Omaha daily bee., 1897-05-13
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MAYOR MOORES' INA AUGURAL.
As a plain, buslnesslike statement Of
the proposed policy of the new admins
tration, coupled with strong appeal for
harmony and cooperation among its
members in n united effort to raise the
city In the estimation of people at home
and abroad by making 1t attractive, en-
couraging population and investment
and promoting the general welfare
through careful and economical man
agement of the city's affairs, Mayor
Moores' inaugural message should re-
ceive the cordial endorsement of every
person who has n civic pride in Omaha.
The various subjects touched upon are
treated In manner tending to inspire
confidence in the confirmed purpose of
the new mayor to perform the duties of
the Office with sole view to the inn
provement of the city and the complete
restoration of already reawakening pros
perity.
Especially I'm his attitude toward the
new charter, many features of which
are untried and experimental, does
Mayor Moores assert a claim upon the
support of all the people. Accepting the
law as 1t is, although imposed by a legis-
lature of different partisan majority, he
promises to give 1t fair and honest
trial and to carry it out in the best
spirit that its own trainers might have
exhibited
Mayor Moores' recommendation to the
council are also deserving of the early
and adequate consideration which they
have been assured. With reference to
the exposition and the necessity of CO.
operating with the exposition managers
in every reasonable effort to put the city
in shape to receive exposition visitors
and entertain them properly when they
shall have come, there Is no doubt as to
the hearty sympathy of every member
of the city government While the eN
position itself has been undertaken by
an association of private citizens it is
backed by the whole community and is
to all intents and purposes a public en-
terprise. Whatever the city may do to
help along the exposition is sure to re-
ceive the practically unanimous endorse
ment of all taxpayers and residents.
The same applies to the urgent demand
that the most rigid economy be practiccd
in every department of the city govern
ment. While the new charter has
abolished various unnecessary offices
the admonition stsupernumeraries
will be timely when the council comes to
pass ordinances for reorganization under
the charter Only by holding the num-
Der of employees down to the lowest point
of efficient service and checking eXtrava-
CANT and wasteful expenditures in other
directions can the burdens of the tax
payers be reduced according to the
pledges made by both mayor and coun-
Gil.
Mayor Moores' reference to the water
works situation is in accord with pub
lie sentiment on that subject. While
there is Il" unquestionable demand for
ultimate municipal ownership of the
water works it is Il demand that calls
for the respecting of all existing rights
and just and fair treatment of all par
ties concerned. 1t will devolve upon the
mayor and council to take this matter
up some time before the present co
tract of the water works company eX-
pires and devise a rational and salts
factory arrangement for the acquisition
Of the plant by the city.
AS II whole. the reassuring and hope
ful tone of the message and its distinct
promises of business methods, the OBJ
scrvance of law and the maintenance of
order should serve to stimulate one and
all to contribute actively 10 the work of
municipal regeneration and reorganza-
ton that Is before lis.