The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-06-02
MAYOR DRIsCoLL INAUGURATED.
Ceremony Took Place in Alderman's
 Chamber at Noon Yesterday.

Ceremony Took Place in Aldermans Chamber at Noon Yesterday. The inauguration of Mayor Driscoll and the other recently elected city off, cials took place at 12 o'clock noon yes- | terday in the aldermanic chamber in | city hall. The chamber was decorated by Janitor w. A. Schappa for the oc- casion in the national colors palms and cut flowers. Just before noon the retir- ing officials and those about to take the
 oath of office met in the mayors office with the eX-mayor of the city and the
 party then proceeded to the aldermanic
 chamber, where Mayor FarnsWorth ad-
 ministered the oath of office to Mr
 Driscoll The latter then made brief
 address, speaking as follows:
 Fellow Citizens-It is a great honor
 to be mayor of this city and l wish to
 heartily thank you for having elected
 me to the position. It will be my earn
 est endeavor, during my term of office,
 to have the affairs of the city admins
 tered honestly, efficiently and econom- ically. In doing this I ask your cooper
 ation and support Your suggestions
 will always be cheerfully received and
 your complaints, if any, will be care
 fully investigated and considered. No
 matter how much we may have diff
 fered before election, the contest is now
 over, and we are all equally interested
 in the same object-the good govern
 ment of our city
 New Haven is in many respects an at
 tractive city. As a place of residence it
 is one of the most charming in the country. Yale university, it's famous irl- stitution of learning, has made it known
 all over the world. Its proximity to New York, and it's excellent railroad and water facilities naturally make it de- sirable manufacturing and business cen ter. We should foster the institutions and business enterprises that we now have, and encourage as many more as possible to locate here in order to afford employment to the working people and furnish trade for our merchants.
 Our streets should be kept in good condition and properly watered, particu- larly in the business center where the goods of merchants are exposed to dust | and where the travel of the general pub | lie is greatest. do not know whether | any funds can be made available for | sprinkling purposes this year, but ann pie provision should be made for the | future. The public school system should | be adequately maintained. As it has | been in the past, so 1t must forever re- main in the future, the, corner stone of | the state and of the republic.
 New Haven is now the largest city in Connecticut and the third largest in New England The older residents must have noted many changes during the last fifty years both in it's material and it's population. The pop ulaton has not only greatly increased in number but it has also changed in it's composition. Instead of being com posed as formerly of people descended mostly from one nationality, it is now of the descendants of many and quite number are even of foreign birth; but they are all loyal to our country, to it's flag, and to its institutions.
 Our people, though different in origin, are united as citizens. It matters not whether they can trace their ancestry pack for several generations to the ear jest settlers, or whether they remember l the day when first they landed as stran- gers upon these shores, their aims and, heir ambitions are the same, to protect the integrity and promote the prosper ty of this our beautiful city.
 I thank you for this kindly greeting md solicit your advice and support turing my entire term of office.
 The inauguration exercises We're brief, ,nly lasting about twenty minutes. A arge number of citizens were present md policemen were detailed to act as lshers, Those in the inaugural party we're Mayor Farnsworth, Mayorelect Oriscoll, ex-Mayors Holcomb, Peck, Sargent and Hendriok, City Treasurer ] dersick, Treasurer-elect Fresenius Con- roller Brown and Controller-eect J. N, Rowe, City Clerk Lyon, City Clerk-elect | Henry F. Norris City Sheriff Bunce, ifs successor, F. Hunie, and Tax Collec- or Anthony.
 After the oath of office had been ad Mayor Driscoll was congrat- dated by all the ex-mayors present.