Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-20
GARDINER.

The newly elected city government met at
its rooms yesterday forenoon and effected
an organization and elected the city officers
VIM II. Moore was elected temporary chair
man of the convention of Aldermen and
Councilmen. The oath of Office was then
administered by Judge Larrabee to the
members of both branches
in joint convention. The aldermen then
elected W. II. Moore president and the coun-
Gil elected c. F. Lunt president and Gus
tavus Moore clerk. The oath of Office was
then admins tered to Mayor Berry, in joint
convention, and he read his address, of " ich
the following is an abstract
In calling your attention to matters which
believe particularly require your attention,
| find the task much less than in the year
just drawn To close. The liberal and in
of the preceding government performed their
duties. and the generous support given by
them to the recommendations made to the
last convention, leaves fewer matters for
your consideration A very urgent need is
the providing of sewers to take care of the
vast quantity of water used since the intro
duction of the Cobbossee water An appro-
priaton should be made to construct such a
number as you think our finances will war
rant this year, but not foot should be laid
until the entire city has been surveyed by a
competent sanitary engineer, and plan ac-
cepted by you, which shall cover all the
water of the probable growth of the city in
the future. | firmly believe that we should
ply the street COMM ssioner $500 per annum
and that he should devote every
day to the service of the city,
in the same manner as our marshal does.
He should not be permitted to own a work
ing team of his own, but the city should pur-
chase an able and reliable pair of horses,
with harness and wagons to work under his
direction. The city should be provided with
tai defects now existing in that department.
| wish to ask your careful consideration. of
a city building to be erected upon the site of
the old city hall. The present quarters of
the city council, officers of the government,
liquor agency, police station, etc, are en-
trely unsuitable for the purposes for which
they are used, and the valuable records of
the city are being slowly ruined by damp
ness.
The convention then proceeded to elect
the following city officers: Clerk, c. A.
Wadsworth; Assessors, VIM. Perkins, Gus
tavus Moore, f. J. Libby Overseers of the
Poor, VIM. Perkins, Gustavus Moore, f. J.
Libby; City Treasurer, S. Bowman; CoHec-
tor of Taxes, II. NJ. Wentworth; Street
Commissioner, A. b. Booker City Marshal,
Edgar Norton; City Physician, DR.. j. NJ
Turner; City Solicitor, A. NJ. Spear; Chief
Engineer of fire department, A. b. Booker;
2nd engineer, c. +. Lunt; 3rd engineer. V.
X. Beedle; Director of High School, An
gustus Bailey, :. c. Whitmore, David Den
mis-; Directors of Public Library. W j.
Landers; Superintendent of School Commit
tee, Rev. Il. W. jenkins.
The minor offices were then filled with
few changes from last year The aldermen
in session elected Anthony Sprague and C.
A. Russell as night watchme1, and Mayor
Berry appointed Aldermen Lewis and An
drews on the committee on finance.
1t was ordered that the overseers of the
poor have charge of the Gardiner and RAN
dolph bridge. The designations of +. +.
Lewis and DIR. Giddings from the board of
health, were then read and voted to be put
over until the next meeting,
Adjourned until the first Monday in April
H. c. Lynch of Randolph was up before
Justice Goodspeed yesterday for assault on
John Stuart. A. NJ. Spear, Esq, appeared
for the State and Fletcher for the defence.
He was fined sl0 and costs.
Col Allen and wife will leave to-day or
tomorrow for trip to Washington, and then
return to their home in Thomaston for the
Summer.
Litchfield was very much shocked on hear
ing the news that Mrs. Norcross had CON-
mitted suicide by hanging herself in the
Mr.. Peacock in Depot square was not
little surprised yesterday morning on enter
ing his store to find that it was pretty well