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Laa diagrammee suivants illuatrent la mAthoda. 1 2 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 ^ u li Jj J, If 4i^ » Inaugural Address HIS WORSHIP MAYOR OF MONTREAL DELIVERED March 9th, 1885 'W jpjgp-lMP-yj . ^ ^ f^-i | ^-4 i -i|--Jf-f-. f u^ f' MMMiaiiiil W^oWHi Gentlemen of the Hoard of Alder men Following the example of my predecessors, and a custom equally easy and pleasant to keep, I fulfil a duty in present- ing my sincere thanks to the citizens of Montreal wlio have done me the honor to raise me to the position of Chief Ma- gistrate of the metropolis of Canada. At the end of an electoral campaign, in which the heat of the conflict, the varieties of opinion and the disputes in- separable from the popular decision cannot fail to produce ill feeling and discontent, I wish to declare publicly that in becoming Mayor of Montreal, I have left at the door of the City Hall all the personal considerations of an ordinary citi- zen that might entangle me in the important duties of an impartial and independent majjistrate ' I am confident in advance, gentlemen, that I can rely upon your loyalty to aid me in the performance of these duties, and upon your courtesy and good will, to mantain between the City Council and the executive, those cordial relations necessary for the good management of our popular institutions. Montreal is the largest, the most populous and the richest city in Canada, and we ought to be careful to en- deaver to set an example of judicious administration to the cities of the other provinces of the Canadian Confederation. If those who have done me the honor of electing me to the Mayoralty have exaggerated the good points of their candidate, I think that those who have fought against me have also largely exaggerated my faults and my so-called 2 revolutionary tendencies. The social disturbances which are agitating Kurope. and which are largely the work of Utopian or over-excited intellects, have no reason for existence on the banks of the St. Lawrence where there is room, work and food for those who recognize the need and dignity of daily labor to enable them to fulfd the duties of a worthy and intelligent citizenship. Our Municipal Government is based on the popular vote, and for this reason claims the obedience of all those who' understand the respect which is due to the decision of the majority in countries ruled according to the democrat -c system. I have been elected to preside over your deliberations and to carry out your decisions, gentlemen, and not to thwart your ideas and introduce into the Council an element of discord. We inhabit together a city whose population is divided in respect of national origin, but in which exists, in all en- lightened minds, a deep-seated desire for union and good feeling, without distinction of race or belief. Our common duty is to understand ourselves and to teach our children that we are Canadians before and above all, and that to be just to ourselves and others, we must know how to silence the exaggerations which infallibly result from prejudice and fanaticism, whatever may be their source and the sentiment which has called them forth. It is the usage, gentlemen, that the retiring Mayor should give a condensed statement of the state and working of the different departments which compose the administra- tion of the city of Montreal. rilis aposi fiiils us ti)-clay, and I confess I have not re- ceived the dociiinents wliich would liave been necessary to my discussing with accur.icy the rit>ures and statistics which will in any case be submitted to you by the heads of the various departments. FINANCIvS. I am aware that there appears to be a considerable im- provement in the state of our fuiances, and everything pro- mises that the year just commencing will give satisfactory results. Our Finance Committee is now presided over by a man whose knowledge, experience and perfect uprightness war- rant the confidence and thorough trustfulness of the tax- payers. An enquiry has been instituted into the working of this department. Experts m accounting are now at work, study- ing the details, and we shall soon learn the result of their enquiries. Let us hope that their report will prove that, if there have been irregularities and negligence, the honesty and integrity of the heads will remain above all suspicion. PUBLIC HEALTH. Immediately after the finances, and perhaps even before it, for this year at all events, the great question of the day is that of the public health. It is patent to all those who have carefully followed the discussions of the Board of Health and its work, that there are many improvements to be introduced. Montreal, by its geographical and topographical situation, l)y its splendid i)()siti(ni on llu- b;iidARTMENr AND WATER WORKS. The service of the Water Works Department has left nothing to be desired as is api)arent, and our Fire Depart- ment is in a state of perfection which elicits the admiration of all the strangers who visit our city. We should endeavor to follow the exam[)le of those who have grown old in these two departments of our administration. MARKETS. The Market Committee which forms incidentally an im- portant branch of the department of public hygiene is im- proving. The slaughtering of animals outside the city limits and the passage of horned cattle through our streets in the day time are two questions which must be definitely settled during the coming year. PARCS AND FERRIES. Our system of parks and public place is improving every year, and the general health can only be benefited thereby. 6 i.Kiiir. Our system of illumin.itiiiir sccins lo l)c :,;ilisf;icl(.ry un- til science has miule siicii progress as will permit the intro- duction of an improved system. roijci-:. Our corps of municipal i)olice is well up to the lulhl- ment of its difficult duties. No City in Canada is better protected than Montreal, and 1 can only hope that our sys- tem will continue, year by year, to improve, so as to att.im that state of proficiency which will be demanded by the in- crease in our population. ROADS. And lastly, a word on our public roads and i)avements The severity of our climate in winter places us in a difficult position, and we are yet searching for a system that can be equally adopted to both winter and summer. I hope that we shall shortly obtain practical results, as the subsidy actu- ally voted for the roads is in ;. great measure spent in work of repairs. Allow me, in conclusion, to say a word regarding the reasons which decided me to accept the candidature, spite of my comparative youth and the sn^all share of experience I have had occasion to acquire in municipal administration. The office of Mayor is usually confided to men who have passed through the Council as aldermen, and who have ac- quired a right to the gratitude of their fellow-citizens. I re- profiUcil, this \car, the opinions of tliosi' who believe tlie nia}<)ialt) is not an lieieilitai) charge. Whatever nia) be a man's merits and aptitudes he cannot liope to riniain mayor ill i)erpttuity, and the electors expressed this decision in giving me a majority of their votes. Besides, there is a sentiment of loyalty which makes every impartial citizen understand that civic honors sliould be etpially distributed amongst the different races whicli go to make up our nationality. I am, it appears, the )ouiigest chief magistrate who has ever liad tile honor of presiding over your deliberations, and I have been told that my youth was a serious objection, and that I must naturally be wanting in experience. There is probably some truth in this objection, but allow mc to re- mark that if I lack the experience that comes with white iiairs, I will endeavor to supplement this by the energ>- and hard work ot youth, relying upon the good counsel of my seniors in the Municipal Chamber for my guidance. II. HKAUGRAND, Mayor.