Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-10
MAYOR FULLER
And New City Government
Take Their Seats.
Inaugural Address Of Mayor and EIec-
ton Of City Officers.
Usual Amount of Business for Opening
sD '.a "'' Session.

for order. Messrs. Vickery and Weeks
were appointed Il committee to examine
the credentials of the aldermen elect
and after submitting a favorable re-
port OF their findings 1. B. Hosken of
Ward 4, was made temporary chair
man. At this time the members of the
board We're sworn by Justice of Peace
d. X. Jewell.
With the temporary organization
perfected, Chairman Hosken appointed
Aldermen Weeks and Vickery Il COM
mittee to wait upon the mayor, inform
him of the organization of the board,
and escort him to the chair The oath
OF office was administered to the may
or-elect by Justice of Peace d. X. Jew
! ell, and following this prayer was Of
! fered by Rev. w. ID. Plummer.
| Mayor Fuller's inaugural address was
given at this time, and follows in full:
We have met this morning to take up
| on ourselves the oath of office ana to or
ganiZe the city government for the coming
| municipal wear.
For the first time in the history of the
| city. the entire personnel of the city com
| Gil mas been changed at one election We
have been chosen to these places by oir
| fellow citizens, yet we must not fatter
| ourselves thac it is because If any special
| fitness of ours, but rather that our consti-
tuents believe that We will administer the
affairs Of the city in a businessikc and
economical manner. Iney have highly
honored us by so doing, and | believe that
we each feel the responsibility of the oath
we have just taken and that the only mo-
! tive for all our acts will be for the best
| interest of the city and the welfare OF our
| citizens.
| 1t is sometimes considered the duty Of
| the Mayor in his address to lay before IT, f.
| city council the financial affairs of the
CITY also the npnf}c of tho V1piOlIS lnpl II
mentS. but as the very comprehensive re
port of the city treasurer and reports of
| the city officers have been printed and are
! at your hand it relieves ME To q great cX =
| tent from that du-'
| | have also been unable since my cleo
ton to inform myself as to the needs of
all of the departments and will therefor"
make but few suggestions at this time.
The financial affairs of the city will Re
quire your close and careful attention.
| The borrowing capacity OF the city is near
its legal limit that the policy now must
| he Pay as you go.
| There are quite a number of bills to he
met by this city government that are Il
| legacy from those who have gone before.
| A temporary loan note. of 1891 for 5000.
The smallpox expenses Of last year, $l6nS.
| 81 and the amount necessary to complete
| the Maria CLARK schoohouse, some G0u0 or
| 1000 dollars will need to be provided for
| these. also falls due $1,000 of the school
| house bonds of 1890, and for interest on
| city debt about 500 dollars The interest
| and sinking fund account Of the water
| 800 fro.,, thn n..tar woke ,rhc .,y,,a,lnt
appropriated for school purposes last year
was :, 123 dollars and there was received
| from the State and other sources the usual
lamOuntS SO there was expended for school
purposes 1913 dollars.
| The amount appropriated and expended
| for schools steadily increases from year to
croaca nv he cenct,s ar in aNerosa attnnI
| 800 1et eacb I.aar Tho con,mitfea raI,o,t
49, no sobnoI: arc NOT ,inino tbeii. host
| III. ~, acno1fnt ~ I,rlS rf r,rn1s
| 40 Tho ccbnI.rs now h.,ino ,.r, d,,,+oa
fror, o,Ii Schools any betfnr .,1,ed + - cnta,.
! Inc ,ay;ots wake NJ lita 1hnr thosa WI,
| pradu1ted ten or fifteen tc;l,. ago? or in
| - VI - + 60 u -
| for the nroner edTcation r. our cbiid,nr
| For the sunnort of 400, IN. anto,nt an
Irronr;etod vii ,,aed 10 be- ai,onr tbn eo1I,.
| &c fnr The mas. few years II is ycneroily
| nlinovidgod ! bei;aIa +bot liz nitG
| for,n ,,ndar The rnanaoament Of Mr. AIen
md his astimabjn vie nas been ana 10
- most comfortahle home for the feu, who
| So, oircnr,stancec bo,,o,d tbai,. ,,n+rnI
have i,een obliged 10 ask such AID from, tl,e
| n;tv ana .icn th,t tba i,,d;cinue nonnn.T|
| in which thn oyerseerS of tho noon. have
| attendrd to their duties should h. com
| ranni~d ~ $500 "
|
| me nsuai amount appropriated TOR hlgh-
| way anu SioeWalKS was ldrSelS Increased
| ''1t Heti " ,ps'i 'iic NV7, VI % ,dli, l'e,
| hahcht Improvements ueehed absolutely
| necessary TO ne made. rs all oar high-
way must pc kept at aii tunes SAFE fcr
| Fuolc travel II shouiu DC your ann %
| nave the mcheE so expended tnat cacn
| ana every 5op on ROAD or Sloc walk should
| nc DEUS near 70 pGFHianehcE Us Is pfacucaDlc:
| mte we an believe IN me economy OIL
| Soou foauS ana SIdeWalks we must NOT lof-
get that there is u unit 10 our resources.
Inc Iire otpaf'meft ana equipment arc
IN good cohdiiloh perhaps IN" bcSt ever
ana nave wei nalhthihed tnelf oid ulle
| reputa'ioI VI 1aioi alu tiii y ipH n,GE T..
| AS 10 Gther departments VIII not go III
10 any uetdli ~ inns lint.
| IN inahinS your hppiopiid'iohS cNdihiile
| caIti'lly 'ne lGpoS OF edci dePti tllieii.
| lntH can mostly ne t,oseiS eHtlintteu
MAKE tiehf Iur .he siildlie9l 4i'iot'llIS ma.
YOU ueeln Suulclent: then nom clch olilctI
| 70 me amount -, MS "ppi iaiol' "lloM
| mum 70 oe MI tAoept ~ We II" vase
Oh rpi'lsc'c a"u y! Ao1l ,''tHUi ny
| ofc ot your hrSt little. VIII re ti.t
th"tt vi go .ii oilctiH W. l" :. 5ics,e
| cNttnL VIII i'ise .iie eNpuiuilis anu coi-
| ltc'is Oh my hnhtSS tiiat gu "ppiopi.iI
a.c anu VINO Wy ,neii ronu,c' III once wiz
iaNr ~ Hu,ii . 1888 ~
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