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

like restrictions. who shall with the
mayor, ex-officio, who shall be chair
man of said committee, constitute a
committee to be called the committee
ON public works. Said committee shall
at the end of every month audit all
accounts of said commissioners and
make monthly reports to the city coun-
ell OF the progress of the work and of
the accounts audited.
The city council may from time to
time subject to the provisions of this
section, and in accordance with the
general laws delegate to said commits
sioners such additional administrative
powers and duties, consistent with the
purposes hereof, as the city council
may by ordinance determine. No num-
Der of such commission shall be direct
ly or indirectly interested in the ex-
penditure of'any moneys in said de-
rartment; any such contract shall be
null and void and the offending mem
Der shall be summarily removed and
be thereafter ineligible to such office.
Section 6. The said city is authorized
to take and hold real and personal
estate, necessary or proper for NUM-
cipal purposes, not exceeding in aggre-
gate at any one time one hundred and
fifty thousand dollars.
Section Z. Sections one, two three,
four and five of this act shall not be
binding upon said city until accepted
by vote of the legal voters thereof as
herein provided. Said sections shall be
submitted to the qualified voters of
the city of Augusta for their accept
ance at their annual municipal election
in March in the year one thousand
eight hundred and ninety-seven, OF at
an election to be specially called and
held for the purpose within 80 days
after the approval of this act, as the
city council of said city may by ma
jCrity vote determine. Such election,
ii special one, shall be called, ad-
vertised and conducted according to
the law relating to municipal elections.
The city clerk shall reduce the subject
matter of each section so to be sub
mitted to plain and concise questions
so that the voter may indicate by a
cross placed against the words yes"
or mo" mis- opinion on each of the
same. Such of the sections so sub
mitted as shall receive the affirmative
endorsement of the majority of the quail
special or annual election shall there
upon be of full force and effect and
otherwise of no force or effect. The re-
suit shall be declared by the mayor
and aldermen. and due certificate
thereof filed by the city clerk with the
secretary of State.
Section 8. All acts and parts of acts
inconsistent hereunto are hereby re-
pealed, and all provisions of the charter
and all ordinances of the city of Au-
gusta inconsistent herewith are hereby
repealed and declared imperative and
of no effect. But this repeal shall
take effect as to the subjects matter
covered by sections /. 2. 3, and ), only
when and so far as those sections are
finally adopted by the people as pro-
vided in Section Z.
Section 8. Except as qualified by
sections and this act shall take
effect when approved.
These propositions are confidently
submitted, in the belief that they are
judicious and that their adoption will
prove of material value to the city in
whose welfare we are all so vitality in
terested. 10 80
c. S. Hichborn, Fl. NJ. Heath. J. f
Hill. NJ. V. b. Chase. c. b. Burleigh,
NJ S. Holway. Frederick Cony, w. II.
Davis, A. s. Bangs. Thomas J. Lynch,
o. D. Baker, A. w. Brooks, w. Ct.
Roothby. committee.