Chicago eagle. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1889-19??, 1893-12-30
Amidst a Great Attendance Of
Representative Chicago
People. !.
His Inaugural Address a
Model of Sense and
Brevity.

Amidst great aSSemblage OF ladies
and gentlemen, Mayor Hopkins was
inaugurated in the Council Chamber
Wednesday night. Mayor Hopkins
bowed to the Council and to his
friends and proceeded to address the
Aldermen. He spoke in a clear,
strong voice, easily heard in every
part of the hall as follows;
Gentlemen of the Council: With deep
appreciation of the solemnity Of its pro-
ceedngs, this Council has taken proper ac-
tion regarding the suddenly created va
cancy in the Mayors office After an
election in which the voters of Chicago
manifested deep interest, it is my duty as
Mayor elect formally to enter upon the
performance Of the assigned task. This
Go with unaffected diffidence, but with res
olute purpose to meet as far as lies within
my power the demands of situation rem
dered more difficult because of wides pread
distress in commercial and industrial af-
fairs 1t is my aim faithfully to serve the
city Of Chicago. and to this end sin cerely
and confidently ask your counsel and as
sistance.
The corporate authorities of Chicago are
the Mayor and Common Council Broadly
defined the r field is separate With the
Council lies the legislative duty; with the
Mayor the task of executive work, But
their relations and duties are closer than
indicated by the line usually drawn They
so Intervene and blend that they
are practically one l am glad to recog-
nize this unity AMI to appeal to it in be :
r half of that sentiment which is common to
us all, pride in Chicago's place among the
great cities of the world and sincere desire
to promote its Well-being
One of our first duties is to perfect
business already entered upon through
your direction whereby the finances OF the
city may be placed in absolute order.
You are familiar with that requirement of
the law under which the city is incorpor-
ated whereby The expenditures Of the fs-
cal year must be regulated strictly in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of the
annual appropriation bill, Money is
raised by the city for no other than
a corporate purpose, and to divert
funds thus raised for other than corporate
purposes is manifestly to disregard the law
in one of its essentials. In no subdivision
of the city governme al is it proper that
expenditures should exceed specific appro-
pratious, and it is important, therefore.
that the exact condition Of funds in the
Treasury should lie known at all times, in
order that the heads OF departments may
not be betrayed into excess OF Expenditure.
The accounts Of the Controllers Office,
wherein the condition Of city finances. gem
eral and special is shown, ought to be as
cear and simple. and easy OF comprohen-
sion as those OF any great cor oration.
municipal or other If this /, not the con-
dition Of these accounts "A remedy, it IS
obvious must at once be applied
TO Practice Rigid Economy
The city authorities are not permitted to
increase approp latlons save TO meet an
extraordinary situation, aud then must
proceed in the manner pointed out by the
law itscl. The annual appropriation bill
is the one guide ~ expenditure and that
Justice may be done the body of the people
from whose earnings all tho mouoyod sup-
port of the city Governments comes. econ-
omy must be- rlHdy pracilced We must
gain favorable uawneesi NOT increase eu-
barra,siug dedeit. Wo must aet entirely
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