Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1915-08-02
3 COMMISSIONERS.
BOWMAN, GORGAS,
LYNCH, WILL RUN
Formally Announce Their Candi-
dacies For Reelection
in November
MAYOR STILL RETICENT
Taylor Will Make Statement on
Matter Within Short
Time

Three of Harrisburg's first City
Commissioners F. Bowman,
Superintendent of Public Safety; Will
liam H. Lynch, Superintendent OF
Streets and Public improvements, and
William L. Gorgas, Superintendent of
Finance and Accounts-to-day for
mally announced their candidates. for
reelection in November.
Mayor John K. Royal whom, so ru-
NOR hath 1t, would like to be COM
missioner, said he is mot a candidate
at this time" What the future might
bring forth, however, he said he
couldn't tell.
City Commissioner NJ. Harvey Tay-
lor, Superintendent of Parks and Pub
lie Property, declined to talk as to
whether or not he will be a candidate
other than to reiterate his statement
of a week or so ago-that he will
make statement in the course of a
few days or a week.
The Announcements
Commissioner Bowman, who with
Commissioners Taylor and Lynch, re-
duced the citys tax rate for the pres
ent year from nine and a half to nine
mills, and conducted all of the public
improvement work that has helped
advance Harrisburg another step in its
progress as modern. up-to-date city,
announces his candidacy in more or
less formal interview.
Mr.. Lynch simply said:
Surely I'm going to be candidate.
You can say that much, If you wish.
AS to whether or not I'll have any fur
ther statement to make, that I'll de-
Ill 1zN tee-aN lrNA In
the campaign
4 Said Mr.. Gorgas:
We'll, didn't care particularly to
make any announcement as yet but
since the questions been asked why
will say that I had rather thought
I'd be candidate. Yes, you may say
that I'll be a candidate
Report had it that you were con-
sidering the mayoralty candidacy, Mr..
Gorgas. Is there anything to that?
or do you mean to run again for City
Commissioner?
"Oh, there's nothing in that mayor
atty report" said the Commissioner
of Finance. Il won't be a candidate
for Mayor; I'll run again for Com
missioner"
Said Mayor Royal:
Why, really, I've nothing to say as
yet At this time I'm not a candidate
and I haven't decided fully whether
shall run or not. / may have a state
ment to make later, but l haven't
given it a very great deal of thought
thus far"
Bowman Has Done Wonders
Mr.. Bowman, who as superintendent
of public safety has done wonders in
his own department by reducing water
rents, completing important pipe line
extensions and improvements and in
augurating dozen and one other i'm
portant changes that all aim for the
betterment of the city, summed up his
work in a concise little interview:
pensioners on July 1. The bulletin
Yes" said he, in answer to a ques-
tion, Il am a candidate and I've taken
out my petition blanks to-day My
pledge to the citizens of Harrisburg
two years ago was that if elected l
promise to give my entire time and
attention to the office, and will work
for the economical and progressive
betterment of the city. always keeping
in mind the interests of the taxpay-
ers'," continued the superintendent of
public safety.
And this. he went on, lis what I
have accomplished: Reduced the
minimum charge for water from Sc
to So; reduced the price of water
meters from S11.50 to $3.50; reduced
the price of water from 1914 cents per
100 cubic feet to 10 cents per 100 cubic
feet, which gives the consumer 20 per
cent. more water for s5 than he for
merly got for Sc; also made several
reductions covering all small manu-
featuring plants and small hotels and
restaurants. with these reductions
there was a net earning for the wear
ending December 81, 1914, of
SSO,915.93.)
II also assisted in making a re-
duction of one-half mill in the city tax
f. 15.
- platform shall be the same as
.-che one I adopted two years ago and
which 1 believe l have fulfilled. Fur
thermore. I shall do as much better as
It is possible to do"