Los Angeles herald., 1910-02-27
GOOD GOVERNMENT
WORKERS ACTIVE
HUNTINGTON PARK INDEPEN-
DENT TICKET lNDORSED
Enthusiastic Meeting of Clean Admin
istratIon Forces in Suburb.
Strong Platform Is
Adopted

A strong good government club ha
been formed in Huntington Parh
where a municipal election Is to b
leld. The club has indorsed the plat
'orm of the Independent ticket, whic
S as follows:
1, TO so combine official duties
by having one person perform the
work now done by two or moro
as to very materially reduce the
expenses of conducting city affairs.
2. The work of the clerk and
treasurer should be easily done by
one person at a salary not to ex-
ceed $S5 per month. TO do this, the
person elected as treasurer should
waive any claim to salary in excess
of a merely nominal sum not ex-
ceeding $40 per month";, and ap-
point the clerk as his deputy, who,
in turn, should allow all fees to go
into the city treasury in excess of
the sum named for both Offices.
3, Immediate steps should be
taken to reduce the price charged
for electricity to not more than 10
cents per kilowatt, ranging down.
ward to cents, according to the
amount used, with a minimum
charge of 81 per month. Also, for
the prompt extension of the ser
vice over all reasonable territory
within the city limits, at the ex-
pense of the Pacific Light and
Power company.
4. Water rates should be retained
at the basis that has been in vogue
for the past several months. which
have proved satisfactory to our
people and are as high as they
should be-
5. The office of city attorney
should be abolished and an -ar-
rangement made simply to pay
for legal advice when needed at
a price not to exceed one-half what
has heretofore been paid. Cities
much larger than Huntington Park
receive competent legal advice at
a cost of not more than $25 per
month.
6. The city engineer should be
dismissed at once and the unrea-
sonable expense of $140 per month
cut off An arrangement could be
made for less than one-half of this
sum with competent engineers to
give all supervision necessary.
7. The work of street superin-
tendent, inspector of, sidewalks.
cement, etc, and fire chief should
be combined with that of city mar
shall at a cost for all four positions
of not more than $50 per month.
s. A rate not exceeding two
thirds of that heretofore paid
should be demanded for the public
cation of city ordinances and Off
cial notices.
o. Every member of the board of
trustees and every municipal officer
should be obligated to use every
endeavor to bring about consolida-
tion with the city of Los Angeles
at the earliest possible moment, re-
gardless of personal interest or po-
litical influence.
10. Finally, no man is fit to serve
in any official capacity in the city
of Huntington Park who considers
political, church or social affilia-
tions to any degree whatsoever in
the performance of his duty, or
who shows the slightest favoritism
to any individual or f>ction or sect
or locality within the city of
Huntington Park. Every such per-
son should be broad enough to
work at all times energetically and
fearlessly for the interests of all of
Huntington Park so long as it re-
mains a separate municipality.
At an enthusiastic meeting of TIL
Good Government club Friday evenin
the following candidates were ap
proved: Trustees, Mr.. Wright, MI
Wagner, Mr.. Hanna and Mr.. McCord
With the exception of Mr., Wright al
Of these are new. Clerk, Robert A
Douglas; marshal, w. =. Ford; treas
urer, j. b. Rutherford. d. b. Lyon
Is president of the Good Government
club and r. A. Douglas is secretary
Nine new members were voted int
The club.