The record-union., 1891-03-17
TOUCHING FAREWELLS.
The Retiring City Officials and the
New Ones Make Speeches.
Mayor Comstock Also Grows Eloquent
Counting the Ballots Cast at
the Late Election.

It took about an hour for the Board of
Trustees to canvass the returns of the
late city election yesterday. The results
| as published in the RECoRD-UNIoN the
day after the election tailed with the to-
tails as figured out by the election boards.
The Mayor formally declared those re-
ceiving the largest vote elected.
1t was then Mr.. VOLTS time to retire as
the third member of the board. Hemade
q few remarks thanking his colleagues
for the kindness with which they treated
llim during his incun1bency, and ac-
knowledging especially the courtesies ex-
tended him by City Auditor Mckee. He
said be had tried to act for the best inter
ests of the city and to honorably dis
charge his duties.
Mr.. Conklin was introduced. and be-
fore taking his seat said he could not very
well tell what he was going to do, bat
knew he would act as best he could and
hoped he would never have cause to re-
gret his conduct while sitting in the ca
pacity of Third Trustee. lie favored pro-
noting harmony and would cndeavor to
work anlicably with his colleagues.
THE NEW AUDITOR
| City Auditor Mckee said that in retir-
ing from his Office, he wished to thank
| the members. and those of preceding
BoarGs OF Trustees for favors received.
| He also desired to thank the people for
the honor conferred on him in trusting
him tor so many years as City Auditor
| Ee introduced Captain Young as 'shis
warm friend and successor"
Mr. Young said he never occupied
much time iii speech making, and wished
| to express his thanks as briefly rs posi-
l 10 cNil l,n .
Office of City Auditor with considerable
| trepidation, and he would rest content il
| the citizens were nearly as we'll satisfied
| with him, as they We're with his prede-
| cessor.
| The Mayors turn to make speech ar
| rived. and he began by saying that the
| law of nature and man had brought the
| board to 4 close" lie wanted to extend
his thanks to all of the members and the
City Auditor. The retiring Trustee had
served. he believed, faithfully for the last
three years, and Clerk Mckee had done
duty for the city for fourteen successive
years. He believed Sacramento had been
ably represented by him, and would lose
| an ellieient officer.
Trustee Mclaughlin smiled and said he
| had forgotten his speech.
FORMAL. RESOLUTIONS.
The following resolutions were then
adopted, after which Mr.. Conklin and
Mr.. Young took the oath of office:
WHEREAS, 1t is a principle of popular gov
ernment that the people. in whose brea,s Is
sovereignty rests. are privileged, at stated
times nNed by them, to employ whomsoeVcr
| they please to act rs their public servants and
as such TO discharge the duties of government :
and, whereas, at the late municipal election
in exercising this inherent discretion in a free
democratic government, the people decreed TO
| change their public servants in so far as con-
Germs the Offices of Third Trustee and CITY
OH lof,fr
affects the personnel OF this board; therefore,
| be it
ResotUed. By the Board of Trustees of the
| City OF Sacramento, that in the retirement of
II. Z. Wolf, as Third Trustee, and f. H. Mckee,
as City Auditor, from the public Offices which
they have respectively so ably filed for several
past years, the city suffers the loss of two
officials who were true to the interests of the
public veal and fearless in the DISCHARGE of
their duties. While ii is impossible for human
ity to be unerringly correct in all things the
officials named always endeavored to perform
the obligations which were due from them
as public servants to the people IN a straight
forward, conscientious. faithful and efficient
manner
| have existed between the retiring officials and
| the old members of this board by reason of
close and intimate official association during
the past few years, have been at all times
| pleasant and agreeable, though differences of
opinion necessarily arose frequently concern
ing matters coming before the board for ad-
| juStment
ReSolrcd, That this board extends to the re-
tiring officials its best wishes for future pros
perity and success wherever they may cast
their lines.
Resolced, That an engrossed copy of these
resolutions be presented to each of the retiring.
officials, and they also be spread upon the
minutes of the board.