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Show UNION LABOR OFFICERS ARE HEARTILY GREETED Mavnr Schmitz Makes Urgent Appeal for Best Possible Possi-ble Services. SAN FRANCISCO. Jan. 8. At noon today to-day the I"nlon Labor party took charge of the municipal administration All of the Incoming Officials were heartily Krect-ed Krect-ed by their predecessors and Initiated Into tho duties connected with the various offices of-fices which they will occupy. M.iyur Schmitz urged upon all of his subordinates subor-dinates the importance ot Oiling their places ably and honestly Appeal for Good Service The reading of the Mayor's message to the new Board of Supervisors consumed some time It wns a comprehensive review re-view of the affairs of the city, a prospectus pros-pectus of the Important undertakings that confront the newly-seated rlty fathers and an appeal to thr- supervisors and all city officers and employees to kIvc the people of San Francisco the very best administration ad-ministration in the blstorj of the city. Ho Impressed his mindfulness of the fact that the responsibilities of tho new city government are not of a dh Ided character, and prophesied a successful and popular outcome of the stewardship which kits fallen to him and his associates. asso-ciates. Received With Enthusiasm. The Mayor's remarks were enthusiastically enthusi-astically applauded The galleries iV , , , lllb d and the chamb i way croud, d to the point of suffocation. Some Recommendations. Among the recommendations by the Mayor were. A reduction In the present gas rates. lOWeT water rales and ;i municipal mu-nicipal water supply, the municipalization uf the Oeary-strcet railroad at once, better bet-ter Htreets and powers favoring large contracts con-tracts rather than small ones; more and better JiUlllll S lluols. |