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| Then Alderman Smith brought up tn
matter of the craftsmanship again, soy
| ing:
II would state that the Republican
members of the board had caucus, O
tried to have a caucus this evening, bu
one member did not attend, and one re
fused to be bound by the action of tn,
| caucus. The caucus voted to nominat
Mr.. Dow and I move that he be elected. .
| Alderman Rounds--Was it a unanimou
vote?
Alderman Smith-It was a m ajority
vote.
| Alderman Sprague-I don't understand
| that there was anything binding about
| it. The matter was simply talked over.
| Aldermen Merrill and Lamson were
appointed committee to count the votes
The ballot resulted:
William II. Dow, 8
Rufus Lamson, 3
G. G. Mannix, 1
j. Il. A. Merrill,
There being no choice, Mr.. Rounds
moved that the matter be tabled. Alder
men Sprague, Mannix and Grounds voted
yes; Aldermen Merrill, Dow, Lamson
and Smith voted no, and a second ballot
was taken which resulted the same as the
first, except that there were two votes for
Mr.. Sprague instead of two for Mr.. Lam
son.
Nhnr 6SvsrV md a
that he had reason to believe that he was
the choice of majority of the Republi-
can members of the board, but that he did
not desire to do anything that would lead
to quarreling or prevent harmony. -Four
of us got together this morning. said
Mr.. Dow, land decided to hold caucus
at Z. Is this evening. We notified the fifth
member. This evening three of us wanted
a caucus, but the fourth objected. with
draw in the interest of harmony
Then Alderman Rounds explained his
position He said: ''Last year I came
inEhere green. was elected gas agent,
and after my election some people tried
to throw me down. 1 am not a candidate
for this place and I haven't been for that
matter, but want to square the rumor
that certain men are up to beat Rounds. !"
Alderman Merrill said that the minori-
ty members had not regarded this conf
troversy as one In which they could prop
erly take part, and any had therefore
not voted for thier of the Republican
members They had not acted as they
did TO cause deadlock els
Then Mr.. Smith moved that Alderman
Lamson be chosen chairman by acolama-
ton. Mr. Round seconded the nomina-
tion He said: ST second the nomination
of Mr.. Lamson. I have wanted him from
the first. He is man of large experience
and in every way qualified for the posi-
tion.''
Mr.. Lamson was then elected by accla
nation and in returning thanks for the
honor conferred on him, said: "This is
a very unusual thing. Most men have to
go for an office, but this has come to me
unsought. l have not sought the office,
but have done all in my power for my
friend from ward five. hope that we
shall have pleasant year and accept the
nomination in the interest of harmony
The bonds of Howard F. Hall, S. D.
Hall, and Eben N. Perry as constables
were approved.
The board then adjourned
IN JOINT SESSION. !.
There was some interesting things done
in the joint session of the two branches
which was called for the purpose of elect
ing subordinate officers. Before proceed
ing to ballot for these officers Alderman
Rounds said that he desired to introduce
an order for the consideration of the con-
vention. The order was the one which
Alderman Rounds had previously intro
duced in the upper board to the effect
that none of the officers elected in joint
should begin theirduties until
April first, with the exception of the as
sistant assessors. Alderman Dow raised
the point that it was not in order for AL
derman Rounds to introduce an order in
the joint convention and the mayor sus-
tanned the point and Alderman Rounds
did not press the matter. The convention
then proceeded to ballot for the various
city officers Without exception the Re.
publican NOMINEES were elected by votes
ranging from 18 to to Is to T. as once
and a while some member would forget
to 7ote The officers elected last were as
follows:
For City Clerk-Edwin L. Dyer
For City Treasurer and Collector-Geo-
FL. Libby.
For City Auditor-Leroy S. Sanborn.
For City Messenger-George E. Mac
gowan.
For City Solicitor-Carroll W. EMor-
rill.
For City Assessor for Three Years
Walter l.. Lefavor.
For Assistant Assessors-Ward 1, o. |
man G. Munroe; Ward 2, Terrence G. |
Kent; Ward g. Wilbur c. Wheldon; Ward |
I, Charles G. Douglass Ward S. Orlando |
q. Dyer; Ward 6, Richard H. Ball; |
Ward T. Edward A. DeGarmo.
For Chief Engineer of Fire Depart |
N. Eldridge.
For Assistant Engineers-1st Asst.
John N. Long; End Asst, Albert II. |
Hatch; Sd, Samuel A. Hodgdon; 4th, S, |
Major Hammett.
For City Electrician-Levi L. Cum