Show Co Points Out Oat Efficiency of City Manager Plan When poll politics tics becomes op oppressive In Institute t city manager government That Is the tho suggestion put forth In Kansas City by W. W S. S Ferguson director director tor of public service e for Cleveland now flow under the city ronn manager ger form of ot government Mr Ferguson Is on a short vacatiOn n. n i Civic affairs have been treed freed of ot political chains and men who have been successful In hi business business' are II at t the helm Mr Ferguson Ferguso declared Tho The nucleus of ot the government Is la W. W R. R Hopkins city manager and five department directors besides beside Mr Fer Per guson I S S Mr Ferguson who Is an architect t ct and engineer never has been In politics poll poli tics and nd Mr Hopkins forgot big commercial com corn mercial ventures when the council selected selected Selected se se- him for the city's head v The council also elected a mayor I He lie receives 2500 a year the manager and the department heads Cleyel Cleveland nd Is the the largest city with city manager government Mr Ferguson said Mr Mr Hopkins and his directors have obtained the co- co co operation pera lon of th the council council coun coun- cil cli of twenty-six twenty elected members nn and of th the people because we Ye are not Interested interested In In- In politics Mr Ferguson said I City officials are giving Cleveland more service because they choos workers according to to ability rather than political qualifications Of Ot course you cant can't cut out politics entirely In Ina Ina ina a city where it has reigned for years Mr F Ferguson told of Cleveland's garb garbage garbage gar gar- b bage ge reducing pin plant nt where tons were wert being handled a day at no loss Tile The process Is one of reduction to grease fertilizer and gasoline which are aio sold Plans Plans' have been completed for Cor n a new plant which willbe will willbe be erected within a year and and- andis Is ex expected ex- ex x pec ed to produce revenue S The best plan of garbage disposal Mr Ferguson said Is fils for the the- city to dispose of its own garbage In-a In In a plant properly equipped and managed Proper management Is the first essential essential essen essen- and that It what hat appeals to Cieve- Cieve Kansas land Kansas City Star |