Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-09-13
Republican Candidate
FOR
City Treasure
Your Support Solicited

Clarence q. Weber, whose
brief term as city treasurer has
proved his eminent qualifications
for that important office of pub
lie trust, is receiving many
promises of support for nominal
ton as candidate for that office
at the Republican primaries in
September.
Mr.. Weber was first elected to
the city treasurership by City
Council January 20. 1918, and
has made a wonderful record in
that place. Now he comes before
the people to stand on that
record for election under the
new law requiring city treasur-
ers to be chosen by popular bal
lot. Since his elevation to office
he has devoted his entire time
and attention to his duties.
One of his most popular moves
was to issue an order that the
office should be kept open dur
ing the noon hour, which has re-
suited in great accommodates
to the taxpayer who is able now
to employ whatever leisure h1
has at lunch time to pay his
taxes or transact whatever other
business he may have with the
treasurer.
Not only that, but Mr.. Weber
has kept his Office open at night
during certain periods of the
year. SO that the taxpayers
could pay their taxes before the
penalties were levied, enabling
hundreds of men who were busy
during the day and unable TO
leave their work to go to the
office in the evenings, settle their
accounts and save the amount
that would have been assessed
against them had they not got
their payments i'm on time.
During his very brief incum-
bency Mr.. Weber has by careful
management earned for the tax
payers $7,729.17 by placing idle
moneys in the city treasury on
interest with the banks of the
city of Harrisburg. This is a
saving to every taxpayer and II
the practice is continued under
the same careful, watchful poll
cy the city's cash instead of ly-
ing idle waiting to be spent for
the purposes for which 1t is
levied, will be made to work and
earn something for its keep, thus
to some extent cutting down the
amount that otherwise would
have to be collected to meet the
running expenses OF the city.
This Is only one OF the many
ways in which Mr.. Weber as city
treasurer has been able to serve
the people. He has evolved
many short cuts in the old ac-
counting system and has brought
1t up to date, thus saving the
possibility of additional clerk
hire as the city grows and in
creasing the efficiency of the
office. He is thoroughly acA
quainted with all the details of
his work and Is interested in the
welfare and development OF the
city as few men in public life
are. He is young and progress
sive and has the respect of ali
who know him.
Mr., Weber was born IN
Juniata county, was educated
there and like many other public
men gained his early experience
teaching school. He has lived
so long in Harrisburg that he
feels like a native-born, he tells
his friends, and certainly could
not be more deeply interested in
local affairs IL he were.
He has always been a staunch
Republican and a willing worker
for his party at the polls.
If you approve of this kind
of man and this kind of finan-
cial housekeeping for the oity
YOU will vote for Mr.. Weber for
the Republican nomination for
city treasurer in September.