The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1869-03-16


Retainer and service to date in the
case Of City vs. Bailey Davenport $500
Retainer and service to date In the
case Of City vs. sIupkoLI....."- $500
Retainer and service to date Ia the
case Of road appeal Of Charles
Oaso...,, u,..s...s.. .....,.,'.''.,.,.,s. %0tVU
Drafting Amendment to city charter
herewith ............................ 1900
Service 70 date In opening streets 15,OO
Feb. Services In application Of Brooks
dd for Incorporation ."....,.... 1000
Mara. Loyal services to date in the case
Of Ruch vs. City, q. 5. Court. 10000
Cash expenses to Chicago Camden
and Aunawani u last named suit 2s,7U
$ls3,7O
Nothing further coming before the board,
Magistrate Connolly prepared to administer
the oath Of office to James NJ. Buford Mayor
elect, aud Aldermen elect, Messrs. Huber,
Riley, G. W. skinner, and Wolenhaup,.-
These parties were ranged on the left Of the
room, and in digniGed and impressive
manner the ceremony was conducted
Mayor Murdock then congratulated his
successor, returned thanks to the aldermen
who had sustained him during the past ear,
and Adver,ed pleasantly to the courtesy
which had always existed at the aldermanic
board lie particularly thanked Mr.. d. q.
Reid, Clerk, for the attention he had always
given to his duties, and the efficient manner
in which he had performed them. He then
retired, as also Aldermen Halves, Fries,
! Lloyd, aud Wagner. The roll then being
called, Mayor Buford delivered his inaugural,
as follows:
MAYOR BuFORD' INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Gentlemen or he City Council:
Called by the Partially Of our fellow
citizens TO the management Of their munic
ipal affairs, we are assembled for the puT
pose Of organizing the city government tJ
the ensuing year.
The citv charter requires that the Mayo
"shall preside over tho meetings Of the Cjtl
Council, and shall take care that the laws o
the state and the ordinances Of the city ar
duly enforced, respected and observed with
in the city, and that all other officers Of tn
city discharge their respective duties; aGl
he shall cause negligence aud positive viola
ton of duty 10 be prosecuted aud punished
lie shall, from time to time, give the Git
Council such information and recommend
such measures as he may deem advantage
Gus to the city" In view of these and 9th
or rcouirements Of the city charter defining
the duties of Mayor, ! assure YOU that ! en-
- L. A. &c NJ, ,4Ar 20 "a
the city with profound feeling Of dihidenc
in my capacity for the important trust S
generously confded to me by the people.
Upon YOU, gentlemen, as Aldermen fror
the various wards Of the city, rests n
9 greater responsibility for the legislation o
/. the Council, and assure you Of my read
.. ness and earnest desire to cooperate wit
YOU and faithfully enforce and carry out a
the measures you may devise for the prese
walton Of order the maintenance of publ
morals the equitable assessment and talu
II fu collection of taxes a wise and ecOnOn
?, ical application of the public revenues, an
. the punctual discharge of public obligation
! | shall try to do this, not in a partizan spl
/, it, but as citizen who loves his city and hi
country, and wishes to be always guided b
. the rules Of truth, duty and public spirit
and who hopes to share with you the ad
yancement of happiness and material growtI
that awaits us as people.
Nature has given us one of the most &c
sirable locations in our favored l"T"- ~ ~
c;tv IA NO emporium OF q surrounding coui
. try blessed with the richest soil producIn
.. the harvcsts most valued by man underlal
with beds of coal which make the adjacet
country tributary to US; having temporal
and healthy climate; situated on one OF tn
greatest uavigable rivers in the world ; SUI
q piled with railroads connecting us with tn
4 best markets, and adjoining the beautt,
I island which has been appropriated 10
public purposes by the general governmen
and on which is erected magnificent a
p senal, and where now is in course OF ere
! ton an armory, destined to be the large
, in this country, if not IN the world hi
a future we have before us, if we right
improve our advantages.
The liberal appropriations Just made |
Congress-, for the Island and bridge, vi
= cause the employment here OF large nut
# Der of scientific men, ingenious mechanic
3, and well paid laborers ouriarmers viii III
4 home markets our industrious men we
paid employment, and our merchants
y ready sale for their wares and merchandiS
II It is now our duty to prepare for these a.
# vantages. Aud in this connection l wou
. suggest that, in view Of the vast amount
. work to be done in our midst, and the d
e mand thus created for labor, it will be unne
essary for you to devise unusual and eXtr
ordinary ways for spending our reyen'
!. merely that the laboring class may find er
, ployment. We should, therefore, take q
vantage of our good fortune and apply
much Of our revenues as possible TO 4
H. payment Of city Indebtedness, thus keepll
2e taxation down to point which no one "
IS. consider burdensome.
The financial affairs of the city are
heyed to be in a satisfactory condition, o
& Indebtedness having been so arranged u
8 der previous administrations that poru'
of It falls due each year and If the syste
OF payments thus iuaugursted shall be
"a hered to, the amount will soon be exit
no guished. For detailed statement OF l
.. debtedneSs, and also OF receipts and expe
u ditures for the past year, refer you, for t
is present to the fiscal state eut made by t
:" City Clerk from the books in his office,
III 1t is hardly possible 10 carry on the affs
of our city government with greater econou
~ than has characterized their management
k the past, but we should spare no effort
keen down public expenditures to the4owt
point possible, consistent with due regs
"a. to the honor, welfare and prosperity of t
re. city.
&C In appointments TO Office it is, of cour:
right and proper that these shsI! be ma
en from among the party Of the majority; b
on our fellow citizens have right to eIpe
lie that we shall take good care to select fat
70. full, competent and honest men, who hs
the confidence and respect OF the comm
'es nifty generally