Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1912-03-15
BUSINESS MAYOR
FOR HOT SPRINGS
CANDIDATE GLATTLY COMES
FORTH WITH PLATFORM.
INTERESTS OF THE PEOPLE
WHICH SHOULD AT ONCE MEET WITH
POPULAR APPROVAL.TAKES THE
PEOPLE INTO HIS CONFIDENCE.

Editor Star:-Believing that the
people have right to know what a
candidate for mayor stands for, and
having yielded to desire Of some of
the progressive citizens and taxpayers
Of Hot Springs to become candidate
for mayor, take this means of ex
pressing some of the policies which l
favor and which l believe are para
mount at this time as worthy of con-
sideratiou by the taxpayers of Hot
Springs. This place, as health and
pleasure resort, should first and fore
most be clean city, with sanitary
conditions in every possible way.
l favor the adherence to the follow
ing policies for the city's government:
Appointment of such persons to
office as are best qualified for the re-
spective offices.
Payment Of salaries commensurate
with the services performed.
Regular and periodical examination
Of the books and accounts of city Off.
GERS by competent and disinterested
accountant.
Purchase Of all supplies for the city,
where practical, by competitive sealed
bids allowing everyone the privilege of
making bids and reserving the right to
reject any or all bids.
Consolidation of the offices of Mar
shall and Street Commissioner.
The construction of all crossings and
sidewalks and the making of all cuts
and fills and all other pieces of work,
to be performed at the expense of the
city, by contract wherever practical.
Building street crossings where walks
have been ordered In and built and
the construction of all other work here
tofore ordered, wherever feasible, be-
fore starting new work.
Publication of the proceedings of the
City Council.
Aid and encouragement Of the fire.
men in getting better fire fighting
equipment.
Securing Carnegie library.
Gradual improvement and beautify-
ing of the newly acquired park.
Submitting to vote of the people
the issuance of bonds for municipal
ownership Of the water and light plant
Of the city. In case this cannot be
done, favor advertising for competi-
tive bids for the water and light fran
chise which shall provide for the fol.
lowing: Getting the water from springs
or the installation of an up-to. date
tiltering plant to insure pure water to
the consumers; providing a reservoir
capacity of 100000 gallons for each 1000
people or fraction thereof, 80 there will
be plenty of water for watering lawns
and fire projections; also furnish free
water ana light for the use of the city
and extend the mains wherever the
city council shall direct.
Prescribing the duties of the city
marshal and night watch with reference
to trespassing animals, patrol of city at
night to detect fires and prevent thefts,
maintaing order and the enforcement
of law and the city ordinances.
A sane, conservative and business
like discharge of duty in each Of the
city's departments. A growth and i'm
provement by carefully considered
measures and not radical and revolu.
tionary changes without due consider.
alton
The practice Of economy in the ex-
penditure of money and reduction of
the tax levy for next year.
In the event of my election 1 shall go
into office without any strings tied to
me and without being under obliga-
tions to anyone. will be as free to
act on any question arising as | would
on any matters in connection with my
own business Under no other ciroum,
stances would consent to accept the
nomination even when it seemed that
there would be no other candidates in
the field. Special privileges never did
appeal to me. All that l ever asked
and the best that ever got land will
confess that 1 believe that is good
enough for any man) was fair chance
and an even start II elected, no man
can come to me with claim on special
favor, but any man can come with q
first mortgage on square deal.
3. j. GLATTLY.
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