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Show SUNDAY HERALD 7iA Pros, Cons of Cfy Charier Question Charter Statement Opposed to the P Pro-Chart- SUNDAY, JUNE 12, 1955 Utah County. Utah Catholics Arg entma er - Charter Would Make Provo Independent of Legislature Arguments for Retaining Present System Outlined Hold Rallies J BUENOS AIRES (UP) The CHIL COLEMAN LITTLE GUIDED We are not only opposed to the JACOB UKE By and the Catho Roman government charter as .drawn but we are op 'ormer city attorney under the DREN. WIS, ARE' CLOSER TO Church vied for public attend lic posed to the City Manager idea Commission form of Government OUR LOCAL1PHOBLEMS THAN in their' tense struggle Saturtion as an unnecessary and undemo If the voters of Provo City fully ANY LEGISLATURE COULD (Trib. cratic fornrof government wholly understood how the city has been POSSIBLY BE. day by holding separate rallies unfitted to Provo City. And once dictated to by the legislature, It was because of this general simultaneuosly. this charter is adopted not a word they would not be in doubt one dissatisfaction among the people, The two gatherings were expect of it can be changed without minute as to how to vote on the with the methods employed by to attract thousands of citizens. ed ernmenL Permit me to enum- holding a general election. proposed city constitution (char- the legislature in exercising gen and authorities feared the spoterate: I note in reading their reports er) at the coming special elec eral supervision over first and fric of the state-churc- h lighting second class cities, that an 1. Provo has developed an ac that City Managers often claim tion on Aug. 2. tion to lead demonstrations may Constitution quired supply of that they have economized. Will Prior to 1911, Provo city was amendment to . the and disorder. good water representing a AVt City Manager save money for governed by a mayor and city was passed, giving these cities :.-to The Catholics planned a Corpus from the themselves council. In the free that legismillion dollar Investment and a Provo City? year, right domination the the of Provo the re recent without annual Christi, Is In ature, religious holiday proces legislature. giving waterworks department that reading on the and to inauguarate a simple plan sion inside the Metropolitan Catheself supporting: and Provo has ports of city manager cities we people a chance to vote of de Mayo, Central , Plaza dral t on a substantial surplus of water. find per capita costs of city gov- matter, passed a law j abolishing of home rule by the voters . ' ' I v 2. Provo has installed 115 miles ernment much higher than Pro the city council form of .govern- these cities. overlooking ir resiaeni Juan rev ton's official residence. The govern In other words, the essence, of vo's. Provo spent $25 per capita ment, and ordered the city to es of sewers and drains: ment specifically banned the pro-- 3. Provo has acquired a profit- in general funds last year. Com tablish a commission form of our democratic form of govern while And Lake Salt cession in the streets, but the d ment is to get the government electric utility pare this with some general fund government able commissionwas five church given closer to the people. The adopapparently sought to cirwith low rates and without any expenditures in cities, that have city allowed was Provo cumvent ers, the order by holding th only tion a of city constitution tax levy whatever for this utility City Managers! (char city three commissioners. to inside. the the Colorado ceremony 4. Provo has installed and op Colorado, ter) gives city right Springs, terms fixed The the legislature determine its own form of govThe confusion surrounding the refuse collec spent $45.57 per capita in 1954. erates a city-wid- e t of decreed and officers, city mem of instead ernment, of the Corpus Christi a celebration has total Colorado Springs having tion and disposal' system. to ones were which be elected, to of the bers dictate or $433 miles102 of of bonded debt $19,924,000 5. Provo has legislature holiday added t the explosive po to be appointed. It it how it shall Vi.t:- which and run affairs. its Colorado 80 has of tentialities. The government said over these miles and Springs per capita. streets; four com church authorities were mistaken Local People Capable streets are hard surface pave tiad a city manager government further decreed that mission meetings must be held when they "assumed they were ment. The City has an efficient, for 33 years. In my observation of the perweek when the city busi to hold the procession authorized" street department Palo Alto, California, spent $71 every I ness could easily be taken care sonnel of the legislature, I think it to maintain them. Saturday. are , per; capita in 1954. as of citizens Provo the capa of during two meetings 6. Provo has 80 miles of curb New London, Connecticut, spent' ble of legislating for the needs Corpus Christi Day ..tually was commission the thereby leaving and gutter; plus $73; per capita on general fund ers more free time to of this as Thursday. But the . church postcommunity any iegisattend to 7. 100 miles of sidewalks. ator from Escalante or from the operations. We note also that New their outside duties. poned the traditional street procesfar-awnever-nev8. We have fifteen city owned London's Purchasing Agent's f of until Saturday because Peron sion of land o No Local Say-SLondon New cost fice declared the holiday a $13,788. pas county. Daggett parks, and recently j, The legislature further ordered 9. A beautiful and spacious city also had a city manager govern that four working day. Church auTo secure regular this rule home for city officers must be hi ment for 33 years. owned cemetery; also thorities refused to conduct the reresidents of the city, while the our city, all that is necessary is le 10. A modern $45 had Idaho municipal Focatelld, per remaining 265 officers J and em- to vote for the city constitution ligious cermeonies during a regular working day. golf course. capita general fund expense las ployes could live outside the city; (charter) drafted by the charter 11. Provo has a modern public yean PocateUo has a low per and without paying any city commission, giving local self- - DOUBLE GRADUATION Elizabeth Spidahl, a polio victim, cele' I library. capita debt of only $41, They; have taxes, could nevertheless draw government to Provo City. Then, brates a double "graduation" Friday as she leaves Elizabeth 12. Provo has acquired a mod had a City Manager of only three city salaries paid for by tax at the regular municipal election Kenny Institute with her husband, Walter, after receiving her era airport thru federal and state years. The new City Manager payers residing within the city. in November, you will vote for B. A. degree from the University of Minnesota. Hospitalized at o SAVE HALF YOUR MOVING COST aid. It is one of the best in this says he has eliminated $129,000 And worst of all, neither the city councilmen (drawing only the Institute since August, 1954, Mrs. Spidahl, mother of four deficit but we find that he did i city commission, nor the tax nominal compensation). These young children, completed the requirements for the degree during region. 13. Provo has a modern oolice by selling City owned property YOURSELF payers of Provo city have any representatives elected by the her stay there. Waving goodbye to her discharged patient is i a citizens for almost the same amount. of will Provo select to Wallin. be department and as what salaries shall (UP Telephoto). Kenny therapist Dorothy say 14. Provo has a modern fire Lakeland, Florida, a city the paid the mayor, city commis well-traincity manager to ad PER HOUR department both well equipped size of Provo, spent $47 per capita sioners, city auditor, and to some minister the affairs of the city EASY PAYMENT PLAN Nutritionists have stated "that and well manned. under the council's direction, in EXTENDS TO COURTS in general funds in 1954. Lakeland extent, the city judge. all the calcium in .the human body 15. Provo City also owns a also has a total bonded debt o The legislature passed a law much the same manner as the j PLUS MILEAGE PER DAY is CHICAGO The (UP) replaced every few years-pmil- k easy paythird interest in city and county $14,502,843' or $470 per capitaj as some years ago requiring tne city superintendent of schools to ment has Chicago's and milk products are the most plan spread office buildings and grounds; plus the carries out the policies of the city commission, courts. municipal at which total Provo school other board. ASHT0N-HERT- Z of of a month December each had Lakeland has $117. City many RENTAL practical source of calcium from things City year, least ten million dollars invested Manager government for j 40 to fix a budget limiting expend In passing, it must be noted The city's safety court listened infancy through old age. PhilPHONE FR 2nd NO., 1st WEST years. Provo has had a commis itures for the following year. Ac that there is this difference from sympathetically to Hayward off could them couldn't them that he he told our story pay of pay lips' adminis auditor's balance sheet shows sion government for 43 years! of December present system cordingly, during ; $180 worth of traffic tickets and on the installment plan. fifteen million dollars. Eugene,! Oregon, with a popu 1952, the commission passed a tering city affairs: if a city man doesn't render good service, Most of this has been acquired lation of 36,000 spent $35 per cap budget, based on the salaries of ager under a commission ' form of city ital in general funds last year; city officers and employes then he can be fired, while it you elect FT incompetent city commission government, without graft or corPomona, California, a city o paid. But in 1953, the legislature,s an er you can't fire him, you are ruption of any kind, and without 50J0OO spent $34 per capita from wholly disregarding- Provo City astuck with him for four years the law that surrendering any democratic the general fund in 1954. Po budget, passed all the time he is drawing and in should be to has mona's per capita debt is only mayors salary anyone. Provo City rights a to $6000 $5000 from creased good salary. per . experienced steady and sound $80. year, the city commissioners r In sum. if you vote for the Hutchinson, Kansas, with of the proposed consti partment. population of 36,000 spent $55 per salaries from $4500 to $5000 oor adoption So much for what Provo has capita 4 in 1954 and has a per year, and the city auditor's sal tution for Provo city, you will no ary increased from $3600 to $5000; longer be dictated to by the legisand is. Let us consider what is capita debt of $126. and the city judge's salary, under lature; you will be free to han proposed: Alameda, California, comes With one big exception the pro- nearest Provo with a per capita authority from the legislature, dle your own affairs, and you will have an efficient, econom $4500 to $6000 per year. posed charter outline or reiter expense of $31. They have had from democratic Council-Manag-er And believe in or it this ical, not, ates the laws and ordinances that city manager form since 1917 of liberty and democracy, form of government, which sys Provo City has been following for 37 years,! but with much less land we have no say in the tem has met with the taxpayers' taxpayers , years. It merely prescribes what power than Provo proposes to matter. in hearty approval approximately The is Provo big give a city manager. Alameda' already doing. J300 cities of the United States. Can Raise Salaries exception, however, is the thing City Manager does not appoin Now, if the legis that many object to- The question the City Auditor, City Treasurer, la tare, whims at mem the of its is, DO DE WISH TO GIVE ALL and City Attorney as we contem salaries to $6000 THE EXECUTIVE POWER plate in the proposed charter for bers, can raise if it gets the it can, per year, THAT IS NOW EXERCISED BY Provo. The City Manager is held salary-raising spirit of the Con THREE ELECTED COMMIS in check as he should be and the the salaries to $15,000 raise gress, SIONERS AND A CITY AUDI record shows that it pays. The or $25,000 U.S. Good and same as congress (the ' TOR TO ONE APPOINTED same is true of Pomona, Califor men) t per year, and we taxpay Choice Grado . MAN, A CITY MANAGERT a. . 1 SALT LAKE CITY (UP) would have to stand helpless ers Evan We say no; it is dangerous to A. Iverson, Bountiful, has been ly by and pay and pay. put so much power in the hands ! . The legislature further arbi- named research director of the of one man. and capriciously decided Local Government Survey Commistrarilytowns-anWe do not believe that the LB. third class cities, sion created by legislative act earthat elected heads of Provo City if they chose to do so, could lier this year. should be placed in a straigh better their condition, by hiring Ralph B. Wright, chairman of the a city manager, but cities of the citizen committee, announced the jacket while an appointed city New White manager has absolute executive first and second class (Provo) appointment. Other members of the Lbs. U.S. No. 1 . were denied this authority over the entire city research staff will be announced By MARK ANDERSON Former Mayor of Provo Publicity Chairman for Citizens In favor of Retaining City Commission form of f oyernment. Provo City has accomplished many things as a community under a commission form of gov 47) an-abund- ant I : . - t--fc city-owne- 5 well-equipp- ed i per-week- er ay 1. r - 18-ho- " - MOVING VAN MOVE $00 ed '8. during 3-62- 80 m7 1M i ; -- Mses j all-power- ful - Survey Group Narxies Head ireinm EffGeeflnwe off Sllne piT7.IInldl Sflires Minid Pilot Burns to Death government as the proposed charter provides. Provo's charter commission has gone all the way We do not believe that one man should be given complete contro of Provo City's finances involv- ing the collecting and disbursing of about three and one half mil lion dollars a year. We find no all city manager cities going so far in the grant of powers to city manager. We do not believe that one man should have the power to hire or fire any or all department heads - without confirmation of an elect ed commission or council. We do not believe that one man should be given the power -- to hire o - fire our Chief of Police without approval of an elected commission or council. " We do not believe that one man should have the power to hire or fire the City Attorney withou confirmation of the elected com missioner or councilman of Provo City. .We do not believe that one man should be given complete contro of Provo's vast and valuable water works system. We do not believe that one man should be given complete control of Provo City's Electric Department. While at present revenue bond ordinances may protect us ; against such a catastrophe what will happen when the present electric revenue bond r niM oil? And will there be a conflict of authority as to who shall appoint the Superintendent of Utilities once this charter is adopted? - In Crash v ill BOOTLEGGING SUSPECT FAILS TO ESCAPE LAW j i -- 1 j.V Das ase Ml 1 Party Pride AQJQ Highway No. 303 can Highway No. 303 can . M plMtae J , ) Q : AC 5-31- 00 . ' bM pi ((g 4fs Duchess COT MJ.B. Folgers - Maxwell House Hills Bros. -- .LB. 93c LB. i Betty Crocker - Pillsbury, and Dromedary White Golden or Chocolate ....... Mission, 12 oz. can s : en 2S COTEB : . ... Shortening "W" But police arrested him any way. It is against the law in Okla noma City, they explained, to break glass on city streets. 1042 SO. STATE, OREM ,.j Boot legzinir suspect William Jackson did some! fast thinking when le saw police following his car add disposed of the evidence by hurling bottlef of corn liquor (out the J FLORAL NOW ONLY OKLAHOMA CITY (UP) window. each $2 ; v SONS ......LB. Tender . COLOGNE AND DUSTING POWDER regularly FROM' ROHDOCK Fresh and Tussy Fragranco Sots! as a message Will. 2fe E?TrAirigs j j. r. privilege. Scorpion ISLATURE GETS THE IDEA of function by city and was burned to death Friday nigh THAT THE CITY OFFICIALS overlapping county governments. A report will when his i plane caught fire on MUST BE CONTROLLED AND be due by September, 1956L routine training flight and crashed near Bishop Field here, i Air Force officials identified the victim as Lt. Joseph A. Bostic 27, of Sprmgfleld, Mo. They said x 4 radar man, Lt Leo P. Bouska, 23, of Shawnee, Okla., was pulled to safety iby two civilians J An Air j Force spokesman said Bostic was practicing instrument landings on a routine flight from Wurtsmith Air Force Base, Oscoda, Mich.; when his right! engine caught fire. They said he jettisoned live rockets in a nearby cornfield and an armament team was sent Scent-matche- d to disarm? them. The spokesman said Bostic attempted to land the plane at Bishop Field, but overshot the runway and (made a belly landing. He was dead when . the civilians reached the craft but they were able to rescue Bouska. .. i No wonder that former Mayor later. Anderson "IT IRRITATES The commission is to study local stated; FLINT, Mich. 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