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<br /> 884 JA,_21912 RECORD OF CITY COUNCIL
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<br /> . 1 ,,,,hani.yr ayi.,iy 1,,al,wrong. Tor mu.of this debt,I am told there.little to show. It accrued ei
<br /> .der a system for which we were.1 more or lase reoponars.,-syst.based col the idea that we ought toll
<br /> ,:, get someone else-to pay our biller for.and that It was p.a..to get something tor nothing.
<br /> , sakane nen. The saloon system hall gone and our bonded debt witnessea the fact that
<br /> we diet not get anything out ot it wi.oUt pkVing for it. If the open saloon eVer oOlarm b.er...ett ::
<br /> /hope it will be on its merits as an instituti.and not otherwise. Ae a revenue produce.It does not I,
<br /> na, it encourages eitravag.ce real makes us blind to greater lossee.
<br /> 11 THINGS TO EA HOOMOS11.. :
<br /> CITY'S HiNANCIAL STA.". The City is amply able to pay its own bills. Someone Call
<br /> aged the City a yed ago by p.lishing abroad through the daily prd a statement that the City o.
<br /> bannelpt.11 most get on ea roost It could in.e dirt ani dark. Brenbruptcy is a condition where 11.11-
<br /> I:.oeo...xe allot.11:a,t:i:Letidy all....ose baleitsIC:1r loil ltdi :el.ttte,ewiarill 1,,n.o.e....eas:irkes.c.,
<br /> '""said h7arat'T::'.'laEM.'er'011.1yt'eatellierlyinett'it'ut'ltotneedd.,,c7„toaralttlo„,re'pedee:::.171697,72 who''telia're fw'otpeIrt.b.
<br /> .ouge...11 to base a million doll.lean are dose.at hold our franchises and use the public ser- 1
<br /> WY Counoll to be its tr.ted eervanta.the largest ant sound.t corporation doing buoiness here,and
<br /> need never go without cleaned.lighted streets and all the other ordinary conveniences of a tventie.
<br /> century oity. It Is s large 000perative .stitatlon with a great list of shareholders.0 should be 1,
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<br /> required to c...bute to.e common treasury in proportion to.eil ability and should receive aocord.S
<br /> to their needs
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<br /> .PI.T CONSIDERATION: The first consideration of tale city mould be Cl?its peoples.el,
<br /> Numan welfare aral human rip.t are pzummo.t. property and property rights are...Id., Ply that ream
<br /> soh I 0.11 advIse with you about s.h thInge aa public m.ocets,free readi.roo.,free employment of- '
<br /> nee,better a.dtation,batter Insp.tlon of milk and.of ore.tri and measure°,and lover rates foiwater
<br /> and lie.. Are the...holders.this great 1.1.1 corporation entitl.to these ti.get Are.ey able
<br /> , to pay for thee if so,It is.an our duty to pl.for them and provide for Th.,.or rather put the
<br /> plan up to the people ana let...re.e arovinion. 11 41.‘....
<br /> .01.1.IN.1e1NISPI.TIONe T.first neo.sity in a program that plao.the...are of 1
<br /> ono people as.e,chief end..onomy...11...ation. The problem here le not to see how little ,
<br /> manes,we o.elle.bat to elimIna.wsete..The dollar sho.d br.g I.eq.v.ent. The day,labor I.1
<br /> .to be heartily and toneatly rendered. It to the limit of our powers.of vig..oe and 1.gment there ,
<br /> must ve no waste. Pl.ty of men are at.e Mayor,ell.ening for won. The idler most go. There
<br /> shall htll politics in it. The heads of departments are on trial eq..,will ma street foroe,fill
<br /> even las.er at the administration la request.to raport Prollartly to the liewor or So the...,the
<br /> proper department any evidence of waste. „
<br /> IMBLIC ITTIIITISS:The people of..City for the most part believe.the City ownenhill
<br /> of all public.111ties• We must Lae tha first steps-toward.0.d. O.terM of office may be brief
<br /> Ill we shoull t.e hold of.is program of acquiring public,utilities.0 recovering.a val...fr.-
<br /> c.a.that go with tttem as if We had all the t.e haleness,°oaf id.t.at our suacesaore will take
<br /> up.e work..e we leave it.
<br /> uNLATIVIS POSITION: ffierett is the tail-ender of thn first class olties of the state
<br /> wh.we consider puhlio utilities• It..e only first el.city.at does not Am Its water syst..
<br /> What.the result? Our people a.fr.PO.33 Per cent...r.for their water..t...ple..
<br /> ..^.c.,..• ........,....t....Il0000.00 no p ay for..eater.t.five ha-
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