The evening tribune. (Pawtucket, R.I.) 189?-190?, 1897-01-05

publican In event that he Is fitted to dis
charge the duties of the Office to which
there Is possibility of his being called.
In conclusion Mayor Davis referred to
the status of financial affairs of the city
and the condition that confronts taxpay-
ers. He thanked those present for their
expressions of good will, and was conf
dent that in his new field of labor the cit
izens were with him heart and soul.
Presentation to Mayor Davis.
At this point a pleasing feature of the
evening occurred, 1t being the presentation
to Mayor Davis of q handsome floral trib-
ute, the handiwork of ex-Alderman
O'Reilly. In the centre is photograph
of Mayor Davis, with the figures 290O, in
dicative Of the votes polled for Mayor
Davis, and 1897. The design is very hand
some and will serve as a memento OF the
occasion for years to come, being made OF
that quality Of flowers. The presentation
was made by Toastmaster Carroll, and
Mayor Davis made pleasant acknowledg-
ment.
The next speaker was George l.. Little
field, who, during the course OF his re-
| marks, referred to the excellent service
given the old town of Pawtucket by
Mayor Davis in 1882, when he was elected
to the Town Council and made president
of that body upon its organization.
In introducing Mayor Gottschalk, Toast
master Carroll referred to the possibility OF
Pawtucket and Central Falls being one
city in the future, and of Mayor Colts
chalk being Chief Executive OF the
greater Pawtucket Mayor Gottschalk
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| upon the possibility of the annexation OF
the fifth city, said that the people of Cen
| trail Falls looked upon annexation OF the
| two cities as something sure to come in
| the natural course of events. But the fact
remains that better inducements must be
offered than is the case at present when
| the city of Pawtucket is burdened with a
heavy debt. ''The annexation" said the
Mayor, ''depends upon Pawtucket itself,
and under favorable conditions it would
| be the only thing to do, SO closely identi-
| fed are the interests Of the two Cities"
Mayor Gottschalk paid tribute to ex-
Mayor Greene for the excellent admins
| tration that he gave the city of Woon-
| socket during his term of Office and then
! went on to emphasize the necessity of the
people taking a hand in electing repre-
| sentatives to the General Assembly, who
| have their interests at heart instead OF
those who by their votes cut off their
| privileges from time to time. What the
| citizens wanted was home rule in the
| cities and not the enactment of laws that
| infringe on the constitutional rights OF
| all classes of voters.
Ex-Mayor Greene of Woonsocket was
1 given hearty reception and spoke inter
estingly on State affairs, after extending
his congratulations and best wishes tc
Mayor Davis. He thought that the elec.
tion of Mayor Davis spoke we'll, loud ant
emphatic of the good sense of the voter
of Pawtucket.
i, 1t was not expected that Alderman Ed
win Darling would make an address. Blu
he did, and it was good one. After beinl
introduced he said: ''It is always cheer
ing to extend the warmth of good feeling
to a friend, no matter what his politica
affiliations are. am happy to be present
to this testimonial to our Mayor anC
happy to join this gathering to do honor
to such man as John w. Davis. Although
la Republican on national and State
affairs, / believe in voting for the best mer
for municipal officers, irrespective of party
lines. The man best adapted is the mar
we want, and in this way only can the best
results be accomplished. assisted to the
full extent of my ability in securing the
election of Mayor Davis, and 1 am not
afraid to let this fact be known"
Alderman Darling, continuing, referred
to the extravaganza in the expenditure oi
the city's money during the past three
years, and he thought it was about time
to call a halt. He complimented Mayor
Davis on his strong message. 1t was plain
concise, but to the point, and there was
much to be read between the lines.
Col. p. e. Hayes was the last speaker
His remarks were interesting and to the
point. No one could question the honesty
of purpose of Mayor Davis and was sure
that one year hence the voters of taxpayers
would have no reason to regret electine
him to to the highest Office within Their
gift. There was every reason to believe
that the gentlemen Of the City Council
would give Mayor Davis their hearty CO.
operation in all matters pertaining to the
welfare of the city, and in this event there
would be an administration of city affairs
to which the people of Pawtucket ooebd
look back to with pride.
Toastmaster Carroll closed the exercises
in an appropriate manner.
The committee having in charge the
arrangements for the affair, which was
carried out most successfully, consisted OF
Frank Affieck, chairman; Elisha w. Buck
lin, secretary; William Farrell, treasurer;
Daniel j. Keough and Joseph Kenney OF
the Second Ward; John A. Murphy and
James Gleavey of the Third Ward; James
F. Moriarty and j. Francis Mara of the
| Fourth Wark and Alderman Thomas
O'Brien and Daniel f. Lenihan of the
Fifth Ward.