Daily globe., 1883-06-06
to consider such matters, would also sug
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gest that the establishment of
SYSTEM OF POLICE ALARM
might also be found to be beneficial.
When it is considered that the enforce
ment of law and order, and of all the Or
dinances, whether civil or criminal. includ
ing those regulating the conduct of such
business as is controlledby the enactments
OF your honorable body, the reports as to
the condition of the streets, and as to gas
and oil lamps, are all confided to this de-
partment, to which you look for their en-
forcement, execution and observance, it
places the Importance of an effective police
service far beyond the mere matter of the
arrest of criminals, or repression of crime,
and IN fact, the larger portion of the duties
| of the Police Department consists in the
| performance of such duties, and the en-
forcement of such ordinances, the due OBJ
servance of which is necessary for the well
fare of the city, and strongly tends to
economize IN many of its sources of reve-
nue..
THE LAW DEPARTMENT..
Repeated enactments, involving amend
ments to the charter, of the city the creation
of new subdivisions of the municipal de-
partments by legislative enactments, con-
tanned Acts passed at every session of the
| slons, have produced a serious complexity in
| present condition of our Charter. I learn
with great pleasure that the very efficient
Law Department of the city has already
| perfected and completed most necessary
codifcation of the Charter and existing or
| dinances. l have the honor to specially
request that your honorable body will take
| the necessary steps to Immediately cause
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the hands of the several officers for use in
the different departments.
MAYOR RICE.
AS have stated, it seems to me that the
present occasion does not require at my
hands more particular or detailed state
! ment of the matters involved, ,and will make
no further allusion to them. I have not
| attempted to give more than general re-
! sumo of the condition of the more promi-
nent features of public affairs, and in
view of the exhaustive treatment which all
those subjects have received at the hands
of the retiring MAJOR, such allusons upon
my part would be entirely unnecessary and
superfuous.
EXECUTIVE DUTIES.
BY the Charter of the city your Mayor is
| made the chief executive officer, and is di-
rectly charged with personal responsibili-
ty tor the enforcement of the provisions of
the Charter of the city, the ordinances
that you may enact, and the laws of the
State, so far as the same are applicable
within its limits. To your body is confded
/ the duty of the enactment of these ordi-
nances. That such as h I'VE been enacted
are wise IN their provisions, and necessary
for the government and welfare of the city
cannot be questioned that their enactment
and position on the statute books of the
city require their enforcement cannot be
| ga1nsayed: and to the execution of them, so
far as it lies in my power with the assist
ance which shall expect from your honor
able body. and all the executive depart
ments of the city, I most sincerely pledge
myself to the extent of my ability. And if
L shall be 50 fortunate as to be able to do
so to the satisfaction of your honorable
body, and of the public at large, whose
servant regard myself, shall feel that 1
have made some attempt to express my
sincere appreciation of the confidence
which has been reposed in me by my
fellow citizens.
| SECRET SESSION.
At the conclusion of the mayors mes
sage the council concluded to hold secret
session and all but the members were re-
quested to retire.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
When the doors were again opened the
council proceeded to elect Its officers. The
first ballot was for president of the council
and resulted in the reelection of Col
| Allen. Upon taking his seat the colonel
proceeded to return his thanks, and
said that all along he had regarded
the result as very uncertain
question, and consequently he had not pre-
pared any impromptu remarks for the
unexpected result, but he would join hands
with the clerk and next Tuesday evening,
if the members of the council would have
no objections they would meet them at the
Merchants hotel, where he would read an
interesting speech which be promised
should be we'll composed and we'll pre-
pared.
By direction of the council the city
| clerk cast the vote of the council
for Aid. Cornish for vice president.
On motion of Aid. Dowlan the president
cast the vote of the council for t. A. Prem
dergast as clerk.
On motion of Aid. johnson the clerk
cast the vote of the council for H. F. Hoy1
for health officer.
The remainder of the officers elected
were as follows:
Market Master-P. O'Regan.
Jailer--Jo. Speel.
Janitor-Patrick Welch.
Driver of Patrol Wagon-Patrick Casey.
MIcELLANEoUs.
The following micellaneous business was
transacted yesterday by the old council be-
fore it dissolved:
The request for change of grade of
Fifteenth street was referred to the COM
mittee on ssstreets, the city engineer and at
torney.
A communication from James Middleton
and others complaining of the lack of fire
protection, gas light and police for Day
toms bluff, and stating that j. j. Lemon,
P. H. Kelly and DR.. Schifmann had been
appointed committee to confer with a
committee from the council in regard to
the matter, was referred to the committee
on fire department and Aid. Starkey.
Exchange street from Chestnut to vii
kin street is to be sprinkled; also Summit
avenue from Arundel street.
A communication from Charles D. Stew
art and others asking for grading Hoff-
man ayeuue was referred to the committee