The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-03

whatever control it desires in it's pub
lie streets, if it found it necessary to
take the quasi-public institutions which
use them. The ringing admonition
was to the councilmen to remember
that public office is no place to show
personal favor.
The Inauguration party assembled in
Mayor Dodge's Office. About 10 o'clock
the new city government and invited
guests marched to the hall. Mayor
Dodge, escorted by Chief of Police
james M. brennan, led the line After
them came ex-mayors, members-elect
of the city council, ex-members and
smooth by Sergt. Hill, Officers ]. G.
Barker, Sullivan, Ward and Condy of
Station 1.
The following persons were guests
of the occasion: Mayor Rufus
3. Dodge, Jr., Judge Samuel Utley,
Rev. DR.. A. z. Conrad, ex-Mayors
e. B, Stoddard, Charles G. Reed,
Francis A. Harrington, Henry A,
Marsh. A. B. r. Sprague. Edward L.
Davis and City Clerk Enoch Fl. Towne,
s. R. Haywood, F. W. Grout, Daniel
". Darling. Daniel E. Chamberlain
ex-governor of South Carolina), Josiah
Pickett, II. v. B. Jefferson, James
Early, Col. William A. Williams, Gen,
r. n. Chamberlain, o. Willis Rugg,
fWYiMa1n Allen, Lyman A. Ely, Charles
u. HiIdreth, "a, lockwood Hoar,
Samuel Green, William L. Coughlin,
John G. Hagberg F. A. Atherton
Samuel Pratt, A. w. Perkins, j. o.
Marble, J. P. White, M D. Gilman,
Capt. James Crosby, Thomas Talbot s.
Hamilton Coe. Rev. DR.. George Gould,
]. Russell Marble, Jerome Marble, c.
Herbert DeFosse, Warren c. Jewett
Matthew ]. Whittall, Alfred Thomas
Edy ard M Woodward, Col. Edward j
Russell. Frank B. Hall, William Hart
Edward ]. Mcmahon, William O'Con-
neli, Harrison B. Otis, A. M. Parker
George B. Hurlburt, A. w. Bigelow
a. Prank Gates, Henry Washburn
Alexander Belisle, Jr. Frank Il. Will
hanson, M. Feiga, J. j. Goddlng.
Mayor Dodge opened the exercises by
directing City Clerk Towne to read the
election returns. He announced that
Mayor Dodge had been elected chief
executive of the city for the coming
year, and the following members of the
city council: Aldermen, John r. Back
George #. Wall Henry Brannon, Chas
A Vaughan, Thomas ]. Barrett, San
ford c. Kendall. Philip ]. O'Connell and
James f. Carberry; common council
men, John r. Lancaster, George c.
Hunt. l.. J. Terrill. John H. Meagher
John r. O'Leary, Peter S. Gallagher
John Rivard. Julian F. Bigelow, Frank
M. feAIn, george ii. NUT, Nelson ii.
Davis and Albert A. Wheeler.
The oath of office was administered
60 Mayor Dodge by Judge Samuel Ut
ley of the central district court, and
later TO the members of the city coun-
cil-elect.
Prayer was said by Rev. Dr. Conrad
who asked blessings on the work Of the
city council, and exhorted them to live
up to good standard.
Mayor Dodge then read his inaugural
it was frequently punctured by
applause. When he spoke of Worces-
ter's position at the head Of the list OF
cities in the financial world and urged
the city council to keep it there next
year, salvo of applause greeted the
remark. Again, when he said public
office Is no place to show personal ia
Vor. the sound common sense of the
statement appealed TO every auditor
and the hall rang with applause.
The inaugural as read by Mayor
Dodge is as follows:
Gentlemen OF the City Council
The first matter which should receive
the consideration Of the council is the
financial condition of the city
The net debt Is 81 1913 1915 as against
s3,49S, 6S2S7 for 1897. To this latter
amount, however should properly be
added 100000 loans authorized and APP
propriated previous to January /, 1898
but not negotiated till this year.
This would make a total Of $3,99S, 6S2. 81,