The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1921-11-04
A Review of the
Work Of the Present
City Administration

Since there is near at hand a city
election for the selection OF Mayor
and City Council for the city of Lou
isa. and since the present Mayor and
the old city Council who have served
the city so faithfully and efficiently
during the last four years. are again
candidates to succeed themselves in
office, and since the present adminis-
tration has been wantonly criticized in
one or two instances publicly, which
criticism is without foundation in fact,
II seems in order to call the attention
OF the public to the nature Of the SER
vices rendered and the sacrifices made
by the present Mayor and City Council.
in Accomplishment of the real achieves
inents incident to their efforts to serve
the people OF Louisa for the public
benefit generally,
About the first duty of the present
administration was to make fair and
just settlement of the city's obligatiesS
to others, including public utility ard
former city employees. This involved
claims amounting to about $530O.O0
against the city, hanging over from
former administrations. In this set
tlement, which required not only firm
but business like procedure, 1t was
determined in and out OF kenrt that
the city owed IN such Instances as
mentioned only about s65.O0, saving
to the city of an amount exceeding
$5200.00 which otherwise would have
gone from the public treasury. About
the next step was paying Off the old
debt of about $4,000 against the city
hall property. The next procedure
was the establishment of the financial
basis of the city whereby public Inn
provements. long needed, could be ef-
fectually made. This involved the
street paving. acquisition and con-
stru6tion OF the necessary storm sew
erage and sanitary sewerage incident
to the practical needs of the city pre-
vious to constructing the pavements.
In the accomplishment OF this improve
mont which involved the expenditure
by the people and city of something
like 100000 1t required the best
thought and unlimited sacrifice OF time
and effort by the present administra-
tioa, which sacrificed time and energy
was taken with no recompense. were so
much needed in the conduct of their
own private affairs In the course of
this public Improvement the present
city administration. by its firmnes5 OF
purpose and unlimited effort saved the
city and the citizens of Louisa a sum
approximately s90.000.00 which means
that they have made the public inn
provements and acquisitions for the
city and its citizens for approximately
800 100000 less than the prevailing price
at that time, including other savings.
as estimated by some Of the most COM
petent business men in the State of
Kentucky. Anyone who wants TO know
the items comprising this 100000 can
get them by applying to the chairman
of the Street Improvement Committee.
The tax rate was reduced from zee
to soc and kept at that until the paw
to the old figure.
This economical procedure and saw
ing for the people of our neat little
city is not only an achievement and
monument to the present administra
tion which accomplished 1t practically
without recompense for the great a.
mount OF time ard energy required but
will measure, without default, the
power of the citizens Of Louisa, both
individually and collectively TO Judge
and appreciate just from unjust. right:
from wrong. Economical. substantial
and necessary improvements which
brought our delightful and prosperous
little city, the Queen City of the Big
Sandy Valley, out of the mud and the
mire which had. up to this time, kept
us quarter of a century behind other
similar but progressive neig.hboring
towns. Now If the experience hon
esty. energy and success and accomp
lishment find room for consideration
and appreciation in the minds and
of the citizens of our town
then each will know his duty and man
ner of expression when he goes to the
polls to vote on November 8, 1921. II
virtue is without consideration then
he who so decides has the field before
him to announce either publicly or
the nature of his conscience.
The only inducements that prompt
the present Mayor and City Council to-
neglect their own private affairs at
this great individual loss to themselves.
and to offer to succeed themselves is
to complete the unfinished public I'M
including the necessary
annual financing, in the most econom-
ical and satisfactory manner to the
public good, which can best be accom-
pllshed by experienced officials. which
experience should be duly appreciated
and its unestimable value to the pub
lie considered by any and all public
spirited citizens who have becoming
pride in our city's welfare, and espec-
tally by property owner and tax
payer. A LOUISA CITIzEN.