The Columbus courier. [volume] (Columbus, Luna County, N.M.) 1911-1920, 1920-03-05

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Columbus. N. NJ March 3, 1910.
Editor Columbus Courier,
Columbus. n. n.
Dear SIR
IN reply 70 The statements Of
Charles Powers. my opponent 10 the
race for mayor, contained In ne Is-
sue OF the Courier OF February "a.
have The 70 say;
deny the lnsinuniion rs 10 the
towns being IN an unsanllary con-
d|ilun when the present board was
lnduclcd Into Office aud his allcFa-
lion that lhn town Is IN an even
more unsanllary condition now.
The truth ls, lho town was clcan
when we took over rs affairs. We
have improved on ~ condition un-
t|l today, Columbus Is one OF The
mnfi sanitary towns In The Stale of
New Mexico. The insinualiou and
allegation OF Mr.. Powers, a. 10 the
towns sanitary condition, I con-
slider therefore. a knock Al he town
liaclf.
AZ regards fhe ilro plugs and hose
which he 20 seriously crllici1cs: II
u true ihe village purchased some
nrc plugs and fixtures 70 iha
amount Of tIit7 and 500 feet Of
ei-2 inch standard ilrc hose, which
on account Of the fact that the wa
ter pressure Is not AZ This time auf-
nclcnt for adequate Ore protection.
may be considered impracllcable.
yet II The time tho plugs aud hose
we're purchased the village had the
fund.- and they were purchased at
Z Far lower price than they could
ho purchased ni the prnScni time.
While olso. The Ilre piuFs are not
particularly costly ones. YET the lx-
turcs are standard and they can be
used IN the new water sysicm with
out any loss 10 the village
Streets Better Than IA Other Towns
Now, a. 10 the streets OF tho
town. I consider them boller than
are usually found In towns the size
OF Columbus. end while we might
have spent all our surplus moneys
on them, Il Is my Judgment that we
had better get along with them for
The time being aud oave our money
until We get the new water system
IN operauon, the need OF which u
absolutely imperative.
My opponent says he proposes 10
establish sidewalk grades and have
permanent monumcnls erected by
a competent engineer.
The matter Of establishing slde-
walk grades has for some time been
In the hands Of Engineer Arthur
Bloch. who has established sidewalk
grades In the business district
Although Mr.. Powers may charge
tllai Mr.. Bloch Is not competent 10
do this work. yet Il has been done
In q manner satisfactory 10 us and
we believe the voters appreciate Mr..
Bloch's efforts aud will approve the
selection We have made.
Mr.. Powers states further that v
he Is elected mayor he will see that
residents are not unjuslly arrested
and fined 10 add 10 the city's rev.
cnue. n he means 10 charge that
/ have influenced the peace officers
10 unluslly arrest citizens Of Co
lumhus, and that ! have influenced
Judge Cole 10 render verdict
against these citizens. he should be
more explicit and state the names
OF any such citizens and the Of
fonaes with which they are charged,
Dy ihls assertion Powers makes an
unjust charge against the civil 0ifi-
GERS and The Court.
statement About Judge Cole Fnlsc.
Any one acquainted with the civil
officers Of Columbus and with
judee Cole knows that this state
mont Of his y absolutely false.
Mr.. Powers says u II Is In his
power. he will see that no further
useless ordinances are passed. !
think that he should neain be moro
explicit. I Judge thal he lplendrs 10
infer that useless ordinances have
hoen passed but he doesn't Say That
N any such have been passed he
will have them repealed II seems
10 nie, he considers that useless
erdlnances have been passed he
should name these ordinances and
state whether or not he Will have
them repealed.
We also says lhai be Is In favor 81
fair and equitable distribution Of
any iniuro lmprovemenlsi that hc
wants maximum results with mln-
imnm expenditures; that moneys re-
cclped from all sources shall be
spent fer the benefit Of lho whole
town and moi for any ono particular
part OF TOXIN, or 10 the benefit ol
f|..,,1 I.,,,od al unrn Fnllrl