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ASBURY PAKK EVENING PKESS, SATURDAY, I) KC KM KICK 5, 1J)14. 3 1BL nv CITIES and the department of public property. In each of these departments the introduction of business methods, coupled with the constant supervision of a director, have wrought reforms which could not otherwise have been achieved. The discipline of the police avenue was another Important subject dealt with by the old council for several years without action. This became a reality just as soon as the new commissioners could adjust the details.

So it was with the straightening of Third avenue at its intersection with Morris avenue. This Improvement had been Lazy Liver deficit of $61,000 had been incurred, or at- the rato of $8,000 a year If we assume that the deficit would have Increased at the same rate to Feb. 1914, the amount would be approximately IS4.000. If at this date the administration desired to Issue bonds to make good the amount and tho same class of bonds were Issued ns in 1904. we would find tho city obliged to pay: Principal on bonds 81,000 Int.

for 30 years at 100,800 PROSPER WITH RULE OF COMMISSION during the past year, Trenton has been conducted on a money-making basis because it has not only been self-sustaining but has also been able to reduce its floating debt which had been accumulating, year by year, under the old system of government. Officers' annual statements prior to Inauguration of commission government were very poor. No general schema of keeping the city's accounts as those of one corporation was ever adopted prior to this time. City funds therefore had been badly entangled, as follows: $33,000 of unexpended pro rvf rid nf Pfvn lmtion Gincrer ut stop 4Wo moping around, and get some vim, vigor and rrn IV SR II. LI Viuuuy luiu JtK Carter's Lilfle mm fiuieMv net chase away csPout-lcncy and lassitude, foir lfiy I Millions use them.

You ought to. Small V' Tlie GENUINE must bear signature you. Liver Pills on liver, stomach and bowels, Pill. Small Dose, Small Pric i me Perfectly Balanced Whole Grain Ration Conjunction With MtARVtffj "CYPHO" Rilash produo0 ESQS December to April agitated for years by the councllmanic board, but it was not carried to a suc cessful issue until taken up by the new commissioners. The resurfacing of Broadway and the paving of Rockwell and Second avenues, and the extension of Third avenue, all of which were accomplished within a few months, are other public works credited to commission rule, which In all probability would never have been consummated had it not been for the change in government.

The fixing of responsibility made all this possible. When the people seek a needed and feasible improvement and it is not made, the head of the department having this particular job in hand will be asked for an accounting, and unless he is fortified with a satisfying defense he is certain to run into war clouds. "To my notion measures are as important as men, hence you will not accuse me of egotism when I state that Commission Government has accomplished more for Long Branch in two and a half years than could have been hoped for during the life of tho beat charter the city ever had. The' Introduction of business methods has raised the standard of efficiency in the various departments of our city government to a degree far beyond anything that had been anticipated. The business transactions of the city are an open book and the work Is conducted In such simple fashion that the wayfarer, however unlearned, would readily understand It.

Improvement General, "While the improvement has been general, in no department, perhaps has the good results been more apparent, than in the department of revenue and finance. I take it that public interest is bound to center in the largest measure In that division of government charged with handling the people's money. At any rate it should be so. The department of revenue and finance embraces the department of taxation and it is here the city has made a most admirable showing. Long Branch has taxable values exceeding $16,000,000 and one of the first problems the new city government faced was to secure the services of one qualified to appraise these values equitably and uniformly.

A complete set of taxing maps was provided and the work of this department has been so fv: tematlzed that despite the ever-increasing demands of the city tax rate has been reduced each year without advancing assessments, except In cases where property was found to be undernsressed. In a grow, ing city like Long Branch, where the cost of government is necessarily heavy, a more forceful argument than this could not be offered in behalf of commission government. "Now I am mindful it will be said that what has been done In Long Branch in this respect may be done in any taxing district. But there Is no proof of because Is no parallel. And why is there no parallel, and may I also ask, why waa It not done before in the city which I have the honor to represent? It Is the burden of responsibility faithfully shouldered which brings such things to pass.

Where this ta not a part of the city's program there cannot be any srch result. "All that has been true of the department of revenue and finance Is equally true of the department of public afety, the department of streets department lias attained the highest point in Its history and the department never rendered more proficient service than it is rendorelng the city today, nor have the streets of the city or its public buildings ever been in better condition. There's but one reason why It Is so. It is because someone Is being held responsible for it and the city has been wise enough to pay that official a living wage for doing this all important work. Gives People Fair Chancs.

"In municipal, as well as any other government, the important fact for us to remember in that taxpayer? are expected to pay for what they get, and it is said, ther? have been instances when they did not get that for which they had paid. Now let me say, I have found after a thoro diagnosis that the most effective remedy ever evolved for this evil is government by commission. It provides a certain cure by placing the people In a position to govern themselves. And the people may ts depended upon to do this when given a fair chance. Doubtless, you have heard it said that the people as a rule do not manifest sufficient interest In public affairs to govern themselves.

This is true, however, only where poll-tics hae caused them to looe heart. It is not so under the commission plan, every open gateway of which leads di rectly to the seat of power. Its always safe to trust the people. Pare, indeed, is it that a verdict registered as the will of the people proves to be a blunder. "And now let me have with you a "tatemcnt.

"hjeh I am sure no intelll- gent person here will attempt to dis pute. It Is this: "There is no reasonable argument against commission government. "I make this declaration conscious that while it appears extravagant it Is in no sense an overstatement of the truth. This conclusion I reached only after a careful analysis of all I eouid find that had been said or written In opposition to this newer way of doing business for the city. The substitution of the commission plan for any other system of government will always have its opponents.

You have them here nt Asbury Park, I do not doubt. We had them at Long Branch, but happily, they have since disappeared. It would be unnatural for the folks any community to agree on a subject of such far-reaching Importance. Mpn have a perfect riht to differ, but when I hear certain Interests engaged in a noisy protest about s'me feature of the commission plan I cannot help regarding that opposition v.ith suspicion. The fact is there is no room for selfishness In a propoganda such ns you have inaugurated here in Asbury Park, and too often this weakness Is the sole basis of such opposition.

"The only objective worthy of consideration in making this change Is the public welfare. If men find they cannot measure up to this common Ideal they should at. least be big enough to remain neutral. Permit me to repeat: "There Is no reasonable argument against commission government. Your neighbor, the city of Lorn? Branch, has subjected It to the acid test and found It true.

"What has proved of inestimable value in Long Branch an over 400 other municipalities, I submit, Is not likely to prove a failure in Asbury conjunction with ono another; a spirit of unity permeates tho meetings of the commission. This is one of the principal reasons for the success of commission government. The small body that Is responsible for the governmental advancement of the municipality outlines a constructive policy to be pursued by its subordinates. This is surely an Improvement over the old system, under which the management of every d. partment, no matter how small or unimportant it might be was Placed In the hands of a man who was termed the head of that department.

This condition led to a confusion of authority and had a detrimental effect upon the efficiency of the department itself. The concentration of powerancl authority secured thru the enforcement of commission government places such minor departments dierctly under one head, and consequently greatly simplifies their management. Importance of Recall. All things considered, however, there iis one particularly Inseparable feature of commission rule that engenders governmental efficiency, and that Is the recall. An official, realizing that' his every act and recommendation de cides his continuation in office, will, by force, if not natural Inclination, strive for public approbation.

This he well knows, can best be secured by efficient administration, "Under the old system of government it is possible for an elective officer to forget that he is simply a public servant and use his official influence towards securing fav oritism for some private or corporate interest, because, having been elected for a certain number of years, he. is practically beyond the danger of re moval until the expiration of his term of office. Under commission government, however, the remedy i very simple and easily applied. Under adequate proof of inefficiency or dishonesty of an official the dissatisfied voters can resort to the recall, and if the majority so rules the delinquent is legislated out of office, notwithstanding that he has still several yeare of his original term to serve. To sum up briefly, might be said that the chief characteristics of commission government are embodied In the following municipal reforms: Centralizing responsibility upon a small number of elected officials; non-partisan elections; abolition of ward lines; economy of administration, greater efficiency, application of business meth ods; referendum, initiative and recall; simplification of the system and wide publicity.

During the past year no temporary loans have been negotiatd and not a penny of money has been borrowed In anticipation of taxes. This Is the flnst occurrence of Us kind In the history of the city of Trenton. With this fact in mind It is reasonable to assert, that (Continued From Pago One.) tjon any ordinance, Mock by petition any ordinance, repeal by petition any ordinance, and if tho commissioners fail to do precisely what the petitioners demand the whole subject must be submitted to popular vote. Commission government not only commits to the people the rlpht to select men for office; it also confers upon the electorate the power to recall officials who prove unworthy. "Fourteen years have elapsed since government by commission was introduced in this country by some alert business men of the city of Galveston, whose hearts centered in the reclamation of that city which had been flood swept.

The placing of the affairs of Galveston in the hands of a few far-siphted business men and the success which attended their efforts have given the commission form of government a preeminent place among the most successful of local governments in the world. The same plan is not always followed, but its essential features everywhere obtain. Up to this time it has been adopted by over 400 cities in this country, not one of which has returned to the old form. "ew Jersey's commission government law is known as the Walsh act. It abounds in novel features, all of which are generally commended.

To epitomize, those features include: The centralization of responsibility in five elected officials; nonpartisan elections; abolition of ward lines; referendum, initiative and recall. The last three features are not integral parts of commission government, but seldom fail of ratification when submitted to the peo ple. By the initiative any body of citizens may insist upon the adoption of an ordinance by putting it up to the people at a special election on a petition of 15 per cent of the voters. The referendum places a similar safeguard in the hands of the people who may seek redress by calling on tho voters in the event of the adoption of an objectionable ordinance by the commission. At the same time it gives the commission the right to refer any ordinance to the voters.

By the recall any number of citizens dissatisfied with a commissioner may ask for his retirement after one year in office, providing they secure the signatures of 15 per cent of tho voters to a petition. Under the recall the commissioner is afforded the right to take his chances nt an election within 30 days. If he Is reelected it may bo accepted as a vindication of his position. If not he steps aside and his place is taken by the new commissioner. The commissioners elected under this act represent all tho people of the city and not simply those of a single ward or fraction.

Therefore it is not necessary to elect a working-man to Insure justice to labor. Nor is it essential that a capitalist be chosen to protect the holders of property rights. The voters are in position to nominate and elect men in any rank of life, who they feel convinced will serve the community as a whole, being guldod in their acts by the welfare of the many rather than the few. The five salaried commissioners elected to administer the government for terms of four years are each assigned to the head of a department. The mayor be- comes director of public affairs, while Ms four associates assume charge of the following departments in the order named: Department of Revenue and Finance, department of Public Safety, department of Streets and Public Improvements, department of Tarks and Public Property.

Proves Worth Many Times. "Commission government long since ceased to be an experiment. It has proved its worth over and over in Long Branch. My observation as the mayor of a commission government city for nearly three years, I feel, has made me competent to utter this bit of testimony. During this period I have discovered that the advantages of government by commission over the old system are so numerous that tho old form is left without a peg upon which to hang itself Prior to the adoption of commission government in our city in 1912 I had served the common council as its city clerk for 10 years.

This experience enabled me, to become fairly familiar with the features of two city charters, neither of which contained anything to commend them to a citizenship entertaining progressive tendencies. Under our latest charter we were governed by a mayor, whose powers were woefully curtailed if not altogether usurped by 13 councllmen, one of whom was elected at large and served as president of the council. "With Buch an unwieldly body of legislators it was not possible to center Responsibility In anyone, tho a division of the work was suggested by tho appointment of standing committees. These counollmen were chosen by wards. Whenever Interests conflicted, and they were frequently In conflict on matters of public: Improvement, all hope of anything like a satisfactory outcome would disappear.

Tear after year failure to make good in the case of some public improvement would be charged to this councilman of that committee and those interested were helpless because no one could bo held responsible for that which had been left undone. The old form has a thousand and one defects, but none capable of causing quite so much discontent as this particular fault. MunlclpalHIee have been deprived of more at the hands of its rulers for this one reason than for all other causes combined. New Rule Brings Results. "Under commission rule such a state of affairs Is hardly permissible.

If a public Improvement Is desired the department head having the work in charge Initiates it, and, unless there appears indications of popular disapproval it is carried out, providing it has the indorsement of two other members of the commission. Since the change was made in Long Branch this advantage has been demonstrated many times over. Let me Illustrate: For years the elimination of a dangerous turn In the Ocean drive at Lincoln avenue was advocated. It was conceded to be a much needed improvement, but because of conflicting ward interests and other influences it was not undertaken. It required less than three months for the present commission to complete this Job.

The. exton-fion of West Knd court from Second avenue to the depot in order to relieve tho congestion of traffic on Brighton of in of the of and the the or a total of an expense which tho commission has "iU, unnecessary. some renion rverorms. One of the most remarkable dls- plays of the effectiveness of commission government Is to be seen in the otrtce of tho city sealer of weights and measures. During the IS months of his administration thi official has tested 25,307 different weights and measures and has made periodical visits to every store, firm and business house in Trenton thnt use any character of weights and measures, lie has condemned and confiscated 2.24S articles that did not measure up to the reuulred standards, many of 1 i 'are on exhibit at his otnoo In I which the mu nicipal building.

Thru his efforts S3 offenders have been balled into the local police court on charges of using short weights. His persistency and never failing vigilance have had the effect of breaking of a pernicious habit that was formerly allowed to exist In Trenton to the detriment of the housewives and public in general. Over 48,000 feet of water pipe have been cleaned during the past year, and the bainnco of the mains will bo treated likewise before tho new Alteration plant is put in operation. This work will cost approximately $20,000. Unsightly telegraph and telephone poles have been removed from our principal streets.

Appropriation for a school of industrial arts has been Increased to enable the institution of day classes. Abolition of all boards except school and llbraiy boards, both of which are non-salaried bodies. The board of school estimates consists of three members of the city commlsloti and two members of tho board of edm-n-tion. Many new miles of sidewalks and the extension of many streets. Careful supervision In tho laying out of new streets to conform with the established building line.

Closer sup- ervlsion of nl oys mm repnuini? or same. Many nines oi new drains have been built. Ordinance passed setting standard of ice to be sold in the city to Insure customers against Impurities of lee taken from polluted ponds, lakes, etc. Also a new iraillc ordinance ami a plumbinir i ode have been adopted. Many mlb-a of new street pavements have been laid and many more miles of exist Inn pavements repaired.

We took oflice Jtist at a time when a number of Kiinr-nntees on street lavements had expired which increased our expense for street work. The poor department has Installed a new system of recording Us jcases, and an extra clerk has been provided. Notwithstanding these ml jdjU()lml expenses the department has effected a saving In muntcnpiiee mid operating expenses. The. police ofll- tn In.i.n vUMlfint eei a Hit! IIIHIIU, -n lookout for dog owners and for vend ers who seek to defraud tho city by not obtaining the required license.

In this way the city's revenue have been Increased several thousands of dol lars. In order to prevent unnecessary consumption of mir water supply, water meters have been Installed In factories nnd manufacturing plants, hotels, arid other largo buildings with favorable results. Theaters and moving picture houses are kept under closer survelleni than ever before. All city bills are now paid promptly and the city's business Is transacted with greater expedition than formerly, open air school rooms for the express benefit of the children whom tlie medical authorities of the schools ebb' are in need of fresh nlr treatment. Our municipal and tuberculosis hospital have been greatly improved.

lie-sides adding two new compnnles to our fire department, wo have purchased several new lire egitn-s, a new truck and other equipment. Ordinance to Insure the proper clearance on public sidewalks prohibiting sidewalk displays beyond a certain limit. Plan being prepared for development rf a park system along Delaware river on city's rront. Tuberculosis rnr. and modern dispensary have been established In Municipal building.

Now acquiring land both by purchase, and condemnation for proposed municipal docun. A municipal parage bus been established where all the automobile used the various departments of the government are housed. Several automobiles have l.ei-n bought by the city to Increase tlie f-flbiency of the service. These nlso save the employment of additional sulmrdi- health department hafl been IncreTped, both numerically and In uy u- dairy Inspector, ani inner employe, i u'lin iive attention to health and, sanitary mutters. Under eornmlHxion government the.

standard of public morals In Trenton materially raised. All city ordinances and state law are rlaidly enforced and tho freedom of policemen firemen from the yolie that formerly encompassed them ha-i unquestionably made. Trenton a better city from every viewpoint. Fire apparatus purchased at great, reduction, because It was bouuht competitive basis and no gifts or presents divided among officialdom. Cities In New Jersey that have adopted Walsh n't: Jersey city, Nut- Vlneland, Atlantic City, Ocean City, I.ongport, Millvllle, Passaic, Hldgefleld Park, Kldgewood, l.on..; rich, Sea Isle City, Wild wood, Paterson, Peverley, ponlenlown, Mar- gatB City, Jladdotifleld nnd Trenton.

SALE OF LANDS For Unpaid Taxes. Assessments of May 1913, Public Notice ivfn liv Kdwln Ilennitt. I'olln-lor of Taxes of the lior-ouKh of NcptuiiH City, County of Monmouth, that lie will Kill at Public Sale thn IcIii-iihtiI hpr.il i to in en I real extute mention' for shortcut term for wlii'ii any jn-rson peiHonB will iiKrcc to take the aatno pay the tax leln tlicieon, ladii'linK Intercut, and com of nalc The aitld wile will take place at tho council room In the lloroiich Hull on SATURDAY, DECEMBER 26th, 1914, lit o'rloclt In the Hfteriicinn, the mid hili'lH, hei C'liUl lliclitM llll'l I'-ll to he Bold n'i'1 the iiiiunN of the persona narnlrif whom the lax1 Imve laid on account of aume and the ceed of bond issues for Improve- ments was used to run the city. 000 was expended unknowingly on sewer construction out of administrative revenues. Over $30,000 of collections from street improvements assessments intended to be used for bond redemption was expended for current purposes.

At the date of the inauguration there was a current administrative deficit of over $110,000, altho some few years prior the city had issued of bonds to pay up deficit then outstanding. Itemiied Saving. now model and each department is a furnished with a statement of assets and liabilities and income and expenditures monthly. It is euny to understand that with this information constantly available no excuse exists for a recurrence of old conditions. The Income for the year ending Feb.

IS, 1913, was $26,000 more than the expenses. The expenses for the last four years prior to commission gov ernment had Increased at an average of 000 each year. Kxpense.s of last year immediately prior to commission government's adoption showed $102,000 increase, while the first complete year of commission government showed decrease of over $4,000 under thP year prior. Percentage of tax collections have increased. Nearly $18,000 more of the taxes of 1909 and 1910 wero collected during the first year of commission government than during the year prior.

Over $200,000 have been collected in back taxes since the commission created the office of delinquent tax collector. Also several thousand dollars more forced in by his activity. Total personal and poll taxes outstanding when the commission took hold was over $600,000. Half or in nas nireauy oeen mm-i-ieu. These back taxes dated from 190s.

A 1 of this year's taxes already collected with the exception of nbout $13,000. On official advertising and city printing we have saved approximately $10,000 a year. Other savings that have been realized by the pulley of retrenchment which the commission Is following are: rumplng Station, salary sav ing City Hall, salary 1.S07.4S Municipal I'nrks, salary sav ing 1,500.00 Fublic Properties, saving In purchasing coal supply Tax Office, salnry saving 2,400.00 Treasurer's Cilice, salary sav- 2,100.00 Assessor's Ofllce, salary sav ing 3,300.00 Comptroller's Ofllce, salary saving 1,200.00 Water Department, salary saving 4.800.18 Street Department, saving on cost of work 15.O00.C0 Cost of repairing asphalt streets reduced from 1.50 to 97 cents a sq. yd. Cleaning streets, salary saving 4,700.00 Overseer of Toor, maintenance saving l.non.f.O Elections Legal Department, saving of fees Almshouse, maintenance saving 6.00(1.00 Mcense Tags 0 City Clerk, salary Abolition of Fees 1,000.00 Police Courts, salary l.fioo.oo Savings in Drugs 723.00 Garbage and Ashes, salary saving 1,200.00 Board of Health, salary having 400.00 rollco Department, salary saving 2,500.00 Fire Department, salary snv-Ing 1,700.00 (The savings made In the Police and Fire Departments are exclusive of the salaries of the members of the Departments which are fixed by state law that provides for a mandatory Im rasn until a certain maximum is reached.) Excise Department, silary saving 1,600.00 Paving In Dog Cither' fees.

1,210.00 Total saving $75,378 US Departmental Expenditures. Tho department of public affairs fori th fiscal vear etidintt Feb. 2fi. lfUH. showed a decrease in expenditures uu-I rr.v in i i -1 7'.

I nrlillnor TUii ,1 rt I "for three yea previous bad i ll nv nan ernpo yearly Increase of or j' 19.15 per cent. The department of revenue nnd finance for the same period showed a of or per cent, while the average yearly IneroiiNo of thin department for the three previous yearn wns or 7. 58 per rent. On Sept. 18, 1904, the common council authorized a bond of bearing Interest at 4 per cent for the purpose of fundlnat the city's "floating Indebtedness" then exlsMnK.

The ordinance, authorizing tho bond Issue, recites thnt tbe "lloatinR Indebtedness," was over The relation between this amount nd the cur rent deficit, which Ik the excess of such a debt over the assets applicable to Its reduction, Is not determinable for the reason that there are no records from which such Information could he gathered without considerable labor. It Is fair, however, to aasuine that the bond Issue was at leat sufficient to refund the entire deficit. Notwithstanding this, at the time of the Inauguration of th" commission six years later, the firiarc lal statement disclosed a deficit of l-'cb. 29, 1912, under commission government It had decreased to $37,000 and by Feb. 21th, 191.1, the end of the last fiscal year, It had further decreased to $12,000.

At this rate It Is fair to assume that the deficit will no longer exist at the end of the present fiscal yenr. Kor the purpose of corni nrlson, let us form a hypothesis im to the state of the deficit under couiiciiminlo government at Feb. 26, 1914. We find that from October, 1904, to August, 1911, a i I i by a. has and ley, lira F.

all and tho or and I ho been Big Reforms New Rule Has Brought About In Trenton 7 Fed in Ask your DEALER for mounts of tax laid on account of each narccl are lis follows, namely; Anderson, Taxes due $3.40 I icsei i i 1 1 1 1 two vacant lots, Avon-dale Terrace. Dennett, James Honry due $15.91 Description one house nnd lot, west side of i cl Sired. Dond, Howard Taxes due $12.50 lesciiplloti 1 lioimo, two lots, N'os. 12, lit, Neptuno Street. Brltton, Deborah Taxes due $2.27 1 ichci iH miii one house and lot, No.

Hinnelt Slleet. Buckman, Howard Taxes due $5.8) I live lots, Ns. ii, ii, 7, iceiui i inive 1 1 1 i 1 1 1 Carle, Georfje Taxei due $3.09 1 iedcriit Ion utii' bouse and Id, corner Fonllli nnd Sillies Streets. Eley, Melvlnn Taxes due $1.70 1 icxci lilon one vacant lol, west sidy of liemielt No. Fnrraml, VV.

Taxi due $3.40 Description- two vacant lots, Nos, till, ST, Avmiilile 'JYlTltce. Cottrell, Cora Taxes due $3.69 I icNcrlpl Ion-- -out! Iiiiuhu nml lot, Nep- mm Si red. Gullce, Richard and Margaret McNulty, Description- neres Avenue, lietvven itelU nnd l.vpniaiiM. Hervltso, Thomas 1 axei due $17.04 1 'chci Ipt Inn one house nml two lots, II, -on, -It Street. NoH.

Jonet, Charles Taxes due $40.91 liencriptloti -Hell's tract, lots, numbering from 41! to Inclusive. Jones, Charles Taxes due $136.24 liol I'cll trad. Kelley, Mary Taxes dee $454.56, Ipllon --I'lot Hill tract, known hh l. Sneliler property, 1 iuicm nnd hnlMliitf. I Lsrrlson, John Taxes due $17.04 I icMcrlpt Ion i house and lol, ent Side ol JtlilK" Avenue.

Llllle Taxes due I Oil Ion -one house ai.il lot, ninth nide of SylvmiU Avenue, near Itlilge Avenue. LaCompt, LIMie, va mo as above, ball, nee of 1912 taxes. Jones' Speedometer Service Station is now located at 21-23 Main bead of Wesley Lake. Liberal allowance on old speedometers for 1914 Jones Headquarters Mark Guy's Garage 21-23 MAIN ST. Head of Lake STAMPS with 1 can Baking Powder 5 0 612-614 Cookman Ave.

I VVARNE DENTAL GO, Cor. Main St. Sum-merficld Ave. Across From Rear of Post Office. Most Moderate Prices in Monmouth County.

Look in Friday's Evening Press for our Price List. Phone 1429-M. i 1 "'Iff 1 will cur system of FEEDING Hamblet, Lester Taxes due $3.19 Description nvo lots, block 2-6, lota iiooiin (Irovo Heights, 1H12 taxes. Pollen, Thomas Taxes due, $6.81 Descripl Ion- live lots, Nos. 4, fi, 6, 7, S.

lilock 4, Ocean Uruve Heights, Roio, F.mnlo Taxes due $35.22 ii-Hcrlii len -two bouses nnd lot, I'liurih Avi-nue. Vailer, R. Taxes due $3.41 Desi i Ipllon fmir lots, Nos. 492, 4V3, 49 4, Avondale Terrace. White.

George Edward. due $2.72 Description 2 ids. Nos, 1, 2, Hloek 4, I ice.ui (ii Heights. Wynr.cop, Thomas Taxes dus $3.40 Deacription-two lots, Nos. 2S, 2S, Prospect unit Svlvania Avenues.

Kl i WIN F. HENNETT, Collector of tin- itorough of Neptuno City, 2S2.2XS.2!M,.1'M1,304. RELIABLE LIQUORS at RELIABLE PRICES The I argest Variety of brands anywhere on the Jersey Coast. E. C.

KUHLMAN The York Grocera SPIER AVENUE MAIN STREET AILENHURST. I Pur Filtered Water 3 Tor family nd manufacturing i purposes in Wst Aibury Park, a-, rah tJ VHIWVW, UIHUID fc i iadloy I-ark, Neptuno City Bor ouah, Loch Arbour, West Allen- hurst, Intorlaker. and Wana mssa. Spocjal annual rate for hotels and manufacturing purposss. Par Connection: GO Min at 20c Dr 1000 aala.

it. 5 $100 Mm at 17'2o per 1000 gala $150 Min at 15c per 1000 gala. "CO at 12ro per 1000 Fir irther information apply to office, No. 1014 Munroo ava- Park. ji MONMOUTH COUNTY WATER CO, C.

A. BUCK, Supt. Headquarters For KUPPENHEIMER! CLOTHES STETSON HATS MANHATTAN SHIRTS ARROW COLLARS PHOENIX HOSIERY tJ. KRIDELf Leaders in Men's Wear Where all the Trolleys Stop. i.

Broad Front Sts. Red Bank TODAY Shreddsd Vheat, 10c Hew Bed Beans, 7c BEST" DRIED WHITE BEANS, lb. 5c Sauerkraut, 3 10c Gcokman Are, and Main St. Mayor Donnelly spoke as follows: To my mind, the long-felt want that the new plan has supplied lies In the moderization of city charter provision. Conditions that were predominant 50 years ago are unimportant factors municipal affairs today; the plan of operation that wae effectual half a century ago can no longer grapple with present day problems.

Cities that oo not keep apace with the advancement of time, instead of progressing, will find themselves retroyressing. A municipal corporation, the same as a business corporation, must live in the atmosphere of the present day. Commission government meets with immediate success because it embodies the modern features that are lacking" the charters of many of our cities. The important characteristics of the commission plan as It has been adopted In American cities, are: The placing of the municipal governing authority in a small body of men. Their election at large, instead of by-wards.

The power to exercise administrative and legislative functions and the privilege of appointment by the board. The placing of each commissioner In charge of a definite department and making him responsible to the in ople for its proper nd Intelligent management. Tho power given to the peoplo to secure honest and efficient government thru the medium of the initiative, and referendum and the recall. The in trinsic value of commission government really rests on these cardinal principals. One of tho essential characteristics commission government is the placing of a commissioner in absolute control of a distinct department.

Thus the commissioners are both collectively and individually repsonsible for the honest and efficient conduct of their duties. Under tho New JerHey statute, executive, administrative find legislative authority in cities electing five commissioners is divided into live separate departments as follows: l)e. partment of public affairs, department revenue and finance, department of public safety, department of streets public Improvements and department of parks and pulbic property. A commissioner on being assigned to any on of these departments, has absolute control and is also individually responsible to his fellow commissioners and the people generally for actions of himself and his subordinates. The mayor, who is djreetor of public affairs, is advisory director to each of the other commissioners.

The commission meets immediately after election for the purpose of organization. At that time the assignments to din'ertnt departm'tits are made, Altho the commissioners are In charge separate department! they work in.