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Show Citizens Party Tells of Platform i the state Municipal League and State Association of County officials, offic-ials, in obtaining legislation that will provide revenues from incomes, in-comes, intangible stocks and bonds, sales tax, gasoline tax and license, and liquor tax, which in our .opinions are adequate for the state governmental expenditures. By such a program levies for all state purposese could be eliminated and thereby reduce the tax levy on all tangible property prop-erty in our city 6 to 10 mills 1. We extend our compliment to the mayors and councils of the :past for their constructive and progressive policies that have mads : Smithfield one of the beauty spots --of the West 2. That we pledge allegiance to the flag of our country and the constitution of our state, and the United States of America. And -particularly during this world crisis we extend our whole-hearted cooperation to the National Defense De-fense program in any way that we can to preserve our democratic democrat-ic form of government. We further fur-ther pledge our support to federal feder-al agencies in the control and -elimination of fifth column developments de-velopments that may arise. We will further pledge the candidates ofthe Citizen's.. Party- to recognize recog-nize our town boys who have left or will leave in the future 'to serve in the defense of our which is the sum levied for state , purposese each year. I 9. That we stand for a construe-1 tive road buliding program, on a basis of need, that ultimately j will make a net work of oiled roads in Smithfield City, and that we open i,ie roads and'side-j walks in the . winter months in order that traffic may properly move as they desire and as there needs justify. And that we work with the State Municipal League and State organization of Coun-1 Ity officials to retain the $800,000 .from the State automobile license fund for class B and C roads in the cities and counties of the . state. country by sending them a personal per-sonal letter of appreciation for their services and to those that may leave in the future conduct j appropriate ceremonies when they .leave for the service as, well as when they return from the;, frvice. 3. That we stand for the building build-ing of Smithfield and for the in-j terests of her citizens and for a constructive program over a period of years; for the election of officers without regard for their past political affiliations or Teligious creeds but because of 'their qualifications and efficiencies efficien-cies to serve the citizens of Smith-field. Smith-field. 4. That we stand for the perpetuation perpet-uation of the citizens movement and for the conservative policies by outlining projects that can be completed with a budget that is 10. We stand for a policy of liquidating the city's bonded indebtedness in-debtedness 'at the earliest possible date in order to permit the necessary nec-essary improvements without further fur-ther distressing the tax-payers of Smithfield City. Thorugh providing provid-ing a sinking fund to liquidate the serial bonds now held against our City. 11 That we stand for the continuance con-tinuance of a policy that has been established by former Majors Maj-ors and City Councilmen to be roonerative with industry and wise to set up under the present economic conditions." 5. We stand for the policy of cooperating with the county, state and Natinal agencies in getting the maximum project grants and privileges that are economically sound and beneficial to better improve our city and provide the needed employment, and at the same time retain an economic balance in Smithfiel City. 6. We stand for the continued Improvement- of the Snythfield cemetery, the public park on the Tabernacle Square, the camp ground and the beautifying and improving of the James Mack Memorial Park, one of nature's ideal beauty spots of the West, together with the proper maintenance main-tenance and distribution of the culinary water that issues forth j from an ideal water system that is not excelled, except in one or 1 two communities of the West, and that we protect the irrigation wa- making' Smithfield inviting not only to the citizens of Smithfield but to manufacturers who may be interested in the establishment of new industries which would increase in-crease the payrolls and tax rolls of our fair city. 12 We stand for a policy of obtaining ob-taining the maximum amount of labor for the unemployed in our city and for the equitable distribution dis-tribution of labor in order that all who are unemployed may get their just share of labor. 13 We stand for a policy of giving careful study to the naming nam-ing of our streets and numbering of our houses in order that we would be in a position to receive at some future time free delivery of mail, and that any stranger may find any one he desires by having a proper system of names, numbers and addresses. 14 We pledge our candidates, if elected, to a policy of courteous : recognition of any consistent ap- r we now have and work with the irrigation company and other agencies to acquire more irrigation irriga-tion water and in providing a "Plan for a more uniform and equitable equit-able distribution of the irrigation "water. 1- That we stand for cooper- ating with the dominant church agencies in using the recreation facilities we now have to the . maximum and with the county, state, and national agencies in providing recreation projects and Programs that can be properly supervised by church, city, or project pro-ject recreation supervisors, as a asis of building better characters and as a result better citizens to supervise the activities of this fcrir city in the future, 'i j 3' That we stand for the equal- M'ng of the tax burden in our ity by using our influence with peal that is made by any citizen or tax-payer of our city with a desire of giving a study to his request and finding a suitable solution so-lution if it is reasonably possible 15 We stand for the election of a mayor and city council who have a knowledge of the foregoing policies and who have the executive exec-utive ability to execute the same; men who are able to face ad-verses ad-verses in law enforcement and who are big enough to lay fnend-l ship aside and let ordnances of Smithfield City and the laws of the State of Utah be their watchword watch-word and guide. We. your committee on platform recommend the adoption of the foregoing. CHAMBERS LENORA OLSEN j GERTRUDE TCOLSON |