Arizona republican., 1910-05-14

 PLATFORM Adopted By Candidates 0a
 Ihat Ticket . |tQuM AlgHIs 10 All
Special Privileges to None. Endorses With Unstinted Praise Record of Present City Officials Promises Municipal Improvement

Al a meeting of the candidates rep rcsenting the peoples party of Tempe. the following platform was unanimous
 ly adopted. namely:
 Resolved, That if elected, we will use our best efforts to give the town
 of Tempe a good. clean, honest. i'm
 partial. effective and energetic adrnin- istration of its affairs, conducted along good, business lines, conferring equal rights to all of its citizens. and grant . ing special privileges to none, there
 by giving the city a thrifty. patriotic. progressive, yet conservative manage ment of it's affairs. worthy of the sup port of all friends of good govern ment.
 That the financial policy Of the peo- ple's party, which has kept the town on a cash basis. kept the interest on our. bonds paid promptly. given Its people good. clean, we'll -grayeled, well cared for streets and permitted the building up of a sinking fund amount I ing to a9.000 that is now loaned out. bearing interest and secured by first | mortgage on income bearing real ! estate. shall be Uaintaincd and strengthened with a view of promptly meeting our bonded indebtedness for the water works. as such bonds ma ture.
 That we endorse with unstinted praise the record made by the present
 city officials. who were elected, by the peoples party at the last regular elec- tion and point with special pride to
 the fact that during the past three years every dollar of taxes levied against the real and personal proper ty in the town was collected and turned into the city treasury. show | ing an efficiency of official service probably without parallel in the United States That the sanitary policy of the pres--
 city administration to give our citi- zens. sewerage system to ae owned and operated by the town. will be strictly adhered to and that our best efforts will be used to install the sys tenn as soon as. possible
 That the bills nov pending before , congress authorizing the town to sis- sue bonds for the purpose of erecting a city hall and installing an electric ! lighting plant, will be vigorously pushed with a view of securing their
 passage and thereby placing the town. in the position to obtain those much desired improvements. That as soon as the finances of the town will permit, we favor an econom- ical system of street lighting. That our best efforts will 5e used to extend the present syste moi cement
 sidewalks and to put in more culverts and street crossings and extend the grading and grarelliny of othe- streets as fast as the finances of the town will permit the same to be done.
 That the health. officers vino have heretofore handled in the most heroic and satisfactory manner, all epidemic diseases appearing in the town will receive our most cordial support and lthe board of health be strengthened and its facilities for eradicating and suppressing such diseases be improved cid extended to mee. every emergency in order that the lives and health of
 our citizens may be protected. z That we favor an extension of our fire fighting facilities and tine ;nnnedi- : ate purchase of hook and ladder with chemical engine attachment in ordcE that the lives, homes and property of our citizens may be protected against fire and the insurance rates reduced. We favor the improving and up- building of the town in every possible way consistent with the revenues sb- tained for that purpose