CITY MANAGER PLAN

Evening Post, Volume CIV, Issue 9, 11 July 1922, Page 8

CITY MANAGER PLAN

; The "city jnanager" scheme; which tk lB bJJeration iii thei. United States was fexplamed by Mr: Stuart Wilson, byspfeciftl request, at1 a .meeting 6f the executive bt the Eastern Suburbs League last evening. The system ol civic control iii Wellingtoilj Ueclai'ed. Mi. Wilson, was not sound. Various interests Were oksliingj ahd scienv Mfid management was, not visible: Th&M «ere threfl bodies, controlling the city's affairs—City Council) Harbour Board, and tha Railway Department—their respeefcivs interests;- conflicting,' Satisfactory city management - would not como until tho city manager; plan ,■ became adopted, which scheme briefly was for a city manager to b'6. appointed, the council to administer tho plans as outlined by the city manager, thus removing tho existing troubles and waste in expenditure. Instances wero cited by Mr. Wilson to show that tremendous sayings woro promptly effected, and were still bcinj effected" by those cities that had adopted tho city manager plau. He appealed to the ■ Eistevn Suburbs League to go into the matter carefully and assist in bringing about the' desired improvement. Tho city manager scheme, he declared, was financially sound, and one good man could control'the oity/s management ihoro efficiently. A hearty- vote of thanks, was accorded the speaker.