Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-05-03
.NOWN THE SADDLE
The Republicans Take Formal
Possession
fMAY0R STUART'S INAUGURAL
His Nominations and Appointment Of
Communicable President Elected.
Miscellaneous Business.

Miscellaneous Business.
l. Fl. wrrHEY, member board Of IRE
and police.
SIMON l. RozzxA, city physician.
SAMUEL WHITE. cemetery comma
sionsr.
GEORGE G. vksExA, highway CON-
missioner. Second district.
standing Committees
Ways and Means-Anderson. Turner.
Teschout.
Claims and Accounts-St Stein, Jacobs.
Enimer.
Streets-Ball, Gervers, Wurzburg,
Saunders, Jacobs. Campbell.
Health-Wurzburg, Gilden, Gezon.
Fire Department-Mills, Harper,
Gezon.
Sewers Emmer, DeGraaf, Saunders.
Buildings-Dregge, Stein, DeGraaf.
Poor-Dunton, Gervers, Gllden.
Parks-Turner. Conger. Teachout.
ordsnances-Conger, Hauser, Har-
per.
Lamps-Frost. Damskey, Ball.
Bridges-Mahoney. Campbell. Mills.
SidewaIks-Kinney. Frost. Damskey.
Llcenses-fIauser, Dunton, Mahoney.
Charter Amendments = Saunders,
Conger, Kinney, Dregge. Anderson.
Rules-Conger. Gervers. Turner.
Smiling face 8, warm congratulations,
beautiful flowers, proud matrons aud
their pretty daughters, flags, bunting,
and q universal spirit of jollity do not
usually characterize the meeting of the
aldermen of Grand Rapids council.
Last night, however, the council cham
Der and the mayors rooms were bril-
liant with all these adjuncts. Custo-
dian Brenner had especially exerted
himself to make the inaugural night
brilliant IN so far as he could. The
mantels, desks and table. of the cham
Der were loaded with blooming foliage
plants. and above the dias were
draped numerous national flags and
red, white and blue bunting. The al
dermen wore buttoniers Of rare flow
ers, and on Mayor Stuart's desk was o
magnificent basket of red and white
roses. The chamber was crowded to
its utmost capacity. the throng Of spec
tators extending in long lines out
through the corridors and committee
rooms.
IL was Just S:45 o'clock when Mayor
Stuart ascended the dais, amid round
of applause, raped twice with the
xavel and said, "The council will please
come to order; the clerk will please
call the roll" s4
Every one Of the twenty-four alder
men answered to his name except
Alderman Jacobs.
Alderman Conger then moved that .
committee be appointed to prepare
set of rules for the guidance of the
new council, and that until such CON-
mittee report the new council should
be governed by the rules of the old
lLody. Adopted.
Moved by Alderman Conger that the
council hear the mayors message.
Adopted.
The mayors message was as follows:
GENTLEMEN OF THE CoUScIL-I con-
gratuIate you on having been chosen
TO manage ana conduct the affairs of
TINS large and progressive city. Its
various officers have, within the past
week. filed complete and exhaustive
reports OF the condition OF the various
departments OF the city government,
which enable US, who are now lust
entering upon our duties, 10 Judge OF
Inc vast importance Of the business in
ierests entrusted 20 our care.
Progress.
1t cannot be denied that the past year
has been one of great progress and ac-
.ivIty. IL we are TO Judge by the
amount of work done and of money
Iaised and expended. and it Is not my
purpose. during my term of office, to
check the wheels of progress or retarc
any healthy activity that will tend 70
keep this city at the head Of the pro-
cession. but only to try and avoid ex-
trsvagance and needless expenditure,
and keep within the bounds of our
ability TO pay rs we go, and so as not
20 De too great . burden upon the peo-
pie; for while We exuit In the progress
made and the many public improve
ments carried on. . careful examlna-
tion of the financial condition of the
sitJ ts1>e t@h>c cothc sAAtrtf ba0 uC-
mands our serious attention at once.
Finances
Through various causes We are vel
coined TO what " practically barren
treasury. Notwithstanding apparent
abundance.
We find deficit:
In the general fuad Eff s'aisS 81
In he contingent fund Of. 9lia %
In highway fuads.--. .... l..fo ei
In PARK fuRts--,...........-.. 1855 IA
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