.. Osborn recently, as he
ported.
YES" he answered,
That's where they make Nash cars"
replied. He assented.
Yes, and we ride in one Of them, /"
said,
alright" said Mr. Osborn, "and I'll
you a quarter you sleep in Sim
ons bed"
Right again." came back the answer
"And a box of candy that you wear
lack Cat stockings and Cooper I'M
rwear!"
"How did you guess it?" was her
ly rejoinder.
This story paved the way for the
ore serious discussion of Kenosha's
W form of government as outlined
owe.
President Afford Also Speaks.
City Manager Osborn was introduced
W. H. Afford, president of the city
uncil, who in a short preliminary
k explained some of the things
}ich had been done by the council in
time since election until the pres
when the city manager takes office.
We probably have been criticized
cause we did not secure a city man
n sooner" declared Mr. Afford. "No
desired this more than the mem
Of the city council. During the
t few months the work of the city
drained heavily on our time, but
worked on determined not to select
ity manager until we found the
1T man. We believe we have done
We are not boosting ourselves
we have done some things for Ke-
Ia in that time. This has taken
much of our time; it was not con-
plated in the city manager form Of
.rnment that the council should
as an administrative body, but
ave done this"
Outlines the Progress.
lat Kenosha might know what has
ady been accomplished under the
manager form of government, Mr..
I'd outlined the accomplishments