THE INSTALLATION OF MAYOR.

Manawatu Standard, Volume IV, Issue 19, 20 December 1883, Page 3

THE INSTALLATION OF MAYOR.

Mr Snelson, tiavjhg signed the usual declara-lon,'* was" duly installed as Mayor of the Borough for the ensuing year. # x . « f (..A-'^--v-' -* Cr Jenssen made a few- remarks on the oocattpn*(>_le;vrag r yery pleased toi see Mr'^neWnlTad^becmvcnosen to occupy the mayoral chajx,.and he stated that lw 9 tlipught the ."va^tQ hCj congraj^latec^; on paving, seeofed, the.. ■N- services . pf such a competent^ jnaa as Mr SneKm for the. e*n?urp^ i tpm.i <■ -■■> IfcCr spoke jto the sapae efFe^ i e-j^^es^g.^hwA^ia^ac^UoatA-ifr^ SnelS^a eljejition. ... :t; HL-o <i i i Cr %int6n took, a u i •view of -w^JifidAiOeeik done duiing the past year. He was sonry to- have to adn^titfiat t|ie present proHpecia I off the Boro^gtij fc were no tpf „thevtoightest. He d^^jtj $^Uove i^ t thefsame mam occupying the chair t term after iterm*! and he i^ijg|itjthftt ' cbanggsK visable.- IXIJ At the^jpreserit^ juncture ; di*_ was most essential that a tried man should hold . the seat H , From ■ lite past. connectioiT with- the ABovough ihe felt q- lite confio^n^ihatr <Dr^^Snelson hid the/ eonfidence^f tne wjtiole %f hurgesses. One -g^.on. *why Palpae^ton- jhad «,ad- : vaucedljo rapidly and its projects had turned out so successf uUy-svas because its BoTOUgh.'Uppncillora ;had, always •workeof amicably together; there was 'no jarring or strife amongst them lo cause disuni^u. ;/ ,"Ae rjthe<* Borough was now about to raise a, new Loan a man of some experience m these- matters was require^j.toj^ake the lead. Tf they were i: raißing the Joan, retrenchment would have to be introduced, however unwilliug they might be to acknowledge- ; that Isucli was necessary. v^ey v «>uld reduce their.* outside working expenses hy «lispensing with their Borough Engineer, and perhaps one" or two of their roadmen also. Then again ..-4j^:-"Qig^t. call for tendera for - advertising, ; and thus further ec^omwe. There was rip reason why newspapers should* not compete m the way- of business the same as storekeeper- f were compelled to do: If they succee^iß^i^oat^^hißir Borough ': Loan there' A*oujld be. no" occaision for. this enforced; economy and -compulsory retrenchme-t, butif dt&erwise each and all wouldjhaVe to ""hear, their share of the burden. r yy r ; ; Cr Feiguson said.: he must ledge he had been disappointed m their late mayor, Cr Jenssen, but it had been a<mos|>, agreeable disappointment, as he had reason tolxrfieyejmaay others had also been. *At c fir*Bt it was, feared that Of' Je^seti iniigift not make a paT-' ticularly good cha,ujrpan. ;But the admirable way }i\ .vi^hich he. discharged bb official ddties, and presided over the meetings of -the ''Council^ had feken Palmereton by surprise, as lie had acted iv his a capacity of Mayoi*' to the satisfaction of every one. He had alsOf-giveb entire satisfaction within the Council Chamber m invariabb/)okrepii)g;*the meetiug iter thei i point, and exhi^ubiug. the , ; utmost courtesj^to .ftUJ He_.(Cr JFerguaonXhad often himself said bp^ide thatlf it : •was nof^foic'tliree^iii^aj itf.:the. Council he him^el*^ : wftld '■*s&#*& HoWaseat m thatkody at all. A'Thosethreis men were Crtr SaelSbn^ Lintori^ahd Jehspe-a;. Outßidcthem* tliWe' wds not one his opinion, to Q<#upy -tlje Mayoral" chair. He was exceedingly glad to see Cr Snehoa agaia plac«4 ia that chair

and be had not the slightest doubt that with him as mayor, the Counci] wonld work as amicably and harraoniouslvas m the past. Cr Suelson, oh taking the chair, said I that he occupied his present position through a combination of circumstances. ,He might simply state that he would occupy the position of Mayor for the ensuing term, aiid no amount of persuasioh would induce him to remaih m it after the, completion bt his term. The proceedings then terminated, and the Council adjourned till' the next , ordinary mbeting.