Show government the city like a corporation has such rowers powers and only such ruch powers as are ara granted to it by its ita charter it roust must e creaso its ita powers in accordance with the terms of its oh charter arter or its ita notions actions tre vold voia even ordinances or 0 the city aro are frequently tet set a aside tide because in conflict with state laws in the meantime tho the duty of the city to provide good streets Bt a i good water sup il a good sewerage asa system a rood good park system a good health board a bood ad fire department and the like Is a att cauty ty call calline I 1 ti gaor for honest and efficient b bui z inc noss a n f in argement ow what Is 13 the principle by ercal busi business nees enterprises obtain efficiency CIC ricy it Is 13 by giving adequate power to the per ion charlcia N in div fend and by holding him to a strict responsibility for the excel excer else cise of that taint power find the tha discharge of 0 that duty city charters charts rs its as I 1 sald said the idea that cities were little states have made their ch charters axters tor for ahe ll 11 e most part in violation of UH funda fundamental mentill principle because our oar forefathers discovered tha political safety called tor for the division of power lit in states havins having them the attributes of sovereignty the american people have org anrod their cities clelea on this line ine I ne the usual city charters chart cra divide power until no OF officer leer has power enO nou url sl to do very jr much inch good with a further result that the sense of cespon Is wholly lost by I 1 individuals because action depend si upon the cooperation of so BO many different in the he great majority of the charters of american Aco rican cl the mayor Is hardly more ulan a while tho the rd ad of the city Is done by the committees or of the common council or lor by commilla commissions lons practically res honsl tila to nobody the smaller cities cites of tile the couil country try would do well I 1 think to U dunst I 1 i 81 I 1 r I 1 J ir I 1 I 1 ald inin 11 n chien A ic j markt I 1 in 1 stil all the larger cities to make the mayor through the ap 1 ointment of ac administrative officials without IrM hOLA by the common council these officials being appointed by cel tiel ZUl mayor he must bs be re responsible for thern they ought to be appointed tor for terms coterminous with ills his own in III that casc 40 every new mayor layer has a ch chance ance to make a city g government overn ment at one with v ith itself such a system Is safe because while it gives great power it lodges a corresponding responsibility upon the mayor anere it cannot be avoided soth low in public opinion |