The daily sentinel., 1905-04-18

llou bN an luoSe present and az its
conclusion was literally appIaudod
Below the address is given in fun.
To the Honorable Board Of Aldermen Of
the Guy of Grand Junction:
A custom which seems tp have uo ,.l,.
thority save that it has been done l,,
those who have proceeded me. seems Do
make it necessary that the chief exc.
cutivc of the city shall address himself
to the new Incumbeuts ot the alderman
ic seats i'm am inaugural address. The
purposes of such am address do NOT seem
to lie well outlined 10y any precedent
that we can find. save that il gives am
opportunity for the chief executive of
the city To offer suggestions to those
with whom he will he associated. ON
the prospective needs of the city. 1t
would seem that this might better bee
done at the close of the first half year
of any new administration rather than
at the period which marks its opening.
1t can readily be seen that with am cN.
perience of some time in the office of
chief executive. he would moro fully
be prepared TO offer suggestions of some
value To yourselves and the public at
large, then he ordinarily could do at
the beginning of his period in office.
However, it seemingly being correct
to offer these suggestions and recon.
mendations, in Il kindly spirit, for the
good veal of the city, we beg leave to
suggest the following:
We hold that it is the duty of am Of
fcer elected TO he the servant of the
whole people instead of any particular
part of that people by which he may
have been elected to the position which
he occupies as part of the governing
force of any community. Therefore,
IL the performance of official acts, hc Is
under obligations To render equal and
,xact iustice to all of the citizenship
who may ask hearing. We believe
that men who are servants of the public
receiving pay for their work, should be
under as great obligation to perform
that work for the public, with as much
earnestncss and loyalty. as they would
for private individual We can see
no reason why the city should not he
served as we'll. under all circumstances,
bv those i'm its employ, as are private
corporations or individual citizens. II
is a well known fact that laNity IN
the performance of public duty creeps
in to official life in spite of the best
safeguards that may he thrown around
to invoke and demand such duty; but
we ask YOU, Aldermen of the city OF
Grand Junction. to Join MS I'M the pur
nose of securing fair days labor i"i
fair day 5 wage.
The streets and alleys of the riiy oi
Grand Junction offer problem for Nou
solving that will exact from You th'
host endenvor of your stewardship az
| aldermen of your respective wards
Owing to the nature and character oI
| the soil of this valley, we are confront
ed with condition of public highway
that does not obtain elsewhere WIN nu
few exceptions, in this state. lhe 'oi
is nf "a porous nature, and, to use pan
term. has little bottom from NUl,h ''
build. In periods of long continued we
weather. with the accompanying pre-
.initation. the streets and alleys p' ','
.it,, soon become such in name ohlN
Many of the previous official boards ="
thc citv of Grand Junction have aH
dressed themselves to the WorN "l p''
,,iding Grand Junction with h'ite
streets and ALLEYS. So early 10 tine a'
oinistrntiou. it could not bee rNPy'''
that Yourselves and myself WouIu ''N
any definite plan of operation Z" r.
deeu the streets of this city I''" y"
.opdition they generally assume d"I'n
tbe winter period. II is i''J '"''
,ur climatic conditions were lh' '''"
nc we have experienced during th' P"77
-, sc,son heroic measures Wnt'
have TO be ut once adopted T." U'"N'
.traets tborourhfarcs. which lh'N N'
nat bcap at different periods during W
as, winter. We be leve, though 'u"
-nr are as fully impressed WIZ. O."
,roI,io,n of securing better streets Il
i,'o arc ourselves. and will loln us D" "''
i'orcet eudeavor to provide the "I''.
,''1 i,nrtiou with more prrmnhr,
announcements in street hull"''E t
,i, b,ye read the expectation, oil u"
IL as we believe we have th'F ',
,nn for relief in this matter w
uii,II,, invite vour support ln "n ~.
- to satisfy the whole Pe"P''
,I,is n,,ttor of such extreme nnP'I'Nu'
ss;I,I,, fine most particular one NN'i
M nrescnt administration Wlll ne .',
,,or to solve. The avallaul' MP
r;ati,r for street Improvements
,,, .n,gIl for the Forthcoming
- tbat very little can he '"Ng
,,,a,.d nermancnt improVeme 81
,,. - ,nist be devised whereby T.,
- and alley fund shall Dee '"I
increased to meet tht lN' uo
lnticS lnS' must be made before long; Io Io
his M shall be accomplished W'u '' rb
l' ,.onr future consideration "
U fnrd Ms it now exists, will he innug '.li,.
serve ms large purpose as PIN" Pa5i"g
r ,,.i,b the most economical eNp'"''''''
Wa nrhlic can be assured. .,.-
r For a long Periodi P,ioJ o. , 'i,i Grade for t
otraets and sidewalks of this eng ' ~,
shal he permanent in e6arq'',' lr,r, a
nnsitiveIv correct. Individual P,'p,
v t'5 nwnefs have from time TO NM ,tfs
j.ayorod to locate "a grade 100, =
elves and for their property T, igcra
rosnlt that we have as many l'', .,f,
l. rraJes in the city as there "',. -,
* Tacob $ coat. No great ',ui.
,u.rt ~ of any character "9'.'Ng', .'.'.',a,.
4 .oi.irg the expenditure OF i"1",'
4 sonsi,ierable quantities may Nv s,t
a nectcj until we give the pnnlli, .i...i,r n r' !.
factory grade. not in any lal''' w. p
4 tion hut for the whole en- ,f
s. ommend TO you that this he ON, ,ar w. q,
9ii, enlt matters that you take mp iIl "
B s;deration. and even though ." ,,r
q sense T,evi may. in the beginning seem sem ,'' q
j ~ ,,jtimate value to the eharaI''' 4 +
.,,,ancnt improvements ot '"'