The Cincinnati daily star. [volume] ([Cincinnati, Ohio]) 1875-1880, 1878-04-12
Tho MAYORS Message.

Mayor Moorc's first annual message is docu-
ment of more than usual interest containing
many important suggestions as well as tabular
statements of municipal interest worthy OF care
full consideration. We reproduce the following
extracts. He takes broad and independent ground
and says
While proud of the party of which have been
an humble member since It's first inception and
organization, and mainly through which l was
called to my present position, yet when elected
felt was then the Mayor of the whole people, and
that it was my duty to serve them all alike, zeal
ously without reference to political affiliations.
color, nationality religion; and to the best OF
my humble ability l have done so, with what sue
cess Others must judge.
Everywhere, when person happens 70 DC electeu
the Mayor of great city like Our own, he nt once,
as it were, becomes public property, and is called
upon to attend various benevolent and religious
demonstrations; must prepare himself to be pres
ent ut public festivals; in fact he is general
utility man, with power for ubiquity of the high
est order. This very thing often subjects this un-
fortunate person to the seyerest, and many times,
most unjust and uncalled for criticisms as l haye
found on several occasions where was personally
the object of the unbottled wrath. AS have SAID,
am now the Mayor, not of a party, but OF the
whole people; and whatever there is in my power
to do to assist in the pleasure comfort or prosRerl
ty of any part of our people, of whatever nation
ality or creed, feel it my duty to gratify them
and conscious in the rectitude of my course IN
this respect, while can not and do not exRect 10
exactly please everybody, yet am satisfied that IN
the future, when free from the cares and per-
plexites of Office the course l have adopted will
be approved by all fair minded, unprejudiced
people, which will be the highest endorsement |
can ask.
While the Legislature, in its wisdom. has seen
proper to relieve the Mayor of very many OF the
former duties connected with the position, placing
Works, Fire, Police, and other Commissioners. ye'
there is still enough to do, if carefully and prop
erly attended to, to occupy all my time.
The Mayor, retaining the veto power. should be
relieved from all connection with any Board, FOL
if member of any of them, he might there sup
port measures, which afterwards, upon further in
formation he would deem 1t his duty to veto afte
having passed your Boards which would appear
Inconsistent and subject him TO very sharp crit
ciSm.
ADJUSTMENTS.
In no other city in America are there as many
places of amusement as in C1ncinnatl-places
where all can enjoy themselves at comparatively
small expense First comes the Geological Gar
den-the finest of the kind on the continent-an
institution started by number Of wealthy gen
tlemen not so much in anticipation OF receiving
profit on their investment as for the laudabe de
sire TO furnish q school and place of amusement
for the masses. The thousands who throng the
beautiful Garden on every pleasant day demon
strates clearly how successful the orginators have
been.
Then we have the inclined planes and the fine
resorts and gardens at the head of each-place
which have given our city worldwide reputa
tion causing visiting strangers to see them before
departing.
We have our opera-houses theaters of ever!
grade and character halls and numberless gar
dens, all places of peculiar attractlveness where
nightly large numbers of happy. contented ano
orderly people can be found, each individual en-
joying him or herself as suits them best.
These cheap amusements and fine places fol
pleasure are having Marked and, as believe
beneficial effect upon our people, causing them to
forget once in while the desire for gain and
trade and free from care, feel that the heart and
mind need rest and recreation.
OF THE GROWTH AND PROGRESS OF THE CITY.
We have great cause to be proud of the onward
march our city has ever exhibited-a steady
healthy growth from the time it was first settled
in 1885, as will be seen at glance at the following
statistics of our population since $780,