The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-04-12
MESSAGE OF MAYOR JAY.

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MESSAGE OF MAYOR JAY.
MEMBERS OF THE THIRD CRY
CoUNCIL-GENTLEMEN: 1t is with
much pleasure that l congratulate
you in having your official acts OF
the last year SO heartily approved
by your constituents. Never in ny
experience have I seen SO much
manifested by the people
every member of the last Council
whose tie m had expired save one
having been reelected to serve an
other term. The people by their
votes have determined that The old
Council should be emphatically en-.
dorsed. All could have been re-
e.eoIed. Mr.. whitley positively re-
fusing the use of his name, necessi-
tated a new nomination. In the
member selected to fill his place, the
people have chosen q gentleman OF
culture aud intelligence, and who
thoroughly Endorses the acts of his
predece .sor. 1 again congratulate
you, gentlemen, in thus having
swell done. good and faithful serv-
ants" so heartily bestowed upon
you by the people.
The last year of the existence OF
our young State and city (thanks to
an all-beneficent CreatOr) was one
of unexampled prosperity. While
a number of our sister States (who
had bestowed upon ours the sobri-
quet of "Droulhy Kansas'0 were
thirsting for rain-while whole
townships, and in some cases coun-
ties, were given over to the devour-
ing flames, and the people were
praying for rain to save them from
destruction, every portion of our
State was blessed with the most sea-
sonabIe showers. Crops of all kinds
never ceased growing until they
were matured, and, as consequence
thereof, no people were ever blessed
with more abundant harvests. Iu
addition to the great yield of the
earth, our people have enjoyed ex-
cellent hea tn. Contagious maladies
have been unknown among us.
While the papers from the east have
been filled with gloomy details OF
death, caused by that most horrid
of all diseases, smallpox, our citi-
Zens have, comparatively, been ex-
empt from disease. Truly have we
reason to be thankful to the Great
Disposer of events for the many
blessings showered upon US. Let
US, gentlemen, profit by them. Let
us, having an eye single to the good
of our people, forget all past differ
ences of opinion, and unite together
as one in interest, determined, BY
every safe and honorable means, to
advance the interests of our city.
Our representative in the State
Legislature who, by their indOmit.
able energy and excellent sense, sue.
ceeded in getting the fifty thousand
dollar appropriation for the enlarg
ment of the Normal School, are de.
serving of our warmest thanks
They are now at home, ready tC
join with US in sustaining our well
deserved title of "the Southwestern
Metropolis"
Several substantial improvements
in addition to the Normal School
enlargement, will soon be under
way. The foundry and machin.
shop is nearly completed. Iron
fronts for the stores now in pro.
cess of erection, will soon be cas-
in our city. Ere another year rolls
around we hope 10 be connected
with Ottawa and Kansas City by al
air line railroad. We are almost
certain of getting railroad machine
shops from one of our roads. Iocat.
ed in this city.
Situated on high, rolling ground
between two beautiful rivers, not d
mile from either, a site unsurpassed
for health and beauty-with a lib.
eral, educated, moral and church
going people-with facilities for ed.
ucation second to none, we must
prosper. If we are only true to
ourselves, no one can toretell the
end of our growth.
During the last year, owing to
some flaw in the law, or in the man.
ner of its enforcement, few liquor
saloons have insidiously crept into
the city. 1 deem it of the utmost
importance that they should be
crushed out. Ii we are going to in
vite people here to educate their
children, aud expect them to come,
these traps and snares SET for their
destruction must be Gbated. / trnsl
that you, in your wisdom, will find
some way to rid our city of this in
cuous on its growth.
BY a recent law passed by the
Legislature, our city, in common
with all others, for the purpose oil
quarantine, or Tor promoting the
general health, has Jurisdiction over
all territory within five miles of its
boundaries. If this law will enable
as to reach any evil existing upon
our borders, or that may locate
there, 1 would recommend that
stringent measures be enacted 70
meet such contingencies, and eradi-
cate ct once everything calculated
to corrupt or demoFalize any ofouF
people. l have deemed il my duty,
gentlemen, to call your attention to
these matters, believing that each
and all of you sympathize with
these views, and viii do your best
to enforce them.
1t is necessary that some means
should be provided to protect our
city from the ravages offire. Quite
a number of our citizens are favora-
BILE to the establishment OF what is
known as the Holly water works.
WhileI am decidedly favorable to the
adoption of some means to provide
US with water and protect us from
fire, 1t appears 10 me that we have
hardly advanced far enough in
wealth or population to warrant Us
in embarking in such an extensive
outlay. Trusting that you will find
some way within our means 70 sup
ply Us with what we lack in this
particular, / leave the matter 10
your more nature consideration.
And now gentlemen, while, COM
pared to q number of our sister
cities, we are free from debt, lowing
less than S20,0O0,) wish to call
your serious consideration to some
thing that has crushed whole CONF
munities to the earth, and which
has tendency to drive people away
no matter what other Inducements
you hold out to detain them. ! al.
Jude to excessive taxation. In this
connection, allow me TO call your
attention to the necessity OF Great
ing q sinking fund to meet any in
dehtedness that has or may fall upon
Us. The law requires il. ! trust
that 1t viii meet with your earliest
attention. hope that in no event
will you allow our expenses for
general purposes in the future to
exceed our income. I would adj
wise . modification of the ordinances
in relation to salaries. To the Clerk
and Marshal, the salaries allowed
by the present ordinance are not, in
my opinion, too much. II we are
tn have afhcianf mar, To Gli ahnea