The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1895-03-19
A SAVING OF es 5000.
Mayor Noble of Lewiston Says the City's
Finances Are in Excellent Condition.


Lewiston. March lS.-The Lewiston city
government was inaugurated today. May
or Noble stated In his address sthat the
total liza oilities of the city were $l,172, ,75O;
resources, SO. il0.376.30.
The placing OF portion of Lewiston and
Auburn railroad stock in the sin king fund
put the city s credit on a firm basis SO last
years loans were at the best figures ever
obtained By Maine city. The government
has been carried on the past year at a saw
ing of SS5O0O over the previous year. The
school system has made new departure
BY introdue ing Ins nual bor department.
The following officers were elected: City
clerk. 9. V. Allen; treasurer. 7. F. Gala
ban: assessor. George ". Furbish; street
j. J. Ryan; solicitor, K. ".
Or ockett.
Belfast City Government.
Belfast, March l8.-The city government
was inaugurated today. Mayor Edgar +.
Hanson. in his address gave the liabilities
of the city as S6l7,S76, with assets SS4, ,446
less than the liabilities. The sum of $4,000,
expended for school property, he says,
should be added to the assets. Among the
liabilities are S1la,lon in per cen. refund
ing bonds, issued in 1882. and now payable
at option. I hese bonds are sec ured by $500
shares of the capital stock of the B. and NJ.
l.. r. r. company of thu par value of $780,
600. OF this stock 1854. 400 is non preferred
and pays little less than per cent. The
remaining Sl39.600 Ia preferred stock and
pays per cent. The mayor thinks arrage-
ments might be made to sell this stock at a
price that would make such sale adgan-
tageous to the city and apply the money
received from sucn sale to the liquidation
of portion of the debt.
The mayor suggests as way TO reduce
the burden of taxation the refunding OF
portion or all of the S49S,00O of d per cent
bonds that mature in 1893. at lower rate
of interest.
Saco's City Affairs.
Saco, March Is. The city council was in
augurat ed today and these officers elected !:
City clerk, Winfield S. Hasty; treasurer,
George F. Owen: collector, Franklin G.
Adams; auditor. George E.Grant; solicitor,
James 0. Bradbury; assessors, A. c. Man
son, George H. Boot hoy, William S. Noyes;
overseer of the poor, John B. Stowe George
A. Wentworth, Freeland Il. Cakes; city
physician. DR.. L. D. bennett; chief engi-
neer Charles GoldIhwaite.
The inaugural address of Mayor Frank
Foss showed decrease of $27l5 in the city
debt during last year. The present debt is
S1l3.447. A new school house was built dur
ing the year at a cost o. $10,000.
The mayor recommends more liberal ap-
propriat1ons for streets this year and the
publication of some of the old Town records.
Good Showing for Auburn.
Auburn, March 1s-Hon. Hiilman Slnii b
was inaugurated Mayor of Auburn today.
He gives the bond Indebtedness of the city as
S219, AGO; resources, S130,768. The schools
are reported in excellent condition. The
fire depal tment Is very efficient. The tot al
loss by fire the past year was under $100.
The following officers were elected: Clerk,
E. G. Ludden: street commissioner, T. f.
Goss; assessor, Albert Young.
Baths City Government Organized.
Especial to the PRESS.
Bath. March lS.-The new oitv government
organized today. Edwin NJ. Fuller the only
Democrat in the two wards, was elected
president of the uppsr board. John d.
Raymond was elected city clerk. Charles
Fl. Mason WAS elected president of the
Council with Cyrus W. Langley, clerk.
This is the latter's twenty-fuurth consecu-
tive term in that office, he having first
been elected in 1871; he has also been regis
ter of probate since 1878; he has been ad-
tutant of edg wick Post, No. 4, 6. A. r.,
nine years, keeper Of records and seals for
Acadia lodge. X. of P. for seven years,
and is one Of the leading good templars in
the state.
The first regular meeting of the new city
government will be held on Wednesday
evening, when the subordinate officers will
be elected.
Augustus New City Government.
Especial to the rRESS.)
Augusta, March 1s.-The new city
government organized today with ths