Show local democrats set forth policies As aa previously recoiled rep oiled in these columns the democratic primary which nominated that bartys ticket tor for the coming election discus sed bed policies which it thought should be adopted liy by the next city administration and appointed a committee to lo draft an outline ot of those tor for submission to the voters such a draft was preparedly the approved by the chodl cardl lates lales and is pu bl shed at tee caf aj tys request as follows 10 THE VOTERS OF PAROWAN CITY the democratic party in this city appreciating that the cites financial condition and our extremely heavy tax burden call tor for a program of 0 rigid economy and at tile the same time feeling that such a program need not retard all progress or a normal development submit tor for the approval of the voters on november ath for the various city offices which are qualified and capa ble and we pledge them to a program ot of improvement which is entirely consistent with the rigid ecung my necessary we propose the following constructive tive pi lat we hold that the first pre ie to economy in city government is a business administration and to secure such an administration we favor avor the adopt adoption ioa of the city manager plan wo we suggest that with the office of city manager can be combined several lesser city offices now drabing draw ing a combined salary of more than halt half eti ought to pay a fair salary to such a manager we mention as aa suitable tor for such auch combination the offices of collector of lighta and water rentals saxton keeper auditor of lights and water collections and even the tha office of city recorder we favor a more comprehensive system ot of city accounting so that it can be readily determined what the various city activities are costing or bringing into the city treasury 2nd and we believe it Is more economical and otherwise more desirable to have adequate tire fire protection than to pay for it without having it ia as we are now doing through ex celivo ct sivo Ins insurance arance rates and we ne commit comma our candidates to an improve ment in our firefighting fire fighting equipment as soon as city finances will permit wo we also favor rigid inspection ot of all electric wiring lobs jobs both in public and private buildings as a further precaution pre cauton firu fire 3rd ard we pledge our candidates to a campaign tor for city beautification not through the expenditure of large amounts ot of money but rather through the encouraging of individual I 1 effort in athia direction the kei re moval boval of unnecessary and unsightly fences and outbuildings buildings out the clean ing epand painting up of premises the planting ot of trees shrubs and floars and the control of weeds weeda e etc tc we propose measures to more tho the loughey regulate the construction ot of buildings build buil daigs within the corporate limits requiring building permits and rigid inspection to protect the city against tile the erecting ot of unsafe and unsightly bui buildings idin S and the build cis akailis t defective workmanship we propose the croatian troa croat tion ion 0 of a office of tice commissioner it could bo be called by any suitable name and tile the appoint ment luent ot of some borne public splinted bithen 1110 LO inclines to such work to enczur asu age tile tiie planting of if ticks the proper protection and pruning of 0 those tries arles already growing along our illes hues and elsewhere alore laadt tul trees will nill add to the attractiveness tr activeness ress and the individuality ot of orr city ath wo favor a continuation ot of tile the barking program lor for our public equal e ald aad we con commit linit our candidates to a prosecution ot of that program as fast us LS finances will permit wo also aho favor an improve ent in the appeal ue u e ot of our public school brounds including til removal ot tho the dead trees protection oz 0 the live onos ones leveling cleaning up the grout grounds ids planting etc and we pledge our candidates to leadership toward this end ath NV we e commend th the e start made by tho the present city administration toward improving conditions at the elewtery aud and we ve the devia ing of a pian pan to continue such im and the ot of tho the Inal individual vidual lots through an annual asieL assessment thereon or otherwise we pledge our candidates condl condI dates to careful attention to all city affairs tj ti the tha eld eid ei d that waste aud and unnecessary expenditures may bo be eliminated and we submit that their qualifications and their being committed to a constructive tive program entitles then them to lour consider consideration atOn aud and your vote on oil electon day i 3 1 A |