The Union and eastern journal. [volume] (Biddeford [Me.]) 1854-1858, 1855-03-23
CITY ORGANIZATION.

The organization OF our city government
took place on Monday last. We .nnsr /.
Ian ,.,,-. =, A.. ,.....s,. -. D.
"s P'oSssu'"6s on snss esy
ana as inc subsequent sessions OF the City
Council up 10 the time Of our papers going
TO press. #
The nroceed;nc, dur;n, N. o-.,,;,o,;on
Ii. $50 "h'~'.'"'
anu subsequently, nave been appropriate
and harmonious. The city others, although
, inexperienced In the forms necessary 70 be
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- -. a'h,"V" " WV NC,
CITY, are 'nteinsen'' ana nave proceeded
step by step without getting matters con
fused. The appointments IRE all good men;
and there II every reason In belisve that m,
- :.
'"""s' nun ''"" " Guy 'ortn Oh gov
!, eminent, will promote the best interests o.
our community.
The M.vo,.. .nesoh :. n Tho ,,;,, -,r
-. ' pe' "''
'Ap'.''eu' ""u 10 ''Sse' "'"s anu tec M
mendations seem to meet with general up
probation.
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ma, j., 800. n..os... To I 1 .,:, y
Snms., pi"ot r ,ha w., p,..,h h.e1 -
i;nm in ..,n.,.,., oh.mh..,. IT,. ps ..o'o =,
AIJ.',nan 80 ,.,nno..s;,,, a o " y.
r. - r. cw sII
@ q y. W. SSu. n p ., nMo"n =
M pS s.P %,' nv III. rn'
W. "So as 'o"po'"y S'1.A TUG oo, ~
non Souno', was o'g" r'; 'e'ul"ray y!
tue o"o'ee " oa'"ae' rmsou,y 10 r.es"e'
pro ,empote, anu 'onn n; Alien Is 'emPe CT
S'e.k-a ,.ll. 'ns 1espeonye 'e'nPo'S,y on'
To's "e.1 ' ,r p mo " L ,b ,,;,.S,I " .';a
..Ssu. uo ~ ,h 800, , 'mo.0 m"'i u.,,ns
ona,eI =. WV. 1870, "a. 49, u @
nen' .n'oo's me'e o'oo'o,anu VIC .e" ~
organization was ro''n'u"'ca'eu " 'he '"'
brahches respectively.
On motion, message was SEM rom ihe
Chy Counci', proposing convention u 'hs
TWO b'ahches io''hwi'h' 10 'ne hme1me,l
Room, Tor Inc purpose OF qualifying 'ne
Mayor elecl, ana 'aking o'her Steps reqniI'
leu oy inc c''y chat'er 10 o'gam'Te more ,u''
lIy Inc cry government. Inc requen
MS message wa. comC''eh w''h ana
Iherelpon Inc TWO b'anches assembled
10 'hs A'ierme1s Room, where a conVen'
''oa was Io'meu, ann y n. Lnn'' rmpo'i
AIRY President OF The Aldermen, ofhc'a'et
US f'esiue"' OF Inc c"hVenlo
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g.. "" "J ~ No. W., m 1870, h;.n
,Ln, ,h, ,,d t,anch., 800 ~ c""v.,,;o,,
49,. ,.,.. ~ "s.,,;., a., 49,, .,.,,
~. "o p"PowsS . S"n. A ., "o .ny So,'
'"",J'". .i.. ' SonsS ."o. .,S. ~
'ea.ep, a' tno "s'.s'"; o s.. -. 'c'
we're "'.e,'"e,eu ~ nm " Aou .,s y,
Lnwa'', hsq a'u '"o .eoe''a,y o"'''. e.
ohico, a,e' "ue eAa'"l',a''o, VI 'ho oe'Iu'
cafes o' 'he e'ec''o' ny 'ne MAYOR "e'e ao'
MINISTRIES ,espsG'Vtly W we same JusIce,
70 me p r.' ". h';,e''he"' anu '"e 'ho'oe''
,"e 10y H.u wa. tho, ,,;..d n ,.c.;vs
,,n .o', ,hs vn,es for a Civ CI.,k and h.v.
49, ;"m a 60 in N =, ,,n,,. ,,,o,,sJ
s Whole nnmhe, of yo,ss o.
r.;T -" :. h,d On
r, Lev' Lo''ms 49, .., n"n ,,u. I'll,
Nv. IT. &C." s,G ,u.. H." 'I,,,., ~" 49, 800 :,
accel.e" "'o ILL., 80. " ., va" H. W.. ,.;,Ssu "
keep ""o ' ~; r.. ',,,;. w. ''' '"''"'"' WIS
'" IT, ,t',. ~, ", c.. .,.. than ,dJ,...st
Do Dc All" A. Al po.,o, ~ ID. W.,hnJ;.,
Nv wy WI n"0"' "''o' " ''' ''i"s"0"''
Snr,"; .,..r., a..
INC mayor '"o" "''So "'" "0''0''" '''
following AT" e~'
Grnfl-men If the City Co"neI:-
Having been elected by nv fellow citizsn'
tn the highest Office IN our CITY government,
"h""'d '~ ~"n,'ns in n duo rcTnr, :" tho"
ana I" my own 'een,Ps; +" ~hnn"W W. eN'
preston OF the gratitude with which | hava
received this manifestation OF their conf
dence ana esteem:
In ASSUMING TINS new POSITION with my
imperfect experience In the management "l
municipal "fnrs mn greatest Tear i tina,
shall ne unable IN fu'hl the expectations ol
my constituents. ran expect to DISCHARGE
the duties o' my otice acceptahly md ia'th'
fully. only Ivy The CO operation of nv n.soci.
ates in the government. and the active sym.
pathy and approving Influence Of my fellow
citizens.
To nv colleagues in tho CITY Council. I
may he per lifted tnsy that va lind our
selves in new ard Important relation n
on" IN ther: TIE citizens OF BIddsf"rd
nn, "'No. .uo S"o y" Al, ,'se, eA
tent 1' mu"'c'Pu P'wrr' ana '"e'r WISHES
nave nee" co.npnsa VIII WIZ an"n Guy e"nr.ss
nas "een ersnieu ""u ".s nee, ac' pi p..
,Iee anu a', W. . uu r. VIC wv" c,,,,,
'n.n o0''' m w" s"o Suso' W III LII. ;
ch'zens' n'' tue PoNe,s" ,"s Pe"P'. WIN"
the Guy n'"';s' NV oeo" ue.rss'o" ~ "s ),
tne.e,ole oen'H'e' va w "a'e "'y""'
care that TINS respon iole trust Is not aous'
ed. ,,,,,
Among the chief reasons which led to the
change from II town '"a city f"rm OF gov
ernment. was the prevailing conviction that
the moral and materi'i interests OF B'ddr'
lord could he more vigorously adVanced ana
guarded thereby. with so large p'pn'a-
tion rs ours, and an rapidly increasing {;