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Show BELIEVES IN THE RECALL City in New York State to Have Commission Commis-sion Government New York, March C.--Tho new suburban sub-urban city of Beacon, to oe formed this summer by the consolidation of Mat-teawan Mat-teawan and Fishklll Landing, will have tho most remarkable city charter char-ter ever presented to an easteril legislature. legis-lature. The commission form of government, gov-ernment, modeled arter the Des Moines plan, will be adopted, together with the recall, referendum and initiative. initi-ative. The city, which will have a population popula-tion of about 15,000, will bo ruled by llvo commissioners, all elected at large for a period of four years. There will be no aldermen or mayor. The commissioner com-missioner of affairs will practically assume all the dutlos of a mayor. His.-salary His.-salary is $300 a year. The commissioner commis-sioner of accounts is uao ox-offlclo city clerk and purchasing agent for all departments. de-partments. Then there are the commissioners com-missioners of public safety, public works and finance. The charter provides that every officer of-ficer of tho city shall establish certain cer-tain office hours and must be at his office during such hours. oo |