The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1910-04-21
PRESENTED A DIAMOND STAR
vsIayor Reads Long Inaugural Address
in Which He Outlines Plans for His
Second Observation-Disclosures Deck
Court House.


the hour for couple of hours on Mon
day evening and his second Inaugural
ton as mayor of the city will go down
in official circles as one of the most
brilliant ceremonials ever held in Ke-
nosha. 1t was Scholey night for
sure. The friends of the mayor pack
ed the circuit court room, they cheered
the mayor and his political friends,
they paved his way to the official desk
with flowers, presented him with a
diamond star and gave cheer after
cheer as he took his seat for the first
time for the new term. The mayor
was gracious in his triumph, present
ing honeyed words to the members OF
the council and hundreds Of flowers to
the crowd in the hall.
When the mayor and the members
Of the council reached the court room
1t was we'll filled up with people and
The Judge s bench was comepletely hid
den beneath a wealth of flowers and
palms. AS the mayor walked to his
place of honor a little girl dressed all
in white bearing an American flag,
walked to him and presented him with
a great bouquet of roses and carnations.
The little girl was the little daughter
of Fire and Police Commissioner Joseph
Bapaszyski and she was received with
great applause. Then the mayor call
ed the meeting to order and read his
inaugural address. At the close of the
address Michael Gaughen approached
the throne and in long speech pre-
sented the mayor with a splendid gold
star set with single diamond. The
mayor accepted the gift in few words
and this ended the ceremonies of the
inauguration and the council got down
to work. The address of the mayor
follows:
Gentlemen Of the Council:
CT am proud to call together the
council now about to organize. Two
years ago by an overwhelming vote of
confidence 1 was chosen mayor of our
beautiful city and on entering upon
tire duties of the office, I am impress
ed with the great responsibility L had
assumed, and was fearful that being
untried, I may not be able to give to
our citizens the efficient service to
which they were entitled and which ii
was my highest ambition to give
namely, a good clean, efficient and
economical administration.
"'The time of accounting to the PEG.
pie arrived, and L have reason to be
proud, and 1 am proud of the splendid
endorsement recently given at the
polls. I am deeply gratifed and truly
appreciate this grand expression of
confidence and shall do my utmost to
meet the expectations and merit the
approval of our citizens l most ur-
gently solicit your confidence and sup
port without which our administration
must be failure.
During the fiscal year just closing
we feel that our labors have not been
in vain; we have added to our civic
pride; we are no longer ashamed of
our Market Square, and before many
weeks have passed our public square
will he one of the beauty spots of
Kenosha. We have during the past
year continued the work of sidewalk
building and are gradually getting oul
streets and sidewalks to a more uni
form grade; we have continued the
work of improving our streets with
permanent brick pavement; and have
also progressed with the work of con
strueting permanent brick cross walks
and culverts; have relaid and widened
the pavement of Grand avenue and
have kept up the work of keeping oul
paved streets in more uniform con
dition, and in good sanitary, clean
and healthy condition; we have in
stalled system of modern street
signs in all parts of the city; have
beautifed the lake front and substan
TALLY strengthened the breakwater.
LESS than a year ago took up the
matter of public bathing house, an
actual necessity to my mind; we hac
no funds in the treasury available. ]
called upon our public spirited citizen.
and received substantial financial ai6
and encouragement. 1t was day Of
great pleasure last summer to be able
to throw open and maintain a public
bath house ON Washington Island anc
it has been very gratifying to witness
the thousands of our children, our citi
zens and their families avail them
selves of the pleasures of the bathin,
beach. We hope to continue the worl
and look forward to the installation
in the near future of another publ,
bathing house on the south side of tn
city.
In line with the public bath hous
we have the children s Fairgrounds
and the prospects are fair that befor
the summer is gone, the city will hav