The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-05-16
kaufman Survey
Ordinance Loses

Ur0lndnce Loses
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ment function properly under iss
existing charter.
aa<cek speaks
Several comments were made On
the spectacle % Tacoma business
men appearing in feree 10 sdvo-
cate expenditures q city money.
Louis ]. Nuscek. attorney. mem
Der Of the last charter commission.
and formerly. for some II years,
chairman q the city planning
commission, even asserted it was
the first time in his so-year OBJ
servation and study Of Tacoma
government that he had ever scen
such an aggregation 81 business
men and big taxpayers appear be-
fore the council on such = mis-
sion.
Muscek charged they wouldn't
hack him up when he had appeared
before the council asking only
5000 for the planning body. lie
also recalled the time years ago
when = simllar idea az = survey
was proposed Tor Tacoma's tide
flats
Tells Cost ef Volumes
"The city put up 5000 and the
chamber Of commerce put up. I
believe. $500 10 pay Pace Hrcs.
OF Chicago $500 for . tidefiats
and Industrial development plan.
What we bought was two volumes
that are now. 20 far as | know.
somewhere among tho chambers
archives with an accumulation Of
probably a quarter Of an inch Of
dust"
Norton clapp, past president Of
the chamber. pointed out he had
given considerable time last year
10 efforts 10 speed up Tacoma's
development.
Compared 10 Old Car
I'D like to see that spirit shown
at the Golden Jubilee last year 70
ahead.- he said. we seem 10 be
satisfied just to patch things up.
as has been done here In the city
hall. Our municipal affairs are
just like an old car. IL leaks and
IL smells and has all the qualities
Of an automobile OF 1926.
That's typical OF the Tacoma
spirit. Some here seem TO ex-
press the idea that we shouldn't
hire an outside expert: that N we
can't find one who was born here
and has a diploma OF graduation
from q Tacoma school. we should
walt around until one IL born and
trained for the job. I'd like 10
see Tacoma amount 10 something
As 1t Is we're just putting more
nails In Tacoma'a coffin every time
We sit on a thing like this"
Chairman Gordon Of the com.
mittec Of 100 presented to the city
clerk resolutions from 81 organiza-
tions-P.-T. As, civic clubs and
others--advocating the survey
But Central Labor councils Repre-.
sentative George NJ. Hunsberger
said he was sorry he hadn',
brought along the OF resolutions
opposing the expenditure which
had been adopted by affiliated un.
ions representing $4,000 citizens.
Supporting kaufman
Speakers supporting the mayor
included w. n. Miller. Ernest
Dodge. p. J. Alleman. Richard Nc
Cam, Russell Early. C. v. Munsey.
A. b. Woodwork. Rabbi Baruch /.
TRIGGER. and others.
Opposition speakers included NJ.
X. Norton, park board member.
DIR. Allen Emerson, c. N. Dahlager
and Lorenzo Dow, who stated his
objections In a letter.
After the debate had warmed
To n point where there were cries
of "Sit down." directed Al Muscek
over a remark made about Mayor
kaufman's lack Of interest In the
planning commission. kaufman
turned TO the council members.
Would Budget Sum
Commissioner Bergsrsen raised
two points against the ordinance.
first that he felt the whole en-
pense should not be imposed on
the general fund and on the tar
payers and secondly that he doubt
I'd the legality of the ordinances
~ an emergency measure. Utiliiy |
departments. he said, should be
made to pay their proportionats |
share Of the cost. He said further
he preferred to have such an en-
penditure placed In the 1871 bud.
ret.
Commissioner DAVIDSON said he
'ould see no emergency. and baked
Il voting on the first motion that
he ordinance be revised and
brought back neat week after a
meeting Of the council In commit
.es Of the whole. He said he wanted
, vote on the ordinance Immediate
y.
"Mads 'Em squirm"
Commissioner Eastwood with
rev his compounds motion, and
'ote was taken on ths ordinance
. presented. with a resulting four
noes" and the mayors lone aye
ANYWAY" commented one Of
he business men aftervard, we
made EN- squirn."