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Show I CITY MANAGER I I DEBATE HELD j j Interest in Movement Grows "1 as Cleveland's New Mayor Takes Office CLEVKJ.AND. Dec 31. "When Maror-eh: Fred Koiiier, one-time WM ''colden r 1 1 ; o " chief of police, takee office here tomorrow ho will menco the last form of any mayor . ! -ted In this city under tho Federal H Plan government. By u vote of approximately 7 to f-H f-H the voters at the Novembei 11 ele tlon H approval amending 'hf city oharti r to Introduce tho city munuger f'rtn of government on January 1. 1 02 i . The amendments also provide that the city H counct hall b elected b) proportional representation from four lldorinan! H districts, from which five to seven vouncllmen will bo return il. Under manager pin" amendments, this council will nppolr. a manager; for tho city, who will have complete) control of the executive, brunch of thej government. A majority rote of the H council can hire 'he manager, but in order to discharge him, charges must H be preferred end the manager given n. civil service commission trial If he -.,11.. Phe 1 . ablnet win 1..' appointed and directed by the men-H men-H a pe l mWM Cleveland is the largest city In the country to adopt the manager form or proportional representation Hi debate m i l' Defense of he city manager plan of civic government on the basis of may-mWM may-mWM ors being politicians first and ex.cu-lives ex.cu-lives second, and criticism of this sainf plan which was declared to have the "principles of aristocracy" were heard in Chicago laso month during a Joint debate on the subject of "Is CHy Manager Plan Applicable to our Lirg-, Lirg-, . 1,...." before a Joint session of the B City Managers' association with the National Municipal league. Dr. A. K. Hatton, of Cleveland took H the affirmative side of the question H -while Bradley Hull, elso Of mWm argued the negative side. These two were opposing leaders In the city man-ager man-ager charger campaign here. Competent executives will NOT en-tor en-tor political campaigns and race tho H .possibility of being sidetracked aftei 1 a short term, Dr. Hatton contended. I He said that the failure of American cities to execute the will of the people j as expressed In election Issues, was 'due o th election of mayors who H I are politicians tirst and executives ' Municipal democracy cannot com-Iplete com-Iplete itself until we are aide to build up a trained, permanent, non-polltlcai executive service," Dr. Hatton con-I con-I tended. "That is Impossible us Ions j 'an the chief executive must be a par- H i.Min nd. In order " keep ).; 1 I In office, must UBS the. positions In the ."H I exeoutivs build up an or- H j ganlxatlon to secure his re-election ! Civil service barriers never have, and never will, pr re to tho partisan pressure which the H present system creates." S NEGATIVE SIDI , In arguing the negti.lve HlC Mr. mWM I Hull said: "The city manager plan sweeps us 1 tack to a system we have repudiated H I No matter who makes the mistakes. Ithe people finally hem, and the peop rljelr H own mistakes. There never wns a time when th pari . 1 rfafilzatlon Inc.. control an overwhelming majority of cither th" city council or the J' gis- B 1 iative delegation." H The "pn-K breakdown" in our H i municipal ayst 1 1 Hi Hull stated, was H due to lack of keen Interest by the vo- ;ters, luck of the rlehl uri of leader- H ship In party organizations, drib'.lng of H (many voters to tho suburbs; and the ) Influence of public service utilities. B If the selection of lh city manucei H lis Ieit to a legislative, body rather H khan the voting public, Mr 1 lull assert- H cd, party organizations will enjoy a H imore permanent control of the city's ;jH executive than they have hud In the H 00 |