Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1915-11-19

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Olympia property holders who pay
for local improvements are entitled
to receive the best engineering ability
available, as they are being charged
for it. The engineering department
will be so conducted that property
holders will not be assessed more than
the actual costs, so as to have money
for other purposes and mistakes will
not be tolerated that deprive people
of their rights or which will require
the council to promise to make an
illegal assessment roll in an effort to
correct blunders.
1--WE will protect home labor and
home material wherever possible in
public work.
1--WE will not promise a lot of
things that we do not intend to per-
form.
''In fact we will undertake to en-
force impartially all the laws pertain
ing to city government"
hoffman Issues Circular.
Mayor Mottman's first "shot' of
the campaign was not public state
ment through the newspapers but a
circular mailed to quite number of
the voters and entitled, make No
Mistake" In it he first of all at
tackled the method of nominating the
Republican ticket, alleging that they
were handpicked by the Olympia
Light & Power company, the water
works and "other special interests"
after these special interests had
made sure that each one of their
handpicked candidates was opposed
to municipal ownership of public util-
tiles, particularly water and light"
Then he struck the keynote of his
campaign by saying:
What does all this mean? Simply
this, that this election to be held next
month is the most important city
election that has ever been held in
the city of Olympia, because the ques-
lions to be decided are not who is to
be mayor, or councilman, or attorney,
or clerk; but the questions that will
be decided are whether Olympia will
own it's own water works or not, and
other matters of equal Importance to
you"
This statement appeared prior to
the supreme court decision late
Wednesday, when the waterworks
bonds were again declared illegal. In
it he discussed the waterworks sys-
tenn in practically the same detail as
in previous statements, arguing that
with the waterworks and municipal
light plant "the day is not far distant
when Olympia as a city can be gov
erned without levying any municipal
taxes at all, but simply use the earn
ings OF it's public utilities" adding:
I'm view Of these facts, can you. as
q we'll wisher of the city and its
future, regardless Of your political at
filiations, afford at this time to turn
the wheels of progress back and hand
our city over to the private, selfish
interests again by voting the hand
picked so-called Republican ticket?"
Under no circumstances would !
have been again a candidate for
mayor" he said in conculsion. III the
courts had rendered prompt decisions
and permitted me to organize the mu-
nicipal water plant and put 1t upon
It's feet in proper shape. But ! never
start thing without finishing it. and
I am going to finish this municipal
water proposition II the people Will
allow me to do it, and am going to
make a good business job Of it, too.
when you vote the Citizens ticket
from top to bottom you do not vote
for hoffman and the other candidates
on the Citizens ticket, but you vote
for yourselves and the Olympia tax
payers best interests"