Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 180, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 16 August 1917 — Municipal Surveys. [ARTICLE]

Municipal Surveys.

In many cities the chamber of commerce" or another similar organization has undertaken an elaborate and exhaustive survey of the municipal government, with the willing co-operation and helpful suggestions of the executives and departmental heads of the city. The primary object of such a done better at less cost, how service can be improved, how citizens can be brought to a livelier and more enduring realization of their individual duty toward the city in which they are shareholders.

What is the result of such a survey? For one thing, a well-goveyped and well-managed city is attractive in itself. Men like to live in the place that can boast of governmental advantages over other cities. Efficient municipal service at moderate cost is one of the charges that every business man must make against his cost of doing business. The higher the tax, lox exampl eJThe, more “he ft handicapped in his race with - the coriipetl-" tor in another city with moderate taxes.— Exchange.