Show W o H HI HII r HH oli H H MA MAYOR MORRIS MOR FIRST ST MESSAGE i 1 j Sends Pacific Communication to tho tim City Council Counci and ne Asks Cooperation Co of Members rOll Poi Administration Will I 1 I Both Dt Democrats t and anI Republicans Y 1 01 I I 1 I Tlc first official from front Mayor Morris orrs to the thc new city ct council which was 01 1 read reau to lo that body bod at t noon today tad oda a follows 3 1 Office Jan al 4 1904 To Io time the Honorable President and Members of the City t Council Counci Gentlemen Appreciative of the fact that we wc arc about abolt to enter upon important and 7 f f public Unties duties I 1 take talc this opportunity of addressing you yon 01 briefly and congratulating you upon i your Olaf election as members of this thus body chosen as it is to the thc performance of a sacred trust f r i Ij J and 1114 to assure you ou at the time outset that it i is my 1 sincere desire that we shall work harmoniously together for fOI the best Hest good of our rapidly growing city ct To ro do this there arc several prime cs es essentials r i iT Ij T senti S y yI r I II I It I is desirable that th we w recognize each ca h others rights That fiat we remember that we arc F 1 chosen to represent the thc interests is of all al classes casses of the he eOl community without regard to political or I IS j S other differences 11 2 That we arc face to face with wih problems of the gravest character and that it is needs necessary 1 nary sary sar to approach consider and dispose of them in an intelligent and ami proper manner To Io accomplish push this there should be he an entire absence of the strife and discord that so frequently mar the II work ork of 0 public bodies J 1 3 That we wc should be bc mindful of oC the thc fact that we arc are expected nay more that it is dc de demanded of us that we give the taxpayers ta payers of this city a thoroughly businesslike administration t r That important questions be met with wih deliberation and ad wisdom that public improvements be F made according to our needs and ability that our needs are arc great we wc all al know that our efforts should be equal to the thc occasion is apparent 4 That to obtain these results it shall be my fay hI aim to appoint as heads of departments t only men whom I personally persona I know Inlow to be honest and capable and peculiarly fitted by education t tand an and experience to the respective positions to which they will vill wilc be named In the selection of such officials I do not propose to confine myself to but one ole political organization On time the contrary it itis itis itis is my intension inter ion to recognize and deal heal justly justl with both so far as the proprieties of the situation situ tion 1 will tUl allow v wil alo Finally Finaly I r desire to state that I shall address you at a greater length in tlc the near future x 1 after I have received the reports of the heads of departments of o the city cit government and can 7 X j formulate my message to the thc council In that I hope to be bl able to define a policy with refer 7 t dice to public needs that will Rill wi meet with your our approval and support Meanwhile I desire to ex cx J Jj m 1 j tend a cordial welcome at all al times to the members of the council counci who may desire to visit meat me mc meat at nt the thc Mayors nors office or elsewhere to confer or counsel with me regarding city dt business Not f only do 10 I extend such invitation but I trust that it will wi be accepted in ill the hope that we the will wi thoroughly understand each other in ill the discharge of the responsibilities we owe the time public i Respectfully ir i I RICHARD P MORRIS Mayor Mavor r oI H lr I HH H I I H 1 I H H |