Mexico weekly ledger., 1890-04-17
THE NEW
Mayor Ferris Delivers q ROus
ing Inaugural-The New
Appointments Most
Acceptable.

ing lnaugural-Ihe New
Appointments Most
Acceptable.
The new City Council, consisting
of Mayor G.. L. Ferris, R. NJ.
White, Councilman First Ward, r.
NJ. Allison, Councilman Second
Ward, R. N Armstrong, Council
man Third Ward, T. F. Roden,
Councilman Fourth Ward, A. F.
Reid, Councilman Fifth Ward. and
C. R. Lupton, Councilman Sixth
Ward, met for the first time last
night.
Recorder Riley swore in Mayor
Ferris and Mayor Ferris then swore
in Recorder Riley, after which Re-
corder Riley swore in the Council
men and the City Marshal. Mayor
G. Leslie Ferris then delivered the
following inaugural address, which
was well received by the Council
men and the lobby, which vas fill
ed with prominent taxpayers, in
terested in the city's welfare:
GENTLEMEN OF THE COUNCIL:
The management of the public
affairs of the city for the next twelve
months rests with this body, and I
desire, at the threshold of our ad-
ministration, to briefly and plainly
present to you some of the more
important matters which it will be
our duty to consider. The obliga.
ton which we enter upon tonight
claims our earnest and unselish
consideration. Our public duty
should have all of the care and all
of the zeal that we bestow upon
our own private affairs. We are
entrusted with the fnancia.
management Of the city-the
agents, as it were, of her property
owners, whose funds We are to dis
burse, and to whom we must rem
der account of our stewardship.
The prosperity of the city ant
the con;entment of our people de
ponds, to a large degree, upon The
prudence, energy and wisdom with
which we perform the trust com
mitted to our keeping 1t is i'm
psrative, therefore, that while w,
should be active in our efforts. t.
advance the city in every way pos
slble we should MAINTAIN a yigi
liant watch over the treasury ant
see that not q dollar is expende'
that is not authorized by our char
ter and demanded by the publ
interests. To this end let all i'm
provements tlat we may be able t.
make during the year be substan
tial rather than extensive.
STREET IMPROVEMENTS.
:, The work of macadanizing GU
, streets, SO auspiciously carried
: last year, should be continued thi
year, and those localities whiel
have received scant consideration
: heretofore should have our earlIes
r attention. 1t will not be possibl
to expend for macadam this yea
!, as much as was appropriated las
year, for the reason that in til
, year just closed the new wor
claimed so much attention that th
street crossings and the old macao
am were necessarily neglected, an
will require extra attention thi
year; the crossings especiall
4 should be improved-made wide
and more substantial.
81 I call the attention of the Cour
u Gil to the fact that the ordinance
require all of the matchmaking
It be let by contract; this ordinane
has virtually been a dead letter fl
some years. / think it would prov
much more satisfactory to the pei
9 pie and secure much better result
It and more improvements for tt
K amount of money expended
comply strictly with the ordinance
: in this as in other particulars.
J The alleys adjacent to the Pu'
y lie Square are demanding attention
D.. This ia demanded alike by the bu
o mess interests and sanitary consi'
eratlons. These alleys should
rocked so that they may be use
for the purpose for which ths
|e were intended and kept free fro
,athe filth and garbage which NAL
= them a source of great apnoyanc
- CLOSED STREETS AND ALLEYS.
~ While on the subject of stree
q and alleys / will call your. atte
ton to the fact that quite a nuE
j. Der of these thoroughfares are e
closed by adjacent property owner
The most OF these enclosed stree
and alleys are probably of lit
use to the city Just row, but Il
,.Lirae yjDuusy, Mo-iy opinio
alden of in Mexe convenience VI
.rn Hke stole hey be opened; i
sss, this. ,ref must assert
rights in time or be forced to i
=, purchase, at heavy expense, VIII
IS has been lost through neglect
e. those interested with guarding t
=. public interests.
HARDIN PARK.
Through the public spirit OF
most generous benefactor-not
py citizen of the city, although one
i'll its heaviest tax payers-Mex1
dshas what may be made a beautii
/, park. Heretofore the city has be
extremely parsimonious in carl
= for this popular resort, and I reco
% mendsthat . sum sufficient to f
thsr improve the grounds and