Los Angeles herald., 1909-10-10
COUNCIL CANDIDATE
WRITES PLATFORM
H. |. WOOLLAC0TT MAKES A
DECLARATION
Aspirant for Office Follows Custom
and Outlines Policy for the
Scrutiny of Careful
Voters

Intelligent and discriminating voters
in American municipalities are growing
more careful every day, and the de-
mand upon candidates, for election that
they shall give pledge to the people
showing their intentions has grown so
imperative that almost every aspirant
is coming forward with his personal
platform.
H. l. Woollacott, candidate for coun-
ell. has issued the following announce
ment:
To the Voters of Los Angeles
Believing that you should know the
views upon questions affecting the
city's interests of candidates seeking
your suffrages which L respectfully
solicit, 1 shall state clearly the platform
upon which 1 shall always stand II
elected.
First, [ shall give my full time and
energy to the duties of the office. 1t
will be my earnest endeavor to give
the city a progressive but at the same
time economical administration. TO
this end, while never obstructlng wise
expenditures, 1 shall seek to reduce the
city taxes. =,
l state as a candidate for council
man that ] favor the wise and economi-
cal expenditure of a sufficient amount
of money to construct at san Peqro
and Wilmington as early as possible q
free harbor of the most up-to-date
character, ample in capacity TO meet
the utmost demands of commerce ana
the public control of the same.
| also favor the construction and ope-
ration by the city of a transportation
line, preferably a double-track railway,
to be owned by the city, so that freight
can be transported from the business
section of the city to and from Los
Angeles harbor at an exceedingly low
charge, thus giving the business inter-
ests of Los Angeles, in the way OF COM
petitlve freight rates, practically the
same advantage as though their IN
tesests were located at the harbor.
T shall favor the speedy yet econom-
ical completion of the Owens river
aqueduct.
| shall demand the absolute owner
ship and control of the powerSgenerat-
ed on the citys aqueduct, for the pur-
rose of lighting the city, of furnish
ing light at the lowest cost possible to
its citizens, and of providing them pow
er for manufacturing and all other le-
gitimate uses.
II at any time the citizens of Los An
geles shall deem it expedient to pur-
chase the street railway or lighting
systems of the city, or shall consider 1t
desirable that the city shall construct
and operate like systems, the electrical
energy furnished by the owens river
aqueduct power stations can be used in
operating the city's street railway or
lighting systems, one or both, as the
case may be.
I favor the construction of such a
number of fireproof high and grade
school buildings as will at all times
provide ample accommodations for \all
children of school age within the city.
l also favor providing such a number
of instructors as is sufficient to instruct
most efficiently the pupils attending the
ctys schools, in whose children 1 see
| the only hope of greatness and happi-
ness for our country.
| l favor a system which will keep the
streets of the city, especially those of
the greater portion of the residence sec
ton, in better repair and in cleaner
condition than they are now kept.
Believing in the wisdom of expert
enced and patriotic men, I shall fire.
quently solicit and weigh the opinions
of civic bodies. financiers, leaders of i1i-
dustry and all other citizens whose To-
cal interests are at stake or touching
great questions and projects relating to
the city's protection and advancement.