The state rights democrat. [volume] (Albany, Linn County, Oregon) 1865-1900, 1892-01-08
ceuScIL rRoCkEDISGs.
Monday evening, lnn. Am.

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Further time was granted committees
' on accounts and current expenses, and
streets and public property.
> The Mayor reported tho approval by
the war department Of the supplemental
bridge contract.
Bonds Of Marshal, Treasurer and Re
corder were submitted and reported
: approved.
w II Barr. City Surveyor, reported
work done on Ferry and Maple street
; sewers TO the amount of $3.50.
Hayne L Buck were granted nm exten.
: sion OF time on completing Madison
street sewer until Feb 1.
, The time for completing the bridge on
account OF bad weather was extended
until May /.
Old council adjourned sine die.
, New council met - Present - Mayor
. Cowan, Recorder Henton, Marshal HoH-
man, and Councilmen French, Hawkins,
Stewart, Burkhart, Wheeler and PieiIIer.
! The Mayor named the following com
mittees;
Ways and Means-iiawkins, Burkhart
and French,
Accounts and Current Expenses
Burkhart, Pieiifer, Hawkins.
Streets and Public Property-Burk'
hart, French, Wheeler.
Ovdinances-French,P Pfelffer, Hawkins.
Licenses Wheeler, Stewart, Pieiifer.
Fire and Water-Stewart, Hawkins,
French.
Health and police-Pieiirer, Stewart,
Wheeler.
Mayor Cowan then read the following
inaugural address:
Gentlemen OF the Common
Council Of the City Of Albany.l
This 10 the usual time, ut which II
becomes incumbent upon your presid-
ing officer, TO review tho acts and enact
ments Of your honorable body during
the preceding year, and also TO submit
such suggestions, aa in his discretion
would tend most to the future welfare
and prosperity OF our growing city. In
complying with this requirement. de-
sire, only briefly, To address the retiring,
as well as the incoming members Of the
council. In looking over the field Of
your labo:s during the past year, IL Ia at
once apparent, that many improvements
have already been completed, and many
more fully inaugurated, and now IN
course Of construction, and nearing com.
pletion, that will prove Of great and
enduring benefit 10 the people Of our
city.
| Such important enterprises have Of
necessity occasioned an unusual expen-
diture OF the public money. for the time
being, but gentlemen, | am glad TO be
able 10 congratulate you upon the fact,
that full compensation has been received
for all such expenditures, and il now
the heritage OF your constituents. The
rapid growth Of the eastern additions TO
our city, during the past two year,, has
demanded large expenditure of public
money, in the building ot crosswalks.
grading and graveling public squares,
building bridges, etc, which were an
absolute necessity TO the convenience,
and for the accommodation OF the resi-
dents Of those sections, IL was right and
proper that such improvements should
be made, as our citizens are fully entitled
TO them. You are especially 20 bs com
plimented for deyising, and adopting the
sewerage system, now almost completed.
think IL can be correctly stated, that
the year 1892, will witness the city Of
Albany supplied with the most complete
sewerage accommodations, Of any city Of
similar proportions in the Willamette
Valley, and also at the least cost. There
was wisdom, as well as humanity in
| your decisions In this regard. There is
nothing that 30 attracts Investment from
abroad, as the reputation for healthful-
ness possessed by a city.
Justice TO our people, and humanity
alike demand that everything possible
should be done 20 relieve our homes Of
sickness and disease, and while the elc-
ments have retarded and delayed the
completion OF this work, you still have
the satisfaction Of knowing, that IL has
occasioned no extra outlay OF the peoples
money, only the delay Of utilization and
in this connection, IL seems 10 me, that
IL 10 your imperative duty TO see that
lateral connections are made through
out the entire city. The contracting for
the completion. the provisions made for
the payment, and the active commence
ment, and progress Of construction Of
"the high steel bridge" spanning the
Willamette river Mt this point. deserves
some mention at this time. The project
was new, the considerations were
lweishty, with which you had to grapple,
under these new and trying circum.
stances, mistakes may have been made,
and errors committed, but IL Ia evident
that each one acted from the best light
and conscience that surrounded him,
and you have today, the proud satisiac-
tion OF seeing the finest structure OF its
kind being reared, that exists in the
: Northwest. And you will pardon me, II
am too enthusiastic in saying, our peo-
pie " III rise up TO bless you, for the labor
bestowed, for the wisdom and energy
maintained in carrying this great enter
, prise 10 q point, that makes IT'S early
completion assured, and its duration
permanent.
II is the welding OF the chief links in
the chain Of valued Improvements
. which fixes Albany as the center Of d
/ broad and rich agricultural district. II
adds permanency, stability and advanced
, values TO every foot OF reality within oui
! corporate limits, as well as TO Linn ant
, Benton counties broad acres. It's com
pletion will open up free and uninter
rupted avenue TO the farmers OF Poll
and Benton counties, by which they cal
deliver their golden grain into the bes
; market for that product, in the state O
Oregon, save only the metropolis O
Portland. Its immediate and local bene
c fits to our people will not be measure,
( by our expectation. The direct an,
: positive trade that it will bring to ou
: streets, will exceed our most sauguin
:, estimates.
n But while the old council have bee
i compelled to do much in the past, ther
c still remains vast deal for you gentle
e men OF the new board to do, your earne'
attention will be required TO see this
e tirese new and extensive improvement
It are carried to a correct and proper con
= pletion. Close scrutiny will be demant
ed, that no errors or mistakes creep il
or that money shall be expended will
out proper compensation.
There are many suggestive topics thu
must be passed for the present. Yo
% will, however, excuse me II l call yot
attention to the present condition
your main street. have no defni
90 suggestion to offer at this meeting In r
gard to the matter, but the properi
holders on said street will not long r
90 main quiet under present condition
Experience has clearly proven that it
20 impossible to prepare good street
our climate from the graveling process
90 / would therefore especially urge it
the duty of the committee on streets al
public property, to make such examin
90 tions and Investigation, as would in Il