Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1890-03-18
CITY FaTHeRs
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| Mayer for bis order or warrant Tor Ms paw
meu, before be Can give even a buried *
| animation 70 any Of the claims, all these
eonspire to make life q burden to AIRY Mayor
/ who has even a moderate desire TO have
some information of the business he 10
called upon to approve. In every depart
| me Mt bills should be required at once OF
every completed transaction, and they
should be audited before going TO the
committee, and should be allowed or noi
upon the merits after investigation, regard
less OF any officers approval.
| The whole practice Is wrong, and only
opens up field in which dishonesty may
flourish.
The city can afford 10 require its business
10 be transacted in a proper manner, and
thai proper accounts b. kept. II can AFFORD
to pay for doing this work-itesnnot afford
the loose ard snip-.hod manner which has
grown into such general use. The knife
must b. applied the remedy must be heroic
| have seen few evidences Of what ap
peared 10 be dishonest intentions; have
seen abnndant evidence of a willingness TO
| follow in the the track Of customs which
never should have been allowed 20 acquire
the sanction of precedent, and which would
| be more honored in their breach than Oh
ser 5auce.
The Highway Department demands your
special attention la this direction there
i, grand field for improvement The
question too often appears to be. not how
To do a good days work. but how much can
be got for he least service!
Gentlemea, | could devote the day to the
various subjects and still leave some point
untouched. | am reminded that began
with the though. that Pra.tieaI business
requires few tr0rds. must close with
the conclusion, that the business as prac-
ticed cannot be treated IN paragraph.
Let Us devote our energies to the city :
service, even though the approval of cor
science he our Only reward.
SAMUEL W. LANE.
Augusta. Maine, March II, 1890.
After the Mayor f,ni.hed his address the
following officers for the ensuing year wer ,
unanimously elected BY the city council;
Treasurer and Collector-C. n Hamler.
City Marshai-Hcnrv T. Morse.
City Clerk-Frank E Southari,
Street Comm siouer Eastern DISTRICT
D. B. Savage.
Street Commissioner western District
| ~. ~ - Al
City Physician l. johnson.
City Soiicitor-A VI Goddard.
Chief Engineer Fire Dcpartment-Hen-
ry T. Morse.
Asst Engineer Fire experimentation
o. Weston.
Auditor-C. X. Whittier.
| Overseer of Poor. }. Maher.
Assessor-O Williamson.
City Engireer-R. Capen.
Health Officer-R. J. Martin, NJ. d.
Supt School Committee--W, s. Choate.
Pound Kee ,ier-G A Robertson,
Truant Officer-M. W. Leighton.
Driver of City Team-Alex McCaus-
lana.
The following committee were appointed
by the Mayor to revise the list of tything-
men, surveyors Of wood, lumber. stone,
etc., and make such additions and changes
as shall be deemed necessary and report at
the next meeting of the city council Alder.
men Brooks ana Councilmen Titcomb and
Clark,
The following committees were ap
pointed On accounts, Aldermen Brooks
and Johnson, Councilmen Blsckman,
Campbell and LeClair; on finance, Alder
men Johnson and Williams. Councilmen
TItcomb. Mathews ard Smart; Oh State
pensions, Aldermen vickery and Cross
Ruel w. Carleton was nominated and con.
tirmed Superintendent of Burisl,.
The following orders were passed in
concurrence
Ordered, Tia, the finance committee
take into consideration the salaries of the
City Treasurer and Collector and Street
, Commits sion ers, and report at the next
meeting of City Council
Ordered, That o. s. Smiley be and he il
hereby permitted to erect and maintain u,
his works on Bangor street.. stationary
steam boiler and engine.
Ordered, That the Mayor and City Treas
urer be authorized to negotiate a temporary
loan not exceeding thirty Thousand dollars
to meet current expenses of present NUM-
, cipal year until the taxes become available
Ordered, That the Mayor and City Treas
urer be authorized to refund the loan fall
ing due the present municipal year on such
terms as they deem expedient.
Ordered That the meetings of the city
council be held on the first Wednesday o,
each month at 80 2. NJ.
The reports of the heads of the severa
departments were received and ordered
printed in the forthcoming ,ity report.
Last evening meeting Of the finance
committee vas held TO perfect certsin ar
ropnotoopts futuro ,rnrt,