Arizona weekly journal-miner., 1892-01-20
Inaugural Address.

|
 l The following is the inaugural ad
 dress delivered by Mayor Howard
 at the meeting of the city counci
 last evening:
 OFFICE or THE MAYOR,
 PRESCOTT, ARIz., January Is, lS92.l
 To the Common Council of the City of Prescott.
 GESrLEMES:-Our city charter
 makes it the duty of the mayor, al
 the close of each year, to advise the council of all matters of interest that
 have occurred to the city during
 said time, and to advise you of any
 and all matters of interest to the city, which, in his judgment, would
 be wise for you to consider in your future action.
 And in compliance with that duty l beg to call your attention to the following matters:
 First.-During the month of Feb ruary last this city and surrounding country was visited by an unpre- cedented food, which caused much damage to property adjacent to Granite creek, and am pleased to inform you that much of said dam age has been repaired by the owners of said property, and the necessary prevention to a like occurrence.
 Perhaps the most important ac- ton of the council the past year is the relocation of the city's water supply to a point where there is an abundance of the purest water, and fit for all purposes, and fully ade- quate to the wants of the city, and in this connection too much credit cannot be given to Councilmen Gardner and Cornell, together with City Engineer Mahoney, for the faithful manner in which they have labored to properly develop this enterprise.
 The revenues from all sources the past year has enabled the council to pay promptly the interest on the city water and city hall bonds. to- gether with all other expenses of the | city government.
 The council recently sold the city | hall to school district No. 1, of Pres colt, for school purposes, the pro ,eeds of which will enable the coun- gil to put our water works in good snd perfect order, and will also en- able the city treasurer to redeem arge portion of outstanding war ants now held by our citizens.
 The council seme months since in- tructed the city attorney to open a correspondence with the holders of ,ur water bonds, with the view of exchanging them for territorial bonds five per cent. interest, and 'lthou h no definite arrangement las yet been made the agent of said 'ond holders has given the council ome encouragement that such ar can probably be made, nd if such an arrangement can be the city will save some wenty- five hundred dollars or more a interest per year.
 It affords me great pleasure to be ble to state that all branches of usiness has greatly improved during he past year, and a corresponding has been made to all 1 ortions of the city. No fires of note have occurred in he city the past year, and our un- qualled fire department has fully nstained its efficiency and wide bread reputation as the best depart ient in the southwest. I respectfully call your attention 0 the importance of securing the ervices of some competent person 0 make thorough examination of he city reservoir, to ascertain what any improvements may be neces- sry to make it sale to hold large npply of water.
 There seems now to be strong that during the present ear that two lines of railroad will @ constructed from Prescott to the portion of the territory via 'henix, and should such an event appen. together with the develop lent of our unequalled mining in- srests, our city certainly has a right and glorious future before it.
 JOHN HOwARD Mayor