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...your editorial of March 26 you suggested "limited tenure for city managers" as an amendment to Plan E. Such a solution is, like the Twenty-second Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, both inadequate and at times dangerous. If the Cambridge City Council "cannot agree on a candidate to replace Atkinson," it means two things: a satisfactory replacement for Atkinson cannot be found at this time, and the City Council is not unanimously agreed as to the inadequacy of Atkinson or his policies. If the Cambridge City Council can agree that Atkinson's policies are wrong, they can either force...
This has caused much of the hostility against Atkinson. But many city hall officials feel that he has set himself apart like a little dictator. For one thing, they feel that he has circumvented the elected body, securing most of his advice from a "Kitchen Cabinet." And, although he receives a salary of $20,000 a year, he does not work full time for the city. The John B. Atkinson Shoe Company consumes much of his time...
Largely these are petty gripes, most Councillors admit, but they are significant. Councillors insist that Atkinson does not recognize the tremendous pressures brought on legislators. He is too interested in keeping taxes down to fulfill campaign promises. Even worse, he evidently does not realize that he was elected by a coalation--the Cambridge Civic Association. He flaunts this coalition, and Councillors believe that the only way to put him in his proper place is to dangle him on a shoe-string for a while...
...present, the majority of Councillors do not wish to get rid of Atkinson entirely. He is a good administrator, and they realize it. And if Atkinson were fired the Council would have to find a competent successor, a difficult task at best...
Cambridge will probably continue without an official city administrator until Atkinson submits to the requests of the Council. If he will not, the councillors know they have no choice except to replace...