Show J 11 T WN o CITY MANAGERS MAKE GOOD j Newspaper Points Out Many Instances Where New System Has Proved K i of Gr Great Value I St. St Au Augustine stIne Fla the old oldest st city t in the United States Is now operating g under one of the most modern of char chal c j. j Its It's a city manager charter that J t forbids candidates for commissioner personally to solicit votes Once elect elected elect ed a n commissioner is forbidden to to f dictate any appointment by the city city manager Already the new v plan has meant a considerable saving of public money in St St. Augustine In Niagara Falls Fans where owing to failure of the New York legislature to pass adequate 1 legislation the city manager administration is still hampered hampered ham ham- pored by partisan elections the tax tux levy has been reduced to 97 cents p per r S 1000 valuation In Sherman Tex the city manager manager mana mana- f ger er installed a complaint system by which each complaint Is recorded referred referred re re- t t to the department concerned and followed up If necessary until cared for The number of complaints In six months dropped 30 per cent I t- t Public works improvement bonds amounting to were voted by bythe bythe bY z the people J f So obvious a step toward efficient 1 government as depositing city funds i In a n responsible bank willing to pay Vj Interest on daily dally averages will save sa i San Jose Cal Cat a n year under t f the city manager plan Omaha plan Omaha News |