Daily camera., 1899-04-18
Boulder 'SkPW
Administration
A STRONG ADDRESS.
Mayor whiteIey Outlines Hi. AaminI.tr.-
tive Policy.

tive Policy.
In strong, concise and lear less vel
unassuming address. Mayor Whitele,
last night enunciated the policy which
shall guide him in the administration ot
m lnicipal affairs. The council chamber
was well filled with citizens desirous o
hearing the reading of the message anc
its clearness and comprehensiveness was
well appreciated by all.
The official act Of Installing May OIL
Whltcley and the four aldermen. Messrs
Lou R. Johnston. T. V. Wilson. L. w.
Kimball and Eli Metcalf was unattended
by ceremony. AS soon as the old board
had concluded its work and adjourned
Mr.. Ricketts, introduced Mr.. Whteley
the new officials took their seats, and the
new mayor delivered his message.
In opening mis- message Mayor White
ly invoked especially the aid Of the
council. the police department and indi-
vidual citizens in upholding the lines OF
policy which will best conduce to the
general advancement and welfare of the
city.
Speaking OF the finances of the city
be said
The revenues of the city for 1900
based upon your clerks report tor 1898.
can be conservatively estimated At As,.
600. OF this amount 10000 has been
taken care OF in your appropriations for
the fiscal year. leaving surplus of S. ,occ
on hand at the end Of the year. orovid-
ing no unforeseen expenditure arse il
the meantime. In the face OF such a
cond .tion of your finances. $780, 900 OF s
per cent water bocds will mature June 2.
1900; $4,000 will mature June I. 1901 !;
S3o,ooo will mature Dec. l. 1905 find
no record that these payments have
been satisfactorily provided for, and as
there has been no sinking fund created
to mt ct this indebtedness. it rests with
the present council TO remedy this condl
ton in the best manner possible. 1t is
not a very creditable commentary on our
financial condition that a water system
,ha, shows receipts Of over sI4.ooo in
1897 and $4,000 in 1895. has not of itself
created surplus sufficient to NEE, its
own debt. but the fact remains. never
theless. that this is the condition that con.
fronts you and hence must be taken care
Of The remedies that suggest them
selves to me at present are, first. tie re.
funding of the debt, which we ought to
be able to do at lower rate OF interes,
than 1t at present bears. or gradually re-
tire such as our finances will allow, look.
ing closely to the expenditure. and re-
funding the rest when compelled.
THE best way out of the difficulty will
doubtless be presented to you during the
present year by your finance committee.
Turning next to the question of streets
he advocated strict and constant a,ten-
ton to all details. The Maxwell public
improvement bull passed by the las,
legislature provides means Tor perma'
nent improvements at the expense oI
property owners on the line of proposed
Improvements. On the city's part he
advocated closer care OF culverts anG
crossings and streets in general.
The piling of Boulder creek up ts
Sixth street before next spring was rec
commended
The work of the FIRE department wa.
commended and aldermanic acknowl
edgement advised. The necessity fo
the appointment Of a committee to draf
rules governing the paid department ans
their duties was pointed out.
The improved and enlarged sewe
system was commented upon in connec
ton with the ability thus furnished I,
keep the town in a sanitary condition.
The excellent management of tn,
water system was complimented. Th,
appointment OF committee to dev,ss
means for remedying the muddy eondi
ton of the water in the spring was ad
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