Hfitotoffi WeeUg jPetmvctat VOL.XXVII. IMDMIII The Johnstown City Gov ernment Organized. , " THE NEW CITY'S PROUDEST DAY Mayor Rose's Inaugural Address and Other Noted Speeches. COUNCILS READY FOR BUSINESS | An Era of Hood Will and Confidence Will I Mark the Outset of the Mew City Gov ernment—The Councils Start out Smoothly—No Attention Paid to tlie Ilown-Pouring ltaln—The Mayor and Other City Officials Take the Oath From Judge Johnston—The Parade and Oh nervations. Notwithstanding the fact that the weather wore a threatening look, the people of Johnstown began early Mon v day morning to prepare for celebrating p the inauguration of the new City Govern ment. Flags bedecked many of the build- I '' ings, while in a few instances evergieens added to the appearance of the decora tions. The machinery of the new city govern ment took the first turn at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, when each of the officers elect was presented his certificate of elec tion by W. Horace Rose, Mayor-elect. SELECT COUNCIL. In the Select Council a temporary or v ganization was effected shortly after by the selection of Mr. Alex. Kennedy Chair man and Mr. Ed. A. Barry, as Secretary. Some delay followed, but at about 10:30 the roll call showed the following mem- Bbers present from their respective dis tricts Wds. Democrats. Wds. Republicans, 3. B. L. Yeagley. 1. 11. Y. Haws. 7. Adam Uuebncr. s. L. L. Smith, a, Wm. Hochsteln. 1. H. W. slick, s. Henry O'Bbea. 5. G. W. Moses, v 10. Benjamlu Klst. 6. Alex. Kenne > J . IS. Kdward Barry. 11. John Gruber r 14. John llonan. 13. C. Brlxner. 15. I*. J. McLaughlin. Republicans,,. Hi. Peter Buscr. I Democrrts, if. The election of a permanent President was declared in order upon which J'r. John Gruber nominated Mr. Keunedy tor the position, and Mr. Adam Uuebncr ' nominated Dr. B. L. Yeagley. A vote resulted in 9 for Mr. Yeagley and 7 for Mr. Kennedy, Judge Johnston was then introduced by Mayor-elect Rose. ! The Judge administered the oath of of , lice to the President, after which he (the Judge) made a short address, cougratulat ! ing the members on the accomplishment s of the work of consolidation. President Yeagley then took the chair and thanked the members for the mark of ' their esteem in calling him to the chair, j lie then swore in the members, after I which he stated that the election of a Clerk was in order- Mr. Kenuedy nominated Mr. Ed. O. C Fisher and Mr. Iluebner named Mr. James Taylor. The latter was chosen by a vote of 9to 7. The rules for governing the deliberations of the Council were read on motion of Mr. Ilaws. The reading was interrupted by the appearance of the Mayor-elect with the bonds of the Treas urer and the Controller-elect. They were on motion accepted and ordered tiled. ' The reading of the rules was continued and when the end was reached the Council I adjourned to meet at 7 o'clock in the 'evening. THE COMMON COUNCIL. Mr. Andrew Foster was made Tempo rary Chairman, and Alfred Slater Tempo i Tary Secretary. The vote for Permanent President resulted in the choce of Mr. YV. 1 A. Donaldson by a vote of eight against six votes for Mr. Jas. P. Greene. Judge Johnston then administered the oath to Mr. Donaldson, who in turn swore in the members. The membership is as follows : Wds. Democrats. Wds. Republicans. 3. Andrew Poster. l. W. A. Donaldson. 7. Thos. McDonnell. -J. W. II Zimmerman. ■J. Thomas Pearl. 1. Alfred slater. 10. Thos. Matthews. 5. sainuel Arthur. IK. JohnNeary. i>. W. H. coleman. u K<l. Plannauan. s. A. L. Mlltenberger. I- 15. James P. Green. 11. Klchard Davis. ™ h. E. Bcatijon. 13. John M. Davis. J Democrats, s. Republicans, 8. ' After the approving of the bonds of the Treasurer and the Controller the Council Adjourned to meet at 7 o'clock r. M. | The Councils, headed by the Mayor elect and Judge Johnston, proceeded in a body nt 11:15 o'clock to THE GBAND STAND, YVhere a great throng of people awaited their arrival. All the chairs on the Grand Stand .were filled, while the bands dis coursed some cheering music. About this time it was raining pretty rapidly. Among the ladies present on the Grand Stand were Mrs. Rose and Miss Rose, wife and daughter of the Mayor, Mrs. Osborne and Mrs, Hunt, the latter, it is said, being a sister of the first Burgess of Johnstown. Dr. George YV. YVagoncr, Chairman of the Citizens' Inauguration Committee, called the meeting to order and an I JOHNSTOWN, CAMBRIA COUNTY. PA., FRIDAY, APRIL 11, 1890. nounccd prayer by Dr. 11. L. Chapman. Regrets from prominent persons who hud been invited to be present were then read by the Chairman, as follows : lIAHKisBVKG, March 5, ISW. Mr. A. Cohen, C/uiirnum. Congratulations upon inaugratton of city gov ernmett cf Johnstown. Sorry lhat previous en gagotnonts will prevent ray Joining In the inler i esting ceremonies. JAMES A. BRAVER STATK BOARD OF BEAI.TH, \ PHILADELPHIA, April 4, 1890. J | To Messrs A. Cohen, Thomas I'. Keedu, and John I Devlin, Committee. | GENTLEMEN : I take great pleasure In ac j knowledglng the Invitation of the Honorable, ! the Mayor-elect, council and citizens of Johns ] town to be present at the Inauguration of the city government on Monday, Aptll 7th. While ] appreciating deeply the honor thus conferred, I 1 am reluctantly compelled, owing to the pves sure of professional and oOlclal engagements, to forego the gratification of attending. The occa sion wtll be one not only fraught with intense Interest to the friends of Johnstown, but of most happy augury to her citizens. They have my hearty congratulations on this auspicious open ing of their new municipal life. When I remem ber Johnstown as 1 first looked down upon It, ten short months ago, a city wiped out—a deso late waste of sand and water, with a fringe of ragged toppling ruins, half burled under moun tains of densely packed and tangled wreckage— without homos, without streets, without roads, without bridges,without horsesor vehicles,with out tools or utensils—when I think—and shud der as I think—of the survivors of her catas trophe, crushed by the appallllng consciousness of their absolute and sudden destttutlou, crazed by the abrupt sundering of the nearest and dearest ties, stupefied by the grandly awfu 1 spectacle which their unwilling eyes had been compelled to witness, wandering about In a sort of aimless horror In the sad hope of dlscov coverlng at leas', the lifeless forms of their loved ones; when, I say, I recall all this but of yesterday, I find It difficult to believe that It Is this same city, which, now purified by her baptism of woe springing up again In new beauty, her disen tombed thoroughfares re-echoing to the clang of hoof and the clatter of wheel, and thronged with crowds of hopeful, self-reliant, energetic men and women, who have bravely looked their mis fortunes In the face and risen superior to their private griefs, summons her friends from all parts of the Commonwealth, to rejoice with her In her assumption of the civic crown and the extension of her borders. The step which you are about taking In the consolidation of the numerous boroughs of the conemaugh and Stonycreek valleys, all bound together by a natural community of Interest, must commend , Itself to the approval of every thoughtful i bser ver. If there Is any feature of my official con nection with the work of renovation in those devastated valleys on which I look back with satisfaction. It Is the fact that I persistently urged the necessity for conjoint action on t he part of all the borough authorises In sanitary administration. The evident waste of energy, dissipation oi force, and frequent Interferences and frictions Incident to the existence of so many municipal ities within a comparatively limited region, be came painfully apparent under the stress of a common disaster. If I could feel that my representations In tills regard had in the least degree contrlbuied to the present happy consummation I should be more than grateful. Johnstown has furnished an obJeet-Usson to the whole civilized world on the grandest scale ever witnessed, of the value of scientific sanitary precautions. No other city has ever had so thorough a drilling In the details of sanitary work. Let not this painful education bo lost upon her. Let one of the earliest acts of her Councils be the establishment of a Board of Health, and another the adoption In all Its fe :- turesofthe model ordinance set forth by the State Board of Health, for the " bet ter protection of life and health," copies of which, as also of the compendium of the laws of the state re latlng to public health and safety, Issued by the Board, I take the liberty of here with transmitting. This Important branch of civic administration cannot be initiated too early or established on too firm a basis, in con clusion, I trust that I shall not be transgressing the bouundsof propriety If I express the deep personal Interest which I shall ever feel In the prosperity of your beautiful mountain city. Sent thither by what seemed almost the voice of In spiration, coming to me In the Lord's House, on the Lord's Hay. the work which was begun un der a strong sense of duty was continued as a labor of love. The examples which I there saw of heroic endurance and calm devotion to the public good on the part of those who, In one agonizing hour, had bean bereft of what they held most dear cn earth, edmmanded my admi ration and elicited my warmest sympathies. My only regret was that constitutional restric tions prevented my sanctioning measures of re lief which I would gladly have Inaugurated. Gazing down through the " dim guttering mine of future years," 1 foresee for the new born city a brilliant career. Fed by the two great commercial arteries of the country, In the midst of Illimitable mineral resources, her plains resounding with the hum of Industry, her hlglxts blooming with the gardens of suburban homes and resplendent with palatial residences, washed but never again wasted by her beautiful mountain torrents, the health of her people, without which riches are but apples of Sodom, zealously guarded by her Intelligent and ener getic Board of Health, she shall reign for gen erations to come. Queen of the Mountains. " Peace be within her walls and prosperity within her palaces." I have the honor to be, gentlemen, your obedi ent servant, BENJAMIN LEE. Secretary. Regrets were also rend from Geo. G. GrofT, M. D., Presidentof the State Board of ilealth; Win. McCallin, Mayor of Pittsburgh; Edward McSwecny, Mayor lof Bradford; YVni. H. YVelfiey, Burgess or Somerset; 8. 8. Marvin & Co.. Pitts i burgh; the Somerset Bar Association, through A. 11. CofTroth; Abe Schwab, New York ; Reuben Miller, Pittsburgh, and Hon. John Dean, Hollidaysburg. The rain was at this time falling rapid ly, and a wind helped to make things dis agreeable. In the midst of it the Mayor elect was introduced, and in a clear voice rendered his inaugural as follows : (Jentlemen of the Select ana Common Council of Ilie City of Johnstown and Fellow CUliens: We have now reached the partial accomplish ment of the dream of many thoughtful men fa miliar with the condition of the people who dwell In and around the site of the ancient In dian village," conemaugh Old Town." While It Is to be regretted that one of the boroughs In the group that desired to become part of our united municipality, was excluded by reason of a want of proximity, and lhat two others, gov erned by fears unfounded, voted to continue the petty separate system, thui preventing the whole sisterhood of boroughs In the Valley of the conemaugh from becoming united Into one goodly city, we still congratulate ourselves on the fact that Bevcn divided and diverse governments are now become a City of compact territory, and united people, whose Interests are Identical, and whose opportunities are to become a model of honest faithful government. Born out of the necessi ties of the greatest calamity of the Nineteenth century, we have every Incentive to urge the union of our people Into a brotherhood, closer and more lasting, than the bonds that bind the fraternities ot men who vow to be true and loyal to each other, In the line or their or ganization. ltock-rlbbed Prospect alone escaped the line ot the mighty sweep of the flood of May Bist. an' l stood above the track of desolation tnat took the lives, destroyed the homes, obliterated the landmarks and vanished out of sight the Im provements of the dwellers In the other bor oughs. Poor stricken Woodvalc was practically blotted ou of existence aud her fair bouses, the homes ot Industrious, frugal mechanics, were displaced by the mad wave, and the line of streots are now only marked by heaps of sand and the ruin of two buildings. These are the extremes ot our united people. While parts of the oilier boroughs were deso lated, yet parts remained. All the people suf fered. Although, before our calamity, we were known by different municipal names, we were In reality, one people-yet now that we have accomplished union, we must begin a new political life. Many difficulties confront us. We can only or ganize and put In operation the machinery of our City, by violating the letter of the statute that controls our official acttrns. Our condition is so anomalohs that there Is precedent to guide us. We must rough-hew our own way, and mark out our destiny, governed mainly by the light of reason and legal analogies, if we wish to achieve success In our new relation there must be not onli tact In managing, but discre tion In planning and prudence In execution of the law under which we have organized. The officers selected to organize the City Government must be zealous, Industrious, honest, and Im partial In the execution of the trust confided to them by the people. With our bridges, the very arteries of commu nication between the several parts of the City, swept away; our streets torn by the flood; no municipal buildings to cover our heads ; the water courses which thtead their devious ways In serpentine colls through the very heart of our domain, encumbered by debris, encroached up on by cupidity, until they stand, to-day a men ace of danger to us all: with no funds In our treasury, and an assessment so scandalously below the " actual value In cash " which the as sessors swore they would value at, that It startles the conscience of the average man ; we have much to discourage us In the start toward the restoration of things to the condition we all desire to accomplish. our rivers mhst be cleaned out and widened to nearly. If not quite, their original breadth and depth of channel, if we wish to escape the an noyance and peril of spring and fall floods. We have quietly trespassed upon the domain Nature marked out for herseh for the line of the flow of waters—with a roar she will smite us for our temerity. The weakest laborer, the strong est corporation must alike bow to the power of Dame Nature when she moves to assert herself. Let us, now, before the wild terrorsof a destruct ive flood sweeps over us, yield back the lines of channel nature provided for the flow of the waters which dash down our mountain sides and which will brook no restraint. Obstructions which will, on the slight-st provocation, form gorges of timber or Ice and construct a dam that will back the water over a large portion of the City, must be gotten rid of, It the application of the law to the cause of the menace win op erate to accomplish the removal. Our great industrial establishments must not be closed down at every rainfall by reason of Impediments to the free flow of the water In the channel, throwing out of employment hundreds of our people, upon whose wage-earnings so many depend. our bridges must be speedily built,our streets put In good condition for travel; and public buildings for the use of our muninlpal officers at once constructed. Short, broken and narrow streets must be lengthened, extended and widened; useless highways vacated and aband oned ; cobble stones must give way to a better material for paving; sewers must be laid on a large and scientific scale ; antiquated notions abandoned and modern views udopted. A com plete survey and plot of the City must be made. New names must be given to many of our streets In order that location may be found and not confounded ; and a new and better system of numbering houses than now exists In severs; wards adopted. Wliolsesome and prudently con ceived ordinances for the government or the City must bo adopted and when adopted, faith fully and Impartially enforced. The rough ele ment that gathers on several prominent corners and highways and offers rude Insults to passers by, must be dispersed, and tlfe time hastened when a lady can, unattended In proper hours visit all parts of the built up portions of the City without fear of Interruption or affront. Our side-walks must be cleansed and put in respectable condition for pedestrians. An or dinance designating the limits In which wooden structures may not be constructed should as soon as possible be adopted, as the tlre-llmlt or dinance adopted by Johnstown borough, seems to have either been .improperly enforced or else treated as obsolete, and has Just been repealed as It would not have been proper now to enroree It since many innocent people would have to suffer the destruction of their buildings erected In good faith, believing the ordinance of no effect. The Inflammable buildings on the Park, a standing menace of danger, must, as soon as possible, be removed and steps taken to restore the Park to Its former lines of beauty. A Hoard of Health under the law governing Cities of the third class, should be at once created to save us frorn the perils sure to How from the waste and unhealthy condition we were left In following the sweep of the flood. our fire department should be organized and controlled so as to have a recognized head anil leadeshlpto the end that discord, strife and wrangles detrimental to the purpose for which firemen are organized, should not exist. A large revenue Is derived from license paid by legalized venders of liquors. A vigilance on the part of the;oflicers must be maintained to keep the '• speak easy " from flourishing to the end that, If liquors are sold, a revenue which shall support the police win Inure to the City, The shameless spectacle of men and boys reel. Ing and staggering from Intoxication on the pub lic streets on Sunday must and |wlll cease to wound the sensibilities of all good people, If ward constables and policemen are compelled to do their duty. A wise license system enacted by .the Council and vigorously enforced will reach a class of persons and property which has heretofore reap ed the benefit of the protection of our munici palities, dominated our streets, used them at will and brought no revenue to the Borough Treasury. The corporations that have their system of pipes as a net work under our streots, open their ditches and trenches to connect the consumer with the lines of supply, and In most eases mar the streets and leave pit hojes, breaks or sunken lines, wl< lch In the end become a bill ot expense lo the City, make no return tor the privilege In the shape of direct tax for the maintenance of the munipal government. These may all now he made the subject of a license tax r id the matter should receive the prompt attention of the city Goverment, to the end that the burden of the ordinary taxpayer may be so far reduced, Owners of property are compelled at their own expense to lay and keep In repair the side-walks, and set the curbing In iront ot their lots, and see that the side-walks are kept clean for the use of not only the property holders of the City, hut also for the resident who owns no real estate. The Act of Assembly under which we are or. gan'zlng empower! the Council to levy and col lect a poll tax. if this Is levied It will reach a class who enjoy all the advantages of good, clean side-walks and contribute nothing toward their creation or maintenance, and to that ex tent will reduce the amount of taxes of those who In addition to the payment of ordinary taxes, pi ovlde for us all the conveniences and comforts of decent side-walks. Milk wagons and huckster caits which are owned by non-residents, use the streets and help to wear them out. If these vehicles should be broken or injured by reason of de fects in the streets, the municipality will be called upon to pay the damages, under the law the owners ot these vehicles may have Im posed upon them a license tax ; and why should they not contribute a portion of the funds nec essary to repair and fit up the streets they use 1 A valuation of all the taxable property In the City should be made in accordance with the oath of the assessors—assessing the same " at Its actual value In cash " tor City purposes—to the end tha' every man shall pay taxes in ac cordance with Ills wealth whereby the smaller property owners wtll not as heretofore be called upon to pay an unjust portion. If we reach all these hitherto exempt proper ties, and persons and other interests which un der the borough system could not be taxed, but which there Is no good reason for not Insisting upon their paying a Just pro portion of the pub lic burden t In return for the protection afford on them, and make them bear their proportion ate share of taxation. It will be found that aside from the great expanse which the waste of the flood has put upon us. In our new relation we wlil have more comforts, conveniences, and police protection with less expense to those who tn the separate borough system heretofore bore the burden of maintaining the govcrment. It should be noticed too. that the recent addition of properly to the seventh ward of Johnstown Borough, whose revenue and taxation did not pass into the Borough Treasury, win be a source of revenue, over and above the revenues of that borough before consolidation. That section upon the notoriously low valuation of last year's appraisement, stands in real estate valuation alone at upwards of one hundred and eighteen thousand dollars, less than one-sixth the actual value of the property. competent men must be selected to fill the places and positions necessary to the organiza tion and carrying on of the several departments o< the City Government, and decent salaries awarded for their labors. Good service re quires good pay. 11l paid men seldom well perform the duties of their positions. Wblle our revenues will be greater and de rived from some new sources of taxation, our condition Is such however, that, to accomplish all the matters and things suggested, a debt must be Incurred. Let It be Incurred, despite the whine of the miser who growls at the pit tance he pays In the shape of taxes. Let the City be hullt in accordance with the ideas cf the present age, and. If It Inflicts a burden too great for us to bear, let the bonds be of long duration, and leave a future generation dis charge the debt, for they wlUenjoythe blessing. Progress, the people whose servants public of ficers are, want; and progress they will have. The era of " conemaugh old Town," when the rude Indian dwelt In the Valley of the Cone maugh, has passed. We are a civilized, en lightened ltcople, who live In the uge of pon derous rolling mills, steel works, railroads, streetcars, telegraphs, telephones and electric lights Wampum Is no longer a commodity In this Valley—John si own municipal bonds will sell above par. These remarks have been more especially di rected to those upon whom the burden of of ficial responsibility will fall. To the public I mav say—Be patient with your servants. Your waste and desolate places cannot be restored In a day. The task Is great, tho difficulties In the way, many, it would be far easier to build a new city, than to rebuild Johnstown. At every turn, where a grade Is to be changed, a street opened, widened or straightened, a useless alley vacated, a curb to be reset or a sidewalk repair ed or laid, some private, personal Interest will be touched upon and growlers will be In the land. The voice of lamentation will be heard, the mean selfishness will carp at the best efforts of the officers to carry out a gen eral plan of reform and restoration. Faults will exist and win be committed, despite the best efforts of those appointed to rule and govern. The council of the wise and prudent is needed, the forbearance and Indulgence of the best ele ment of our people Is Invoked, and will be found necessary to be often called Into activity before the task of fully completing the organization of the City, in all Its departments, and establlsh leg order, system, convenience, and perfection, where now confusion, Irregularity, Inconven ience and Imperfection exists, Is ended, Years must elapse before wo recover from the calamity of our desolation and disorder, and every good citizen must give his aid In order to accomplish the end. For myself, I .shall observe the admonition Of Ahab, King of Israel, who to his boastful antag onist, Benhadad, King of Syria said : " Let not him that glrdeth on his harness boast himself, as he that putleth it off." I shall, with a ;deep sense of responsibility, enter upon the discharge of the duties of the office to which the people have called tne by a vote so large that It excites my gratitude to u su..iotne degree, but awakens a fear tbat tco much Is expected of me. My pride shall be to discharge with honest Impar tiality the duties of the position, yet fearing that I have before me a task of organization and executive requirement which will tax my best endeavors, and absorb for a long period my time and thoughts, and that I shall fall short of 1 accomplishing the end of my own and your de sires. | Trusting my actions to. the considerate judg ment of my fellow citizens. In the community wherein I was born, I am now ready to take up on myself the oath of office, and enter upon the discharge of the duties devolving upon the first Mayor or the City of Johnstown. Several points in the address were em phasized by hearty applause, but the most profound sileuee reigned while the oath of office was being administered to the Mayor by Judge Johnston This was at the conclusion of the inaugural address. The other city officers were then sworn in ; viz., George C. Miller, City Treasurer; Jihu Dowlmg, City Controller; Joseph Kuntz, Gottleib Bantley and John O'Toole City Assessors. The rain still poured, but no attention was paid to it, but before the close of Colonel W. D. Moore's address, which followed, the clouds had broken and the sun'a rays poured down on the vast as semblage. Colonel Moore spoke as fol lows : lYu.ile of Johnstown, It Is a sad pleasure to congratulate you, the survivors of on awful calamity, upon the reno vation of your desolated city, the re-establlsh ment and enlargement of your civic life, and the renewal ot your own energy and hope, and with you to lift up my heart in thanksgiving to that God, who having listened to your cry "out of the depths" has to you to-day given " beauty for ashes, the oil of Joy for mourning, and the gai ment of praise for the spirit of heaviness." .Vhen on last Memorial Day, I Ptood among you, Ilooked uponas fair and beautiful a scene as often greets the eye of man : girt round, as Jerusalem of old, by mountains from base to summit robed In the emerald of the spring, en girdling and guarding busy Industries and lovely homes; veined by rivers whose crystal clear ness mirrored the cloudless blue above and sparkled In the flood ot sunlight upon them, whose banks were already bright with the anemone, the arbutus, and the sweet forget-me nots that bloom tor happy lovers, I could not wonder at the strong attachment which you cherished for your appointed dwelling-place, nor repress the delight which I felt as I gazeJ upon that picture ot beauty and peace. For, on that day, business had ceased. All who could poured from their homes, and hundreds from abroad met tnd mingled with you In the solemn services by which we sought to com memorate the honored dead and Inspire the liv ing with new pride In and love for our redeemed country; martial music filled the air, banners and Hags floated from every dwelling. Fathers, mothers, brothers, sisters, above all troops of happy children, covered with flowers, and wear ing the red, white, and blue. Joined In the pro cession whlcjj marched to the cemetery and back to thcOpera House, alas l little dreaming of the doom Impending, and knowing not that ere a day stiould pass, Zaarah deserts would be beau tllulcompared with the city of your love, and many hundreds of these souls would have gone up to God amid the roar and clamor of a delugepltlless as death and Insatiable as the grave. one month afte, want l tootceu In vain Jer the streets-sandy wastes covered the places w here happy homes had been; wrecks of all that art and Industry had reared, strewed the earth. Johnstown had become a grave, and the lew forlorn wanderers one met, wore that dazed and stricken look which they only wear who have been smitten by a sudden. Incomprehensible, hopeless sorrow Into an apathy of mental terror and tearless despair. Hastily I said, as l turned away, as savanna la Mar, in one niglit sank temples, palaces, dwell ings and thronging multitudes to the depths, never more to be seen of men, so this unhappy clty has come to Its mournful end. Hastily, 1 spake, for now I look around once more and see, thanks to the munltlcence of a pitying world and your own manliness, courage, and energy a new city, an enlarged, consolidated, and nobler municipality, and a people, who, coming out from this black cloud of desolation and death, and still mourning over the awful past may nevertheless look forward with hope and faith to a prosperous and happy future. Who that have sorrowed with you in your sor row can help rejoicing In your Joy ? Who that have stretched out to you pitying and helping arms but must be glad to-day to chop your bands In felicitation and congratulation t What bean that has been wrung for yoj but must tills day be tilled with deep thankfulness to God, who though for a small moment ne forsake us, yet will He gather us to Himself again with everlasting mercy. May ills wisdom guide you In the future and His benealetion rest upon you. As you have been bitterly afflicted, so may you be abundantly blessed. Be sure It Is not 1 alone who utter the prayer with which I cease, but that It rises from every heart la all lands to which your sad story has gone, and I am sure rises not In valu for you and your future- ' Throw away thy rod, Throw away thy wrath; oh! my uod : Take the gentle path. Throw away thy rod, Though man frailties hath; Thou art Clod! Throw away thy wrath." The Chairman then introduced Mr. A. J. Moxham, saying as he did so that to him more than to any other oue man was due the accomplishment of consolidation. Mr. Moxham spoke very pleasantly, comparing the beginning of the city gov ernment to the becoming of age of a man. We have lmd the sympathy of the world and the shadow of the past. That shadow lias brought us to the becoming of age. Mr. Moxham spoke of the confidence that our people were willing to repose in our Mayor and in the Counciimen elected to legislate for the city. The concluding part of the speech was as follows : I,et It be our part, by our patience, by our pub lic Interest, by our willingness even to tho ex tent of sacrifice, to aid these men In so building up this city that her valleys will teem with fac tories and be overrun with people. There Is room In these valleys for one hundred and fifty thousand people. Let us so aid these men—who will need our aid and who will have to face tho responsibility and guide our steps as to estab lish that precedent which will pave the way for these one hundred and fifty thousand people.' Mr. Mayor and citizens, I bid welcome, thrice welcome, to our coming of age; and may nod speed the new city of Johnstown. At the conclusion of Mr. Moxham's re marks, Rev. D. M. Miller pronounced the NO 51. benediction. This ended the exercises at the grand stand, and the people went home for their dintii-rs. B> 3 o'clock the streets were alive with people. The bands played line music, and the sky was clear save a tew strag gling clouds. Promptly at 2:30 the im mense column began to move over the route published yesterday in the follow ing order: Uniformed Police. Capt. Jas. u. Gageby, Chief Marshal. Dr. G. \V. wagoner, chairman Executive com mittee. Aids to chief Marshal—John 11. Brown, Esq., Johnson Allen, Dr. A. hi. Wakeßeld, Jas. J. Mlillgan, Jas. O. Kelly, John Burkhardt, Winter Kose. Mineral city Band. Mayor Rose and ex-Burgess llorrell, city Offi cers, Guests, Councils, In Carriages. FIRST DIVISION. capt. John Downey, Division Marshal. Seventh ward Band. National Guard, captain Wonders commanding. Assistance Fire company. Iroquois Club, mounted. SECOND DIVISION. James Shumaker, Division Marshal. Reed Band. vigilant Fire Company. Good Wilt Ilose, Ilook and Ladder company. Ho:nerstown Drum corps. Squad of Regular Ti oops. U. S. Mall carriers. Turners. THIRD DIVISION. Austin Neary, Division Marshal. MorrellvlUe City Band. Hibernians. Thirteenth Ward Hose company. Eclipse Band. Cambria Hose company. FOURTH DIVISION. Harry Coulter, Chief Marshal. Hussar Band, conemaugh Fire company. Johnson company's Display. Trade Display. FIFTH DIVISION. John W. selgh, Division Mais'ial. Austrian Band. Knights ol St. George. Harmonic Singing Society. Business Men's Display. CULLED BY THE OBSERVER. I'idu'tthe man-earners and the post ottice employes show up nicely ? The Johnson Company's display dieted much favorable comment. Mr. W. F. Carpenter's bricklayers with the words "We Help to Kebuild the CHy," on the side of their wagon, gave pleasant variety to the procession. The new Dibert building was a fine sight while the uarudc was passing. Every window of the four stories was full of people, while a profusion of flags deco rated the whole exterior of the buildiug. Mr. I\ S. Fisher had some very fin j decorations of flags, laurels and other evergreens. In fact his decorations were the finest on the "hole ionic. '• The Elk " liatl a fine large Hag with evergreen decorations stretched across the street. One of the observed features of tne pro cessiou was C. J. Bcegle's blacksmith shop on wheels. It was in a two horse wagon and was Qrubbtown's principa contribution to the demonstration. It consisted of n bellows, tire, anvil, and Mr. Beegle with his helper busily at work. The Fourth and Seventh ward wagon four horses and two mules, with a man mounted on each animal and about twenty-live in tbe laige wagon attracted a great deal of attention. The boys from the Fourth and. S • ''i did themselves proud. The large flag tds.'iayed on the resi dence of Mr. John V. Shatter's B. & O. Hotel, ou Washington street, is a flood relic. The way it was saved from the great deluge makes it of more than ordin ary value to its owner. The tirst gentleman to congratulate .Mayor Hose after he took the oath of office, when many of his friends gathered around him, was his pastor, ltcv. D. J. Beale, I). I)., of the Presbyterian Church. The 1). & 0. excursion was a great suc cess, about 400 people having taken ad vantage of it. Both sides of Main street .were lined three and four people deep from above Clinton street to Walnut, while many of the cross streets were filled with people. As the rear of the marching column readied the corner of Slain and Franklin streets, the head arrived at the same point, the column reaching all the way over Franklin from Main to Washington, up Washington and Railroad to Adam, over Adam to Main, and down Slain to Franklin. CaDtam Gageby looks well on horse back, and tbe same can be said of his aids. A cheering crowd occupied the U. P. Church building. They made themselves heard at various times. Some merriment was excited by their pranks. Tbe new city's first moments were baptized in the rain shower. Who didn't admire the Turners' new flag '! Yesterday was its first public ap pearance. The fine red nlumes of the Knights of St. George gleamed conspicuously in the sunshine. The flood-wrecked engine of the Vigi lant Company contrasted strikingly with their fine new Siisby. There were no more conspicious march ers yestcrdfc than those who wore the green. M Bouquets adorned the tables on the Grand Stand, and also the desks in both Council rooms. The Seventh Ward Drum Corps was by no means the least noticahle feature of the parade.
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