The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1911-01-20


are mostly general rather than
specified and it will be up to the
opponents of Fawcett to show
wherein the charges are to be sus-
tanned, by citing facts to substan-
tate the general complaints.
These specific items his enemies
say they can cite in abundance.
His friends declare they cannot.
On the other hand what has
the mayor done for the people
His friends are beginning to look
over the records and bring up
some things that the mayor has
stood for and stood against. The
records show:
Mayor Fawcett fought against
the salary boost, which helped
materially to increase the expen-
ses under the new commission.
He voted alone against it and re-
fused to even put the motion to
allow the others to carry it. Roys
finally taking the thing up and
putting the motion and carrying
1t over the mayors head.
Cuts Expenses.
The mayor was allowed by the
bugdet last year $29,330 TO run
his departments. He cut off the
city chemist, compelled the bac-
terlologist to do that work in
addition to the meteorological
work at one salary, cut off one
plumbing inspector and cut ex-
penses SO that he used only $26,-
267.29 of his allowance, IN spite
OF the fact that the mayors sal
ary under the charter was raised
$4,000, thereby making a net
saving in the office of $5,0G2.71I
from the budget contemplated or
about Is per cent.
The mayor refused to appoint
a private secretary for himself
after the other commissioners
had created the job and has come
to his office at z o'clock every
morning to do the work himself.
He introduced and fought
through against the opposition of
Roys an ordnance to compel the
7. r. & p. to pay 5 per cent of
its revenues to the city instead
of per cont.
He introduced and carried
through an ordinance to compel
the American District Telegraph
company to pay per cent of it's
gross revenues to the city instead
of l per cent.
Railway Fight.
He took the lead in the fight
against the street railway COM
pany.
When Roys was sending mes
sages to Fern Hill that he would
use the police to intimidate the
people who were struggling for
five cent fare, Fawcett took a
body of police and went out at
6 o'clock in the morning and
compelled the company to run
their cars into town and carry
the people for one fare. He stood
pat all the way for five cent fare
and no compromise to tie up the
city for the future. He present.
ed the resolutions that brought
the tearing up of the extra track
On Cliff avenue and gave the city
another good street for wagon
traffic up.the hill. He introduced
the recent ordinance to require
the street car company to run
enough cars to haul the people
comfortably without strap hang
ing. He pursuaded Manager
Bean to revise the old transfer
system and give people transfers
anywhere on the line where they
can be used.
The mayor took up and fought
to success the creation of the
municipal dock.
He went up to the city market
and compelled the stallkeepers TO
cut their prices on vegetables
when they had formed a combine
to keep prices up.
He fathered and has secured
sanctions of the plans for build
ing comfort stations In the city.
He stood against Roys and
Woods yesterday on the applica-
ton of the Hartman deeds TO
property promised the city before
1t will get any fayors.
He tonight for months to get
the commission to call for bids
on both vertical lift and bascuie
bridges but tho other commission
ers refused and insisted on the
vertical lift. He then went to
see it and agreed to accept 1t.
He demanded a new elevator
but the other commissioners re-
fused and spent $500 on the old
one and then had to throw Il
away and put In new one after
ward.
He fought through the anti
treat ordinance and thereby arr
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