The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1894-03-13
WESTBROOK.
Inauguration Exercises Neutrality-suspicious.
Cordwelfs Address-Mr. Lemuel Lane
Elected President of the Council.

| The new city government of Vest
brook was inaugurated at Grand Army
Hall at 10 O'Clock yesterday forenoon.
| The exercises were we'll attended by
Westbrook citizens, who are interested
in their municipal affairs ana in hearing
| Mayor Albert A. Cordwells address,.
This is the beginning of Mr.. .Cordwell's
| second term, and the cordial way in
| which his recommendations were re-
| ceived yesterday showed what the cleo
tion has already demonstrated, that he
| has won the confidence of the city.
City Clerk Frank E. Webb acted as
presiding officer, and after prayer by
Rev.A. N. Dairy, called the rolls of the
new city government, administered the
oath to the aldermen elect as follows:
TT. Foster, S. f. Hopkinson, Frank
Haskell, NJ. l.. Babb, Fla. Verrill, Fran
els A. Cloudman, Lemuel Lane, J. J.
Know1ton, W. K. Dana, P. Turgeon,
George Gray, John E. Warren, and Daniel
M. Woodbury.,
After the administration of the oath of
Office to
The Mayor
The latter delivered his address as 70 l.
lows:
Gentlemen of the City Council.
1t is with grave feeling of response
bility that | assume once more the
duties OF this Office. We are called to-
gether at this hour for special object,
and as we each face the duties that shall
devolve upon us, we can but feel that
we have been chosen to places of trust,
and hope that this confidence, which
has elected us to care for the interests OF
our city and people, may never be less
ened, May we perform each obligation
with impartiality and justice, always
keeping in mind the higher good of our
citizens, whose voices have called us to
act in their behalf.
We have laid down the Office of the
3ast year fully realizing it's legal and
moral duties, ana as we again assume
the responsibilities of this Office, it is
our desire to serve you faithfully to the
best of our ability.
And to you gentlemen of the Council,
who are to cooperate insall action per-
tanning to the better interests of our city
I take this opportunity to call your at.
tention to the following subjects upon
which you will be requested to act.
By the report of our city treasurer I
find the following liabilities:
Bonded debt, sos, 900 90
City notes, a; w., -a ,,... 26,6O0 90
Outstanding orders 1,1S11
Total, s1s4, s1s11
Cash on hand March 1st, 1894, S 4,O47. AZ
ND avai1a hi1itjas sA-2-- q1Q O1
Due from the several collectors. As, 5s1. 6s
Tax deeds, 1,10S.91
Due on outstanding bills, $50. 90
Total, $55, 337. O2
Leaving balance against the city. Of
SIS, 881. 90. -
With city property March 1st, 1894, to
the value OF $780, IS made up of the
town farm, Chapman farm, Harris
property, fire department., crusher and
engine, road machines, school property,
etc.
Roads, Sidewalks and Bridges
I mediterranean that considera BILE
amount of work be done on Main street
the coming season, and as far as practi-
cable in very thorough manner, using
paving or crushed stone as may seem
best to the committee in charge of this
work. would also recommend that steps |
be taken at once to procure large |
amount of crushed stone for road build |
ing, either by putting plant in for do |
ing this work or negotiating with some |
parties to deliver it by rail. A large |
needs attention. That part of it which |
has already been concreted and has be- |
come very much worn, I would recon-
mend that it be covered with a coating |
of asphalt or very fine tar concrete. |
The brick sidewalk should also be COM
pleted as soon as possible this season. |
More work should be done on Brown |
street early in the year, as some parts of |
it were left in very bad condition last |
fall. This.street should also be provided |
with good concrete sidewalk, and I |
would recommend doing this as far as |
the grade lines have been esta blished. |
More attention should be given to Lamb
street, as the work commenced on this
rail- was not finished.
Great effort should be made to improve
the methods of sidewalk laying as well
as road building, and with the expert
vnce we have had, it is my opinion that
in most localities in this city both road
beds and sidewalks must be under
drained to make them durable.
There is general demand for a new
bridge over the Presumpscot river some
where in the vicinity of the Harris
recently purchased by the city.
Although it may not be advisable to
build it the coming season, still think
it should receive your careful attention.
New Streets, Etc.
The work of placing tine EN- bankment
at the Catholic Cemetery on Rochester
street in better condition should be at
tended to as early in the year..as possible.
I would recommend that work be begun
upon the intendedsnew street as laid out
by the committee from Main street
across the river to that portion of High
street already accepted by the city with
4 view of finishing it another year.
The extension of Spring street, as laid
a.e-cie. Ii. L