Western Carolina Democrat and French Broad hustler. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1913-1915, 1915-05-06
CITY ~60FERNfNG BOARD.
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l OCDaTtHSuJ VI QOI1SS OA0 49,
manager administered at a saving t
the tax payers of the city OF $4,000
per annum. and to inaugurate a sys-
! tenn of retrenchment and reform IN all
/ other departments Of the city govern
ment whereby as much money as pos
sible, consistent with good business
management, will be saved to the tax
payers Of the city.
f%We also propose. if elected, to re-
| duce the minimum water rate 20 per
! cent. and to. reduce the charge for
tapping the water mains from S. to
81 and the charge for tapping the sew
er mains from SIS to 81. .k
"There are many improvements that
can be made in the management Of
the city's affairs, which we will make
if elected, that will prove beneficial
to all people of the town. And we
most respectfully SOLICIT the support
and vote of every voter who favors an
economic and careful administration
of the city's affairs and the reforms
mentioned above.
Respectfully,
OR. H. Station, B. Jackson, J. w. Nc
! Intyre, K. G. Morris, r. G. Clarke e
H Davis, S. M. King" 5,,
Following is the reply Of the demo-
Gratis:
"Read More Carefully What They
Would de- if They Could. "a
"To those who have read the circu-
lar sent out by the republican candi-
dates for mayor and city aldermen
| condemning by implication, tn expen-
diture of the democratic administra-
ton, we commend the following for
their prayerful consideration:
cit appears from the records of the
court house that our sheriff has re-
ceived $1,000 salary the past year, the
registrar of deeds, $1,000: the tax.
collector, $4,000; and the clerk OF the
court, $1,000, and it appears from the
records at Raleigh that petitions were
| filed with the last and prior leglsla-
lures signed by most, if not all OF the
republican candidates for h cqty
offices, asking that the sher1ns salary
be increased to $1,500; the registrars
salary to $1,000; the clerk OF D
court to $4,000 and the tax collector TO
$2,50e. "Oh, Consistency! thou art g
Jewel"
eft is the purpose of the underslgn-
ed democratic candidates for mayor
and city aldermen, when elected. 10
exert their best efforts towards CIV
fng the city the most economical and
effcieut administration possible and
| NO expense will be incurred that IS
not fmperative in the conduct OF the
E~'citv's business and necessary to Sc
cure competency and efficiency in the
several executive departments.
yours truly,
&C E.. Brooks, J. w. Bailey, r.
Freeze. ]. A. Fletcher, NJ. M. Shepherd
u. P. Whitmire, John S. Forest.
Democrats Name Ticket
The democrats called a nominating
convention on Thursday night and
mayor and commissioners
Chairman c.. E. Brooks, who was in
the race for the Office OF mayor, re-
Quested Solicitor Michael Schenck to
preside over the meeting. Raymond,
Edwards aud Gordon f. Darlington.
acted as secretaries.
Med. Ray proceeded 10 nominata
Ne n Shepherd, w. f. Edwards and
G. E. Brooks for the Office Of mayor
the nominations being seconded by E.
w. Ewbank. Mr.. Brooks was nomina-
ted on the first ballot, the vote being
as follows: Mr.. Brooks, IS; Mr.. Shop
herd, AZ; Mr.. Edwards, 10.
Seven men were nominated for the
Offices of six commissioners, 1t being;
agreed that the three receiving the
highest number of votes we're to- be.
nominated for four year terms, the
next three highest for the tive year
term. The ballot resulted as follows:
J.. w. Bailey, ILL., Joe FletcheFs ILL.,;
| r. P. Freeze, no. John F. Forest, 0 B
| w. P, Whitmire, 90; Nj. NJ. Shepherd,
|S3; F. A. Ewbank, "a.
Republicans Name Ticket.
The republicans met on Friday
night with Judge o. V. F. Blythe pre-
siding and T. w. Valentine acting as
secretary.
R. H. Station was named for the
: Office of mayor without opposition.
The vote for commissioners result
J ed as follows: K. G.. Morris, 12S;
| Brownlow Jackson, 124; ]. w. Nc
! Intyre, 121; E. Harold Davis, lib; K.
! c.. Clarke, 1O6 S. M. King, LOG;
Messrs. Morris, Jackson and Mcintyre
being nominated for the four year
term and the others for the two year
term.
The anne of D. S. Pace and Wilt
shire Griffith. were before the conVen-
ton and despite the fact that they
requested that the convention cast us
votes for others, they received a nat
tering number.
Following the nominations a num-
Der of talks were made with reference
to the : coming election, the present
administration, etc.