The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1909-04-07
HE PATS THEM
ON The BACK
MAYOR ROLLINS THROWS BOQUETS AT
HIMSELF AND COUNCIL
APPLAUDS HIS ADMINISTRATION.
Paving Recommendation is Good But Balance
81 Message is Of Minor Import
ance to the Public.
Office of Mayor,


Office of Mayor,
Denison, Ia, April 5th, 1909.
To the Honorable members of the
City Council, City of Denison, Iowa.
Gentlemen:
About one year ago today the pre-
sent Council entered into the manage
ment of the affairs of the City of Den
ison. Handicapped as you were by
over-draft in the City Treasury, with
a City built on hills where streets and
cutters wash, and sidewalk grades
are thing of horror, you commenced
with determination to do the most
good for the greatest number of peo-
pie with the funds that were at your
disposal You have worked hard and
long discussing every available plan,
sitting to the limit every scheme. to
satisfy the wishes of the many citi-
gems who have asked favors of you.
Some of you stood to the last moment |
for what you thought was the right |
way, the discussions at times getting
to a point far above fever heat, and |
after the roll had been called and
some of you say the plan you had
championed go down in defeat, yen
have at all times with a good grace
submitted to the will of the majority, |
and peace and harmony has always
prevailed to the will of the majority, |
and peace and harmony has always
prevailed at the time of adjournment. |
1t has always been pleasure to know
that at all times there has been but |
the best of feeling between the mem
hers. l wish to thank you for this |
fact and hope it will be continued.
You certainly at all times have had
THE interest of the citizens at heart
and would that the citizens would
stop to consider the fact that condi-
tions that exist and that are up for
discussion from time to time make it
Impossible at times to grant their re-
quests. can assure them that the
council is giving them the best they
possibly can under the existing cir
~.c4mstances.
=. You are about to organize anew to
open up another years business and
would ask you to consider carefully
q few conditions that are at this time
before you. 1t will be very necessary
to guard we'll the treasury in order
that at the close of the fiscal year
none of the different funds are over
drawn. In order to do this would
recommend that you carefully con-
slider any proposition that may be
brought before you that will require
any great expenditure of money to
complete the work. Be careful in
your deliberations before you under
take contract that will so reduce the
funds to such an extent that you
might be handicapped should some
food or like calamity make an unfore
seen expense. Consider earnestly the
water proposition. View the side
walks and crossings and order remov
ed at once any and all of them tina
might cause any one to sustain al
injury. Order all streets rounded VI
with grader or king drag to an exten
that they will carry the water int
the cutters, see to it that all road
leading into the city as far as You
jurisdiction extends are graded an
kept in the best of condition, pass a
ordinance ordering all parkings dow
to below the level of the sidewalk
this matter is very importa1 on
1 would recommend for your earne.
consideration the paving of Mai
street from the City Hall, south
the c. & N. w. R. R. depot and c
Broadway from the Hotel Denison
the Tamm Implement House, togeth'
with Court Avenue, from the Wygal
corner to Hotel Normandy; on TT
mont street from Hotel Normandy
the Merchants Hotel, and south
Sweet street to the Baptist chur,
and Center street. Be as Garrett
cautious and watchful for the year
come as you have been in the pa
keeping in your minds at all tim
that it is extremely necessary tt
year that should be conservative.
wish to thank you for your
tention to duty the past year, and f
the courtesy you have extended to I
am very gratful and I ask you +
continuance of the same, and in CT
clusion wish for you one and all, G
tiaued health and prosperity.
Most sincerely yours,
w. G. ROLLINS,
Mayor
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