Show FOR pOR F OR BETTER BET CITY GOVERNMENT GOV The he movement of the tho civic ivIc federa federation federation tion ti on to interest the public In an improved improved im proved p roved form of city government ought to t o enlist the tho support of o every good gO citizen c regardless of political poll tl cal affiliation cli Hon tion li on The intent of the movement as we w e it is to secure secure legis legislation lation J on the subject with a view to simplifying s arid and ud centralizing the bus busi business ness fl oss methods of ot the cIty Under the present plan of administration tion ti on the actual control of public af affairs affairs fairs airs f is divided among a large number of or o f men some of whom are capable a n good g many Indifferent and many more altogether a unfitted for their responsibilities responsibilities b In many cases cases It Is Impossible to t o locate the blame for bad condi conditions conditions ions t or the credit for good work Where W here the mayor ma or and council are of ot differing d political beliefs beller a continual wrangle rangle w usually ensues over appoint appointments appointments ments m and other Important matters with w ith a possibility always that the bus business business iness m ess of the city may be blocked or crippled rippled c seriously Worse than this with a divided ro re responsibility and an administration m by bureaus b politics is always a prime con consideration consideration s to the detriment of ot the pub public public liT lic li e service and the Injury of the city cIt The T he number of Is based on political p not business buness considerations and a nd with the cumbersome methods in av vogue ogue v the expense expense of administration is i s probably fifty per cent more than it iw would w be under a simple businesslike plan p lan of operation With the large indebtedness of or tie the t o I city c ity the Increasing cost of carrying on the t he public business and the certainty t that hat larger sums remain to be paid out o ut for public Improvements i a change in i n methods cannot be made too soon Whatever plan Is adopted it should fol follow follow low l ow closely the systems sy used by mod modern modern ern e m corporations with one responsible executive e department heads h ads with large powers p and an exact accounting to the people eople p so the taxpayers may know just where their money Is going and who is responsible r for its expenditure The Themen Themen men at the head of affairs should be paid p aid salaries commensurate with their duties d and ability and they should de devote devote vote all their time to the busi bus business business busness ness If It the right system were wore adopted with L the t he right men to execute it Salt SnIt Lake could c do as Galveston and other othor cities clites h have lave ave done improve their municipalities extensively secure good government and still maintain a low rate rat of taxa taxation taxation tion |