Deseret Evening News | 1908-11-14 | Page 4 | A Rational City Council

t t A g i iS There Ther ls tall talk about some somo It f improved system s stem of o city I f i Fr that reason roa on tic experiment nO 11 t i made tl by b the city of ot Staunton t 1 9 Ta a a u city cit of inhabitants Is of ot 0 considerable interest That city ro re reta ta Its Ifs organization as required by lav y the city council has s manager who to toi the i 1 business s affairs of o the city life He all l supplies and arranges for all lelh nd lio be suggests s such suc onah ashe th d for f r the tho ot business interests of the Every three months ho li reports Oth bord ocl ot directors fora The Herald Hen r Is I of ot the i i i this lil s ment has ln 5 proved prO d very crY s L sta business bushless manager m money m ney to toie the ie taxpayers taxpayer and given n ithem nn eco economical and alid CO By WilY way at r Illustration jt Is said ld lio Iio was able to place e contracts coh c ii f c cpa pa ng at o ts a lunt In of ot tho 2 t un s paying to x p riHn n results r are tol accomplished by tho commission p ili of go In other cities tl ri a municipal administration a Into a purely s n comes omes from those Io c that loca is fL a Well eU as asa asa a business ss Affair all But We Virginia Virginiatown town i wu scams dif difficulty hy tIn of to fo con can conduct duct the purely 9 business us e or ot local administration nn are uro retained in the tho city dUy officials regularly I clO oI iy tho t o people This 1115 plan Illan of city elt government Is worth worthwhile while wh c considering Our cities need noil partisan administrations and honest business ability A maro change of rr rame n from 1 a council to It c la Is not not sufficient There must be a a 1 corn com chango of American cities 11 1st redeemed from the grasp of c who regard public of 0 ln hl thu light of Dt spoils