The Marietta journal and courier. (Marietta, Ga.) 1909-1918, 1910-01-07
ADDRESS or MAYORC[Ar
TO THE NEW COUNCIL.
What The Mayor Said on
Taking Charge at the
First meeting.

let this occasion go by without thank
ing each OF you gentlemen personally
in behalf OF myself and the people of
Marietta for agreeing to give your time
and attention to the interests Of this
city for the next two years. The city
should be congratulated on having six
men as honest, as capable. and as clean
as you gentlemen are, and I am proud
to be able to serve with you.
I have no criticism to make of the
old administration, and do not expect
to let factions or prejudices, or any set
OF politicians govern me in any way in
the discharge Of my duty, and know
each of you gentlemen feel the same.
/ intend that all my rulings shall be
honest, and shall do my best FOR Ma
rietta and her interests, but cannot
do so without your cooperation.
"All of you gentlemen are older than
/, and more experienced in business,
and more capable. and shall lean on
you as a child leans on his teacher for
advice in running the affairs OF Marie
tia.
"In justice to the old administration
as we'll as the new, think it best that
We check over all books for the last
four years and find out the exact con-
dition and inform the public through
the news papers 90 that there will be
no mistake GO TO the condition OF our
city at the present time. However,
the most important thing we have to
consider. in my humble opinion, is the
Fire Department.
The Fire Department of the City OF
Marietta has for years gone gradually
down until ct present it Is in such q
condition as to be disgrace to this
community. l believe we ought to
organize department., have paid men,
horses, and other fire apparatus. equal
to the demands Of our property owners
and citizens. The city OF Marietta is
no longer . village, but q city, and
our citizens are certainly entitled to
fire protection.
II am heart and soul in accord with
the water Board in building a new
Water System. / believe the city's
interest should be our interest and l
believe all the people in Marietta will
rally around US and we will win the
fight before US and give Marietta pure
drinking water and ample fire protec-
tion. Nothing short Of this should or
would satisfy.
"Our streets are no " in bad condition,
partly on account of the sewers, and /
believe the sewer men should stand up
to their contract and place ali of them
in as good condition as they found
them. We should work all of our
streets, back streets as we'll as our
front streets Some of our best citizens
live in the outskirts of our town,
Granville, Knitting Mill, Maple Ave-.
and other sections. These citizens pay
their taxes and are entitled to just and
fair consideration.
II do not know who will be elected
Policeman, but l know uhoever il
elected will be compelled to discharge
their duties honestly and faithfully
with special privileges to none.
ed to discharge their duties to none
We do not intend to let any drinking
occur on the Police Force OF the city OF
Marietta next year. AS have stated
before in my first announcement, men
who are law makers should not be
violaters OF the law themselves, and
with your cooperation intend to see
that they are law abiding and that
they discharge their full duty.
I'VE should go ahead and advertise
our town and let the people know
what we have, our advantages of every
kind. l am tired of the vagrant
negroes in this community who loaf
all the time and eat from the white
mans kitchen and spend their time IN
idleness, gambling and other crimes,
and expect to vigorously enforce the
vagrancy law,
Labor wGs our friend and we should
see that every laboring man is treated
fair and square as well as every other
citizen, and no man should be given
preference on account of his financial
condition. The man who works in GU,
shops, found to DE as honest, as square
and true and loyal as anyone you car
find anywhere, and believe that he
should be treated square and fair, anc
we should be true to this class of mer
and see that they, too, get square
deal
We have a military company that i,
q credit to Marietta. 1t ia composed
of our best young men and we az ,
Council tshould encourage them, MOI
only with advice, but substantially
Il would not amount to large loss ir
money, in fact, it is well invested, and
it would amount to a whole lot fol
1 Marietta in the future.