The Portland daily press., 1882-03-21
MAINE.
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Organization of the City Government of
Lewiston

LEWISTON, March 2O-Lewiston City Gov
eminent organized to-da, Mayor Farrar in
his inaugural states.
The city debt in 1880 was $1.002, 143. 80; in
1881 1884 ,695 .04; decrease $17, AS. 49, in 1882
1856, 1852, a decrease of $2S, 1892. Making
reduction in eight years of $163, zoo excu-
sive of the water loan. He calls attention to
the fact that 1924 800 six per cent of the L. &
A. r. r. bonds, the amount issued for the con
struction of the road are callable July first,
1888. A four per cent bond for thirty years
can be issued and exchanged for those, and as
the road was leased to the Grand Trunk Rail-
road company in 1873 for ninety-nine years at
6 per cent on the above amount this would
make net saving annually of "a $50. This
sum annually placed at interest at per cent
would pay the debt and leave balance of $27, )
32l.11. He says the interest on the water loan
annually is S24, S72.50; running expenses for
the past year S4,771.32 making the annual
expenses S29, 1882. The receipts for water
were 1874, 1885, %, leaving deficit of S5.25759,
to be provided for by taxation.
e. A. Nash was chosen City Clerk; A. NJ.
James, City Treasurer; S. D. Thomas, As
SCISSOR; William Lydstou, Street Commissioner
on the fifteenth ballot, and A. K. P. Knowl-
ton, City Solicitor.
Auburn's New City Government.
Auburn City Government organized to-day.
Mayor Woodman in his inaugural says:
The city debt is S242, ZOO, having been reduc-
ed the last year 81 800. Uncollected taxes and
cash on hand $4095916; liabilities above cash
resources $201, 740.S which is $7,896.28 less
than year ago. Fifteen thousand dollars of
the debt paid during the last year was refund
ed by the issue of four per cent bonds which
sold at nearly four per cent premium. Twen-
ty-fve thousand two hundred dollars of six
per cent bonds fell due within this year.
The valuation of the taxable property of the
city is S. 211 1857; total assessment $103, S00.07
J. W. Mitchell was elected City Clerk, o.
d. Bailey, Albert Young, Ebenezer Jordan,
ector; S. NJ. Carter, City Solicitor.
Inauguration in Augusta.
AUGUSTA, March 20.-The new City Govern
ment was inaugursted to-day. Mayor Wick
ery's address shows that the finances of the
city are in he Thy condition, and that graf
flying reduction | the debt has been made
within the past tSo years. Charles FL. White
was chosen City Marshall Fl. T. Blanchard.
City Clerk, and Guy Turner, Treasurer and
Collector.
Inauguration in Bangor.
BANGOR, March. 20.-Bangor City Govern
ment organized to-day. Mayor Strickland in
his inaugural reports as follows:
The total amount of appropriations and
credits for the year S304, 310.52, and expendi-
lures $29S, 1893 a. leaving an unexpended bal
ance of $5717 .2S. From the Treasurer's abstracts
the debts amount to $439,S 20 and credits.
$414, 80, leaving cash balance on hand of
1923, 1861. The assessed valuation of the city
for 1881 was: Real estate sc, 3d., 973, and per-
sonal estate $2,S03, 258, making total of 49,,
156,231.
Suicide.
BRUNSWICK, March 20-Joseph Simpson
aged about sixty-fve, committed suicide by
hanging yesterday He vas well to do farm
or. 1t is supposed he was laboring under tenn
porary aberrati4n of mind.
Franklin S. J. Court.
PENNINGTON, March 20.-The S. j. Court
rose here this morning. There were fourteen
verdicts, no disagreement and no criminal
cases.
Fire in ChesterVille.
Frank Pierce's farm buildings in Chester
vile were burned last night Loss $500.
Signs of Spring.
BATH, March 20.-The Sasanoa river is clear
OF ice, and steamer Saneset made her first trip
from Boothbay to-day. The Upper Kennebec
is breaking up and will be clear in few days.