Ottawa County news. (Port Clinton, Ohio) 1931-1956, 1951-11-02

Next Tuesday, November 6th you will go to the
polls and cast your vote for your choice the Mayor
of the City of Port Clinton for the next two years
have had the pleasure of serving you for the
past four years as Mayor and again, asking you
Tor your support.
The past four years have been active years for
Fort Clinton and steady progress has been made by
Let us look at the picture as it now is Improve
ments, in the East end have Fulton St. wdened and
black topped, removing dangerous bottleneck for
heavy traffic. Now let's look at Second Street from
Fulton to Hayes and there again, another hazardous
botteneck in traffic is unsnarled. We down to
Fulton ST. to 5th St. turn right 5th, and you will
travel to Madison Ave. beautiful new black topped
street, with sturdy cement curbs.
Turning right on Madison, you will see Madison
Ave- from Fifth ST. to Third ST., safe thoroughfare
for travel with plenty of safe parking for Church,
School and Courthouse Now let's take quick trip to
the West end of town and there find West 9Th St.
newly paved
We now have covered the improvements in the
East end middle section and west end of City, All
this has been done by the careful planning and saving of
your city officials BY fine cooperation with the County
Commissioners and School Board, received financial
help for widening Madison Ave- and the Village Street
Department did the work Fulton St. and End St. also
widened by the Street Department. The black top
put by Contract bid but all done, at cost
to the property All this made possible by
the fine equipment our City owns making it poss-
BILE for to do the work at great saving We saved
S400000 on Fulton, 100000 Madison and about
$25OOOO on End St. We saved almost enough to enable
to resurface Fulton St. Now move to Fremont
Road: here again your street Department repaired
badly damaged curb and made it safe for heavy traffic
AS we leave these street improvements, let's look
around and what find, go back to the
East end. We find small swimming pool, for little
kddies and please bear in mind that in the past four
years, have not had drowning of any of lit
tie tots That in itself is record we can be proud Of
Directly the street. fine bathing beach is in the
making, and day should be fine credit to City,
This beach the beginning of getting rid of the cat
tails AS we turn left, 90 west Perry St. and here
we find fine baseball field and lighted field for night
baseball for young and old And plenty of room for
other recreation All this due to all civic groups,
and your donations to "CAT-TAIL FUND" Here again
the labor and equipment furnished by the Street
Department in their spare time. Eight and one-half
of catais have been destroyed and put to
good use. 1t shows again that making progress
in the right direction.
I know this letter is taking lot of your time to
read and appreciate it from the bottom of my heart,
because it will be impossible for to contact each and
everyone and tell you about the progress max
ing Above ALL don't want to leave the impression that
am taking all the credit for these improvements, be-
cause that would be wrong and unfair to those that
have made these things reality. But have given all
these projects my personal attention and interest and
this is, am what you expected OF me when you
elected me your Mayor in the past.
. At each election time used the slogan, For a
Progressive Port Clinton. have worked hard to fulfill
: this promise to our citizens young and DID,
: Without cooperative City Council, City Clerk
Police Department, Fire Department, Street Depart
ment and citizens all Of these projects could not
! have been accomplished For that l am grateful, and
!. thank you a lot
= And now election time is here again. and in the
past not going to make lot of idle promises to
you citizens, just so get your vote If you will
carl Becker for Mayor" will continue as have in
the past, to give my attention and time to the things
that should be done; to the things you would like to
have done; and to make City Progressive City,
in which to live.
In spite of all the improvements mentioned above,
your city is in good financial condition and to verify
this all you need for positive proof is to check the
records of capable city clerk, Mr. Zeis and your
treasurer, Mr.. Geo. Tewers.
All these improvements here, and facts
not promises. | would like for you to keep all these
things in your mind when you go to the polls Nov 9th
and put your 'x' in the line where the name
* Carl Becker, layor