Whig and tribune. [volume] (Jackson, Tenn.) 1870-1877, 1874-01-17

| COmns Tor paupcrs % "
Fire Department - 90
Repairs on CalabOosc - %
Damages on property a 90
Fencing streets ard lumber 472 90
Lamplighting, oil, chimncys, etc 1874 20
Mayors order o. %
Sexton CJ 90
Extending Streets los 90
Printing AZ p
Paid Attorney 100 90
Scrip handed over TO Finance Com
mlttee 65S 90
Miscellaneous Accounts is 40
Recorders salary lS72J73 1000 90
s2O,GG9 20
An account or 500 presented by the
Whig and Tribune was read, and ordered
paid.
The business of the old Board beng I'm
lshed, Mayor Kings valeditory was read.
GENTLEMEN OF THE CITY COUNCIL:
In Difference TO the voice OF the people, TO
whose decision 1 cheerfully submit, it hav-
ing been expressed at the ballet-box in an
election conducted with decency and order,
1 now lay down my badge Of office and re-
tire to the shades Of private life. On my
retiracy there IS mingled but one regret,
! and that arises from severance Of my as
ISOLATION with this Honorable body, which
has, AZ all times, been most agreeable to me;
[ and for the uniform courtesy EXTENDED to
nae by this body in the discharge Of the
delicate duties incident to my position as its
/ presiding officer, my thanks arc due, and
D r~Cr
[ all individually and collectively. Nou have
counseled me against error; you have
strengthened me in my weakness,
and have, perhaps, too often passed
my impcrfcctions by.
And, here, let me not forget, without
being inyidious, our venerable Recorder,
whose sage advice has been so often given
me, and to whom l have looked for help !
with a confidence that has never been dis |
appointed. | assure him there will always |
be warm place in my heart for him. Nor |
in this connection must l omit to notice the |
arduous and meritorious labors Of Chief 1
McCabe, and his gallant assistants. am
proud 20 recognize their labors; they have /
been invaluable, and jackson will never
have more trusty sentinels to guard her
people or protect her property. Let me
also speak 4 passing word Of praise in be-
half OF the Special Police detailed for the
holidays. The acknowledged quietude, the
absence Of any crime TO make humanity
shudder or regret, vindicate their conduct,
and evoke for them my own and the city's
gratitude. The plaudit Of faithful servants
will follow them Through life.
4 few words to the citizens OF Jackson
at large. Gentlemen, I have served you
faithfully, without fear OF punishment or
hope OF reward. My calling in life, cali
ing which many Of yOa cOntemn, has never
blinded nv eyes to the miseries of the poor
in our city, or deafened my ears to their
oft-repeated cries Of distress. Not as your
Mayor but as private citizen, prominent
it may be as your highest official, many
have been the demands Of charity on me.
With a clear conscience l can say that none
have appealed to me in vain. l do not say
this boastingly, for I regard it as the high
est duty of citizen, whether he be chris
tian, infidel or sinner, to be merciful to the
poor and to dispense charity in its broad
est, christian sense, to the needy. For
what have done in this way / claim no
credit beyond that which is due man in
whose bosom beats a human heart.
When | was a candidate for your suf.
fraSes more than year ago l promised to
spare neither time, energy or means in your
service. That promise 1 have fulfilled to
the letter. When it was necessary (and so
1t has frequently been) to raise money to
carry on needed improvements or to meet
matured obligations, have advanced the
money or raised it on my personal security.
During the Small Pox excitement our
city was run to considerable extra expense.
4 hospital had TO be built, physician en-
ployed, medicines, nurses, and provisions
provided. All this was done, and princi-
paIly out of my private means advanced to ;
the city in the emergency. During this S
excitement Chief McCabe and myself were
frequently forced to carry provisions TO the I
hospital, because there was no one else
who, for either love or money, could be :
induced TO 90 20. 1 mention these things |
simply to show that have done my duty I
rs Mayor Of Jackson under all the trying '
which have surrounded me.
Ny administration speaks for itself, and i
of personal rectitude 1 ear, with
out bravado, eXclaim with the poet
'.IIere's a sigh for those who love me,
And 4 smile for those who hate"
And now, at the close OF my administra-
ton, permit me TO say that am not con-
scious that have ever fatered in the line
Of duty. No one can truthfuliy charge that J
l have ever failed to enforce the law or to
punish the aggressOr, and despite the ,
strugcncy Of the times, the scarcity of !
money and the damage done to our credit ,
by the loss Of confidence one in another. .
induced by the panic, jackson has grown :
In wealth and population alike. 4 splen- .
did destiny opens up before her and the
unanimous vote she has just given for and
in behalf OF subscription to a projected line
OF Railway leading out TO coal fields and
the commerce of the world, proves that her ,
people understand the situation, grasp the
requirements Of the hour, and are ready to ,
supply the ''sIuews OF war" to elevate her
to those heights Of prosperity for which
nature has destined her.
Ii now remains for me to retire and give
place to DIR. j, 4. Arlington, your Mayor
elect, whose administration, 1 trust, may ,
be followed by benefcent results to Jack
son and her people. With my best wishes
for you all, whether as Aldermen or Citi-
zcns, l now yield up the reins Of Office to
my successor.
Respectfully,
ID. II. KING.
Mr.. King then administered the oath Of
Office to DR.. Arlington, at the conclusion OF
which, he said 81 now intrust to your
keeping the interests Of the great and grow
ing City of Jackson" Mr.. King conducted
his successor to his seat, and gracefully
retired.
The new Board was then organized and
DR.. Arlington in n clear, ringing voice read
his inaugural.
MAYOR AREIsGTON'S INAUGURAL.
Gentlemen,
The occasion that brings me before you
to night inspires me with the profoundest
gratitude to the many friends who have so
generously elevated me to the chief magis-
tracy Of our city.
Feeling distrustful Of my own ability to