The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1907-03-03
To the Voters Of the City Of Ardmore.

how | thought the city's affairs
should be conducted.
It would be impossible for me to go
into details upon every proposition
that will come before the city. but
Iif elected Mayor. pledge myself to
the following:
\ DO my utmost TO push all improve |
mcnts now under way to the earliest
possible completion. and exact a
strict compliance Of all contracts.
Inaugurate every other public i'm
'proyement that will tend towards |
the advancement Of the city.
ON or before the 10th Of each |
month detailed and itemized state |
mcnt Of the city finances will be pub
lishcd. showing every dollar received
by the city and from what source.
and every dollar paid out by the city !
and for what expended. including all
salaricd officers.
VIII have every department Of the
clty's affairs audited by bonded
auditor and a complete publication Of
the same.
A new and approved system Of
bookkeeping will be installed on the
. voucher plan (such as used by large
corporatlons) with book Of original
entry. carrying detailed and itemized
accounts between every department
of the city. and all persons and cor
7 ftpntuhtnu luhnr platapiulg
or supplies.
. | believe tie water and sewer sys-
tens should pay running expenses,
interest and sinking fund on the wa.
ter and sewer bonds. This and more
. is done by private corporations and
the city should certainly do as well
believe our city park should be
improved and beautihed and will or
ganize a park association and will
begin work to that end Immediately.
A salary roll of the city employees
will be published once every month.
Sealed bids will be required for
all supplies for the different depart.
. ments of the city.
believe in and will adopt the pol
icy OF employing home union labor
| on all public works requiring skilled
. labor and in ordinary manual labor
. will always give home people prefer
. ence where the service performed is
! equal.
!. In order that as many people as
I L.. 10 x,gtl
l follow the policy in making contracts
1 where machinery can be used of ask
ing bids for both machine and hand
! labor and have bids submitted for
I both and unless the machine work
will be a saving for the city. | will
! require hand labor thereby giving
employment to homo people and
keeping the labor money at home
among our local business institutions.
believe in a Commission Form of
Government for cities, but as that is
, impossible until after statehood. will
ask labor organizations, the republi'
cans and the democrats to each ap'
point a committee of three OF their
. most representative members, max
ing a committee of nine, number
T. equal to the mayor and eight coun-
/ cilmen; that committee to be known
Il .us the Peoples Improvement Com
mission. In the matter of improve
monts. expenditure OF public money.
e or in the making of contracts with
~ mill Ian A
O privilege and duty of this Commis-
y sion to be party to and to partici-
l. pate In every deliberation and meet
IS ing held by the Mayor and Council.
u Under no circumstances shall an
q executive session he allowed In cases
S. of receiving bids. dealing with eXpen.
y diturc of public money or making con
IS tracts OF any character.
T. The city must, at all times, main
VI tain its fire department to the high
II est efficiency This department alone
e. can save or lose thousands of dollars
d. in insurance for the property own
N ers. A serious proposition confronts
d the city today in regard 10 our pump
" Ing facilities.
Taxes.
Df with the coming of statehood and
Is it's additional tax responsibilities, |
le appreciate the seriousness of the tax
ii question. Under the Constitution of
lr the new state the municipal tax levy
II. is limited to 10 mills At this time
q. and for several years our levy has
v. been 20 mills. During the past year
q, our assessed valuation has been
raised to the highest possible limit
O. SO We are shut on from adopting the
h. remedy of many citics-that of rails
/. ing the assessed valuation. Our
s. school levy Is too low. but provisions