The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1893-03-21
FIVE MAINE CITIES


FIVE MAINE CITIES
Inaugurate Their Mayors for the Munici-
pal Year.
BIDDEFoRD, March 20.-Biddeford' s
new city council was inaugurated today.
The address of Mayor Edward W. Sta
! pies showed that the city debt was re-
duced last year $l793. He recommends
reduction in the police force, liberal
appropriations for streets, sewerage and
city library. The important city offices
were disposed of as follows:
City Clerk-Edgar A. Hubbard.
Treasurer-CharleS E. Goodwin.
Street Commissioners ner-Frederick Yates.
Chief Engineer-John Leonard.
Collector-JameS A. StrOut.
The mayor re-appointed Fred A. Tar
box city marshal.
SAco, March 20.-At the Inauguration
of the Saco city council today, the fol-
lowing subordinate officers were elected:
City Clerk-W Winfield S. Hasty.
Treasurer-Georg F. Owen.
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Street Commissioner-Andrew W. Halves.
Chief Engineer-JOhn L. bennett.
Supervisor of Schools John s. Locke.
Mayor James o. Bradbury's inaugural
address recommended some action to re-
duee the cost of street lighting, and fa-
vored making partial payments for the
city's indebtedness. The city debt was
reduced last year 1880.
Lewiston. -
LEWISTON, March 2O.-The Lewiston
city government was organized today.
Mayor Chandler's address dealt mostly
with the finances of the city. The net
indebtedness of the city is $1,000, ,027.
His recommendations are in reference to
the sanitary condition of the city, the
poor department, police, fire department.
and permanent Improvements. The fol
lowing officers were elected;
CITY Clerk-L. E. O'Cenuell
I, easuref-Charies Walker.
Street mmiSsioner-Oharfes Haley.
AsseSsor-Peter Mettram.
AUBURN, March 20.-Hon. W. W. Boil
ster was inaugurated as mayor today.
His message was largely discussion Of
the water question. The following Off
GERS were elected:
Clerk-W E. Ludden
TreaSurer-E. G Eveleth.
Street COmmiSsiOner-D. p. Field.
ASSESSOR. r. Robinson.
Augusta.
AUGUSTA, March 2O.-Augusta's new
city government was inaugurated today.
The following subordinate officers, near
ly all Democrats, were chosen in joint
convention:
City Clerk-Charles B. Chick.
ASSeSSOr-William H. Libby.
Overseer of Poor-James j. Maher.
City Solicitor Melvin S. Holway,
City Physcian-Dr. George W. Martin.
Street Engineer-Rodney B. Capen.
Street Commissioner. east side-Charles B.
Savage.
Street commissioner, west side - Manl6y
Chief Engineer Fire Department-Heney T.
Morse.
Dr. Robert J. Martin was chosen presi-
dent of the board of aldermen, Melvin
S. Holway president of the common
council, and George @. Libby clerk.
Bath.
[Speciar to the Press.1
BATH, March 20.-The new city gov
ernment organized this morning. A quo
rum of both boards being declared pres
ent joint session was held. As there
will be no mayor elected till April Is,
Mr.. Twitchell took the chair this morn
ing and remarked smilingly that he
guessed they would have to put up with
him little while longer. Seth F. Snipe
was chosen president of the board of al
dermen, and Francis W. Weeks of the
common council. George H. Clark aud
Cyrus W. Longley were retained in their
respective Offices of city clerk and clerk
of the common council.
Mr.. Twitchell stated that he had con-
suited the city solicitor with regard to
his retaining the mayors chair till sue
cessor was elected, and had been assured
that his doing so was legal. Still further
he had consulted Hon. Herbert M. Heath
who had copeurred in this opinion. AS
there was no inaugural address, he i'm
proved the opportunity to reply to the
charge that the retiriug city government
had been extravagant BY showing where
in the appropriations had been exceeded
and why it had been necessary. He
stated that these improvements and ex-
penditures had been made by vete of the
city government, and were matters of
public knowledge. He furthermore de-
clared that he would not be drawn into
a controversy in the newspapers about
them. The next session Of the govern
ment will doubtless be spicy one, as
the municipal officers will be elected at
that tlme, and considerable interest is
manifested as to how tine new admins
tration will be made up.
MT. Longiey commences his twenty
fourth consecutive term as clerk of the
lower board. Mr.. Clark, Portland boy,
enters upon his fourth year as city clerk.
He was elected under Mayor Moulton,
removed under Patten, and reinstated by
the Republicans when Mayor Twitchell
took the reins of government. Both
Messrs. Longley and Clark received the
unanimous vote of the joint convention
today-