Mayoral Installation.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume III, Issue 393, 19 December 1889, Page 3

Mayoral Installation.

The installation of Mr. C. A. DeLautour as Mayor of the Borough of Gisborne took place at noon yesterday. There were present: His Worship the Mayor (Captain Tucker), Councillors Coleman, Townley, Lucas, Hepburn, Lewis, and Whinray. “The retiring Mayor (Captain Tucker) said he thought it only right to say how grateful he felt to them for their kind behaviour during the time be had held the office, and the great pleasure it gave him to welcome a Sntlemin »uch as the present Mayor-elect to the office. Mr DeLautour had previously occupied the position of Mayor, and consequently was not unknown to them io that capacity. He had no doubt Councillors would jol-rwlth him In welcoming Mr DsL’U'our to the seat, Ciptaln Tucker then vacated the chair, and after making the formal declaration Mr DeLautour said it was with a feeling of considerable responsibility that he took the chair. It was quite true he did not come Among them as a stranger, or a* one unused tp the'position to wpiob bp vpas thm again inducted. At the same time it wee a position Pt responsibility Although we in Gleborn* ere still in the day of email things, yet it became the du-y of each one of us to laying the foundations ot prosperity for the place, to do so wisely and not make mistakes. Captain Tucker possessed certain n-rel !•!<>« in an eminent degree- patience *ud calm demeanor. He (Mr DeLautour) was, on -the Other, hand, inclined to push thingy along, bdt on the whole he hoped to fulfil the duties devolving npon him and that at the end of hie term they would separate with the mutual feeling that they bed worked together harmoniously and advanced the welfare of before congratulating Mr DeLautour, proposed a vote of ot thank* to the retiring Mayor. It was not elweye a pleasant duty to grt-pyse aurin a vote ot tbankv, and on tbe present oCeasiim it certainly was not a pleasant duty which he bad 14 talffi. H« WM I«H hie leil4V4)»ainffile»

would feci they were parting with a Mayor they would prefer to have seen retain the office. During the time he had presided over the Council he had given every latitude for the discussion ot subjects before the Council, and the affairs of the Borough had been faithfully conducted. Mistakes might have been made, but everything had been done with the beat of intentions. They unfortunately could not be congratulated on having a full exchequer, which was partly owing to their not having been successful in procuring a supply of water. Whilst glad to see Mr DeLautour occupying the Mayoral chair he felt certain the Councillors would join with i him (the speaker) in the regret which he had expressed at losing the services of the late Maron

Or Lewis seconded the proposition, and endorsed the remark* made, Captain Tucker had in the conduct of the business of tbe Council shown a forebearance, patience, and good temper that seemed to be a special gift, and he had taken active interest in the duties devolving upon him. While regretting parting with Captain Tucker he felt pleasure in welcoming Mr DeLautour back to the Council, and felt sure that in the future things would continue to work as well as they possibly could in a small place. The motion being unanimously carried, Captain Tucker returned his sincere and heartfelt thanks for the kind manner in which the vote of thanks had been proposed and seconded, He felt that he was more indebted to theirlown kindness of heart than to his own merits, though he had endeavored to keep the work of the Council going as smoothly as could be done, in spite of any little differences. But whatever little warmth there might have been at any time he hoped that the feeling had never been carried outside the Council doore—it certainly had not been so far as he was concerned. He heartily joined with them in congratulating the incoming Mayor, and felt quite certain that his task would be a light one. The speaker then paid a high compliment to Councillors for the way in which the business had been conducted, and said that such a Council would reflect credit on any Borough. He expresaed the opinion hat when the local bodies wars well conducted U had a good effect on the whole community, and ho referred attention to the recsnt’eteqtiqn contest, whjqh was conduotad in the most respectable manner that ha had ever known an election eon lest carried out. In conclusion ha said he felt certain Mr DeLautour would have the same reason for sincerely and cordially thanking the Council as ha (Captain Tucker} then had,