Author: Boston Boston

Publisher: Forgotten Books

Published: 2017-10-13

Total Pages: 88

ISBN-13: 9780266257356

Excerpt from The Inaugural Address of Nathaniel B. Shurtleff: Mayor of Boston, to the City Council, January 4, 1869 With all the apparent business prosperity of our city, we must not lose sight of the fact that our country is still burdened with heavy taxes, from the oppressive weight of whichit cannot be expected to be relieved for many years to come. We must, therefore, while we most sacredly maintain the honor of the city, by preserving all its engagements and fulfilling all its obligations, adhere also to the most rigid economy in the management of its affairs; and, while we most assiduously do all in our power to advance the interests of the city, and promote its business facilities, we must defer entering upon all great enterprises requiring large outlays of money, until the condition of our finances will permit the same being done without inordinately increasing the taxes, and thereby oppress ing all classes of our community. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.