Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1897-03-04
Last Meeting Of Old City Council.

Inc last meeting of the old city council
was held. last night. Mayor Webb pre-
| sided and there was full attendance.
After Clerk Brown read the records of
the last meeting the monthly roll of ac-
| counts was read. The roll of accounts
was No. $50. $Sl26l4. was the amount
| called for by the roll. Mayor Wedd then
read the following:
In Board of Aldermen.
Waterville. March 3. 1897.
| III His Honor Mayor Edmund r. Webb
and Gentlemen of the City Council:
This being the last meeting of the pre-
press resident. desire to return thanks to
| the members of the city council for the
many favors of the past year.
Waterville Mail. c. 3. Davis
Bangor News. T.. G. Crosby
kennebec Journal. J. II. McCone.
Read and ordered placed on file.
| collector knauf reported the amount
OF taxes collected for the month OF Feb
| received $62. City liquor agent sold liquors
for February to the amount of sl3O3;,
Mayor Webb read Il communica ton
from himself ns f., resignng his position as
| mission. and said he believed the inten-
ton OF the action of the city council was
that the office and not the man was to be
member of the commission. Alderman
| Ransted presented an order accepting
Mayor Webb's resignation as member Of
the commission.
-
Getcheil authorizing the committee on
IRE department. to employ a driver for
| Hose /. to fill the vacancy caused by the
| resignation of Harry Thomas.
Alderman Ransted presented an order
to Hire $1,000 to pay Current exp eeaserer
calling for 9. joint convention of both
boards for the purpose of listening to
Hon; W. c. Philbrook on the matter of
| building the new. city building.
Clerk Brown then hn oil
resolutions:
City of Waterville.
Board of Aldermen
Waterville. Me. March s. 1891
Resolved. That to his Honor Mayor
Edmund f. Webb. this board of alder
men desire to express their thanks for the
courteous and agreeable manner in which
he has presided over their deliberations
during the past year. and to congratulate
MIN on the successful termination of a
year of good government and the care
I Iuo ana lndicious expenditure of the
Resolved, That these resolutions be in
scrlbed on the city records and made a
part thereof.
T. z; RAANsTED,
w. NJ. LINCOLN
JOHN A. LANG,
a. B. RENY,
F. d. LUNT.
To the above Mayor Webb very appro-
priately responded, saying among other
things that the board had helped him
greatly. in the duties of his office. and that
one thing was certain. there never had,
curing the year. come the intimation that
there was any jobbery in the handling
of the city's affairs
Mayor Webb then read the following:
City of Waterville,
Board of Aldermen.
Waterville, Me-. March 3. 1897.
Resolved: That the thanks of this board
is extended to Mr.. Frank f. Brown CITY
clerk. for the very able and efficient man
ner in which he has attended to the duties
of his office. also for his courteous atten
ton to the many demands from this
Resolved. That these resolutions be in
scribed on the city records and made a
part thereof "
aldermen. " "'''
Clerk Clerk Brown returned his thanks.
he Joint convention was begun at N
and Hon. Warren C. Philbrook addressed
the council relative to the city building
matter. Judge Phiibrook began BY stat.