Show BALKS AT INCREASING S. S L. L TAX LEVY Commissioner elect Will Oppose Oppose Op Op- pose Any Attempt to 10 J Raise Rate I SPECULATION IS RIFE OVER NEW UP LINE-UP I Crabbe For Streets and For Waterworks Prediction With 1 the commissionership of or public safety as the position offering the greatest uncertainties some sorno politicians politicians' believe that that the new city commission will be reorganized with Mayor W W. Mont Ferr Ferry holding that position In tho the new administration According to thee these the up line-up which th tha commis I elect will ratify within a few tew days das Is as ns follows W Mont Ferry mayor and commissioner commis- commis stoner aloner of public safet safety f Karl A A. Scheid commissioner of ot fi tl finance finance fi- fi nance and ani public affairs Herman Hcrman II H Green commissioner of parks an and public property j 1 C. C Clarence commissioner loner of ot waterworks and water supplies A A. H. H Crabbe commissioner loner nf or streets According to other observers Mr Mr Ir Green or Mr eslen is slated for th department of oC public safety f n Retrenchment A l All 11 commissioners old and new ahik i are committed to a policy of retrenchment retrench retrencH- ment meat according to what has been made mad known so 80 far ar of their attitude N Nfl t tonly only will departmental forces forcen be cut down it Is predicted but pone but the tho most ejI essential public Improvements willbe will be carried out I I That the new commissioners understand understand understand under under- stand tho the situation of the time city as cleat cleall I as do the others was Indicated h by opinions ions expressed yesterday by hy the o tv newly elected commissioners j I There Is one thing that all of ot the tho commissioners arc agreed on and that thit Is the pre present ent year car will have to be he ono one of deep and wide Ide retrenchment said sallI Crabbe City Knees inces Deficit I j The city faces a deficit e of more than at nt the tIme beginning of or the year year year-f that is It faces a problem of or operating the government with less than was vas available a le last year ear To meet this situation one of ot two things s must be agreed upon either cither wholesale retrench mont ment or higher taxes I am certainly j opposed to any Increase In taxes since the time people already have hate hea hoary heavy financial I burdens to bear and are likely to be te called upon to bear benr more moro of ot them m. m U It Utho the tho war continues an any great reat length e et of It t time I m o. o Retrenchment will have ha to be the watchword of the incoming administration tion and it will have ha to be applied to every department of tho the city government govern s ment said I shall oppose e eany an any attempt to Increase the tax lev levy |