Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-08
THE pRoipioseo CHANGES
In the Augusta City charler-ro Be Voted
on, Monday.

The following Is the full text of the
proposed changes to the city charter
to be voted upon at Mondays election:
Section l. 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 amend
cd.
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
shal and shall perform such police duty
as ne may require of them, by day or
ny night; and the marshal may en-
pioy one or more of said regular po-
nee as night watch for such periods
or 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 po-
litical party. Such regular police Of
ficers shall hold office during good be-
havior and until removed as herein
provided. The special police officers to
be first appointed hereunder shall he
1nnOnfa6 hyy- tho mo- N
after this section takes effect and
thereafterwards annually on the third
Monday of March or as soon thereafter
as conveniently may be. When said
regular or special police officers shall
be so first appointed hereunder the
terms of all such police officers then
in office shall thereupon cease Any
such regular or special police officer,
so appointed, may be removed by the
mayor for such cause as he shall deem
sufficient and shall assign in his order
of removal, and the removals shall
take effect upon the filing of the order
therefor in the office of the city clerk.
and the service, of copy of such Or
der upon the officer removed either
personally or at his last or usual place
of residence. The city clerk shall keep
such order on file and subject to in
spection. Within 30 days after this
section takes effect the city council
shall fix and determine the number of
regular and special police officers of
said city, and the mayor shall there
upon make all appointments herein
required. The city council may regu-
late the number of said officers from
time to- time as the interests of the
city may require. and when such
members shall be reduced the mayor
shall designate the vacancies so
caused. 50 rs. . u.
! Section. g The city solicitor of said
city shall be annually appointed by the
mayor. The city solicitor so to be first
appointed hereunder shall be so APP
pointed within 80 days after this sec
wards annually on the third Monday of
March or as soon thereafter as con-
veniently may be, and with such first
appointment the terms of Offices of the
city solicitor then in office shall there
upon cease. He shall perform all the
duties now required by the charter and
ordinances of said city, or as the same
may he hereafter amended.
re Section L.. The mayor of said city
shall, WITHIN 80 days after this section
takes ERECT; appoint one overseer of
the poor, who shall hold his Office un-
til the third Monday in March, in the
year nineteen hundred; and there
afterwards, except to fill vacancies, the
mayor shall. triennially. appoint on
the third Monday in March, or as soon
thereafter as conveniently may be,
such officer for a term of three years.
Such officer, so appointed, shall per-
form such duties as may be prescribed
by the city council, and shall in gen.
eral do and perform all the duties and
exercise all the powers incumbent upon
or vested in OverSeerS Of the poor by
law. When such OverSeer shall be so
first appointed hereunder, the terms of
office of all 0verseers of the poor in
said city then in Office shall thereupOn
cease. Such OVerSeer may be removed
by the mayor and aldermen after no.
|tice9 and hearing by majority vote. He
shall not be. directly or indirectly in
terested in any contract for or fur
nishing of any pauper supplies and for
la violation of this provision he shall
be removed from Office and. if so re-
moved, he shall thereafterwards be in
eligible for the same Office. The fuel,
provisions, supplies and such other ar
|ticles as the nature of the case will adj
init, purchased for use at the city
almshouse and the farm connected
|therewith, shall be obtained by said
overseer upon annual contracts made
lin writing, and filed with the city clerk,
latter notice for proposals therefor pub
4: til l..
said city representing different political
parties, such contracts to be awarded
to the lowest responsible bidders there
for, reserving, however, the right to
reject any or all bids and to advertise
anew.
Section 5. The care, construction, re-
pair and maintenance of all the
streets. roads, ways and bridges In
said city is hereby vested in board
of commissioners to be known as high
wav commissioners Within 20 dave