The daily morning oasis., 1920-05-22

THE DAILY MORNING
one Republican Curtis of the First National Bank
got through, by slight majority over w. H. Smith.
The excerpt quoted above asserts that the only
Improvement made in the city in the past two years
has been "a halfway Identification of the cemetery
Was not the establishing of sinking fund to provide
final liquidation of the Water and Sewer Bonds an
improvement? Several administrations under the
"old regime" had passed without such sinking fund
being provided The Democratic administration
now running the city efficiently and economically has
that to its credit Was not putting the city upon
cash basis an Improvement? Under the sold regime"
appreciated paper was ssiied payment Of demands
and the recipient had to stand discount of four per
cent at the bank. Now all the demands against the
city paid in cash. That was done by the present
democratic council Moreover under the preced-
ing administration of Mayor Clagett of the house of
Roy & Titcomb the floating debt of the municipality
was increased from about $4,000 to over $8O0OO
What would it have been by this time if Mayor
Clagett and the "Old regime" had been reelected?
He was among those defeated two years ago. And it
is just well to state right here that former Mayor
Claget among the signers of the petition put up
the official ballot the alleged NonP Partisan Citi-
zens Ticket" Why should the people Of Nogaes want
to elect municipal government backed and support
ed by him with the record of increased Indebtedness
under his administration?
Here follows another gem from the same editori-
"Among the outstanding features of the
platform Of the Citizens ticket is cheaper water
This means that the large profit the city is
making ON the water supply will be eliminated
and water will be sold to the people at cost. This
will enable the residents to beautify their prem
ises grow trees and flowers irrigated by cheap
water"
Under the administration of Mayor Clagett of
the "old regime" and under former administrations
OF the old Roy & Titcomb REFINE ALSO there always
was deficit in the Water Department of the city,
which deficit taxpayers had to make good Under
the present Democratic administration with practic-
ally the same service through economy in admins
tration closer collection of water bills vet paving
higher wages, more for fuel OIL and other expense
the revenue OF the Water Department has been in
creased that the deficit has disappeared and the
Herald is CRYING about the large profits made by the
city out from its water service. Ordinance No. 49, es
tablshing rates. adopted in 1872 and it bears the
signatures of Mayor L. w. Mix Troy & Ttcomb) and
Town Clerk Grover Marsteller First National
Bank) In the four years that Captain Mix was
Mayor and two years of former Mayor Clagett's adj
mlnlstration there were deficits each year. Do the
people OF Nogaes want to go back to the deficit sys-
tenn? Would it not be better to retain in charge of
the cltys business party which has converted into
surplus IN two years deficit that had continued for
six years? Would it be wise policy in business
way to supplant an administration that has made
good with another that would he dominated so plainly
by the "od regime with record of deficits and ca
ter1ng to the special interests
linen the proposition that property owners would
beautify their premises more has been exposed bv
The Oasis" already. It is the first cost of getting
ready to plant on these steep hlsides that is prohb
tory Where one has to pay $500 to $500 to wall and
I'LL with made ground residence property, five or
SIX dollars per month for irrigation water cuts
small figure"
Another of the nlar)s of the platform of the
Citizens ticket is that City employees will be en-
ploved for efficiency only, regardless of their
political views. AS it stand today great many
OF the city employees are devoting the majority Of
their time trying to keep their bosses in office
SO they may retain their "soft" jobs
The foregoing promise sounds very fair. But
who fill keep it and how will it be kept? And what
promises are being made sub-rosa? 1t has been
stated that one of those who on the petition for
the Non-Partisan Citizens ticket to be put upon the
official ballot has told Jay Lowe that he will be re-
tanned as chief of police while others have told boot
lepperS and gamblers that there will he q chief who