Worcester morning daily spy., 1898-01-02
DAY
What Members of City Council
Are Doing for Tomorrow.
Program CT the Exercises in Horticultural
HalI-The Democrats Have Their eau
Gus and Talk Matters over.

The city government of 1898 will be in
augulated tomorrow morning at 10
O. clock in Horticultural Hail. After the
mayor has delivered his inaugural ad-
dress, which is said to be short and free
from undressing tables and figures,
and has been proclaimed as the chief
executive of the city by City Clerk
Towne, the members-elect of the two
branches will organize in their respec-
tive chambers.
The inauguration ceremonies will be
attended by the leading citizens of Wor-
cester. Several hundred invitations have
been sent out, the list of the invitations
including all of the living ex-mayors,
who will undoubtedly be present, and
hundreds of other citizens who are
prominent in civic and business life of
the city. The mayor-elect will hold an
informal reception in the mayors office
just before the exercises In Horticultu-
raj Hall. This has been customary for
years. 1t gives the friends of the may
or-elect an opportunity to greet him in
formally, and also offers am opportunity
for the formation of the line of digni-
taries from city hall to Horticultural
Hail.
At Horticultural Hall the exercises
will be brief. The city clerk will read the
returns of the election and Mayor-elect
Dodge will be sworn in by Frank P.
Goulding. Then the aldermen-elect and
councilmen-eiect are sworn in by the
mayor. Prayer will be offered by Rev.
DR.. Gunnison of the First Universalst
Church The official proclamation will
be made that Rufus B. Dodge, Jr., is
mayor of Worcester for the year 1885,
and that "all persons must take due
notice thereof and govern themselves
| accordingly" and then the mayor will
read his address.
There will be little excitement in eth
er of the two branches of the city coun-
| Gil The caucuses of the republican and
democratic members have already been
held, and unless there is some unex-
pected kicking over the traces, the pro-
| ceedings in each branch will run as
smoothly as the runners on the freshly
fallen snow.
The board of aldermen will organize
with Burton w. Potter as chairman.
The common council will re-elect Frank
3. Hall president. City Clerk Towne
and Clerk S. Hamilton Coe will be elect
ed without opposition as the clerks OF
the respective bodies. w. Henry Towne
will be reelected as the assistant clerk
OF the board of aldermen, and according
to the new ordinances will also serve as
the clerk of the committees. He will at
tend all committee meetings and keep
the records of the same This will ne
cessltate change in the rule of meet
lngs in the future. There will probably
be committee meetings in the afternoon
as we'll as in the evening. This will be
done to allow the clerk of committees
to attend all meetings and to keep the
records of the same.
wright s. Prior will be elected street
commissioner The caucuses of the re-
publican members of the aldermanic
and councilmanic boards have settled
THIS matter. Lucien 3. Stone is out of
the race so far as there is any chance
OF his election. His friends have urged
him to withdraw from the field. but he
has nothing to say about the matter. 1t
is stated, on good authority, however,
that MI Stones name will be with
drawn in both branches when the oues-
ton of electing street commissioner
comes up. Prior has enough republican
votes to land him high and dry. al
though it is probable that he VIII re-
ceive several votes of the democratic
members. A. H. Blaney will be re-
elected assistant superintendent of
streets
The Office of street commissioner is
of any fight. The other city officials
whose terms expire with the year and
who have to stand for reelection every
year, will doubtless be reelected. There
Is an attempt to defeat Thomas Talbot
for reelection as member of the
board Of assessors for three years. The
republicans of the common council have
voted to endorse his candidacy and
| while no action has been taken by the
| alderman 10 nd "A
that a majority of them are favorably
disposed toward Mr.. Talbot and will
vote for his reelection. While the op-
| position to his reelection may be seen
in few votes against him, 1t is hardly
probable that his enemies have any
chance of beating him.
There has been more or less gossip
during the past week as to the mayor S
appointments for chief of police and
mayors clerk. There is a general be-
lief that Col brennan will be reap
| pointed and that Charles H. Benchley
will be asked to serve again as the
mayors clerk. but Mr.. Dodge gives no
intimation as to his intentions. He says
that the city government has the right
to know first and that he will make his
announcements through this channel.
In the meantime the guessing continues,
and there may be some surprises. And
again, there may not.
The democratic members elect to the
common council held caucus last night
in the office of Philip ]. O'Connell in the
Walker building Councilman John H.
Connolly presided as the senior member
elect. President Hairs candidacy for a
reelection was endorsed. as was the
candidacy of S. Hamilton Coe as clerk
of the branch. In addition to this,
Philip j, O'Connell was voted the can
didate of the minority for place on the
finance committee. John H O'Leary
was chosen the candidate of the party
for election to the trustees Of the City
Hospital. This was all that was given
cut by the press committee chosen by
the meeting, but there was plenty of
other business discussed. The meeting
lasted nearly three hours and the cleo
ton of member of the board of as
SCISSORS was the theme of discussion.
There was opposition to Thomas Talbot,
and it is doubtful if the present member
of the board, who comes up for re-elec-
ton secures a single democratic vote.
There was no action taken to this end,
but there will be another run together
of the democrats Monday after the in
augural ceremonies This will include
the three democrats of the upper board,
and 1t will then be decided whether or