The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1904-04-23
MAYOR URGES
SEWERAGE FOR CITY
SHOWS NECESSITY FOR Ut IN MES.
SAGE TO COUNCIL LAST MONDAY.
HOLLOW APPOINTED ASSESSOR
First Meeting Of New Council Shows
That Harmony and Economy
Will be the Watchwords.

Mayor Corcoran met with the mem
bers Of the new council for the first
time last Monday evening and very
harmonious and highly interesting
session it was. AS is usual at the
first meeting of the council the mayor
presented his message. Mr.. Corcor-
ans message is paper full OF good
points concisely and forceably ex-
pressed.
We give the message In full below
in connection with the regular rec
ords.
The appointment OF II. =. Hollow TO
be city assessor came as a surprise,
Mr.. Hollow's name not having been
mentioned before in connection
with the Office. The appointment
met with universal approval and II
this appointment is fair sample OF
what Mr.. Corcoran proposes doing
with the positions that he has 10 pass
out the people can rest assured that
the city will be well taken care OF.
The minutes OF the meeting are as
follows:
Crystal Falls, Mich, April IL, 1904.
First regular meeting OF the new
council elected for the ensuing year
was called 10 order by Mayor J. II.
Corcoran at 8 O'Clock p IN. on the
above date.
Members present, j. +. Corcoran,
mayor; Alderman First Ward, p. A.
Bryson; Alderman First Ward, Thos.
Penglase; Alderman Second Ward
Jas. III. Johnson; Alderman Second
Ward, Daniel A. DAWSON; Alderman
Third Ward, Louis Meisler; Alderman
Third Ward, j. j. Dawson; Absent.
Minutes OF former meeting were read
and approved.
The Mayors message TO the council
was read as follows:
To The Council:
A provision which has been includ.
ed In the statute under which the
City of Crystal Falls is organized
makes IL the duty Of the Mayor, from
time TO time, 10 give the council infor
nation concerning the affairs Of the
corporation and TO recommend such
measures as he may deem expedient.
Ii would hardly serve useful pur
pose at this time TO enter into an ex
haustive consideration and analysis oi
the affairs OF the city In all their many
details and aspects, but IL perhap;
may not be wholly inopportune to
speak briefly OF some few matter,
which, in an important degree, quite
directly affect the prosperity, safety
and welfare OF the municipality. o.
such matters, there are few, II any
which more Immediately concern al
oar citizens and taxpayers than thos,
which pertain 10 the municipal tinan
ces.
The Council is by law the tax-levy
ing and tax-spending body OF the city
and It behooyes those whom the elec
tors have entrusted with the exercis,
OF these important powers 10 obsery,
a very high degree OF prudence anC
watchfulness i'm the execution OF thell
trust. The carrying on OF the various
functions Of the city government
neceSsitates, or course, the raising o
revenue; but tax burdens should al
all times be duly proportioned TO tn,
Legitimate requirements of the city
and should neither be increased by ;
course of wasteful extravaganza no
decreased to permit the carrying out
OF a mistaken policy OF official penur
iousneSs.
The city is not free from debt
Aside from the bonded Indebtedness
there Is approximately six Thousand
dollars OF floating debt, I'm the form O
outstanding warrants or orders, fol
the payment OF which there are, al
the present time, no moneys avail
able. This condition demands that
the Council exercise rigid econmy Or
expenditures. but IL does not demand
that the Council should adopt course
OF mere petty stinginess. which shud
ders at every expenditure OF money
however advantageous such expendit-
ure might be. The great difference
between such mere stinginess and true
business-like economy should ever be
borne In mind, and therefore, II the
Council, whenever about to impose q
tar, incur debt or make an erpeDdi'
ture, will test their proposed action
by the just requirements OF ths
government, honestly and prudsntly
II n Il