The daily morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1883-1899, 1895-01-08
THU NEW COUNCILMEN
Messrs. Welch, Scheibe and Siv-
erson Duly Installed.
MAYOR kINnEYs MESSAGE.
1t Contains Many Good Recommend
ations of Needed improvements
Standing Committees.

e oJanulng COmMltJeeS.
Yesterday afternoon the members q
the city council, with the exception @
. Messrs. Lewis and BARKER. who wer
absent, assembled in the council cham
J Der to inalgurialte the newly electe
councilmen, Messrs. Weldh, Sclieb
and Slverson were on hand, and tool
sealts with the audience until conducte,
into am adjoining room during an ex
animation of Credentials. The commit
tee appointed for this purpose consist
ed Of Messrs Bergman, Young anc
Thomson. After their report was adopt
ed, THE newly installed councillnen wer,
conducted Ito seats.
The following standing committees
We're appointed for the ensuing year:
Ways and means-Young, Thomson,
and Bergman.
Healuh and poIice-O' EIara, Langwor-
thy, and WEIGH.
65rests and public s--Schernec-
kau, Bergman, and Young.
Fire and water--T Thomson. schlebe,
and Siverson.
Public property--Langworthy. welch
and Schlebe.
Wlharves and walter frontage -Berg-
man, Thomson, and Young.
Mayor Kinney then arose and de-
llvered his annual message as 6ollows.
To the Gentlemen of the Common Coun-
oil of the CITY of Astoria:
The first year of our administration
as mayor of this city is now closed
and feel gratifled, gentlemen, THAT our
lnes have been laid in pleasant ways
You have been generous to make due
allowance for our mistakes and have
been ready to come to our assIstance,l
oc1asion required.
To THE members of the last council. |
low RETIRING. allow me to say, that / |
most earnestly and dheerfully join with
'he people of our city in thanking YOU
'or the many hours of valuable time
'ou have unselfishly devoted Ito the well
are of Astoria during the past year,
md will you, gentlemen, allow me to
ay to you IN behalf of the people Nhat
hose services have been greatly appre,
lahed and we feel that through your
'isdom and official actions you have a,c.
ompllshed lasting good for our fair
lty.
To the incoming members of the !
ounoil we extend generous welcome,
moving rhat you are representative
zen of the city, and feeling that YOU
ill aid to keep up the good name of ;
lie council of the city of Astoria. Two .
you are strangers within these doors,
Ut we know of your good citizenship .
nd we are aware that your efforts
Ill be in harmony with the general
elfare OF the city. The others have
ng been tried In former years, and y
cir records stand for THE good they p
icompllshed while In the cEty's service.
With a good wish Ito the new city =
uncil to the government OF the clty -
all its departments and IN its gen. ui
all welfare, let us all make a bow ~
the past and building our ~
res thereby, let us hew close to the 70
rrk, to what by practical experience W
have learned to be the right line OF y
Icy, and Let whatever we do be done ~
: the general welfare of Astoria. nov 70
out to burst forth into new and ~
lliant glory, | pray that now, slnct 'n'
ere assured of that era of prosperi. "
DO which we have 30 long looked Nn
ward, and have waited for with SO
oh patience, all good citizens viii nt
d up their loins and Immediately uhs
4 in a general and combined effor mi
make our city what II should be va
most prosperous, the most import. an
and the best governed city on tn,
life coast.
ur general financial welfare has
n good during the past year, as wnl
shown by the report OF the finance y
lmictee; and while there is differ. y
? between the estimates made one s"I
r ago and the results. as shown in w
reports, this difference Is brought soa'
ut chiefly by IHhe inability to collect - Z
9. assessments of the previous year. -
attorney fees for unprofhbly con- ~, -
Ing Of the same. ''1.i
] committees OF the council have M
} their duties thoroughly and wen ntsa
ing no pains nor time in furtherlng wn,
works laid out for them. mc,
ie fire department has been manae- was
rery successfully and econ0micaIIy -
ng the past year. The repair ac-
Us have been held down to a mint
J by the engineer and FIRE ana wa.
'ommfttee. The placing In OF a new
r system and several fire hydaanis
ne water commission will in all
ability bring about many econom-
changes in this department. de-
70 call to your attention the man
elecrng the chief engineer by the
Of the companies. and suggest
provisions be made thar this OIL
e elected by tine council IN future
} dty's Indebtedness is practically
anne as It was one year ago; the
d Indebtedness b the same. anal