The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-01
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
OUR MURAL BUDGET.
PROGRAMME FOR The NEW YEAR.
Organization of the Boards of School COns
troll, Prison Inspectors, Etc.

The Inauguration of the Hon. Morton
McMichael, the new Mayor elect, and the organi-
zation of City Councils took place to-day. The
Board of Controllers of the Public Schools also
q organized this morning, arecent act of Assembly
requiring them to perform that duty on the first
of the year, instead of July as heretofore. Below
will be found full report of the Inauguration
ceremonies and the proceedings of the different
municipal bodies. .......l
City Councils
organized at ten o'clock, in the presence of a
large number Of spectators.
SELECT BRANCH. -- ~
The newly elected memh~ sot this branch Of
City Councils assembl" : III their chamber at ten
o'clock. Short, after that hour the roll of
members was called over by the Clerk. The
following is an official list:-
y Yards. Wards.
i. L A. Barlow, U. A. +. A. Van Cleve U.
2. DR.. q. f. kamerly, ID. To- H. w. Gray, u.
Q. j. d. Campbell, u. 16. J. w. Hopkins, d.
L. H. Marcus, ID. II. Patrick Shern d.
8. James Page, d. 49, William Bumm, U.
q, 6. G. +. 0meIlY, u 49, James Richie, U.
u z. j. A. Shermer, u. 20. Joseph Manuel u.
sI 8. A j.. Hodgdon, U. 21. y. Thomson Jones, U.
"a 3. j. A. Freeman, u. %. w K. Smith, u,
10. Joshua Spering, u. 90 Edw Shallcross, u
IL. 5. g. King, ID. "a 5. W. Cattell, u.
l2. G. M. Wagner, U. 25 ?. o'Rourke d.
13. James Lynd, u. 26. VIM, j. Pollock, u.
Union members, IS; Democratic members, 8.
The names of the members holding over were
bers were then presented, and the members
sworn into office.
Mr.. Hopkins moved that the chamber now
proceed to organize by the election of its officers.
Agreed to.
Mr.. Freeman was called to the chair
Mr.. Gray nominated Mr.. James Lynd.
Mr. Marcus nominated Mr.. Samuel &. King.
TWenty-four votes were cast, OF which Mr.
Lynd received H. and Mr.. King T.
Mr. Lynd was accordingly declared elected,
and on motion OF Mr.. King the election was de-
clRred unanimous
The oath of Office was then administered to
Mr. Lynd by Mr.. King. The newly elected Pre-
sdent, upon taking the chair, delivered the fol-
lowing address,
ADDRESS OF PRESIDENT LYND.
Gentlemen OF Select Councillor this re.
newed expression of your approval of my official
conduct, and your unabateG confidence, accept
my profound Acknowledgements. Always an
honor to be highly priced, it is all the greater
now because of the glorious esults achieved by
our country, and of the noble record maintained
by our city during the late four years OF despe-
rate civil strife.
In this hour of assured success-of well-won
triumph, cannot avoid reverting to the very
different condition of our national affairs, when,
just three years ago, / was first called upon to
preside over your deliberations.
The dawn of the year 1868 was chilling and
4 gloomy. After nearly two years Of conflict the
Rebellion remained as active, as hopeful as
defiant as ever
The Joint campaigns of Sherman and Grant
the Army of the Potomac had been fatally re-
pulsed at Fredericksburg; Rosecrans barely held
his own at Nashville and Murtreesboro; Morgan
had perpetrated his daring and destructive
raid to within thirty miles OF Louis.
vile; Notifying reverses had occurred
In the Gulf region, entailing upon us
the loss of Galveston and Sabine Pass; the
Florida and alabama were scourging our COM
merce from the seas; and the willy Emperor OF
France was vigorously urging England and
Russia to join him in schemes for intervention,
the success of which might be announced at any
moment, and our struggle be thus rendered
vastly more terrific in character and indefinite
in duration.
The clouds were dark, indeed; so dark that il
1t required no little faith to believe that the clear
blue sky still existed beyond them. Not 8 few
felt disposed to question whether our reyolu
tionary contest might not prove a barren
achievement; not a few stihed the rising doubt
whether Franklin and Jefferson might not have
counselled, Washington and Greene have fought
and Warren and Mercer have died in vain. And
more than one patriot, as he stood devoutly
upon its threshold, has shudderngly wondered
whether our Old Independence Hall might mo-
soon become the vest'ee OF a bygone expert
ment--the deserted shrine OF an extinc
worship.
But there were clear heads, strong hands
brave hearts, and a just God over all; and the
clouds parted at Gettysburg, and they parted
still more at Vicksburg, and more and more al
Mobile, at Atlanta at Savannah, and at Charl es
ton, until at last, at Richmond, the sun, In full
meridian splendor, sl,One down upon rebellion
Vanqulshed, Union restored, and Constltu
ton vindicated-upol the last browning scene o