The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1902-03-08
MAYOR PARKER'S PLATFORM
Would Serve u Second Term-A Brief
Review OF What laus Been AccUnhp-
p.islletf In Two Years.

To the Public: | suppose | shall
| have to run for mayor again, as it is
customary to give a second term when
the first term has been satisfactory to
the public. besides a large majority of
the people of the city want ME to run
again, some because they wish to have
me continue iii the office, and others
because they wish to saCW how easy
satisfy every body, 1 have concluded
to again be candidate for the repub-
lican nomination.
am not running this time for di-
version; my curiosity has been salts
fed if not gratified, and if were back
where | was two years ago, the whole
earth and ten-acre flower garden
in Paradise" would not tempt me to
exchange places again.
The first two years have not been
years of pleasure, but of incessent
hard work in the face of the most
strenuous and insidous opposition of
the previous administration, its hold
over appointees and it's confederates,
the Land Company and the Evening
Telegram. The hold-over appointees
have in every way obstructed the car
rying out of plans for the betterment
of the city, the Land Company's at
torneys have continuously fed us with
injunctions, not one of which has ever
been brought to trial, and the Evening
Telegram has villified and insinuated
in season and out.
Some things have been accomp ished
however, in spite of all opposition.
The street car company have been
given encouragement to improve it's
tracks, cars and service and it has
commenced to do it and will continue
it during the coming summer, furnish
ing much work at good wages for hun
dreds of our laboring men, putting
more money into circulation for our
business men, and when completed
giving the whole public better SER
wee than can be found in any city of
our size in the world. | believe that
the bringing to this city of several
hundred thousand dollars of outside
money to increase the wages for labor
and improve the street car system is
good thing for everybody.
During the present administration,
the water company has thoroughly
cleansed its pipes of the accumulated
rust and mud of years so that the
water is now good, and we propose to
see that it is kept good. | believe,
however, that the prices now charged
for water, gas and electricity are too
high, and | will use every available
means to get them reduced We have
already got reduction in the cost of
public lighting which saves the city
several thousand dollars under our
new contract.
The exasperating bond situation in
which we found the city has been
cleared up as rapidly as possible, and
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the troublesome problem. The test
cases have been decided in favor of
the city, and we will soon be in a posi-
ton to dictate terms TO the bondhoid-
ers. When that time arrives, believe
there should be an equitable adjust
ment in view of all the circumstances,
SO that this disturbing question will be
settled forever:
The city is to be congratulated that
as the result of a resolution and peti-
ton of the common council, Mr..
Carnegie has furnished the
city with funds for an excellent public
library, which is now in process of
erection.
The city is also to be congratulated |
because, during this administration,
means have been found to eliminate |
Mr.. Fred Baxter from the public SER
vice. If am again elected, promise