The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-09-17

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! have = COED many IDEAS about /
the subject q Desirable changes.
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tha~e iteuss which are 81 krase
concern 10 - al. In reistisG
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matte AZ ready-uade solusiea-
I merely wender n there isat
away 10 .trensthen our struc-
ture.
Perhaps serious study wtli de-
termine that we have the best
system which can Be devised. but
In this day and age ! would be
far too conservative and . whole
hearted reaetionary II I thought
So
In his own department the may
ors principal change proposed
would diyest him Of the supreme
authority over the health division.
Policy making body for that
department would he = board
of health made mp Of the
mayor. one licensed reputable
dee,er ef medicine. one lay
man. enc civil engineer. ess
lawyer and the director Of ths
department. ef health
The direetorshlp. whom vacant,
would be filled by the board from
the civil service Qualifying list.
Other changes principally add
new divisions. most of which now
are in operation a. necessary In .
modern health department. though
not officially constituted.
Pertinent Comments
Gains report to the council and
citizens starts with some pertinent
comments about the city OF which
he is utular head.
Among them he notss that the
city of 10000 IN 1910 now can
be estimated to have $4,000, that
Fort Lewis on the south border
of the city WAS q small post Of
professional soldiers when he took
office, and now has = capacity Of
70, 900 men, that q payroll then
approaching the 1879 level now
has doubled II.
He also makes some predictions.
Industrial Focal Point
OF power and industry-"power,
properly managed and controlled,
has never failed to make . city
great. In consequence, the future
of our region. for we have ability
to manage this powerful asset,
holds forth q promise Of hope, UNI
dreamed-of expansion. economic
stability and opportunity for all
In years to come we shall appre'
ciate but not be dependent upon
the forests. We have been q CO.
lonial empire; we shall become an
industrial focal point"
OF public housing. Taco
mas Housing authority, It's Wal
Housing commission and Its Homes
Registration bureau are here To
stay"
OF planning-'1t may be said
that no one In to blame. but II
must be admitted that previous
planning and programminE At
tempts have completely failed. =.
Successful planning can result
only from a willingness on th'
part of those concerned TO tackle
more than the work at hand"
OF the seattle-Tacom airport
I'VE shall In fact become . promi
nent part Of the air map. Aloni
with many others. I am inclined
To agree that no community In
yestment Of the last two decadei
gives promise of q comparable re
turn"
Of military-civilian Relationship
Few cities have done q bette
Job in such q short time"
Of suppression Of oommerciaiiEs'
prostitution - Tacoma no longe
discusses a theory; we know be
You'd a doubt that repression need
only a chance to be successful AM
healthy. II we continue q
insist upon the active Observance
of suppression. and 1t would b
criminal neglect II we didn't, Tia
coma can rid itself of the TRACED.
and viciousness of yensreal disease
Anyone who willingly permits com
mercialized prostitution to re-ents
this city Is guilty of treason no
only TO his community but TO HI
country"
of civilian defense - We ar
handicapped by a lack of equiv
ment and money, but an answs
we hope viii be found for both.
of parking meters - Tacoma
experience with parking meter
indicates rather clearly that thsr
In little 70 be gained IN svoidin
national trends. The meter
have and wFill, ! think. eontinus
perform the functions for whie
they were intended Tacoma
greatly in need Of a qualified ira
fie engineer and IL we use parkin