Show prohibition IS LLY emphasized to the honorable members embers Al of the city council of city gentlemen upon this occasion of our instillation in office I 1 deen deeni i it advisable and II 11 necessary cessare ces sary to make some suggestions ions recommendations and appointments point ments which will serve to po point int out your duties and divide vie the work which is before you during the two years of cf your incumbency cuin cum bency first of all let me congratulate the citizens of fillmore city upon their wise selection of their city council composed as I 1 believe entirely of men of integrity of good sound ju judgment dament dg ment and of moral courage to carry out their honest convictions you have bave been elected to an office which is not a lucrative 0 one ne but one which involves a good deal of work and responsibility i perhaps never before in the history of fillmore city has i there been so much work to accomplish com coni so many needed improvements prove ments to be made and difficulties fic ultes to 0 overcome as at tile present time I 1 hope therefore that your winds minds are fully made up with a firm determination eliat talis aliis work shall be done and these difficulties surmounted to the entire satisfaction of your own and if possible to the satisfaction of all the thinking fair minded people of this city not that I 1 elpe expect any anything tIling that you can do 10 will save you from the censure of the fault finder and knocker for thern there are always those who are r ready rady ady to censure the acts of officials cals without knowing the facts and circumstances surrounding those acts owing 0 wl n to the weighty nature of 00 L the work before you your labor will necessarily be arduous but I 1 sincerely hope liepe and trust that it will be plea pleasant saut and characterized by good will and consideration for one another har mony molly is a most lost necessary element in your deliberations and I 1 believe and trust that your one purpose will be to serve the best interests int rests of this city not a allowing any political religious family or factional strife to dissuade you from a proper course of thought and action and again that your deli deliberations berat may inay be pleasant and business fa facilitated ciliated it will be necessary to minate eliminate ili too much promiscuous discussion I 1 as your presiding officer shall try to be considerate of the feelings and wishes of all larave I 1 crave your confidence and will not assume to be arbitrary nor too 0 officious c but that business may be facilitated I 1 shall insist that business be done as nearly as possible along the lines of par rules for order now gentlemen as to the work before you we will become ill more ore fe familiar aliar with what is to be done its as we go along and business nat continued oli oh next page |