Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1922-01-04
BIBLE THOUGHT FOR TODAY.
REV ARD OF THE RIGHTEOUS:
ED ORIAL.
Triton AND THE Commission

sion-manager form of government for
this city for two years. They have
read and inquired about it and its
accomplishments elewhere, and have
watched with increasing interest the
experiment Of neighboring cities
which have embraced it. The num-
Der has been increasing constantly,
and, thus far, apparently always with
the same beneficial results.
Triton has just completed her first
year under the commissioners
form and the result, according to
word from that city, is highly salts
Factory. The news service of the
South Georgia Associated Dailies
brings to the editors desk the follow
ing report from Triton:
"The city has paid off $4,000 in
debtedness, spent $1,175 for better
ments, and in the face of a slump in
property returns reduced the tax rato
8 per cent, ara announces feduc.
lion of 10 to rs per cent in wate.
rates for the new year. It. starts into
1922 with every outstanding bin paid
including the salaries of employees
During the year near $50, 900 of I'M
,earthed property was brought to book
and thirteen insurance ccmpanic
which had been doing bushes IN the
city without paying the license tax
we're herded up and collected from.
The city manager announced tina!
Triton would pay as it goes for 1922
and almost took his hearers breath
when he. asked that his salary for
next year be reduced $500
wv. r. Hargrett came to Triton
last year for a salary of $500, $500
less than he was receiving as general
manager of the'Livc Oak, Perry and
Gulf railroad, but he says it is worth
5000 a year to live in Triton.
1T is not that Triton was formerly
mismanaged or extrayagantly govern
ed, that city manager has been able
to make such good showing. The
difference lies in having one man
vested with absolute authority and
sole responsibility. If ne is a good
man the plan works--but much de-
ponds on the man."
MUCK DEPENDS ON THE MAN!
Certainly. That is true in any
business; it is. true under any form
of government. The commission
manager form of government means
conducting city as business corp
grafton, with a board of directors as
in the case of bank hiring the man
ager, who corresponds to the presi-
dent of the bank. The commissioners
look to the manager for results,
check him up and see that he makes
good. If he doesn't they can discover
it mighty quickly and get another
man. But under our selective sys-
TEN there is no one to check the in
competent official and no way to fire
him until his term expires.
Americas is a. pretty big business
corporation, and with the present-ad-
ministration, which has been doing
admirably well under the handicap of
the old system, going out at the end
of this year, it is good time to think
about change in 1892.
Let's have another conference to
reduce navel oranges.
The bankrupt watch company has
run down so will be wound up.
"A tender feeling has tough time.
President of France says the arms
parley failed. He ought to know.
Lots of people stay away from
church because it doesn't cost any
thing to go.
No groom fits the collar ads-no
bride the stocking ads.
Landlord Mistaken for Bandit Is
shot"-headline. Sounds plausible.
A war nurse is swearing to the
government that she is alive Some
men just won't believe woman.
One down and out club is the war
club.
These trees being ssNed by hypo-
lefmie injections take shot in the
iimb instead of the arm.
The devil finds work for idle
hands; don't let our Idle 60 to the
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