Purchase of this book includes free trial access to www.million-books.com where you can read more than a million books for free. This is an OCR edition with typos. Excerpt from book: Mayor Gaynor's Letters and Speeches PART I—LETTERS His First Letter as Mayor January 10,1910. Sir: Please let steps be taken for the immediate resumption of the running of the stages on Riverside Drive, from Seventy-second street to the viaduct, unless there be a sufficient reason to report to the contrary. That fine drive was made by the City for all, and not for a few. Charles B. Stover, Esq., Commissioner of Parks, New York City. An Act of Justice January 12, 1910. Sir: Please take measures to reinstate Clinton H. Smith in his office of secretary, unless there is something that should be reported to me to the contrary, and his case can, later on, be calmly dealt with. That done in heat or haste is as a rule ill done. We must not only deal with people with justice, but also with the appearances ofjustice, the latter sometimes being as essential as the former. Charles B. Stover, Esq., Park Commissioner, etc. Drivers Might Freeze January 19,1910. Sir: As I walked down Flatbush avenue, Brooklyn, on my way over this morning, I noticed that all of the drivers of a long line of snow wagons which were being filled by the shovellers were standing about doing nothing or sitting on their wagons. I called one of them to me and asked him if the drivers did not help to load the wagons. He answered: " No, not when the City removes the snow, but when contractors remove it, then we do." How about this, please? Should they not take a shovel and help? They may freeze to death. W. H. Edwards, Esq., Commissioner. Walking January 21, 1910. To the Mayor of Los Angeles: This will introduce to you my long time friend, Edward Payson Weston, who intends to walk from your city to this city, and if you give him a good send-off we will give him a g...