Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-04
FOUR AND FOUR.
"A New Combination In the Waterville
City Government Tie-Op.
Mayor knaufi Votes With Aldermen as NUM-
cipal Officer in Approving Bond.

Wateryille, April 3-(SpeciaD -Four
and four is a new combination in the vote
of the city government. Already there
has been seven and seven in the common
council, II and II in the joint conven-
tion, and now the board of municipal Off
GERS records a tie vote, four to four
Quite a large crowd was present at the
meeting Of the city fathers, Wednesday
evening. In the aldermen's room there
was full attendance, but a quorum was
not present in the lower branch. Here
Councilman Gle, the Democratic orator
acknowledged leader and parliamentary
reference book of that branch tried hard
to impress on A. f. Drummond, clerk of
the council, that it was his duty to call
the board to order, so that the business of
the fair city of Waterville might not be in
any way hindered. But Mr.. Drummond' S
b tier sense told him mot to monkey with
the machinery" and there was no bust
ness done in the common council for the
evening.
AS soon as Mayor Knauff had called the
board of aldermen to order, Alderman
Rackliff jumped up and presented the
bond of G. Fl. Redington, the Democratic
nominee, who claimed to have been elected
city treasurer at the meeting last week.
and requested that it he accepted at the
present meeting. The mayor ruled that
the bond could not be acted on, as there
was no record showing that there had yet
been an election Of city treasurer.
The roll of accounts could not be passed,
as the same had not been approved by the
committee on accounts for, in fact, there
is no such committee yet elected ON the
part of the council.
Alderman Ransted presented motion
that order No. !, providing for the ap-
pointing of the regular standing commit
tees by the mayor, be taken from the table
The motion prevailed, but the order, be-
ing taken up, was lost on a party vote,
to g.
Mr.. Ransted then made a motion to take
order No. a,providing for the appointment
of committee on salaries, from
the table The motion passed, but the or
der was buried in the same grave with
its next older brother.
Alderman Folly then went back and
took up the matter Of the approval of Mr..
RedingSon S bond. He insisted that some
action be taken on it and if the mayor re-
fused to present it to the board, he affirmed
that he should do so himself Mr.. Red
ington was present and asked permission
to state his reasons for wanting the bond
approved, which privilege was granted.
He said that he desired to be qualified, be-
lieving himself to be elected, so that he
could commence legal proceedings to as
sumo the duties of his office.
The mayor claimed that the case of Mr.
Brown for the office of city clerk, now in
court, he understood to be a test case, in
which case Mr.. Redington might not
hurry, but assured him that his title to
the office should be willingly accorded him
as soon as the court decided him to be
legally elected if it did so.
Alderman Reny wanted to know il the
mayor refused to read the bond and was
answered by His Honor in the affirma-
tive.
1t was then voted, to 3, that the clerk
read it. He did so and Alderman Reny
called for vote on its approval, but it
was hardly distinguishable whether he
did so by motion, personal wish or in
tended order.
Be that as it may the vote was taken.
the four Democratic aldermen said yes,
and the three Republican aldermen said,
no, and then before the vote could be de-
clared, Alderman Ransted informed the
Democratic contingent that the bond of
treasurer must be, according to the city
charter, approved by the municipal Off
GERS, which consisted of the mayor and
board of aldermen. The clerk called for
the mayors vote, recorded it and an
nounced the result, and 4.
On motion of Alderman Lasselle, adj
io,,rpod fo,, two