Barton Grainger Letter

NORTHERN DAILY MAIL
SATURDAY 20 OCT. 1888

BOROUGH OF WEST HARTLEPOOL
TO THE BURGESSES OF THE NORTH WEST WARD

LADIES AND GENTLEMEN- MY TERM OF OFFICE OF OUR NEW TOWN COUNCIL EXPIRES ON THE 31ST INST. AND AS MY NAME HAS BEEN FAVOURABLY RECIEVED BY A VERY LARGE NUMBER OF ELECTORS OF THE WARD, I BEG AGAIN TO OFFER MYSELF AS CANDIDATE FOR YOUR SUFFERAGES.
DURING THE SHORT TERM OF OFFICE I HAVE BEEN INSTRUMENTAL AS A MEMBER OF THE WORKS COMMITTEE IN HAVING MUCH WORK DONE FOR THE WARD, VIZ.. THORNTON STREET (WHICH HAS BEEN IN A DISGRACEFUL STATE FOR A NUMBER OF YEARS.) ALSO BACK HAWKRIDGE STREET,FOSTER TERRACE, BACK DYKE STREET,  AND WETHERBY TERRACE COMPLETED.
BACK CRIMDON AND DENE STREET, BACK DALE AND DENE STREET, FOOTPATHS ABUTTING CEMETERY WALL, HART AND CLARENCE ROADS IN THE COURSE OF COMPLETION.
IN SEEKING A RENEWAL OF YOUR CONFIDENCE,
I MAY REMIND YOU THAT I AM AN OWNER OF PROPERTY IN THE WARD, SO THAT MY INTERESTS ARE BOUND UP WITH ITS PROSPERITY, AND I VENTURE TO THINK THAT MY CONDUCT IN THE COUCIL CHAMBER DURING THE PAST YEAR AS BEEN SUCH AS TO MERIT YOUR APPROVAL. I HAVE ALWAYS TAKEN ADVANTAGE OF EVERY OPPORTUNITY TO FURTHER AND PROMOTE THE INPROVEMENT OF THE WARD AS WELL AS THE GENERAL WELL BEING OF THE BOROUGH.
SHOULD YOU DO ME THE HONOUR TO RETURN ME AS YOUR REPRESENTIVE. I SHALLUSE MY BEST ENDEAVOURS TO ENSURE THE ECONOMICAL ADMINISTRATION OF THE AFFAIRS OF THE MUNICIPALITY AND BE READY AT ALL TIMES TO DO MY UTMOST TO PROMOTE THE PROGRESS OF OUR BOROUGH.
I AM, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN
YOUR REPRESENTIVE
YOURS RESPECTFULLY
BARTON GRAINGER
13 SOUTH SCARBRO' ST.
OCT 11 1888