Excerpt from Twenty-Seventh Annual Report: Of the City of Keene Containing Inaugural Ceremonies, Ordinances and Joint Resolutions Passes by the City Councils, With Report of the Several Department for 1900 Prayer was offered by Rev. Octavius Applegate, Jr., after which the mayor delivered his inaugural address. After the prayer and inaugural address, Frank H. Whitcomb was elected city clerk, and Joseph F. Emmons, city messenger, and the city councils then adjourned until 7.30 o'clock. At 7.30 p. m., the common council organized by the choice of Samuel Patrick, as president, and Herbert O. Wardwell, clerk. 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.