Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1904-03-15
WATERVILLE.
FOR SECOND TERM.
Mayor Davis and New City
Government Sworn in.
Full List Of City officials Elected,
Monday.
The Mayors Address-Other Matters
of Interest.

.4'l (l ONCE dS liiIsoi - shN NANy VI
tbe city Of Watcrville, in the presence
e tho newly elected members Of the
,oumon council and board of alder
r,,n and 4 large number of spectators.
After being sworn by City Clerk +.
Y. Clair, the mayor called the session
"a nrGrr and prayer was offered Dy
p.y. George Eruce Nicholson of st.
Yari's Episcopal church. The roll OF
ne newly elected city government was
laIlrd by the city clerk and the mc.n-
teys were sworn in by the mayor.
;iayor Davis then gave his address
which was as follows:
Gentlemen Of the City Council:
Won arr assembled here. today. rs the
r.ult of the choice Of your fellow towns
men.
this council has been called to this hon
.rable and responsible position; and the
lacj that You have been again selected to
administer the affairs Of government in
This charming and progressive municipal
Ity is good evidence of the confidence OF
H., community in the ability and zeal you
will pr.nG to the work which conirontS
Won ut the opening of the new fiscal year.
and will. | feel sure, inspire you with :,
stcadfaSt. loyal determination to further
th interests Of the city to the end that
The city bc placed upon a higher material
and moral plane at the Close of the year
thrn it occupied at the beginning.
To reach the maximum OF usefulness.
vou must not lose sight of the fact that
whllc you were placed here by party vnte.
y"I N" for all of our people irrespective
Of creed or party.
this gem city of the Ecnncicc and of
the state deserves the best at your hands;
and in filling the positions OF responsible
itv within the provisions of the Cl1ricr,
/ can only urge upon you now as l did
Il wear ago. the impOrtanc" uf selecting
for such positions men well qualified Tor
the work.
In growing city like ours each fiscal
year presents many rev questions and
problems which are bound to tax your
hest judgment to settle wisely. and the
pcatcr the growth and business activity
Of the municipality the greater and more
numerous the problems: hence the GUS
tom (Which appeals to be- of annually,
carefully reviewing the moral. intelicc-
tual and material interests of the munich
laty to the end that legislation may be
wise and rational.
MORALS.
Perhaps first and foremost to claim
careful consideration at your hands is
the moral well-being and health of tn,
community. and under this head be
live it safe to affirm that Waterville. to
day, is in the very front rank of clear
municipalities.
\ high regard for all the laws under
which we Hive has characterized the out
going city government. and must charac
tcrize the incoming administration.
Such agencies as tend to corrupt tn,
morals of our youth must be allowed n,
lnothold hera.l 4t~is fUur sacred duty tt
Fssec that the police force of the city il
- onstanuy on the alert in the discharS'
! Of duty. for on this department perhaps
more than on any other will depend tn
god name OF the city.
B. IA this connection am impelled to sa,
. that it Is my conviction. after matur
\ delihpr,tion and with oil the facts oh
mi TINT rho closing of tho citV
cy has worked harm instead of good
That there Is n legitimate demand for al
coholic liquors for medicinal uses amon'
all classes OF our citizens. regardless o
race religion or politics, is q well-knowI
fact recognized here and recognized H.
The State which creates the agency. an
that the denial of this right is popular2
Ing the express" method of supplEin
the demand. thus setting q bad exampl
Ia those who want liquor for other thd
medicinal purposes and encouraging Ne
gal traffic in our midst, Is also we
known.
rhat there has been no apprcoiabl
diniuuti"n In arrests for drunkenness II
reason If the agency hoinE closed l. proc
thnt hut little bad citizenship is charge
all" to the agency.
This matter should receive your carl
attention ana should the upper branch q
- the CITY government decide to again opp
the agency it should b" surrounded h
rrorcr safeguards to keep the sales With
the intent of the law
y EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS
The educational interests of the cit
/ will. I feel sure, receive the same gene,
4 ouS treatment Mt your hands accorded {
X then during the past year The addition
&nl appropriation which made possible n
Eadvance of 10 per cent. in the wages {
Hfhe teachers was a move in the right d
Erection, az IL tended In 4 measure
check the outside demand for our hes
Talent. y
Your policy toward tho schools ther,
n Yl1xa, 70 hn
4 that our children may receive the be:
= instruction and that the incentive for Il
1 teachers to remain at their posts ma
he greater than the incentive to go cls'
4 where.
& Th, city will soon dedicate the magnif
i cent now 1o-room South Grammar scho
\ building erected during the past year.
4 This building. provided ut cost {
about S2s0NO. is one of the finest an
: most modern school buildings in II
Slate and will do much toward relievir
the conccstcd condition of the cit
SCHOOLS With this building complete
and out of the way you should immediat
ly. II pnssh!c. solve the problem of
High school building. The old shat
which has done duty for so long shou
10 tolerated no longer in progressi'
city like ours.
From s,oMn to $4,000 would be necessa,
% tho erection Of such building
r'''''lI rcrrt the requirements of the eli
in this direction. and in addition. a lars
AVID attractive lot on which to place
believe this task can be undertaken TIL
var ard completed in 1905. and witho
addition to tho city debt. | ask for car
iUl consideration of the subject
Civic improvements are. and should h
thr order Of the dav. and | shall suhn
for Your consideration carly in the y'
plan Tor the beginning Of n park SN
tom which is much needed and which
rcasnn of moro pressing calls was crow
cd ont, last year.