Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1949-11-04
TO
THE
VOTERS
PORT
CLINTON
This Is My.Story...

On November you will go polls and elect Mayor
and Council for the next two writing
you hoping that will again give support No doubt
could solicit by knocking and bother
with story If will take about time
to read this letter. hope can, humble way, show
you why think am worthy of another term Mayor of Port
Clinton
Let's back to January 1 of 1s47. then that
first started to visit street department each weekday
ing with suggestions that thought things be done
for you that would make things pleasant
If you remember, heavy Clinton
and really tied and snared traffic In the past grad
er was put in storage in the fail remained there until SPRING
But that done with When the hit put
this road grader the Streets off traffic day.
remember how open,
traffic again resumed Council nstgation
the hiring of loader and the removed and dumped
into the river.
This noticed by the City Sandusky
by the Sandusky City Street Commissioners
had completed the task quickly told him it had been done
by utilizing equipment that had normally been stored for
the winter.
1t then that Council again my insgation,
lied the purchase of small loader which saved the city
continued this many other times especially
when "CleanUp Campaign" announced In the
eral days needed to clean alleys
three four days Normally it takes four onehaH
hour by hand to load sone cnder rubbish With this
loader forty fifty loads of daily
other materials, too.
Soon another traffic hazard caused by a storm
that struck our city, and many trees blown down.
sonay took much interest in that snowstom
removing the debris Saving up these trees a
On recommendation Council authorized purchase
of gasoline and the trees sawed load
ed trucks by small loader and another hazard cleared
Our small loader ouved itself by being thatoo
SMALL and too light for small tractor Here
of equipment that had been away
had attached This and the loader
installed
that the Village needed heavier equipment
for the work that be DONE Members
self went to Cleveland to look a several leaders Bis were asked
for Heavy Duty Loader We decided purchase Hough
Loader and this has proved to be valuable piece equipment
ms is the loader Streets alleys and lake front
every day.
Now another project of which m proud to your
attention Our swimming for the kddes
children have been taught to swm lose the of
to play safely when it. You proud
contributions that helped build this pool
that the closing of this pool necesstated for the
years that has been op we have not lost the life of single
of citizens due to drowning Let thru each
summer that we will continue this record.
this letter is getting long, but please bear
with until that have tried give Village
the things its citizens justly deserve.
1t evident that safe play required
for children and work done Waerworks Park
with the limited city funds available and much favorable
ment received that much thought continuing
the Hence the Load of Dirt a result
we had to kill the caa and clean the lake front All the
Civic and citizens again joined donate funds for
this project In short time had enough dirt to start play
ground for the dde With the help of the Citizens Committee
raising funds advising and planning this project
close attention have spent hours the lake front help
IN It's progress And to date we have room for two ball
grounds indoor and hdba There also for two
tennis courts badnton archery model apane field horseshoe
and other playground equipment This is that
believe progress in our Village is being made.
In the past have attended 169 meetings have
Mayors Day county, trying
learn for Port Clinton represented
conventions at Cleveland Detroit Toledo the border
to London Ont to learn about bringing people Port
Clinton during All of these meetings
attended at believe in Port Clinton, and
know that go forward if try.
do not like to boast, but have tried be the Mayor
you thought would
to Office have tried fill that obligation in the past years
Whenever you asked for things be done have tried
best to do it, and could have cared
whether Democrat Republican, friend enemy
have about work. giving full time Mayors job
for part time
In closing, won't promise lot of things if reelected
will that things planned for
of Port Clinton and hope that when the polls No
vember g. that you will put your "X" where the Carl
Becker for Mayor appears
wish thank the members of city council for their
port and fine cooperation Also efficient clerk who has
watched funds and kept them intact the best interest
o council and citizens.
Thank you again for your time in reading this letter