Excerpt from The Valedictory Address of the Hon. James Ritchie, Mayor: Delivered Before the Board of Aldermen, December 31, 1855 Resolved, 'that the members of this Board tender their sincere thanks to the Hon. James ritchie, for the impartial and dignified manner in which he has so acceptably performed the duties as presiding officer, and for the promptness and ability in which he has discharged his other duties incumbent on him as Mayor during the past municipal year; and that in retiring from the office of Mayor, he will carry with him the respect and confidence of the Board of Aldermen. 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.