Kitts also put into action the building of the Perry Monument on Presque Isle to commemorate the Battle of Lake Erie.

During World War I, Kitts was known to personally send off every train carrying troops destined for Europe that left from Erie.

[3] Kitts also introduced ordinances to reorganize the Erie Police Department and increased the chief's salary to $2,100 a year.

[3] When the Prohibition went into effect in 1920, "the only dry [alcohol free] thing in Erie was the inside of a light bulb.

A grand jury was formed and most of the city government came under investigation, with over a hundred witnesses called to testify, including 47 members of the Erie Police Department.

Kitts said: After eight long years of such sacrifices, I am without funds, and this office has greatly interfered with my law practice.

[4] Kitts was eventually removed from this position by a petition to the Pennsylvania Supreme Court citing "mental incapacity" shortly before his death in 1947.