Barre evening telegram. (Barre, Vt.) 1898-19??, 1899-02-18
SWASEY'S PLAlFOR NJ
REPLY TO MAYOR COR
DON'S ANNUAL
MESSAGE.
Mr.. Swasey Expresses The
Principles of His
Campaign.


Having conscnteti to allow my nam
to be used in the Citizens Caucus as
candidate for Mayor it seems to m
advisable that make brief stateme.
Of the policy that | expect to pursu
should be elected to this office. | d
not desire or seek the Office, but at tn
earnest solicitation of friends consente,
to allow my name to be used, belevin!
1t to be the duty of every citizen to beA
ms just share of the burdens of Cover
nmenf. provided the occasion demand
it, AS is we'll known | am not fully il
accord with the policy pursued an,
announced by His Honor tho Mayor, Al
the "Pay as you GO policy. In it,
s1rictesl sense and us advocated by tn,
Mayor, it is not in my Judgment thu
best policy, or for the best interests @
The people of this municipality.
Barre is . growing and up-to-datt
City. Its rapid growth during the las
10 years has created Il deman(
for an unusual expenditure of none,
for municipal improvements. There
are very few people in this City who
would, for moment, contend that we
could dispense with improvement,
already made, such as School-houses
the opening up OF streets in the newl,
settled portions OF the City, the construc-
ton of sewers and the supplying of the
| City with water for domestic and SAINT
AIRY purposes, and for other improve
mems that | need not mention.
We have an industry here that is not
equaled in any other New England
town, but we anticipate and hope that
other industries may be established
/ he rat. of taxation has been excessive
| ly hign, SO much SO that it is \ notorious
fact tnai Capitalists seeking an opening
| for Investment in ibis CITY lave come to
the conclusion that they could not main
tain and operate their business success
IullN under the present and past rate Of
| taxation. Men of means have with
ffrrwu, mid stre ,sifti,..r Az M t.ii,sir
money from this City for the.purpose of
escaping high taxes. We believe in
| economy i'll the management of muli-
cpal affairs, but not that class of
economy that neglecls Necessary public
improvements for the purpose of adGcr-
M to an arbitrary and unreasonable
"pay tS you 20 Policy"
he mayor, in his message, makes Il
very ingenious argument to subst,ntiaie
ais pet theories but has very little to
say concerning the amount and expense
Of the improvements that have been
made on our streets. or in any other
ways during the year thai has passed lis
compared with olher years, but his mes
sage does Indicate, and think it viii
be found TO he Il fact, that nearly all
the surplus money that might be used
for these improvements has been APP
piled in payment for Fe lew city build
IN. in order to carry out, and keep
good his idea OF paying for everything
as You 90. Ine mayor does not iuforn
the people what pollion OF the land
damages tnat have been sustained, aud
tnat uas been kept along, and the pay
ments postponed and thrown over into
the coming year. He does not state
now large Il debt has been contracted
in extending the East Barre Water sup
ply, or how much money has been paid
10 Mr.. Goodhue and others for pipe.
and other materials used in the eXlen-
sion of said water system, and for men
employed in digging bitches, etc. The
damages sustained have been paid in
short-linc notes, which will also be
thrown over into the coming year for
payment.
Those who attended the first city
meeting that was held, at which plans
were submitted by various firms, for
the erection of new city hall, will dis
tinctlv remember that Mr.. Adams sub
mittcd plan of a building which he
proposed TO erect, as was then stated by
our Mayor and others, at a cost not to
exceed fifty thousand dollars, 1t will
be remembered that this plan met with
the special favor OF Il large portion of
the voters who were present at that
meeting, but the Mayor in Il very gen
lous argument announced that the city
was not able, and could not erect so
expensive building, Tor the reason
that no money could be raised for this
purpose except in anticipation of taxes
for the coming year. Upon these state
mcnls the meeting recommended a
bnilding not to exceed thirty thousand
dollars. Ii Mr.. Adams was Il colnpe-
tent architect, and understood his busi-
uess, he could certainly have furnished
the city with building according to
the plan proposed, and for the price
then named. What was the resullp
These plans submitted We're greatly
modified. a building greatly inferior to
the one proposed is being constructed
at an expense to the city, as the Mayor
admits in his message, of more than
liflv thousand dollars. The mayor mus
have changed his mind III regard to the
city being able to erect fifty thousand
dollar building.
One of the most difficult, and perhaps
the most perplexing questions that the
city has to deal with, a. the present