Show political Advert advertisement advertised isem WHAT partisanship nonpartisanship NON HAS accomplished IN BRIGHAM CITY in the election which to be held in this city on tuesday of 0 next week the voters of brigham city will be asked to make a choice between nonpartisan and strictly partisan candidates we feel that the action taken two years ago in abolishing partisan politics from our municipal affairs was the wise course to pursue and one of the greatest t strides in tho the way of f progress that brigham city ever made we believe that the achievements of 0 the past two years fully justify the perpetuation of the nonpar non par aisan idea in municipal government and in order that the the citizens may be more fully informed as to just what partisanship nonpartisanship non has done tor for this city we submit the following facts which speak tor for themselves 1 they have installed a water system at a cost of approximately ly that is not surpassed by any municipal water system in the state the funds being reached by bond I 1 issue a ot of 1917 2 they have adopted the budget system of accounting the only up to date method ot of handling public finances 3 they have graded the streets and installed a water system in our city cemetery and have worked out plans for making ot of it a veritable I 1 beauty spot 4 they have installed more than seven miles of sidewalk pavement 6 5 they have installed the mana gerial system of govern government menta a move that has caused the eyes of all utah to be focused approvingly on brig hank gamt city 6 they are at present pay ing aurl our i main street and are to be highly 1 commended tor for securing more tt than halt half the money tor for this expense from the state fund 7 they have removed the unsightly poles from main street and are bow stalling A i audet a whit way lighting system which with our paved streets will make our city of homes the model for all progressive municipalities the citizens of brigham city should not bp h misled about high taxes do you realize that our bonded indebtedness was more than doubled when we borrowed in 1917 do you know that when this money was loa loaned ned to brigham city she agreed to in raise ise by taxation 71 mills of extra taxes whoever the officers might have been in 1918 they were in honor bound to see that this matter was taken care of for the old bonded indebtedness debt edness of which had been sadly neglected there was levied 31 mills so EO that mills of your taxes in 1918 was used for sinking fund purposes this kincey your money is now nov on hand to meet the cites obligations as they tall fall due this year mills of your taxes will be used for sinking fund purposes if the citizens of brigham city want to ignore their sinking fund then we can promise tor for the nonpartisan non partisan administration that they will reduce substantially your taxes we believe however that the policy of being prepared to pay our debts is the one we should follow we appeal to you to forget your party affiliations in municipal affairs and unite as neighbors in the common purpose ot of making of brigham brigha city the most attractive city in our state this high purpose carl can best be served wo we feel sure by continuing a nonpartisan non partisan administration in power we therefore ask that you vote the nonpartisan non partisan ticket at the coming coining election JAMES E HALVERSON THOMAS H BLACKBURN P F W FISHBURN J D CALL W G GIDNEY P H SORENSEN N L HANSEN LORENZO BOTT C 0 CHRISTEN christensen SENo JOHN L PIERCE W F COMPTON fl T WILLEY JOHN D PETERS C E WHITWORTH LEI LB ROY C NELSON JARVIS KOFORD J C KNUDSON JR W B MORGAN W 11 II GLOVER S NORMAN LEE E C F HARTMANN RUDOLPH KAISER committee |