The Colorado statesman. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1895-1961, 1919-05-17
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PLATFORM, PRINCIPLES AND
PLANS OF SIDNEY EASTWOOD
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER
ELECTION TO BE HELD
MAY 20, 1919.

Il Relieyinc that all candidates for
4 Mayor of the City and County OF Dem
yer at this election should frankly in
| form the voters their reasons for their
candidacy and the policies they propose
1 to pursue IL elected, L take pleasure in
thus submitting my views.
n The welfare of Denver is what am
most Interested in. l have lived mere
steadily since 1871. and during these
forty-eight years have made con-
slant study OF municipal conditions
7 have never held a puolic oIu.ve "oi
Il II / have lived continuously for TWEEN
1 ty-five years in the same house IN
Il North Denver / built this house IL Is
in INV name and 1 have paid taxes on IL.
II have been married twenty nine
Il years and have educated four chllureh'
Il The workers of city-mechanlcs,
/ Clerks small business men, and men
/ and women toilers-should be a city
first consideration, as they conse, ,,on
i Low street car fare has tendency TO
i create homes and do away with tene-
| ment districts and "slums.
| II have always believed in and adVo-
| Gated municipal ownership of all pub
lie utilities. and believe that II shouiu
be the duty of the incoming mayor 70
| begin negotiations for the purchase by
the Cityof the property of the Denver
Tramway Company at talr vaIuali ,,.t
determined by impartial eXperts-Dut
| not on a valuation by the Companys
engineers or on the basis of ''watered'
= The Tramway Company should be
| Compelled, in the meantime. to comply
| fully with its franchise contract with
| the City and furnish service for FIVE
| Cent fares without extra charge for
transfers. If the company Is unable 70
fulfill its obligations, then 1t should pc
required to turn it's property over TO
/ the City for operation.
II The Gas & Electric Company and the
i Telephone Company must reiunu tnelr
II overcharges and live up to their fran
chise and agreement.
r / am opposed to giving the Tramway
II Committee $4,000 of our money to
l spend to show us that we ought to pay
more car fare.
r If elected Mayor I promise to take
steps at once to ascertain the amount
/ of electricity which can be generated
II through the utilization of the water
power now owned by the city IN con-
L plant. and the cost thereof, with view
to putting the City in position to fur-
| nish electricity for its own lighting
| system and power for City shops and
asphalt plants. upon the expiration OF
the City's contract with the Denver
| Gas e. Electric Light Company which
| now costs the City 100000 year
! Portland's street SYSTEM is operat-
ed at half the, cost of any other CITY
of equal size, due to its hydro electric
| system. San Francisco had revenue
in 1918 of more than one million dol
| lars from electricity generated by the
| is used. ,,,
n do not believe in any candidate
! advocating municipal ownership unless
he has some definite plan Tor carrying
| it out. -,
| City. will take care of it's bonded in
debtedness and provide for needed eN-
| tensions and improvements out OF It's
earnings, without any additional pur-
den on taxpayers. The same should be
true of the Tramway system IN the
event of its purchase and operation py
ha
| to purchase the Tramway system at
reasonable valuation until the eXplra-
ton of its franchise (slN years heh Itil,
the City should then be IN position
to operate the system under its own
| water developed power. If the cost or
| operation can thus be cut in half. 1t is
| obvious that no burden will fall on the
| taxpayers in acquiring 1T.
II 1t is conceded that the use of auto
| mobiles has decreased the revenue OF
| the Tramway Company. 1t is also
fact that a transportation system FOR
large city is public essential. Inc Inc
man who does not own an automobile
is compelled to ride on the street cars
and, on account of the use OF aut0mo-
| biles by others, the Tramway Com
| pany is attempting to. and say they
must, raise the fare to n cents why
not. when the Tramway Company IS
acquired by the City, lower the fare to
3 cents, or two tickets for cents, and
If there is a deficit pay it out OF gen
erai city brn he eTes reve
nues and I am sure that the deficit
would be very small for the taxpayers
to take care of. And with the rate OF
| fare lessened less automobiles would
Il believe the returning soldiers
| should be given preference on the fire
and police departments when new men
are necessary, by, giving them points
| enough in the civil service examination
| to insure them employment.
Il 1 believe in furnishing water for va
cant lots free of charge. garden or
field of grain looks and is better than
| weeds
Il / am not strong for the Civic Center
propositions, and while | beleye that
| this one should be finished. L believe
that a new municipal building, when
necessary should be erected there.
II | am in favor of the City acquiring.
from the Government, the High School
| ground and utilizing it as a park or
breathing space for the congested dis
| trict whereabouts. -
Il I am not in favor of selling any city
| property. and in case of public build
ing being built elsewhere, would favor
leasing the Court House Square on
longtime leases. . 90,
Il am in favor of keeping the Six
lie, as it connects with the main busi-
ness artery of the City and has now
been closed to traffie for three years IS,
the interest of the great. mass of peo-
pie. no matter where and to what ex-
tent it is found. Methods of accom-,
plishing this result should be studied
carefully that justice may be done
to all, yet mindful OF the taet r1 .nnt
OF the people as a whole depends the
progress of the city.
Denver and Colorado possesses men
of sufficient ability to carry to a sue
cessful conclusion any work under
taken. and it is unnecessary and I'M
desirable that Eastern men should be
imported to conduct our industrial
commissions or perform technical and
engineering work in connection with
our public utilities or any municipal
4 Matters of taxation should be exam
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