St. Paul daily globe., 1889-01-08
THE NEW MAYOR.
His Address Is a Long Review,
With Good Suggestions.

1t is with especial qualification that /
assume the duties of my Office, asso-
ciated with you as the city's council.
Many of you are new to the work you
have been summoned to do, but you
have been chosen to your re-
sponsible position honored by the
general expectation and conf
dence that you will endeavor in your
public service to advance only the well
fare of the city, while those of you who
were members of the council whose term
has just closed, bring to the new ad-
ministration justly earned individual
regulations for work well done, together
with helpful experience in and VIDE
knowledge of municipal affairs. AsSO-
citation with you is, therefore, cause for
personal qualification.
AS we begin our work, In view OF
what has just been said, it is but reason
able to expect that the record to be
made by you will amply commend itself
to the approval of our fellow citizens.
You are now representatives OF the
whole community. For the time being
ANY PARTISAN CHARACTER
you may have, is laid aside. Your du-
ties are to be done without prejudice or
favor, without bondage to any political
party, social class or religious sect.
One of the common temptations to
which municipal legislatures are eX-
posed is to the enactment of numerous
of dispositions. this tendency opens the
way to most of the errors which limit
their usefulness. feel it duty, there
fore, to advise you to let as little special
legislation in your work as possible.
Minneapolis has become one of tho
large cities of the country. Its growth
during the last eight years has been UNI
paralleled. From population amount
ing to about $4,000 at the last United
States census it has increased until now
more than 100000 people dwell within
its limits. Its assessed valuation is now
more than $l27,000,OO0. Its pub
lie improvements are of very
great value and serviceableness.
In manufactures and commerce
it is rapidly taking an advanced posi-
tion, and will soon be abreast Of many
communities which few years ago
were far in it's front. In educational
and social privileges, it compares favor
ably with any other city in the country.
Minneapolis is fast becoming
METROPOLIS OF THE FIRST RANK.
Evidently, then, the care and direc-
ton Of its corporate affairs have become
in the highest degree important, and
demand the most painstaking and capa-
BILE service. The city's financial status,
the supervision of the expenditure of
the large sums of money placed at your
disposal, the planning and carrying
out of the agencies necessary to
secure and to advance public
safety. comfort, health, the proper
encouragement and nurture of public
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mercial prestige and the educational
and social progress of the city may be
maintained and advanced, lay eXacting
responsibilities upon the city's council
of certainly increasing gravity. 1t is
advisable, therefore, that should speak
OF these various matters specifically and
somewhat at length.
The financial status of the city was
reviewed at length, for the purpose of
showing the gravity of the work before
the council. A very sound piece of adj
vice was given the council to keep the
rate of taxation down, and yet avoid
niggardly policy by applying strict busi-
ness principles to local legislation
thorough honesty. The various city
departments were reviewed and compli-
mented, with the following
RECOMMENDATIONS:
Cut off the present water works as soon
as the north pumping station is COM
pleted; organize and thoroughly equip
the health board; use all means to Sc
cure the legislation necessary to commit
the care of the Falls of st. Anthony to
the city; carry out the Minnehaha Falls
state park scheme; increase the ca
pacity of the schools to meet
the now pressing need; adopt
cooperation and reciprocal railroad
policy; encourage manufacturing by
adopting the Philadelphia plan of ex-
cepting from taxation the machinery of
all plants within the city limits. Moral
and social questions he leaves until
more convenient time, and concludes
his address as follows:
LABOR QUESTIONS.
One phase of social development is
becoming of so great moment that
word concerning it in passing is in
place. The relations of capital and
labor are of the most intimate charac-
ter. Both capital and labor are neces-
sary to the welfare Of society, and gen.
eral progress cannot be secured without
their harmony and cooperation. The
rapid organization now going on of la
boring men into societies, so far as Lean
see, is capable of being made of great
ser vice to their members and to the in-
terests of labor in general, while there
is no reason why it should be in any
way source Of division between its
members and those that represent what
is called capital. I cordially recognize
of