Weekly Arizona journal-miner., 1905-02-08
NEW MUNICH AL
OFFICERS ARE
Inducted Into Office
Last Night.
A FeIicitOus Address Delivered by
Mayor Burke on Retiring From
the Position ion-App0intees of New
Mayor.

The outgoing city council held a
session on Monday afternoon and
closed up the business of the term,
the most important item being the
auditing of the January bills, amount
ing to 3, 442. l6.
In the evening the incoming and
outgoing councils both met in the
council chamber, all the mem bers be
ing present except ". J. MulvenoD,
who is absent from the city. Mayor
Burke called the council to order and
inquired of the mem bers if there was
any business demanding his attention
and being answered in the negative he
inquired of the clerk if there were
any papers requiring the majors sig
nature. The clerk replying that be
had none, Mr. Burke delivered the
following felicitous address:
Gentlemen of the Honorable Com
mon Council OF the city of Prescott,
the time, in fact the hour and the
moment has arrived when the official
labors of this executive body must
cease and in accordance with law must
be dissovIed.
In retiring from the mayoralIty of
the city of Prescott after two years
service, 1 desire to avail myself of this
opportunity of expressing to your
honorable body and to the employees
of the several departments of the city
government, my deep sense OF graft
tude for the active cooperation which
has at all times been extended to me
in my efforts to serve the public in
terest.
The organization of our city govern
ment is such that without the coopera-
tion of the mayor, and your honor
able body, any active affirmative and
positive municipal Improvement is
impossible. The subordIuation of in
dividual and personal aggrandize-
ment, is absolutely essential to the
preservation and promotion of the
public welfare.
In view of the united purpose. and
the hearty cooperation which has pre-
vailed during the past two years,
predict Will necessarily leave their
impress upon the city for years tC
come
And now, Mr.. Mayor Goldwater, il
formally turning over to you the key:
of the city as emblematic Of its exc
cutive authority, permit me to assur,
you that the people have confiderc,
in your ability, your honesty anC
your fidelity, and feel that they hav,
placed their interests in safe hands
All government, but more especiaIl,
municipal government, is a matter O
growth, and the time will never COM
when the chosen representatives of tn
people will not be called upon an,
required to do all in their power t,
protect the rights of the pubIi
against the encIoachments of privat,
greed and special interests.
Some of the problems with whicl
you will be confronted have been be
fore the city authorities for years an,
no satisfactory solution of them ha
yet been reached. l sincerely trus
that your labors may prove more sue
cessful than those who have gone be
fore you and great good result to tn
whole city.
The health of this city will alway
demand the careful attention and con
sideration of every public official, an
whether it be through a pure suppl
of water, the proper disposal of gar
bage or the abatement of other nui
sances difficulties will always presen
themselves and must be met and over
come in some way.
Improved streets an6 extended sew
ers are always in order, and l fee
sure that your city council will a
ways uphold your hands in ever
Legitimate effort to bring abouC an
one or all of these improvements.
And now, Mr.. Mayor, permit me
assure you that after you have accon
plished all of these, and fully as man
more important results, still othel
equally as important will remain III
disposed OF, and will still continue {
arise for the consideration of yoursel