Belt Valley times. [volume] (Armington, Mont.) 1894-1977, 1924-03-27
LET MARY DO IT.

City government necessity grown of the problems
confronting the grouping of large population limited
Where the population is scattered little government IS
necessary whenever considerable of people make
their habatons close together then there conditions which
make precautions for the safety of the whole group essential
These conditions give rise offenses against morality and
decency Some control imperative health the
R to be sfeguarded Control necessary the pOpuace is
to be protected from fire and flood Yt 4fts
Thus through the experience past pres
emit form of city government perform unit those functions
which individuals the community is powere to accomplish
Yet with the development of city there has also
developed individual responsibility to the public at large which
when shirked leaves the community much the condition
s manufacturing plant would be with executive staff The
machinery is there the structure the intelligence
which would insti life into the organization wanting
To aid in securing for the city the ab
W is the privilege and the duty of every citizen the selection
of city officers each voter should intelligent part
fuse to do this takes from the individual right criticize when
the selections of his neghbors with his approval
Good clean city administration should be the aim of the
TO carefully expend the cy funds To city proper
t. To protect the natural beauties nature them
possible artificial beauty have regard for the con-
vnence of the public and suppress those things
fere with its complete To protect the pleasures
people and to make it's streets safe children These
the functions of good
pent can only be the result of the efforts of and
who willing forget self interest personal inclination and
to devote of their time to the public good
Good citizens take interest public affairs because they
desire results obtained with the outlay They
financially interested In the expenditure the money they
in taxes and they faghd enough value
OF their own property depends somewhat upon the condition
ene CITY FINANCE In conjunction with THIS as an mpelng motive
carefully hidden lest his neghbers might suspect
and er at him. the feeling that duty to society AS
such he accepts insignificant office upon cts roll and
devotes time and effort the solving of the city problems
reward is eager financially nothing, possibly
friends give him modcum praise but his chief reward
must be his personal satisfaction having his duty
Opposed to this class is the other who with the
and financial interests in the community life the ability
the problem of making living accept any the
burden of the citys administration. ID
TO be alderman to hold respectable position but it is
who refuses when needed is
Sinking his duty to society. IN
1t has been said that the who with the land available
the opportunity plant and for lawn refuses
robbng his neghbors of the beauty which they right
That the who fails to plant flower when ~
suitable spot robbne the world Of just that much
beauty. Ito
In the may be argued that the who
the interest Of government ia
uny which lives deprving what it has
right to expect for benefits bestowed of
pr