Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-01-22

AUGUSTA LOCALS.
OUR CITY CHARTER.
Final Report Of The Committee Of the Board
Of Trade.

VI JTdue
We are. able this morning, to present
the final report of the committee ap-
pointed to devise measures to place our
municipal administration upon bust
ness like basis. Based upon this re-
port the committee will Immediately
present bill to the Legislature, and
ask it's enactment, following which it
must be adopted by the people, in Or
der to become operative.
These matters have been patiently
considered by the committee and we
commend them to the careful consid-
Grafton of our people.
To the Citizens Of Augusta.
TlD committee appointed to con-
slider and report measures for REFORM
ing our city charter, have carefully
considered the matter and beg to re-
commend the following:
An Act to Amend the Charter Of the City o!
augusta.
Section 1. The city marshal of the
city of Augusta shall be appointed
by and hold office during the pleasure
of the mayor. The city marshal first
to be appointed hereunder shall be so
appointed within 80 days after this
section takes effect and the tenure of
office of the city marshal then in office
shall thereupon cease. He shall per-
form all the duties now required by the
charter and ordinances of said city, or
as the same may be hereafter amended.
Section 2. The mayor of said city
shall appoint all the police officers
thereof. Such police force shall con-
sist of such number of regular police
men and special policemen as the city
council shall from time to time deter
mine. The regular police officers shall
be under the direction of the city mar
shall and shall perform such police
duty as he may require of them. by
day or by night; and the marshal may
employ one or more of said regular
police as a night watch for such
periods of time and upon such beats as
he may appoint. Not more than a
majority of said regular police officers
shall at any one time be members of
the same political party. Such regular
police officers shall hold office during
good behavior and until removed as
herein provided. The special police
officers to be first appointed hereunder
shall be appointed by the mayor within
20 DAYS after this section takes effect
and thereafterwards annually Oh the
third Monday of March or as soon
tharea fter as conveniently NAV be
When said regular or special police
officers shall be so first appointed here
under the terms of all such police
officers then in office shall thereupon
cease. ANY such regular or special
notice officer. so appointed. may be re-
moved nv the mavor for such cause as
he shall deem sufficient and shall as
sign in his order of removal and TIE re-
movals shall take effect upon the filing
of tho order therefor in the office Of the
DIV clerk and the service. of a COW of
s,ch order upon the officer removed,
oithe ncrsonallv or at his last or usual
nlac,. of residence The city clerk shall
keen sucb order on file and subject to
insnaction within 30 DAYS after this
saot;on ta,,es effect the CITY council
sbau fix and determine the number of
ror,,,,r and sneciaI notice officers of
said citv and the MAYOR shall there
mon wake all amendments herein re-
nn;rad The citv council may regulate
the number of said officers from time
r. lime az the interests of the city may
reouire and when such members shall
ho raduced tho mavor shall designate
tho vacancies so caused.
caot;on 2 The civ solicitor of said
o;t,, eholJ no annually APPOINTED by the
MAYOR. The city solicitor so to be first
anno;nted hereunder shall be so APP
,-a;,taa WITHIN 20 DAVIS after this sec
r., sl,.,, toka effect and thereafter
',.on,s annuaI1, IN the third Monday
W va MaroI, ~ &c soon thereafter as con-
vanient,v NAV he. and with such first
onno;nt,nant tho terms of offices of
n,..;.a, tha,, in Office shall
.ns 49, oaosa He shall perform all
.le s,,t;as rowr reo,,ired by the charter
."e u ana;,,onoo. Of said civ. or as the