Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1903-03-10
WATERVII4LE.
INAUGURATION.
Mayor-EIect Davis and CITY
Government Seated.
Oaths Administered Mayors Address
Standing Committees.
Various City Officials Elected-E. c.
Lasce!c City Marshal.


and council were crowded to the doors
an the forenoon and most of the after
noon The formalities We're the same
ass they have been since Waterville
became Il city but they were notewor-
Thy. this year. as il is the first time in
seven years that the Democrats have
been III charge and that q Democratic
mayor has taken the chair.
After the two branches had come to-
gcthcr in joint session committee of
two consisting of Aldermen Clement
md Councilman Goodrich, were APP
IointcI to notify Mayor-Eiect Davis
that the convention was ready to re-
,civc him. and he and Rev F'r. Char
land o: the St Frances de Sales
church. were conducted to the front.
Mayor Blaisdell had meanwhile presid-
ol over tho aldermen with city Clerk
Brown ~: clerk, and Arthur DarVlau
over the council with Fred W. C!air
ar clerk.
The oath of office WAS administered
to Mr.. Davis, the aldermen and the
councilmen by City Clerk Brown. after
which Mayor Baisdel1 resigned the
chair 10 Mr.. Davis who then became
mayor The prayer was made by Rev.
E'r Charland. Mayor Davis then read
his inaugural address. which was as
follows:
.'ccntIemen of the City Council
You have been selected by the bal
lots of your fellow towEsmen to admin
lister for them and in their stead the
financial affairs of the city. This eX-
preston of confidence from munlcip-
alitv of 10000 representative New
England people is compliment to your
ability and fitness for the work before
YOU and leaves no room for the exercise
of aught but honorable motives and
stcadfast loyalty to your city's welfare.
While party lines have been drawn
hy both the leading political factions
in the city. contrary to the judgment
and wishes of many of oar representa-
tive citizens, this fact VIII not be
allowed to operate against the applica-
ton of your best energies to the one end
OF faithful service to each and every
interest within oar borders. The oatn
at office to which You have subscribed
is sacred and admits of no qualification
or modification and under is spell our
every act will be to some purpose.
We are not to forget during our year
of service that We are in the public eye;
that our record shall judge us and by it
S." shall stand or fall. For the selec-
ton of individuals FOR the positions OF
responsibility within the provisions OF
our charter, fitness for the position
must be our first consideration. ask
and expect from this honorable council
cooperation and support. to the end
that we may leave the material and
moral Welfare of our city at the close
of the fiscal year on a highe! plane than
when we took up the reins of govern
mrnt.
In all large corporations it is the
custom to annually review the affairs
Of the corporation. to examine carefully
The finances to revise the methods. to
adopt new plans for greater efficiency
and To profit by the mistakes of the past
and in proportion to the thoroughneSs
az thia annual revision will be the in
crease in benefits to the shareholders.
This city of Waterville is simply a
corporation. it's capital being its $4,000
nn0 worth of magnificent homes
churches, schools. colleges. factories
anl business blocks. its 10000 shale-
holders being each man, woman and
,hsld Within il and YOU. gentlemen of the
,oIncil. are the board of directors to
Whum tJrsc shareholders look.
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