Indianapolis Times, Volume 37, Number 185, Indianapolis, Marion County, 4 December 1925 — Page 19

MiLDAY, UhXJ. 4, 1925

HOOSIER EARLY MANAGER FOR VIRGINIA TOWN f-dward A. Beck Made Pronounced Success at Lynchburg. One of the first city managers was the late Edward A. Beck, a Hoosier, who transformed Lynchburg, Va., from a town dependent on tobacco and fruit growing to a city of diversified industries, with up-to-date educational institutions and splendid railroad facilities. Mr. Beck, bom at Peru, Ind., was a Purdue University graduate and brother of A. J. Beck, 2635 N. Illinois St. His administration of city affairs as city manager for five years was considered a pronounced success. He became city manager Sept. 1, 1920, and died Oct. 18, 1925. As assistant engineer of the Wabash Railroad, Mr. Beck designed and supervised the construction of the Detroit tunnels, a work of unusual magnitude, wide experience as an engineer fitted him for the position of city manager, and in 1917, he was selected from 616 applicants for city manager of Goldsboro, N. C. He also served as borough manager at Pittsburgh, Pa. All departments were on a business basis to function under city manager form soon after Mr. Beck went to Lynchburg. He in stalled the system of monthly departmental reports, published in booklets for public distribution. He supervised resurfacing of 70 pet( cent of the city’s streets an extended the sewage system. “An able and far seeing executive, his five years at the helm of Lynchburg’s business affairs was productive of rapid advancement in many directions. To Mr. Beck more than to any other city official can be attributed the success of the city manager form of government hero for he evidences a keen understand ing of city problems which with his LONDON MEAT BILL CUT B a Times Special LONDON, Dec. 4.—London citizens are losing their reputation as big meat eaters. Figures issued by the London Central Meat Markets show that the sale of meat in London to rthe first half of the present year decreased by 14,563 tons, or 6 per cent, over a similar period of the preceding year. RUNS SERVICE BUS Bv Times Special YORK, England, Dec. 4. —A rail motor bus service runs between here and Clifton. This bus takes passengers to the most convenient railway station stop. The bus service was Inaugurated because persons living in villages between here and Clifton are not provided with a c9nvenlent station.

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business thoroughness and his capacity for hard work made it possible for Lynchburg to go forward along sane and progressive lines,” said the Lynchburg Advance, editorially.

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The Lynchburg News said: “An engineer and executive of ability, Mr. Beck added to sane conservatism, a vision which enabled him to administer Lynchburg’s

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affairs wisely and well. Although a public officer, Mr. Beck was "not active In politics, wisely holding that in municipal affairs inter-party strife should play but small part. Indeed he was not a party man if that term

be taken to Imply anything of blind allegiance to a political organization. He wholeheartedly subscribed to the doctrine that government should be for the whole people and not by a few for a few.”

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