Montana labor news., 1936-05-07
Jack Healy Files For
Second Term

lack Healy, Silver Bow County
Surveyor for the past fifteen months
filed his nominating petition to succeed
himself, Saturday, May End, 1886. Be
ing elected to the office which he
now holds, Healy became the Young
est office holder in the history of the
County. In that election Jack led the
entire Democratic ticket.
That the citizens, throughout the
County, may know that their confid-
ence in him at that time was merited
a few items about Mr.. Healy and the
record he has made during his incum-
bency win not be amiss.
A native OF the city, Jack resides with
his mother and sister in the family
home at 3O2 North Arizona Street.
He received his preparatory cduca-
ton in the grade schools OF this city.
His technical education was obtained
at the School OF Mines here and at
the University of Washington IL from
which latter institution he obtained his
engineering degree.
Several years Of intensive and varied
experience with the State Highway and
the engineering forces of the Forestry
Service made Jack admirably fitted for
the responsibilities OF his present posi-
ton.
The interests of laboring men and
their organizations have always been
foremost in every endeavor of Mr..
Healy. Himself a former miner he is
at the present time a member of the
Butte Miners Union. While works of
various other labor employers were
shut down tight during the early mon
this of 1885 - Healy's program went
on uninterrupted during this period.
He has to date had no labor trouble.
In his student days Jack was always
active in athletic affairs. This interest
continues now. For he devotes con
siderable time to the furtherance and
development of athletics in our midst.
Some OF Healy's major achievements
thus far during this first term are as
follows
% An efficient winter program -
He kept over 500 miles of the County's
roads and streets cleared OF snow. He
had the dangerous, slippery places
sanded before 7 o'clock each morning.
This sanding was particularly done on
the Hill roads so that laboring men
on their way to work at the mines
would not have to use chains.
(2) He secured WPA labor on
County road and street projects.
Every part Of the County will benefit
by the labor of these County work
ers.
(3) Supervised, at a much reduced
cost, the 1885 oiling program on the
Butte City Streets. Street designa-
ton had been previously done by the
Board Of Aldermen.
(4) Sponsored numerous meritori-
Gus projects to the WPA. Among
these we're road and bridge improve
ments and the proposed new Center
vile Fire Hall = the construction of
which will begin May 18th.
(5) Put the office and county shop
on a business-like basis. The public
is at all times cordially welcome to
call at either place.
CO.. Reduced the Road Fund Regis
tered Warrant debt from $32,50000 to
$l2,l5l.M in one year - a reduction
of @ per cent.
% One of Healy's first acts in Of
flee was to pay the new scale of $5.75
per 8-hour day for laborers, Then he
pioneered the 6-hour day so that a
greater number Of laborers would
benefit from the road departments
meager funds.
(S) Fairgrounds and other civic inn
provements were at all times helped by
him to the limits OF the departments
resources and MANY others