The Portland daily press., 1886-01-05
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ANNUAL INAucuRATIoNS.
What Mayor o'Brien of Boston Says
In His Address.
The Council of Newport, r. l., Ballot
10 Times Without Success.

BosToN, Jan. 1.-THE annual inaugura-
tiOnS of the city governments OF the State
took place today. In many OF the cities 1t Is
a new chapter of the old force, but in some
places new mayors appear, and mucn inter
est was taken in their opening addresses.
The Inauguration addresses review very
comprehensively the work of the year past,
and make many recommendations Tor the 1l-
ture. In Boston after prayer by Rev. Father
Welch, chaplain of the day, Mayor " 1Brlen
delivered his address. He said
Regardless of threats, regardless sometimes of
adverse criticism from parties who do not under
Sesr 10 s any who have abused the trusts conded
In them, and with such emphatic endorsement
from my fellow citizens feel encouraged to go on
with the work. Political trfcksters, who have
merely some selfish purpose to gratify VIII receive
no colntenance from me, no matter wnlcn party
they may be identified with for the time being.
1t is by yielding to these men on account OF the
few votes they5 control, that the municipal
governments in all the large cities CT the country
have become synonyms for waste, extravaganza
and corruption. If political parties put unscrupue
lous men to the front they should be voted down.
If political parties make combinations with men
whose morality and integrity are questionable
such combinations should be discouraged and dlS-
countenanced by every good citizen. mo quar-
hind t6em sTn Who e connect themselves With leading
parties merely for the plumber they viii soon be
stamped out and the business of the city conduct
ed like that OF any other large corpOratlon Oh
business principles.
'sThe new charter, / believe will accomplish
this work il faithfully administered Mosg OF tae
heads of departments have conformed to the new
order of things under the new cnarter ana as long
as they work in a substantial and economical
manner and live within the limits OF their appro-
prations their tenure Of office should be secure.
The departments are no longer political machines,
but must be run solely on business Pencapes ap
was S43, ,409 945; the net debt $24 ,693 ,1l4; the
total redemption means 1S,716,S31. The mayor
:s satisfied that the municipal work can be done
limit nrnSnrihed nv the act OF the leglS
lature limiting the rate OF taxation IN Boston TO
S12 per thousand. The mayor deprecates the in
fairs Of Boston, and SAYS: s'If every act Of the
majority made in good faith and In conformity
with the law is to be oyerTged and tp repealed a py y
the smallest village in the State"
The board of alderman organized at noon.
by the choice of Chas. II. Allen, supported
by the Republicans as chairman.
LOWELL, Mass. Jan. A deadlock ex-
lists in the new common conncil, owing to
a claim of the Democrats that they cast
twelve votes for president when but
eleven were counted and a Republican was
elected by one majority The Democrats
left the hall and declare that they will main
tain their position.
NEWPORT, R. L., Jan. 4.-The municipal
affairs of this city are in an embarrassing
there is yet no organization of the city coun-
Gil In the council there are ten members
and the vote for president was tie. A hund-
red and ten ballots were taken, resulting IN
hopeless deadlock. The aldermen organ
lied by the election of William Greene
as president and Mayor Powell was inaugur
ated. In his inaugural he made statements
that have caused tremendous local sensa-
tion. He charges that the city is barely
fioated in rum and that little regard is paid
to license. "Rum," he says, sis. sold to
men, women and, children indiscriminately,"
and the whole community is demoraliZed
leges is vile, doctored stuff that will kill on
sight. He advocates the establishment. OF a
board of inspectors Of liquors so that if
liquor is to be sold under license only the
purest of malt and alcoholic drinks can be
offered for sale.- There is great excitement
in political circles over the situation.