The Parisian. (Paris, Tenn.) 1907-1962, 1921-02-11
new TICKET IS
OUT; BUSINESS
MEN ANNOUNCE
After Calm OF Recent Storm In Mu-
nicipal Affairs, -Four Candidates
Announce.
FOLLOWS PERSUASION OF
PEOPLE IN ALL WALKS
Would Eliminate Politics, And Con-
duct Affairs From An Eiiicien-
cy View.

After an era of city-wide discussion
of the municipal ticket, consequent
upon the approaching election on
April End, and after much persuasion
from the people, individually and
collectively, ticket is launched this
week, under the title of THE Pro-
gressive Citizens Municipal Ticket
The ticket is headed by j. r. Rison,
Jr., candidate for mayor, and c. b.
Alden, T. e. Leach, and w. T. War
rem, Jr., candidates for aldermen
1t goes without particular mention
that these gentlemen have nothing to
seek in their candidacy, other than
serving the people Of Paris to their
best advantage. The positions carry
no salary to make it worth while to
engage in an intensive campaign,
/ and the men comprising the ticket
will offer no such effort They have
simply offered their services, after
much discussion OF the people at
! large, and after reluctance of others
just as suitable to take the positions
that will be vacated this year, and
the time now being near at hand
when some action in working out a
| ticket was essential.
Mr. Rison is managing-editor of
The Partisan, local weekly newspa-
per. Mr.. Alden, cashier of the First
National Bank. Mr.. Leach is the
9 tba NJ Son
buggy harness and saddlery estab-
| lishment and a member of the firm
of Leach -Diggs Motor Sales Co. Mr..
Warren is owner OF the Warren Jew-
elry Company, and is general mana-
ger of the Paris Toilet Company.
These gentlemen, from their long
term of residence, are well known
Throughout the city. They offer their
individual services to the people of
the city of Paris in an effort to de-
velop the city in all its details from
standpoint of efficiency, economy,
aggressiveness, and progressiveness.
Their ideas of development, main
! tenance etc, will be laid before the
people in full detail next week, the
platform as it may be called-al-
| though these men do not propose to
| be politicians-now being in the
course OF construction to follow we'll
defined plans of city expert engineer
in some of its phases, an analysis of
superior certified public accountant
! in connection with the financial
plans.
J The high spots in this outline in
clude the creating of the Office of
city treasurer to handle all the mon
eys of the city, thus concentrating
this important avenue of the city's
| finances. The perfection of this plan
eliminates the fee system" now in
effect for the police chief and re-
corder, placing these two positions
on a salary basis. 1t proposes to
save the city hundreds and hundreds
of dollars annually in fees, the city
water and light plant accounting for
ces to also be merged into the city
treasurer's office.
A necessary revision of the ancient
city charter is called for, to enable
perfecting efficient and progressive
plans in many ways. Special recon-
mendations are outlined to cover the
board of health, special avenues for
securing additional city revenues pro-
mulgated, budget system" planned,
better streets to be provided, conserv-
| ing available financial resources, min
| imizing the tax rate, reducing the
water and light rate, retiring the
bonded Indebtedness, reconstructing
| the board of public works to con-
stitute it of members instead of 8,
and dividing the city into wards, ac-
cordingly. Many details, other than
constructive, are outlined in the
platform" including the immediate
acceptance of the countys proposit-
ion of $4,000 to build walks and
/ otherwise decorate the court yard.
improvement of the electric street
| lighting system, providing an office
with established office hour daily at
the city hall for the mayor, keeping
the people advised by publishing pc
riodical statements of receipts and
disbursements, and using the $50 sal
airy now paid the mayor for this pur-
pose. A defined plan of "city beau
tiful," consideration for city schools,
churches, cemetery; bringing ordi-
nances before the people before pas
sing them, that they may know what
is going on; holding meetings of the
council open and urging general out
side attendance. Making that part
of the city known as West Paris"
an integral part of the city proper,
and many other details of a greater
or less importance, without increas-
| ing the tax rate and without any
expensive extravagances.
1t will be published in detail next
week, after being boiled down" for
easy and palatable reading, and be-
ing arrived at only after thorough
research without exercise of any
snap judgment, should appeal to our
people.