The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1919-03-25
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Wednesdays Mass Meeting
The people of Blackfoot at the
mass meeting Wednesday evening
should adopt resolutions to express
the sentiments of the progressive
element of the community, and sug-
gest candidates who will pledge
themselves to carry them out. There
should be sincere wish that the
whole population would endorse
such a program, and if there are
those who wish to lead opposition,
they should take such action under
the banner of conservatives with the
understanding that to be conserva-
tive at this time means that they in
tend to continue the present condi-
lions and move only as they are
forced to move. 1t should be under
stood that they are the dust-and- mud
party as opposed to the pave-the-
street party
Our Platform
We, the citizens of Blackfoot as
sembled in town meeting, wishing
to affirm our belief in the spirit of
progress and the peremptory need of
a constructive administration of our
municipal affairs, resolve as follows:
Our party shall be known by the
name of the Pave-the-Streets. The
name shall be the symbol of progress
as applied to municipal development.
Our Candidates Will
Our candidates when elected will
proceed to arrange for a bond issue
of as much as the law permits, and
shall use it for extensions of the
sewer system and for paving and
browning the intersections of streets
and alleys in improvement districts
yet to be formed.
Bond and Pave
Our candidates, when elected, will
form improvement districts and pro-
coed to cause paving to be laid on
West Bridge and West Pacific streets
to the city limits; on North Main and
on South Broadway to the city limits.
Bond and Crown
Our candidates, when elected, will
proceed to form improvement dis
tricts and proceed to cause the most
important resident streets and
avenues to be graded and drained
and crowned with Goshen gravel or
something equally good If obtainable,
and will seek to cooperate with the
county government in securing and
transporting gravel, to the end that
facilities for handling it cheaply may
be provided and maintained for flu
ture years. In the construction of
gravel browning for the streets, our
candidates pledge themselves to ar
range the grading and drainage so
that If possible the hauling of gravel
can be done in late fall and winter
and thus aid in giving employment
to the people who are likely to be
in need of or desiring winter en-
ployment.
Advised Of Our Wishes
Our candidates are advised to take
no action looking to the creation or
purchase of municipal water sys-
tenn during their term of office.
Our candidates are advised to en-
courage the development and main
tenance, Of the public library and the
public park; to encourage the COM
ing of all wholesome amusements,
to discourage features of amuse-
ments that the public have con-
demned by adverse legislation or
regulations, but yet have been d.
vided upon; to maintain a construc-
tive policy regarding the fire de-
partment; and to be aggressive and
uncompromising in demanding
high standard of excellence and SER
vice in the police department.