The herald., 1896-11-24
TIE MUNICIPAL CAMPAIGN
Rousing Meeting in the
First Ward
ADDRESSES BY The CANDIDATES
The Municipal Ownership of
WaterwOrks Discussed
BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED
Facts and Figures Presented in Support
of the Argument
Big Profits to the People Where 1t Has
Been Tried
BENEFITS TO BE DERIVED
Facts and Figures Presented in Support
of the Argument
Big Profits to the People Where 1t Has
Been Tried
The Amendments to the City Charter
Mr.. Ashman Makes statement
Mr. Snyder's Fight

The voters of the First ward turned
out in full force last night at the CLUB S
hall on Main street and Griffin avenue to
hear the question of municipal owner
ship discussed. Messrs. f. NJ. Nickel,
candidate for councilman in that ward;
j. e. Frick, candidate for superintend-
ent of streets: Captain F. B. Colver, j.
r. Armstrong, r. j. Adcock, w. T. Jory
and Frank Jones We're the speakers.
Messrs. Jones and Armstrong handled
the question in purely phlosophlcai
manner The former said it was the
same old fight between the people and
the corporate power which the voters
are ever called upon to face. He pointed
to the fact that in the city of Berlin, out
of $21 ,000,0 600 municipal revenue in one
year not less than $4,000, 900 was derived
from the profits accruing to the city
from it's water and gas services.
proper water system owned ana con-
Quoted by the city, he cOntended, would
put Los Angeles alongside of New York,
Chicago, Philadelphia. St Paul and
numerous other cities in this particular
respect. and would insure better service
at lower rates, greatly lessening the tax
upon the people and incidentally en-
hancing the value of property and in
ducing people of means to move to Los
Angeles. He also contrasted the re-
spective positions of Candidates Snyder
and Martin, and pointed to the candor
and business-like attitude of Mr.. Snyder.
Mr. Armstrong gave figures from the
accounts of the water company to show
that by it's own figures its receipts were
given as four times its outlay. He con-
cluded by going over the main points of
the platform agreed upon by the three
parties now fighting this corporation on
behalf of the city. viz: the Democratic.
Populist and Silver Republican par
ties.
The candidate for street superintend-
ent, Mr.. F'rick outlined his policy and
presented his views in such a manner
as captured the approval of all present.
Several laughter provoking songs
We're the contribution of Mr Jory. who
was repeatedly encored. Mr.. Adcock
called attention to the records of Messrs.
Snyder. Nickel. Rush. Hance. Boyle
Workman. Fulton and others on the
ticket to show that these gentlemen had
in the past proved themselves worthy of
the suffrages of the people. Mr.. Snyder
had forced the water company to lower
its rates, and Mr.. Nickel had done more
for the Improvement of the First ward
than any other one man
Finally Mr.. Nickel was called upon
amid cheers. He gave a straightfor-
ward statement of. his position on the
water fight. and at the same time ad-
Nised his friends not to retaliate upon
his opponent because certain mud sling
eTs had recently been attempting some
dirty work against him. His opponent
he deemed too honorable a man to coun-
tenance the work of those misguided per-
sons.