The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-01-02

Declaring that he asplred to be the mayor of all his fellow citi- sens Of Waterbury, Mayor Vincent A. Scully In his inaugural address yesterday morning In the alder manic chamber of the city hall, reaffir1ned his belief In the party system of government for Water- bury and promised that his ad- ministratlon will be dedicated itself to governing the city we'll and economically. His message follows:
 MT. President, Gentlemen of the
 Board of Aldemen and Fellow
 Citizens:
 It Is not only with Q sense of privilege but with profound pleasure that greet you as you have greeted me today, cordially, respectfully, and in the spirit ot cooperation. We are associated, I know, in Q common purpose and enterprise, namely, to fulfill our oaths of office and perform the functions entrusted to our care by the people of the oity Of Water bury.
 Tn the first place. I wish to extend to the members of your Honorable Beard and to the people of the City of Waterbury, the greetings of the season and to express the hope that the coming year will have in store for ell of us, continued peace and . grow Ing prosperity,
 I also wish to publicly express my appreciation to the retiring Mayor, MT. Patrick M. Perriello, for the courtesies and cooperation extended to me in connection with the preparation for the innaugur. ation of this administration.
 Duty of Mayor
 Tn accordance with the pro. visions of the Charter of the City of Waterbury, 1t Is the duty of the Mayor during the month of January following his election, to communicate to the Board of Aldermen
 "A general statement of the
 condition of the city In rela.
 ton to It's government, fi-
 nances, public Improvements
 and affairs with such recon.
 l,aendations as he may deem
 proper"
 It has been the practice in other years to dwell extensively on the subjects, but in view of the fact that we are . new adminlstra. ton, I do not feel that 1t is requi. site or necessary that my com ments Do too much In detail. Further reason is that there has been Q growing interest on the part of the general public in civic affairs, which has made the bus- iness of the City more familiar to the people, and makes unnecessary c detailed discussion by me ct this time. The growing interest on the part of many peo. pie in government is some. thing which I hope will continue because in the last analysis, we are merely representatives of the people and our principals, the general public, should take c keen interest in the affairs of their government, and l am ready to encourage that interest.
 Tn that connection, do not consider 1t afniss to remind your Honorable Board that the public interest is paramount and your acceptance of public office Is Q responsibility that must Do upper. most in your minds ct oil times. The demands of time and energy, the often-tiines unfair criticisms levelled against hardworking and conscientious public officials deter many capable people from offering themselves for public service de- spite the fact that 1t is one of the most important duties of citizen- ship. However, trust that your determination to apply yourselves to the problems of local govern- ment will continue and I feel sure that our citizens and yourselves will enjoy the realization that your contribution to our civic af- fairs is Q genuine public service.
 Party system
 Tn discussing the general question of government, I cannot refrain from calling your attention to the fact that a very substantial num- Der of our citizens expressed the opinion in our recent city inan- ager referendum that our present form Of party government should be discarded and that the Council Manager type of government should be adopted. Personally, am 6 firm believer in the party system Of government. We operate under . charter that Is readily productive Of good municipal re- suits if city officials and employer live up to the requiremciits Of the law. The majority Of the voters lH the Referendunl subscribed 10 that view and I feel that strict