The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-08-28
ZIMMERMAN FOR
WIDEST PUBLICITY
WOULD HAVE OPEN MEETINGS
OF BOARD AS SAFEGUARD TO
cITY's INTERESTS.

't'fS IT, atAtEs tihNfi - 'At-'f tlt'7 '''''
didates for the board to address them
in alphabetical order. the list WAC yes
terday exhausted by the address OF
Candidate William H. zimmerman.
Mr. zimmerman spoke frora notes,
and reviewed his career az a Twelve
year member of city council, as VOL
his c3rcttr as It successful business
man. who IN now retired. and who can
devote his entire time 10 the interests
Of the city,
President Thomas Bryan introduced
Mr., Zimmerman in a few words, and
The latter lost no time in getting down
Ia the point IN r"itinE the seventy FIVE
or hundred men whas he had done
and what he would like Is do, Here
Is what he said
Il wish to say tnat have been %
resident Of this city since 1850. Atty
two years, / have bad a varied and
successful business career for thirty
FIVE years. / managed my own affairs
and made good: / ana property own
er and taxpayer.
sixteen years ago was called pp1r
f,y the Good Government league 10
offer myself as candidate for the
board Of aldermen. | was twice eject
ed from Monroe ward and from MAd-
ison ward During those twelve ears
of service I was a member 4 the
sinking fund commission. Il member
nf the finance committee a member
of the streets, water. light, James
river, markets, ordinance, Charter
ard reform committees. which gave
me excellent opportunity to study the
city's business and become tboroash-
~ familiar herewith.
Eight years / served on the water
committee. and, serving at the same
q eva F4AE EyfNf
the first appropriation Of $4,000 for
water meters. After the meters We're
placed the fiaKrant waste of water vas
stopped and every high point In the
CITY was supplied with water. Before
the placing of these meters consum-
, ers were charged for the number CT
faucets contained in the building 'ss on
without having any water In them
Il was che of the seven members
of the water committee "a bare quo
ruYu) that gave out the contract for
the settling basin amounting 10 $3.50
600 ana ! am proud Of this that ],
after hearing patiently expert testi-
nony for years, helped to give Rich
mond clear. healthy and abundant
water, one of Riehmond'5 greatest ad-
/ vartages obtained In years,
Il court q strict investigation of my
! record as business man and member
! Of city council
IF there Is anything tainted In this
record, then / with no longer aak you
/ for your support 10 this important
/ office
! Il have been an extensive traveller
In my life / travelled in England,
/ Scotland Holland. France, Switzer-
land and Germany, and In this coun-
! try from Canada to Florida, and from
4 the Atlantic to the Pacific coast, with
my eyes wide open. making OBSERVE
tinns and comparisons which | know
/ will materially aid me IN the dis
charge Of the important duties should
you elect me TO the board.
II, like other candidates. favor the
I widest publicity of the board trans
/ actions. as publicity In the greatest
safeguard against mismanasemen'
and waste.
4'ffitt1 he BOARD trttfst devote All eff as
/ time to the city's business It must st
daily. hear the reports and recon-
mendattons of the heads Of depart
ments: it must hear the requests and
needs ~ the citizens, which can re-
! ceive more thorough consideration
] from the board than q committee
that meets but twice In mon+h
could ever give them. There are
many things in my mind that pro
/ gressiye Richmond ought to be pro
/ vided with, but not until we find thai
the city has money enough to pro
vide them.
The demands for Improvements
! are yet in excess Of our revenues
Z bat by Judtcious and economical man.
agement that will not only be over,
come. but in time the tax rate ana
the cost of commodities can he re
duced In price.
All city Improvements shou~ b,
made permanent. and not, as ~ tnt
/ past made over two or three times
| and much money wasted In that way
1T is 10 be hoped <lat the admins
| traitors and the city council will worr
! hand in hand, tremendously, for tn,
best interests Of our whole city. e.
only the com bined efforts OF bott
/ bodies can bring about the desirec
results for which the administra-
tive board was created.
! Twenty-Five years ago Richmond
was considered a finished town; ever,
enterprise and energy seemed chain
! ed and shackled by adverse politica
! condition, Look at Richmond toda,
the most prosperous city of its clas
in this country. Prosperous and pro
gressive as she is. she will. In q few
years, he the city OF the South.
II would consider it the creates
honor a. my life II you gentlemen
will elect ME To the board, thereb.
expressing your confidence in me, all
my career as "A citizen OF this ou
beautiful Richmond
"A progressive and prosperous cis,
needs q progressive, wide-awake aut
broad minded administration, on,
that will not only keep step with GU
progress aud prosperity. but that wi
anticipate measures that win becom,
necessary in the future. / am of tn,
opinion that each admin STRAIT.
shoald observe land make himsel
familiar with the details of the dr.
terent departments, TO insure tn
greatest proficiency in the dischars
OF his tuties.
II hope you will honor me wit
/ your support, and | will in turn Civ
my whole time to the discharge o
the duties connected with the boar
and make every effort to give you
clean, fearless and progressive admin
istration Of the citys affairs"