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VOL. XL NO. 44. SEATTLE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1921. PRICE 10 CENTS [i__[§[l[_g__Hl[__[_3[__SE^ J. Y. C. Kellogg, Civil Service Commissioner Will Address the League Tuesday Noon, November 8th at Meves Cafeteria - 4th and Pine - on the Subject ot "Ways ot Improving the Civil Service." Let us have as large an attendance at this meeting as we had at the last. (gBg__HiS!_MI____[___I§S LEAGUE DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION The following letter was sent by the Secretary of the League to the City Council: "On October 6, 1921, the undersigned mailed to you a copy of a resolution passed by the Board of Trustees of the Municipal League, requesting that the Council make a thorough investigation of the effect of revenue and expenditures before taking any action on the proposed ordinance reducing the carfare, and that the Corporation Counsel's opinion be secured as to whether, in case such reduction of fares results in a less revenue than is necessary in order to comply with the terms of the contract of purchase, defray operating expense and all proper charges against the railway, the city would incur any general liability on the bonds or for breach of contract, or otherwise; and whether any such deficit must be met out of general taxes. A copy of the resolution is herewith enclosed. This resolution was reported in full on the first page of the Seattle Times of October 7, 1921, as well as in the Star of the same date, and in the Post-Intelligencer of October 8th. "I have inquired of the clerk of the City Council, this morning, as to what disposition has been made of this resolution, and he has informed me that, after making a diligent search of the files, he was unable to find any trace of it ,and that the minutes do not disclose any record of its receipt by the Council, or of its having been referred to any committee. Since this communication, then, was apparently lost and has never received your attention, we respectfully suggest that you give the matter at this time your immediate and serious attention. "This matter is particularly (Continued on page 3) | "You who do not believe | f that the cycle of man is accom- j | plished, you must rouse your- 1 I selves and dare to separate | I yourselves from the herd in | I which you are dragged along. | | Every man worthy of the.name | I should learn to stand alone, I f and do his own thinking, even 1 | in conflict with the whole § I world. Sincere thought, even [ | if it does run counter to that of, § f others, is still a service to man- | I kind; for humanity demands j | that those who love her should 1 | oppose, or if necessary rebel | | against her. You will not 1 | serve her by flattery, by de- \ | basing your conscience and § | "intelligence, but rather by § I defending their integrity j | from the abuse of power. 1 | For these are some of her | 1 voices, and if you betray f | yourself you betray her also." § |.—An extract from the intro- | I duction to Clerambault by | i Romain Rolland. WITT ADDRESSES MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 15 EAR MARKS OF MODEL GOVERNMENT ■ That the city manager form of government is the logical solution for many of the defects now existing in America's cities, and that proportional representation in the City Council will express a complete cross-section of the community in the legislative branch of the city government, were the declarations made by Peter Witt, famous Cleveland transportation expert, .before the Municipal League, Tuesday noon. Tracing the history of city administration in America, Witt attributed most of the faults to the fact that the organization of ciy government was based along the lines of the Federal Constitution. The irrepressible conflict between the executives of the legislative branches of city governments is to be attributed to the over-lapping of the powers of the executives of the Council, he declared. At the same time, Witt pointed out that a new charter was not the cure so long as the people were not thoroughly educated to the idea of the change. Deploring politics in the administration of cities' affairs, Witt stated that the city manager, freed from the necessity of playing party politics, would, to a great measure, remove present (Continued on page 3) Dr. William H. Allen, director of the Institute for Public Service, published recently his idea of a model city government. His fifteen tests of such a government reprinted below, may well be examined with relation to Seattle. How does Seattle's city government measure up? A model city government anywhere would 1. Tell the public through frequent, short, understandable reports and statements. what the government is trying to do for the public, what obstacles it is meeting, what gains it has made, what not-yet-met needs exist. 2. Ask the public for constant and cumulative help, including free, specific, untrammeled, kindly criticism. 3. Request and use the co-operation' of citizen agencies like the chamber of commerce, women's clubs, labor organizations, etc. 4. Strive for and express social mindedness by trying to learn what is best for the whole community and its future. 5. Use city employment - as a field training school for developing every employee in ability and desire to serve the whole public and to increase his proficiency rather than as a soft berth or incubator of political and anti-social selfishness. 6. Keep in touch with the pub-
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Title | Seattle Municipal News, v. 11, no. 44, Nov. 5, 1921 |
Catalog Title | Seattle Municipal News |
Identifier | spl_mn_198039_11_44 |
Subjects |
King County (Wash.)--Politics and Government--Periodicals Seattle (Wash.)--Politics and Government--Periodicals |
Creator | Municipal League of Seattle |
Date | 1921-11-05 |
Decade | 1920/1929 |
Year | 1921 |
Publisher | Municipal League of Seattle |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 44 |
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Language | eng |
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Catalog Title | Page 1 |
Date | 1921-11-05 |
Decade | 1920/1929 |
Year | 1921 |
Volume | 11 |
Issue | 44 |
Volume/Issue | 011044 |
Transcript | VOL. XL NO. 44. SEATTLE, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1921. PRICE 10 CENTS [i__[§[l[_g__Hl[__[_3[__SE^ J. Y. C. Kellogg, Civil Service Commissioner Will Address the League Tuesday Noon, November 8th at Meves Cafeteria - 4th and Pine - on the Subject ot "Ways ot Improving the Civil Service." Let us have as large an attendance at this meeting as we had at the last. (gBg__HiS!_MI____[___I§S LEAGUE DEMANDS AN INVESTIGATION The following letter was sent by the Secretary of the League to the City Council: "On October 6, 1921, the undersigned mailed to you a copy of a resolution passed by the Board of Trustees of the Municipal League, requesting that the Council make a thorough investigation of the effect of revenue and expenditures before taking any action on the proposed ordinance reducing the carfare, and that the Corporation Counsel's opinion be secured as to whether, in case such reduction of fares results in a less revenue than is necessary in order to comply with the terms of the contract of purchase, defray operating expense and all proper charges against the railway, the city would incur any general liability on the bonds or for breach of contract, or otherwise; and whether any such deficit must be met out of general taxes. A copy of the resolution is herewith enclosed. This resolution was reported in full on the first page of the Seattle Times of October 7, 1921, as well as in the Star of the same date, and in the Post-Intelligencer of October 8th. "I have inquired of the clerk of the City Council, this morning, as to what disposition has been made of this resolution, and he has informed me that, after making a diligent search of the files, he was unable to find any trace of it ,and that the minutes do not disclose any record of its receipt by the Council, or of its having been referred to any committee. Since this communication, then, was apparently lost and has never received your attention, we respectfully suggest that you give the matter at this time your immediate and serious attention. "This matter is particularly (Continued on page 3) | "You who do not believe | f that the cycle of man is accom- j | plished, you must rouse your- 1 I selves and dare to separate | I yourselves from the herd in | I which you are dragged along. | | Every man worthy of the.name | I should learn to stand alone, I f and do his own thinking, even 1 | in conflict with the whole § I world. Sincere thought, even [ | if it does run counter to that of, § f others, is still a service to man- | I kind; for humanity demands j | that those who love her should 1 | oppose, or if necessary rebel | | against her. You will not 1 | serve her by flattery, by de- \ | basing your conscience and § | "intelligence, but rather by § I defending their integrity j | from the abuse of power. 1 | For these are some of her | 1 voices, and if you betray f | yourself you betray her also." § |.—An extract from the intro- | I duction to Clerambault by | i Romain Rolland. WITT ADDRESSES MUNICIPAL LEAGUE 15 EAR MARKS OF MODEL GOVERNMENT ■ That the city manager form of government is the logical solution for many of the defects now existing in America's cities, and that proportional representation in the City Council will express a complete cross-section of the community in the legislative branch of the city government, were the declarations made by Peter Witt, famous Cleveland transportation expert, .before the Municipal League, Tuesday noon. Tracing the history of city administration in America, Witt attributed most of the faults to the fact that the organization of ciy government was based along the lines of the Federal Constitution. The irrepressible conflict between the executives of the legislative branches of city governments is to be attributed to the over-lapping of the powers of the executives of the Council, he declared. At the same time, Witt pointed out that a new charter was not the cure so long as the people were not thoroughly educated to the idea of the change. Deploring politics in the administration of cities' affairs, Witt stated that the city manager, freed from the necessity of playing party politics, would, to a great measure, remove present (Continued on page 3) Dr. William H. Allen, director of the Institute for Public Service, published recently his idea of a model city government. His fifteen tests of such a government reprinted below, may well be examined with relation to Seattle. How does Seattle's city government measure up? A model city government anywhere would 1. Tell the public through frequent, short, understandable reports and statements. what the government is trying to do for the public, what obstacles it is meeting, what gains it has made, what not-yet-met needs exist. 2. Ask the public for constant and cumulative help, including free, specific, untrammeled, kindly criticism. 3. Request and use the co-operation' of citizen agencies like the chamber of commerce, women's clubs, labor organizations, etc. 4. Strive for and express social mindedness by trying to learn what is best for the whole community and its future. 5. Use city employment - as a field training school for developing every employee in ability and desire to serve the whole public and to increase his proficiency rather than as a soft berth or incubator of political and anti-social selfishness. 6. Keep in touch with the pub- |