Imperial Valley press., 1936-05-15
PROBLEMS OF
GOVERNMENT
GET AIRING
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fair criticism
The mayor then called upon each
person present for brief talks
Stockird placed the comforts and
facilities of the hotel at the dis
poSal OF the official family and
urged a close cooperation between
the hotels and the officials. His
remarks were seconded by Drummer
who voiced approval of the general
conferenc idea.
Fire Chief Tom ReamS outlined
the method by which volunteer
firemen are selected. placed on
probation and finally dropped from
the department or made members.
He said the department needed
more water to fight fires and eX-
planned Why he urged the build
ing of a small sub-Station on the
east side of the railway tracks to
provide adequate protection TO
property there.
SOnes Talks
Harry SoneS. a new councilman.
said he was getting alons fairly
well as fire commissioner because
he had been able TO refuse Reams
everything he had asked for. He
asked for more time TO tam!liarize
himself with city finances before
discussing them.
MY ambition. said Chief Of .Po-
lice J. Sterling OSWalt, IS 10 give
e. CenTo the best police depart-
ment of any sixth class city in .he
state. We like the pats on the
back but il is our critics who make
us improve. We borrow ideas and
suggestions from everyone and try
them in our department.
Police Judge Lee Nuffer declar-
ed he didn't Aant anything in MS
department but he would like to
know what TO do with the habitual
drunkard cases He said he had
tried short sentences and long SEN
tencaS. When the sentence is short.
the drunk" comes back again.
When the sentence is long, the fam
lies suffer.
Dorsey WhitelaW. city attorney,
gave the history of the development
OF city government. While the idea
Of giving the city a buSiness-hke
government is a good one, city gov
ernment IS not so simple as that.
he said. The function Of govern
ment is to provide every individual
OF the community with the rioht 10
develop himself, to work out his
own destiny Without interference
from others. He said it was i'm
perative to elect only those Off
cials who could work in harmony
with other officials.
I have about decided to change
the name o. Fifth street to Camel
and Sixth street to Hump, was the
opening remark OF H. w. FaWcett.
street commissioner. He said he
would like to provide better streets
but the cost as bevond the budget
lust at present. He urged that
everyone in the government to for
get personalities and work for the
good of the city.
McusSeau Gives Talk
Citv Clerk Calvin Ct MouSSeau
asserted he was one OF the two
derartmental heads who was elect
ed. While the CITY clerk is respon-
sible to the council Mousseau con-
tinued. his respons bility goes
great deal further 10 the taXnayers
themselves. He said it was his aim
and ambition to protect the pub
lie.
We all make errors in iudg-
nent. Mousseau said We learn
by experience and mistakes and
not by success" Regarding the
shortage in the city clerks ac-
counts. h added:
7 am in no way responsible for
the amount and no. one OF nv
deputies at present IS responsible.
The reason I mention it is because
I am nc. afraid OF the situation.
Mistakes happen and the mistake
was my CAn by reason Of the fact
that I am responsible for the pub
lie funds by the law
He said further that his office
had IN the past been engaged in
carrying On duties TO which the law
did not give the office authority
and said ne was interested in see
;,,1 tho diffarp,,t duties of Citv