Message of the Mayor of Butte to the City Council, 1939

              MESSAGE OF THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BUTES
TO THE HONORABLE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BUTTE.
Gentlemen:
For a third time the voters of Butte have chosen me as their
chief executive.  I would, be very ungrateful if I did not recognize
this fact and appreciate the confidence placed in me by the people
of our city.
A wonderful victory often tempts people to slacken their efforts
and rest upon their laurels. Contrary to this attitude I feel that
even greater responsibilities have been placed upon me and in consequence it will require a continuance of sqr very best efforts if we
are to progress in city affairs as fast in the next two years as we
have in the last four.
A fast pace has been set by the city in the line of progress and
it will be difficult to maintain the same speed, but it will not be
impossible. We must keep our stride and I intend to do my part.
Much could be said about the accomplishments of the list few ^*
years; it would make a long progressive story if told in detail.
This is not at all necessary at this time.  'That mi are interested
in is the building of a future Butte and the well beiny of its citizens,
It might be well to summarize the past in order to plan the future.
Retrospect ion
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Four years ago our city is in a deplorable condition physically
and financially and the task of bringing it back seemed almost impossible.
Good, honest, efficient men and women were placed at the head of
the various city departments. In the two years that followed politics
and political rackets were literally kicked out of city affairs. Many
old policies were replaced with gooo principles and good sound business
judgment took the place of political expediencies.
The city was taken from the verge of bankruptcy and elevated to
a state where it enjoyed excellent credit. This enabled us to refinance