Show Worst Form of Government Wins w City Has Council l lof of 15 Members Member r eJr eJ XI r Ice I DALO ALO ALTO Calif Oalif Jan 30 30 PALO P The worst form torm of o municipal government has been a success In this city Sixteen years ago when Pa Alto adopted a II charter for a council of o 15 members ex experts experts on municipal I shook their heads sadly and sail sal sali Too bad That's the tho lly I and clumsy form torm of o go that has brought trouble to Am Amr lean Ican cities for tor many years ears But after 16 If years the people of palo Alto are arc glad flad they chore cho the Ue worst government for tor city The rile worst wont h gotten things done The fact tact that neither the th maY nor mayo f nor the members cf ct the th who select him receive pay p y 1 fo otheir their work vork- kept politicians from seeking the offices Palo Altos Alto's city ily manager manai called the chairman of the of wor works s Is a a college traditionally unpractical Rut But Pr Pr- Pr w fr 1 ir M 4 ir j- j jS S S Prof Charles Above an I IT T Mayor C fessor lessor Charles D Marx of Sia Stat Statford 1 ford university has bas run yua the Jail jol well Under Marx u ll direction the cI owned la ga works showed a pro of ot the own city owned city ed cd power plant a a profit of ot and the water works a R profit I S Ninety dol of these went to 10 pay cI I expenses an and l k keep cp the tax ra ra- ra down Mayor Maor C E Jordan a 0 banker who e beanie mayo over his own dead bo body y as th tha councilmen p ii t tit It I 1 for tOI the large larse Idea I We Ve We ha have base e every ery group croup and eve every part of o the city represented by t sincere men sais saI sai Mayor Jordan Its lt's a sort of a common coun COUI cli iry Ev-iry ry citizen who ho has an on can come to th lbs council an and talk to his ora about about it it it- Perhaps If Palo Alto were e elarge large city the bl big bir council ouA be but it certainly td hai w well welt here |