The labor journal. [volume] (Everett, Wash.) 1909-1976, 1911-09-29

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candidates for the office of councilman
in the approaching city election and two
out of five who have filed for the office
of mayor, have replied to the series of
questions sent to each of the candidates
for the legislative and executive depart
ments of the city government by the
Bureau of Federated Improvement clubs.
As was to be expected, those who have
replied are in the main in sympathy
with the program mapped out by the
clubs. Where they express doubt or .
difference on any question, the reason
is usually lack of knowledge on the
subject matter of the question. The
city central committee of the Socialist
party replied for that party's candidates
collectively, the answer being character
istic, yet mainly in line with the de-
mands of the clubs. OF the five candi-
dates in the field for the office of mayor,
only two replied over their own sigma
tures-R. B. Hassell and John L. Samsel,
Mr.. Salter's, the socialist candidates
answer, being included in the general an
swer sent by the socialist campaign COM
mittee for all their candidates.
Following are the names of the as
pirants for councilmanic honors who re-
piled to the letter of the Federated
clubs: S. J. Brooks, republican candi-
date, First ward; @. s. Smout, republi-
can candidates, Third ward; j. Fl. Beck
cit, John Kallberg and S. Frank Spencer,
republican candidates, Fourth ward; H.
"A. Middaugh, S. X. Painter and c. S
Stanhope, republican candidates, Fifth
ward; none from the SIXTH ward; Ella
M. Russell, democratic candidate, and
%. Carlson, republican candidate, from
the Seventh ward.
The questions, which number fourteen
and were formulated and submitted in
order to assure action on some of the
many questions pertaining to the city's
welfare which have been discussed by the
Improvement clubs at one time or an
other, deal, in brief, with the following
subjects: The acquisition of the present
water works by the city; unqualified
dedications of all streets and alleys in
new plats submitted for acceptance by
the city; the abolition of the contract
system in street improvements; the tax
alton of light and other poles in streets
and alleys; the payment of rental to
the city for areaways under streets and
sidewalks and stairways extending over
streets and alleys; the establishment of
a public market; the extension of the
park and playground system Of the city;
the operation of the city dock by the
city itself; the reopening of the city
free employment office and the appoint.
ment of an inspector of weights and
measures; the collection of garbage by
the city and the building of an incin'
orator; the proper protection of foods
offered for sale; establishing seven per
cent as the maximum interest on i'm
provement bonds; and the levying of an
occupation tax upon all private public
service corporations.
Mr.. Hassell replies affirmatively to all
the questions submitted with the ex-
pressed desire that speedy action be
taken in matters now uppermost in the
public mind. John L Samsel also ex-
presses himself in favor of the program
mapped out by the clubs, only qualify
ing his position on the question OF tax
ing the corporations by stating that he
would not be in favor of pole tax If
upon investigation he should find that
the companies are already paying a just
and fair tax. After answering the ques-
tions propounded to him, Mr. Samsel
goes on to make further suggestions, de-
manding that all city employees be paid
fair wages for work faithfully per-
formed, and that the failure of any city
employe to perform his duty conscien-
tiously, should cause forfeiture of his
position. He also wants rigid milk in
spection and would like to have the city
ordinances published in such form that
the citizens generally might keep them
selves informed on the city's laws.
Ella NJ. Russell, ]. H. Beckett, O. S.
Stanhope, S. Frank Spencer and o. Carl
son either answer all the questions with
a simple Eyes" or qualify their answers
only in one or two cases on the ground
that they are not sufficiently informed
on the subject concerned at the time of
writing.
James Appleton is in favor of the abo-
lition of the contract system provided
the city can pay cash for day labor. II
payment must be made by warrants AT
discount, he is opposed to day labor.
Otherwise he is in line with the ques-
tions proposed.
John Kallberg does not favor the de-
mand of rental for space used by in
dividuals under streets or sidewalks or
stairways on streets and alleys, if such
q demand would have the effect of check
ing improvements in the city. He is in
favor of seven per cent limit for in