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more hours per year than at pres
ent.
For Outdoor Play.
I'VE shall encourage the utiliza-
ton OF all park space for public
recreative purposes, and provide
proper methods of enjoying the great
outdoors and the open air.
81 am heartily in accord with any
plan OF relief that will cut the cost
of living one of the most potent fac
tors in the market question is the at
titude Of the people-Do they want a
market? 1t seems to me to be a
question Of education and economic
development that will work itself out
once the service is made possible.
The government OF a city involves
many angles OF consideration, not the
least of which Is the ability of its
officials to make the most out OF the
available funds.
From Three Sources.
Money is derived from three prin-
cipal sources: Taxation, receipts from
operating public service. and from Ii
cenSes, franchises, etc.
I'm 1906, I submitted a budget to
the city council which called for a
tax levy Of S123 on the 500 of as
seSsed valuation. The assessed valu-
alton was a bit over s4,400,00O. 1t is
now about $5,5UU,0O0. and the levy
is 1925. At that time, there was
road tax of 50 which has since been
abolished. I believe / have only to
call your attention to the growth of
the city, the demand for increased
service, a large widening of the area
demanding service, to have you realize
that you have been enjoying a most
remarkable service at practically no
additional cost.
THAT year. there were 1876 fire
hydrants; there are now 1874. There
were 1O6 street lights; there are now
about 1856
THE people Of Mishawaka require
high grade fire protection-her in
terests are large-her industries are
such an important factor in her
progress and prosperity, that nothing
will be tolerated by her citizens that
will in any way reduce the high level
of this service.
Force is Double.
1--WE now have L men in the service
as against six men at the start. and
two stations instead of one. The same
may be said of the police service.
whatever profits may be made, in
the public service are used by rein
Vestment in extending the service as
demanded and reduces the need for
new money by borrowing or by in
creasing taxes TO supply the demand
for extensions to the service. We
cannot eat our cake and keep it, and
we cannot deny the requests for pro-
lection and service. 1t is what makes
our city.
Economy must always be observed
in civic administration, yet ii must
be understood that good service costs
money; good service cannot be had
without good Zen, and good men re-
quire good wages.
"A large amount of money has been
spent for permanent Improvements,
for additional equipment out of the
proceeds of the city and the city has
the advantage of an increase in it's
asset account.
Stands For Efficiency.
"I believe the right idea may be eX
pressed in these words: The largest
unit Of service for the smallest
amount of money That is efficiency
that is what the democratic ticket
stands for at this election, and you
are to decide whether or not we can
deliver the goods on that basis.
The 'know-hoW' of our candidates
must be your basis of consideration,
and I do not hesitate to say that in
my Judgment a more earnest, con-
scientious, capable, Woodworking set
of men was never put on a municipal
ticket than are on the democratic
ticket in Mishawaka this year.
while il is usual to divide local
affairs along nationally political lines,
it is necessarily and primarily "a mat
ter of the selection of men.
when equally good men are con-
testing for an office there can GER
tainly be no just criticism or COM
plant when political lines are OBJ
served.
Big Piece of Bunk.
ITO talk of partiSanship, boSsism,
corruption, and all that sort OF thing
in a city like Misha%aka, is one of
the greatest pieces of bunk Of which
l can conceive.
Wherein may be found the motives
or the justification for such claims 1
will leave to you to make inveStiga
ton.
Insofar as partisanship may be
chargeable to me. / would like to call
your attention to the bipartisan char
acter OF my previous administration,
at which time was first organized our
police and fire departments. and nu-
merous other important undertakings
were developed in behalf OF the whole
city.
During my first administrator, we
appointed w. s. Moore as city en-
gineer. and he occupied the position
for seven years and is one of the
best civil engineers in the state of
Indiana. The selection was not a
political one as you know.
When the public utility question
with us, regardless of politics, and
at other times, when important mat
terS were up for consideration, the
advice and counsel of these and other
citizens was sought. l want TO read
you the names of the men who CO.
operated with us, to show you wheth-
er or not there was any partisanShip
in the matter:
Martin V. Beiger, James A. Roper,
Hon. +. V. Bingham, +. q. Eber-
hart. Z. G. Eberhart, Hon. NJ. NJ.
Fisher. Vincent Drummer, Nicholas
Schellinger, Joseph de LOrenzi. John
a. Herzog, AdClph Kamm. William
NJ Clark, John T.. Baker. Hon. Z. A.
Jernegan. +. Y. GanSer, Charles End
Itch. Simon Yenn, Frank r Eber-
hart. William B. Hosford, Henry G.
Niles John j. SCHNEIDER, ID. A. Shaw,
Albert Gaylor. William y. SCHNEIDER.
The surviving OF these men have
been in continuous contact with all
vital questions pertaining to public
service matters in this city ever since
that time. They are group of cit
liens whose integrity cannot be chal-
lenged and whose civic interest can
not be gainSaid.