The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1927-06-23
MANAGER TO
/ Be Aided BY
CITY league
Details of Organization Plan
4 Studied at Luncheon
Meeting.
ALL VOTERS ELIGIBLE
Friends of Good Government
j Decide to Keep Drive
7, Headquarters Open.
ALL VOTERS ELIGIBLE

The Indianapolis City Manager
League, comprising citizens from all
walks of life, who will attempt to
unite the people in a common pur-
pose for securing and maintaining
q non-partisan political government
IN the city," was born today.
The League, which will be a per-
manent organization, came into being
when the executive committee of the
city manager campaign organization
formally was turned into a board of
directors of the League at lunch
con at the Chamber of Commerce.
Charles F. Coffin, who leads the
league for the time being, stressed
the purpose of the new organization
TO see that the government, which
The citizens voted to take away from
party politicians in Tuesday elec-
ton, stays in the hands of the peo-
pie.
Will Retain Staff
1t was decided to push the organi-
Z cation of the nonpartiSan league, re-
tanning a part of the headquarters
staff for organization work. Head
quarters will be maintained at $40
Illinois Bldg, with Claude H. An
derson as executive secretary.
Anyone interested in good govern
ment and who subscribes to the
manager pledge can become men,
Der of the league.
Selection of legislative commit
tee to study the Indiana manager
law and make recommendation for
&She "best manager law in the coun-
Ptry' was to be authorized. There
Is likelihood that the manager
forces will support legislators favor
able to their program.
Coffin announced a committee
would consider list of proper citi-
zens eligible to become commission
ers in the near future.
A resolution was adopted, pre-
pared by Charles F. Coffin, chair
man, congratulating the people of
indianapolis for their victory at the
polls Tuesday and declaring, "It was
a victory which will rebound to the
credit of our city far and wide"
Election Board Attorney Clinton
H. Givan is studying the statute
and will give an opinion to the cleo
ton board on the proper time to
hold an election of commissioners
within week. The law specifying
when an election should be held is
said to be confusing.
Some manager leaders favor an
election this fall, giving opponents
an opportunity to start litigation
which would result in a Supreme
Court test of the law.
Anderson Wants Speed
Personally, I think we should
proceed with an election this fall,
to bring about court ruling On the
1aw," Claude Anderson says. "It
seems to me we would be sleeping
on the job to wait until 1929 to vote
on commissioners if there is
possibility that the election might
be held this year under the law"
The election board composed of
William H. Insley, Fred Connell,
land City Clerk William A. Boyce
BJr., is awaiting the opinion of Givan,
who will give his Interpretation of
the course set out by law.
The manager form of government
will not become effective until Janu-
airy, 1880, when Mayor Duvalls term
expires, unless the provisions of the
Sims amendment passed by the last
Legislature are set aside. This
amendment. permits mayors to. serve
out their terms.
Elect Seven Commissioners
The present federal form of gov
ernment will be abolished when the
city manager plan goes into oper-
alton. Seven commissioners will be
elected on non-partisan basis,
three to serve four years and four
commissioners to serve two years.
The commission names a city
manager, who is the executive head
of the city, a city clerk, and Gre
ates the departments of finance and
aaw, provided by Indiana statute.
Other departments are created by
the commission, which adopts ordi-
nances, but the department heads
are named by the manager.
The commission fixes the man
ayers salary and can remove him
when he gives cause. One commits
aioner is named mayor, the ceremo-
nia1 head of the city.