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THE MAYORS ADDRESS.

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THE MAYORS ADDRESS.
"To the honorable the members of Select
and Common Councils:
Gentlemen:
81 enter upon my service as Mayor
profoundly impressed with the glorious
heritage of tradition and achievement of
our city, grateful for the confidence of
my fellow citizens. with, hope and pray,
n full realization of the obligations and
opportunities of the Office and with the
earnest desire and intention to fulfil all
those obligations and to accept and inn
prove all those opportunities.
al recognize the fact that the Mayor Is
the responsible head of Il force of many
thousands of men upon whom to a large
degree is dependent the safety, the com
fort and the contentment of almost 2OOO-
900 people. and to this force the Mayor
should-and by GCd's help will cndeavor
by sincerity of purpose and honest eff
fort ever to be the eXemplar and guiding
influence.
MY ambition will be to more fully
Justify the popular title of Philadelphia
as the "City of Homes and of Brother
ly Love" by the efforts to attain Tor our
people improvements, many of which are
absolutely necessary, and all OF when
will tend to make their lives all the more
worth living With your help we can and
will not only keep apace in the onward
march of the great cities of the word,
but will make a marked advance toward
that position TO which we believe Phila-
delpha is entitled, and will show to the
peoples of the earth that Philadelphia is
a good place to live. an interesting and
attractive Lace to visit, wi the latch
string ever on the outside, practlcal
and profitable place for industries, one
keenly alive to the development of the
commercial interests, and. above all ever
anxious and watchful Cor the employ
ment, well being and happiness OF its
people
NEED OF AN AUDITORIUM.
"There are many subjects of vital inn
portance to the public. committed by law
TO the Mayor and Councils, which require
the most careful consideration and treat
ment, but 1t is impracticable upon TINS
occasion to do more than mention the
general aims and intentions of the Exec
C:ive.
There has long been a need for
municipal auditorium. our city Is well
located for meetings of national associa-
tions and our worldwide reputation for
hospitality would attract them did we not
lack an adequate building .or their enter
tainment.
'In 1911 million and half dollars
were raised by loan for this purpose. but
beyOnd the preparation OF pllllS uudpleu
to a site which was decided to be IN
available and fruitless discussion, moth
ing has been done We have thus far lost
$40, 900 in interest, sinking fund and State
tax on this loan.
"a site on the Parkway should he
promptly selected and IA real municipal
auditorium built thereon.
"The Museum of Art, long cOntem-
plated, should become n fact and the
III .at lBurlS end the
parkway II an ideal setting. There
will he assembled works of art which
will not only entertain hut educate.
md Il will be. as IL In In other large
cities, a necessary part of an eniight-
ened community
"The Parkway, conceived and COM
menced many years ago to make the
largest city park in the world accessible
to the central sections of the city, and
upon which only beautiful and monu-
mental structures were to be erected, mas
made slow progress toward completion,
but the decision of the Supreme Court
holding the city now liable to all the
owners of property within the lines there
of. and the act of 1915 requiring the pay
ment of legal interest on the value or
all properties taken therefor, raise con-
dtion which compels us TO immediate
action to arrange for the payment OF
these vast sums, aggregating approAl-
iect may be completed at as early date
as practicable and the city receive some
benefit therefrom, both in the enjoyment
thereof by the people and in the revenues
which increased values of properties
thereabout will produce. This subject
cannot too soon receive your most serious
consideration and intelligent treatment
BUILDINGS ON THE PARKWAY.
"UpOn this Parkway should be
located all new large municipal build
ings, which, with appropriate private
structures, will give it a character he
fitting our city and Its citizenship, and
thus Justify the expenditure of 80 many
millions of dollars.
.The Northeast boulevard and the
south Philadelphia development should
be completed with all reasonable eX-
peditiOn.
.1Our streets should be put In first
class condition and so kept. These af-
feet the people most directly and neg