Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1880-03-10
Halloween City Organization.


Aemoers-eiect Of the city government Of
nus city, assembled in their rooms nj CITY
.aail' on Monday last. At 10 O'Clock. A. n.
amer preliminary organization, conversion
o. both branches was held in the common
council room for the purpose Of administer
ing the oath Of Office, and to listen to the adj
dress Of Mayor Bodseil The oath vas adj
minisfered by Judge knight. and prayer was
offered by Rev. c. Fuller. The Mayor then
delivered his address, as follows: !.
GenfleMes of the City Council:
Having been called by the voters of this
cHy' 10 the ONCE Of Mayor, an Office wholly
unsoicited and undesired on my part fully
Iealize that II was not on account of any mar
ticular fitness or ability possessed by myself.
or that you even anticipated that would be
able To give the Office the time and attention
necessarily devolving upon me, in order to
discharse the duties that the Office really de-
mands
buf, gentlemen. trust and believe YOU all
Will act your part in the business intrusted 10
US, IN manner that will be acceptable to
those who have placed US in our present DO
sitlons, and that NAV be able to serve YOU
IN manner that will not be detrimental to
your interests, or the welfare Of our enter
prising city.
Having come among you some fourteen
years since, it gives me the greatest pleasure
TO have this opportunity to express to YOU all.
fellow citizens, my heartfelt gratitude for the
ever extended hand of friendship which /
have at all times received from YOU, without
distinction of party; and with such manifes-
tations Of kindness at your hands. it gives me
confidence in entering upon the duties of the
Office to which you have elected me.
Having passed through within the last three
months, scenes connected with our State
Government which hope and pray we may
never again be called to witness. it should
give us still greater faith in the great and
all-wise Creator, that He is no. unmindful of
the destinies of nations, and that His hand
was plainly manifest in carrying us through
the trying scenes and bringing US safely
out of the dangers with which we were sur
rounded, without violence, thereby enabling
us to maintain republican form of govern
ment, showing more conclusively than ever
to my mind, that education, temperance and
refinement are to he credited as among the
principle causes of our success in maintaining
law and order
FINANCES OF THE CITY.
As the reports of the committees in the
different departments have not yet been
printed, have not been able to examine the
doings of the past year, not having had the
fore only make faw SUGGESTIONS and then
leave the matters nerta;n;no to tb;s denart.
ment to your good Judgment. to act upon as
they NAV from time to time come before
you.
HAVING nassad fhrouuh several wears of
most extraordinarv denressiop of business
and finding the financial condition If our
CITY in No @ood shane "a have reason to no.
love we shal whom tho ronorts are laid no.
fore YOU, we have reason to he thankful and
encouraged IN work IN With greater VIGILANCE
and watchfulness over the public treasury,
and see that no expenditures are allowed, ex-
ccpt such as are absolutely necessary for the
proper management of the city. thereby, with
the already revival of business and with a
prosperous future, We may be enabled to con-
tinue the reduction of the city debt, instead
of allowing it to be increased. In making
yo"t "PP' lawns Wv -.
all necessary exnenses. and after thew are
nod. 10 usc ali dne diligence and economy
in Losn;rg Tho exnenses within the appropri-
a,;ons
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