The Colorado statesman., 1919-05-10
ADVERTISEMENT.
PLATFORM, PRINCIPLES AND
PLANS OF SIDNEY EASTWOOD
CANDIDATE FOR MAYOR OF THE
CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER
ELECTION TO BE HELD
MAY 20, 1919.

form the voters lnelI fedSohS i"' $500
candidacy and the policies they propose
to pursue If elected, take pleasure IN
thus submitting my views.
q The welfare of Denver is what am
most interested in. l have lived here
steadily since 1871, and during these
forty-eight years have made a con-
slant study of municipal conditions
a / have never held a public office nor
handled cent of polltlcai MONEY ON ,,,,sn-
Il have lived continuously Tor tWen-
ty-five years in the same mousse IN
North Denver. / built this house; II Is
in nv name and have paid taxes on II.
III have been married twenty I'M
Years and have educated four chlluren'
4 The workers of a city-meehiai ms,
Clerks small business men, anu M
and women toilers-should be clty
first consideration. as they constitute
The Greater portion of the population.
nv nv, street car fare has a tendency to
create homes and do away with tehe
ment districts and "slums. Ia,
Il | have always believed in ana auNp-
Gated municipal ownership of all pup,
lie utilities. and believe that II shouto
be the duty of the incoming MaSor ~
begin negotiations for the purchass py
the Cityof the property OF the DenEsi
Tramway Company at falr VaIua'ino,t;,
determined by t ampa nv the company's
engineers or on the basis of "watereo
stock and bonds. ,,s ha
Compelled, in the meantime. to comply
fully with its franchise contract , Mneh
the City and furnish service nor FOR
transfers. If the company Is uhpS ho
fulfill its obligations. then II Should DC
required to turn its property oFei ~
the City for operation. .,a
4 The Gas & Electric Company anu w
Telephone Company must reiun i franr
overcharges and live up TO theif Ian
chise and agreement. -, r,,u,o,,
q am opposed to giving the Tram"ay
Committee $4,000 OF our p,r rt1h To- nav
spend to snow us thdt VIC o"sN F
more car fare. l.. ..t.o
q II elected Mayor / promise to take
steps at once to ascertain the anoinil
of electricity which can be Senerateu
through the utilization OF the "atei
power now owned by the SitS IN yater
nIant and the cost thereof. with view
to putting the City in a position TO ti
svstem and power for City shops and
asphalt plants. upon the expiration OF |
the Citys contract with the Dehfh
Gas & Electric Light Company, w hlcn
now costs the City 100000 year
Portland's street car system is oPeIaat
ed at half the cost OF any oehe,
system San Francisco had reVehue
in 1918 of more than one million u4io
lars from electricity generated py tne
city-owned plant where water power
is used. didata
advocating municipal ownership unless
he has some definite plan Tor carryihS
it out ,,,,,,,od nv the
ritY will take care of it's bonded in
debtedness and provide FOR neeueu "a
tensions and improvements out OF its
earnings without any additional pur
den ON taxpayers. The same should pc
true of the Tramway system IN the
event of it's purchase ana Tidv op pet he able
to purchase the Tramway system a. d
reasonable valuation until the sppne1
ton of its franchise (siX years henGe!,
the city should then be IN position
to operate the system under It's own
,yater-developed power. If the cost or
he cut in nail, IL is
obvious that no burden VIII fali ON ehe
taxpayers in acquiring 1t.
n II is conceded that the use OF auto
mobiles has decreased the revenue OF
the Tramway Company. 1t Is also d
fact that a transportation system i3 Th d
large city is a public essential hne
man who does not own an automoplle
is compelled to ride on the street cars
and, on account of the use OF autoIno
biles by others, the Tramway COM
pany is attempting to. and say Iney
must, raise the fare to z cents Gnar Wh y
acquired by the City lower the rare 70
cents or two tickets for cents, ana
if there efv is The experts
that lower fares bring greater re,oit
nues. and l am sure that t1 1en ner,H
to take care of. And with the rate o.
fare lessened, less automobiles wouio
IL believe the returning soldiers
Should be given preference on the IRE
and police departments when new Hr1n
are necessary, by giving them points
enough in the civil service examination
to insure them employment
T believe in FURNISHING "a'e ear ,I or
field of grain looks and is better imam
weeds. . 1,.. c,.,or
Il / am not strong for the civic center
propositions, and while ] believe that
his one should be finished. 1 believe
that a new m mum h a,e D1,d Here
4 i am in favor of the City ACQUIRING;
from the Government, the High SchooI
ground and utilizing 1T as PARK or
breathing space for the congested dis
trict Whereabouts. ,,, CUE,
Il am not in favor OF Selling any ~ ~
property and in case of public, p N
ing being built elsewhere, would 1aVor
leasing the Court House Square on
lam in favor of keeping the Six
teenth street viaduct open to the pup
lie, as it connects WIN the ,d I'id has now
been closed to traffic for three years.
Profiteering should be curtaiied IN
pie no matter where and to what eN-
tent it is found Methods OF accom- accom-
plishing this result should De h s.u done
to all, yet mindful of the fact that
upon the prosperity and conten.tmtfth en-
OF the people as a whole oepehus '"e
progress of the city. x,
Denver and Colorado possesses men
of sufficient ability to carry TO SUI
cessful conclusion any work unuer-
taken and it is unnecessary anu VI
desirable that Eastern men should p9
imported to conduct our inoustrla,
commissions or perform technical ana
engineering work in connection WIN
our public utilities or any municipal
endeavors.
n Matters of taxation should be exam
ined with great care to see that the
small property owner is not excessive
" burdened by municipal taxes at the
present time. when the drain upon the
neonle ON account of the war has Deen
beoyv At the same time. every effort
should be made to carry forward nee
essary improvements with view 70
Returning soldiers and to keep pace
with the general progress Of the City