The Portland daily press., 1895-03-12
INAUGURATION DAY.
A Large and Interested Audience lis
tens to Mayor Baxt er's Message.


Election of Subordinate Municipal Officers
George e. FernaId Commissioner and
Bion Bradbury, Jr. Secretary of Board
of Public Works-Other Matters of
General Interest
The Inauguration of the new city
government of 1856, took place at the
City Building yesterday morning. In
the council cham Der, where the inaug-
uration of the Mayor-elect takes place,
there was large attendance OF ladies
and many prominent citizens, including
ex-Mayors Walker, King and Libby. The
message Of Mayor Baxter was warmly
received.
Prior to the Inauguration, the Board
of Aldermen convened and elected as
temporary chairman Alderman Randall,
Alderman Peters declining. In the
Council Mr.. Henley was chosen tempo
rary chairman. Aldermen Little and
Peters were a committee on credentials
from the upper board, and Counoilmen
Anderson, Mannix and Howell on the
part of the lower board. After the tenn
porary organization had been perfected,
the two boards met in joint con vent ton,
the vote was read by the City Clerk, de-
claring Hon. James P. Baxter elected
mayor. and Aldermen Thompson and
Peters. Couneilmen Macdonald Pagan
and Winship appointed to notify the
Mayor. Thel committee returned. with
Mayor--elect Baxter, Rev. DR.. Dalton and
Marshal Tricky. The Mayor, Alder
men andsCouncilmen took the oath of
office, DR.. Dalton offered prayer. and
Mayor Baxter then delivered his mes
sage, which is printed in full on another
page.
q At the close of the message, the Alder
men elected Alderman G. H. Randall
permanent chairman, and Alderman
Thompson gas agent. The Council
elected Mr. J T. Pagan permanent presi-
dent, and Mr.. Elliott G. Mitchell clerk.
The two boards then adjourned to 7.30
p. M, for the election of SUI bordinate city
officers.
Evening Session.
The evening meeting for the election
of subordinate municipal officers was
called to order at 7.30 O'Clock.
IN BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
- A bsent, Alderman Smith.
The reading Of the records was dis
pensed with.
The board then went into joint con-
venUion for the election of subordinate
officers
IN COMMON COUNCIL.
The board was called to order by Pres
1dent Pagan.
The board then went into joint con-
vention for TIL e election of subordinate
officers. After the convention the board
concurred with the upper board on con-
current business, and then adjourned.
IN JOINT CONVENTION.
The two boards met in joint conven-
ton, Mayor Baxter presiding. Alder
man Randall, Councilmen Haskell and
Payne were appointed one committee,
and Alderman Little, Councilmen Hen
ley and Snow another. The vote for the
several candidates was, as rule, a strict
IL party vote; in one or two cases the
Republican candidates getting 20 out of
81, instead of 10.
These officers were elected:
City Clerk-Edwin L. Dyer. Unanimously
City Treasurer anu Coll1o tor-George III.
LIBBY.
City Auditor-Charles E. Tobie.
City Messenger-George e. MACEDONIAN
City Solicitor ilford G. Chapman.
City Assessor-Walter l.. LefayoT.
AssistanIs-Osman @. Munroe. Thomas
Pennell, WILDER C.Whelden, Charles G. Doug
lass. Orlando E. Dyer. Samuel d. Lincoln,
F. E.Sweetsir.
Chief Engineer-R W. Jackson
Assistanls-M u oa \: Eldar,ihd ridge Thomas
City Elect1ician-Levi l.. Cummings
Harbor Master-Charles H. How.
City Weigher and Gauger-Converse O.
Surveyor and Weigher of Hay-Mark H.
Sawyer.
sealer of Weights and Measures-C. I. G.
II uant Oficer-Eben S. Burns
superintendent of Clocks-Ira Berry. Jr.
Engineers of Steam Fire Engines-Ed ward
engine 2, Alfred Wiggin. Engine 3. Thomas
3. Williams. Engine 4, Charles ?. French,
Engine 5.
Consulting Physicians-Charle D. Smith,
H. F. Twitchell. o. p. Smith
Overseers of Poor and Workhouse-Edward
H. Sargent. Isaiah Daniels, N. W. Morse.
Superintendent of School Buildings
Charles H. Holland.
Inspector of Buildings-Josiah G. Ward.
Weigher of Grain-Gilman L. Bracket.
William +. York.
City observation-disclosures N. Glendenning,
Warren E. Bicxford, Augustus B. Brown.
Andrew j. Cummings, Joseph D. Decelle,
Arthur NJ. Sawyer. Timothy E. Hartnett,
William Hayes. Henry $. Triokey, James
e. Jordan. Charles A. Beal, George E. Mac
Gowan, James A. Black, Franklin Perry,
Herbert r. Sargent, Joseph Q. Sterling.
John B. Smith, Edward F. Sweeney, Edwin
G. Thorne, Charles A. Plummer.
Measures of Wood Charcoal and Bark
George Ii. Blake, Joseph H. Blake. Jason
4. Pickett, Randall johnson, william r.
Bohannon. Argyle d. Morse. Jerome
Rumery. Lewis Thurston.
Measures of Plaster-fichard x. Galley.
Thomas J. Feaney.
Surveyors of Granite-Cornelirs a. Man
nix. George E. Hawkes..
Public Weighers-Willard c. G. Carney
Samuel j. Knowles. Howard W Carey,
George L. Gerrish. Frank H. Cole, George
Il. Skillings, Edward W. Dyer. Jerome l..
Watson, George A. Bracket, Gilman l..
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