The daily morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven, Conn.) 1894-1907, 1897-01-02
NOW MAYOR FARNSWORTEI
PROMINENT CITIZENS WITNESS
THE INAUGURAL.

N'ohphE mayor HendriCk Administered
the Oath Usual Reception Not Held.
The New Mayor Received at the Young
Mems Republican Club.
The inaugural ceremonies which
marked the induction into office of
Mayor Frederick r. Farnsworth, We're
witnessed by 800 citizens yesterday noon
In the aldermanic chamber in the city
hall. In the company We're many who
have been identified with the citys
municipal life and growth for many
years. Besides the retiring mayor. Mr..
Hendrick. who was to administer the
oath of office to his successor, were eN-
Mayors Sargent, Peck and Holcomb
who had come to witness the exercises
and according to the usual custom,
wish the new mayor God speed in the
performance of his duties, formed
part of the inaugural party.
City Sheriff Bunce was grand mar
shall of the procession. Mayor Hen
drick and Mayor elect Farnswocth had
the right of the line. They were follow
ed by the following ex-mayors, step
ping to the tune of "Auld Lang Syne:"
George F. HI aomb, Henry F. Peck, S.
A. York, and ]. B. Sargent. Members
of the board of aldermen came next,
and the councilmen closed the left of
the line.
When the procession had filed into the
aldermanic chamber. and the process
sionists and citizens VINO followed
without any attempt at martial display,
had become seated, Mayor Hendricl1
administered the oath of office TO May
or-elect Farnsworth, and proclaimed
Mr.. FarnsWorth mayor.
INAUGURAL ADDRESS.
Mayor Farnsworth then delivered the
following brief inaugural address:
l take up the duties and cares Of
this very honorable position with a
good deal of diffldence, and some dread.
My election is due to the efforts of as
true and unsel1sh friends as ever any
man was blessed with. Were I obliged
to choose between retaining their
friendship and having the highest Of
flee in the land, I would not take the
Office.
/ look upon this occasion as one for
kindly greetings, and getting acquaint-
ed, rather than for discussion of the
needs of our city and ways and means
to supply them. All that will come a
little later. Once in two years is not
too often to get together and congrat-
~ulate ourselves that we live in so good
ly a place, to drop for time the con-
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ills we have to suffer and thing only
of the Thousand and one" blessings
we know we enjoy Punishment from
New Haven would be the hardest pun
ishment that could be inflicted upon
the most confirmed croaker among us.
While almost every section of our
land has been afflicted by floods or fires
of cyclones or epidemics, and sorne by
financial plaques more destructive to
progress than any Of these, our city,
mercifully spared, has steadily and
healthily grown in population and
wealth. I trust we may continue to be
spared and that the very air of the city
we love may be charged with humaniz
ing, Americanizing and all other good
influences.
The signs of the times seem to point
to considerable increase of the cares
and trials and responsibilities of the
mayor of New Haven. Should 1t come,
I shall count the more strongly on the
advice and support of the loyal, brainy,
progressive, unselfish citizens who are
willing at all times to neglect personal
interests for the good of the city. If
a composite photograph could be had
Of the best ideas of our most loyal and
level-headed citizens, I would adopt it
as my policy unhesitatingly. AS the
next best thing l would urge all citi-
zens who give considerable to public af-
fairs, to put their ideas on paper and
send them to me. I will give public
credit and acknowledgment of such
contributions, or refrain from doing SO,
as the sender may choose. 1t has been
suggested by a citizen whose devotion
to the interests of our city cannot be
questioned, "that a commission be ap-
pointed composed of influential citizens
and best financiers, to serve without
pay to devise and recommend methods
for increasing the revenues of the city"
He says, "It is a wide and important
subject and ought to be taken UP by
our best minds for careful considera-
tion. I would go farther and ask
such a commission to consider other
ideas that may emanate from citizens
too busy or too modest to push them,
and, if thought best formulate them
for presentation to the court Of COM
mon council, SO that public hearings
could be had and consideration secured.
Many great problems OF municipal gov
eminent have been solved in the past,
some in our time and in our own city.
Such problems will continue to present
themselves to the end of time. The
court of common council for 1897 we
can safely assume, is as capable as
any legislative body to handle the ques-
tons that may come before them.
Give them your full confidence and
support. They would like to make our
government SO clean, so efficient, that
all other cities would study it as d
model and that good people would come
from near and far to make our city
their home and share our blessings
with us. The nearer We come to all
working together, for good the more
likely we will be to get good results in
a reasonable time. If some prefer to
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