The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-07
JOE HARRELL IS
CANDIDATE FOR
Commissioner
Believes He Can Reduce Cur
rent Expenses of County
25 Per Cent; Exponent
of Good Roads

Believing that the expense of the
county is 25 per cent more than 1t
should be, and believing that he can
clean off that much, Joe Harreu OF
Cheek is today announcing for county
commissioner Of district No. 3.
Mr.. Harrell has lived in the Cheek
community for l6 years and led an up
right life, making friends wherever he
went and attending strictly to business.
Three outstanding points are noted
in the announcement of Mr.. Harren-
He believes ne can reduce the current
expenditures and promised to do his
best in an attempt; he believes in the
advertisement of all contracts and the
strict adherence to the law in all cases;
and is an exponent of good roads
throughout the county.
Official Announcement.
To the Voters of Commissioners Dis
trict No. g.
| At the urgent request of many OF
my friends | have finally consented TO
become a candidate for the democratic
nomination of county commissioner
from District No. of this county. II
is the purpose of this announcement,
and / take this means of stating to the
voters of said district and people in gen
eral of Garter county, the things for
which l stand and the policies which l
shall pursue if elected for said office,
First: l stand for and promise, if
elected, to economize public funds and
to put down and eliminate useless and
unnecessary public expenditures and to
give the people an efficient, economic
administration; without criticising any
one, j believe that the expenses Of our
county government can be curtailed at
least 25 per cent and that by an hon
est economic and business-like admin
istraion of the public business of this
county, and the elimination of waste
and useless expenditures, that the taxes
which our people are now having TO
pay can be reduced at least 25 per cent;
and / promise, If elected, TO use my
best endeavors to see that this is ac-
complished.
Regarding Contracts.
Second: The Board of County Com
with making all contracts on behalf
of the county, and auditing and allow
ing all bills against the county, and
promise, If elected, to see to it that all
contracts entered into in behalf Of the
county shall be in strict compliance
with the law and that a fair opportunity
is given to all bidders who desire to
alb O ttyfrh hn "a md
that all shall be treated alike in the
premises; and that no contract for the
expenditure of public money which is
not absolutely necessary and which Is
not for the best interests of the people
in general shall ever be made and that
no bill or claim against the county
which is not legal and just shall be al
lowed as an indebtedness against the
county.
/ believe that one of the most vita
problems of duty is our good road sys
tenn. l am a strong advocate Of gooC
roads and believe that all the principa
roads out of Ardmore should be KEEP
in good repair at all times and espe
cially the road TO the oil fields. l d.
| not DeHeNt however, lNut all OF IN
funds available for road purposes in tn
district should be expended on thes
roads, but that there should be jus
and equitable apportionment Of III
d available funds through the district
taking into consideration the relativ
i Importance and use to which such high
y ways are put. and that all public higl
! ways in the district should be mair
tanned and kept in the best state OF 7,
pair possible, This I promise TO dc
\ If elected. l also promise TO use m
4 best endeayors to see TO II that fo
every dollar spent Of the countys fund
that the county shall receive full do
! lars worth.
Il have resided continuously in Carte
county for the last l6 years and
and near Cheek, where / now resid
and / court the fullest investigation Q
TO my honesty, integrity and ability an
only ask for fair square deal; and
after n full. sincere and complete inve
tigatlon you feel that ] merit your vo
and influence / will greatly apprecia
the same.
Respectfully yours.
JOE HARRELI..
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