Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-03-16
CITY COUNCIL CAUCUS.
Membars-EIect Meet Saturday Afternoon and
Make Nominations.

rooms, Saturday afternoon, at 230, to
nominate the city officers who are to be
elected, today, in joint convention of both
branches
| There was no contest over the Offices OF
city clerk, treasurer and collector, auditor,
experimenting school committee, chief
engineer and assistants, and diver Of city
team. For these places ell the Old officers
We're renuminated, excepting the member
of the experimenting school committee.
| Mr. 5. G. Manlcyowas tho only candidate
of Mr.. L. ". Mason's term, and received
all the ballots thrown
| For assessor to succeed W H. Libby,
| whose term expires, there was practically
no contest, it being generally understood
| that Mr.. Libby was not candidate The
vote stood: W. Fl. Libby, 2; CIV. Jones, Is.
There had been lively contest over the
offices OF oversee r of the poor, city marshal.
city physician and street commissioner for
4 lllC "SottiH uiSttltk, anu li'It VI itsS
| rivalry between candidates for one or two
other offices.
For overseer OF the poor. A Alderman bud
| ley of Ward 2, placed in nomination Mr..
J. J. Maher, who has held the Office nine
years and whose term expired this year,
Mr.. Dudley paid the highest compliments
to Mr. Makers integrity and his efficiency
as an Official.
Alderman elect Lane CT Ward /, pre-
sented the name of Mr. +. l.. Jersey.
He said that all, whatever their preferences
in the matter might be, must concede Mr..
Hersey's admirable qualifications that
he is an able business man, whose integ-
rity and whose loyalty to the Republican
party and best interests Of the city are un
questioned He added that he felt it his
duty to state, without going into per
sonalities, that he knew, having been IA
member of the last city council, that the
management OF the poor department for
the past year had been unsatisfactory.
Alderman Cony of Ward s. seconded the
nomination of Mr.. Maher. He thought
the friction between the city council com
mittec On the new barn at the farm was
largely due to remissness on the part of
the committee.
The vote stood J. j. Maher, IL; F. l..
Hersey, Z.
The vote for city marshal resulted in II
for H r. Morse and for J. f. Bean.
For city solicitor, Thos. Leigh. .Jr., had
lG and F. J. {. Little had l.
Doctors Friend, Turner and W. johnson
were candidates for city physician. DIR.
JOHNSON had / votes, Friend :, and Tur.
ner 3
When it came tn the nomination of
street commissioners for the western and
eastern districts, Alderman Dudley Of
Ward moved that they be nominated In
the Joint caucus. He said that in the
western district, where there were two
candidates, Columbus Cottle and A. Il.
Cross, the vote would be a tie II the custom
of allowing the two districts to vote IN
separate caucuses for their respective can
didatcs should be followed. Accordingly
it would have to come to the joint eau
Gus for settlement anyway, and might as
we'll be settled there in the first place.
Alderman Weber of Ward s. protested
against the violation of this custom of vot
ing in district caucuses. That was the
way the candidates. for street commits
sioner were always settled, so far as he
knew, and there seemed no good reason
why the rule should not be followed.
Alderman Lane thought it should be
left to the western district delegation
rather than to any member of it, to dc
eide whether or not there would be a tie
vote.
Alderman Dudley's motion was put to
vote OF the joint caucus and was
carried, II to 0. Street commissioners
were then balloted upon. For the western
district Columbus Cottle had / and A.
b. Cross T. For the eastern district,
Parker N. Savage was the only candidate.
The vote for city engineer stood W. B.
Getchell II; G. H. Gannett, s.
Guy 0. Vickery was nominated keeper
of city clocks receiving II votes, and j.
c. kirkpatrick :.
p n. Savage was nominated keeper of
Kennebec bridge.
The last meeting of the old city govern
ment will be held this morning at o
O'Clock, and the new city government
will have its first meeting at 10 O'Clock.