Word: atkinson
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...think Curry's his own man. He has to do what Crane tells him to do," Atkinson asserts...
...Atkinson believes that the city is beginning to run down. More especially, he blames city manager John J. Curry for poor management on the sale of certain water department property for $60,000 which had been appraised...
...true that under Atkinson's success-full administration the city manager had most of the initiative and the Council was much less powerful. With the present city manager closely allied to certain Councilmen the Council has asumed more control. And they generally applaud Curry...
...storekeeper continues, "I liked Atkinson more than Curry. Seemed he knew what he was doing and wouldn't let other fellows shove things through for friends...
Backing Crane on many issues is Mayor Joseph A. DcGugliclmo, whose shrewdness makes him an important asset. It was DeGugliclmo at one time a supporter of former city manager John B. Atkinson who decided with Crane that after ten years Atkinson had grown dictatorial in his job, not even consulting the Council on important matters. DcGugliclmo and Crane forced the departure of Atkinson and replaced him with John Curry, a former school teacher who has administrated the city's affairs well, even lowering the tax rate...