Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1905-03-14
lNAUGURATED.
Mayors Of Two Cities
Take Oath Of Office.
WaterviIIe and HalIoWelI Under
New Executives.
Many Important Matters Discussed in
the Addresses.

members of the present city govern
ment met in the city Government
rooms for the purpose Of organization.
The meeting of the Board Of Alder
men was called TO order by the presid-
ing officer the past clerk, F. w. Clair.
y ten.pory chairman was then elected
in The person of George T. Davies. The
committee on credentials VAS appoint
| 81 AMI consisted of the following. DR..
| NJ. :. Goodrich, Arthur DarNiau. the
| former being chairman of that commit
| tee. The committee made the following
| report of AllcrE!cE chosen for the re-
slective wards:
Ward |. c. II. Barton.
| Ward :. Ernest l.. Cove.
| Ward 9. NJ. :. Goodrich.
| Ward 4. George +. Davies.
| Ward ;. Edmond d. Moves.
| Ward g. Arthur Daviau.
| Ward :, Joseph Bosnian.
| simultaneously in the adjoining room
| those WHO now constitute the HOard OF
| CouEcilmen organized as follows:
| President of Common Council. f.. J.
| Brown, Clerk. l.. G. Salisbury. Common
Cornell consists of the following:
! Ward /. Z. NJ. Richardson. W. i.
| Donovan.
Ward ;. II. T. Winters. Joseph But
lev Jr.
| Ward ;. f. \. Wing, Frank Il. Phil
brick
Ward 4, J. T.. Tufts. J. G. Fuller.
ard ;. r. j. Brown. s. f.. Whitcomb.
| Ward 6. Nj. l.. Leahey. j. F.. rouln.
| Ward :, Augustus Carey, james Par
| ent.
| t'iOn motion duly seconded the chair
mar of tie Board of Aldermen notified
| tho Common Council that the boards
We're 10 convene for the purpose of list
enin2 to the address of the Mayor-elect
and to witness the administering of the
| oath of office to the latter. Upon the
| beginning of the joint session ii was
moved and seconded by the convention
| that Il committee be appointed to wait
upon 5he mayor-elect and to escort
| hun To the hail.
The committee consisting Of Alder
men Noyes. and COuncilnen Whit
comb and Poulin did rs requested.
The nlayor-clect. Horace Purinton. EN-
tered followed by the Rev T.. G. Whit
temoro, d. D.. who offered prayer in il
few Wrll-chosen words. Upon the ad-
| minstrrin. Of the oath by Mr.. Clair.
lie retiring mayor. Hon. Cyrus w.
Davis, presented his successor TO the
meeting with words some what us fol-
loTS s:
"A,cm5ers of the city government: 1t
is with II pleasant ANA should be an
inn lIItv which InEnlCnC
nee to present our incoming mayor and
20 wish him hearty support from the
people WHO have chosen him for their
lender. Mtyor-elect PurintOn has been
placed in his present position by a ma
io.iy of the votes of the citizens of the
city Of Watervlle. and. with this in
view and on behalf Of that past adj
miniStration it is my proper duty to
wish him the hearty support of the
city government which is about to re-
tire"
The aldermen then arose in response
to their names and cc'ived the oath
~ Office. Prayer was then offered by
rev. =. G. WhittemO.e. y. ID. Mayor
I,Iriutcn then arose and delivered his
inaugural address. II was an able doc
ument. and at its close there was lib
rral applause. The address was as fol-
lows:
Gentlemen of the city council:
we have assembled here today. ac-
cnrdinc to custom and by will of the
ueCpIa as expressed at the polls. We
hayp been intrusted with the manage
nnent and control OF our municipal
aovernment for the ensuing year and
il becomes my privilege. as We enter
ur,nn our duties to lay before you, for
yo,,r consideration such information as
may seem necessary at this time.
In = rapidy growing city like ours.
,,r. and large demands are placed up
an HE city government requiring care
FIJI Judgment. The extention Of our
sewer system. making of neH streets,
provisions of ddeHuat" room for the
schools and the building OF City hall
have made large demands upon the
treasury. The cost Of these much
n.e,la1 improvements has been met by
, b;mb raft. of taxation and by the
incre;,s., Of the public debt. We cannot
safely incur further Indebtedness and
must exercise rigid economy i'll all de-
rnrtments to meet our temporary liza
bilities and. if possible. to reduce the
rate of taxation.
Local demands will be made upon
YOU for improvements in the different
so-,:o,,s of the city which YOU repre-
..a.,t ana when all these are brought
,o.,s,hcr they will aggregate am
'.,nonnt which will be beyond our abil-
ily to grant. Such demands are often
mad bv those who are ignorant of the
tine financial condition Of the city.
recommend to you the f careful study
~ no annual report just issued and
", az a,so tha, all citizens inform them
~, &C nc 70 the actual conditions that
axist in order that we may work to-
as,her for the greatest good to the
greatest number.
Mn not detain you now to mention
IL detail all the Departments run .,,s Of the
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