The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1898-03-15

| DIrs DOW dau lnf6o tOGes 1of 1AEct oSi
lots and Withdrew-Then MIR. Lamso,
Was Unanimously Chosen-The Repub
| Iican Nominees Elected as Subordinat,
Oficers-How Mr. Rounds Happened t.
be Twice Chosen Gas Agent.-Mr
Goudy's Resolution Calling for a Mon
itor.
The inauguration Of the mayor ane
the new city government occurred yester.
day forenoon at ten O'Clock. There wal
the usual large attendance of prominent
citizens and ladies. The desks of tht
mayor, president of the common council
and clerks of both bodies was decorated
with flowers.
The board of aldermen was called te
order by the city clerk, Mr.. Dyer, and
John F. A. Merrill. alderman from ware
four was elected as temporary chairman.
A committee on credentials consisting
of Aldermen Lamson and Sprsgue report
ed the following gentlemen as aldermen
elect: Wardsone, Wilson Sprague, ward
two, Cornelius A. Mannix; ward three,
Edgar E. Rounds; ward four, John F.
A. Merrill; ward five, William Il. Dow
ward six, Rufus Lamson; ward seven,
Winfield L. Smith.
The aldermen then requested joint
session with the common council for the
purpose of qualifying the members of the
new city government and inaugurating
the mayor.
In the common COUNSEL the body was
called to order by City Auditor Leroy
Sanborn, acting clerk of that body.
Councilman Florence F. Driscoll Of ward
two was elected temporary chairman.
In accepting the position he made grace
full speech thanking the council for the
honor they had done him in this selec.
tion.
The committee on credentials consisting
of Messrs. Smith. Lefavor and Burke. re-
ported the following members elect:
Ward one, Elmer G. Gerrish, George E.
Lefavor, Lewis P. Huston; ward two,
Florence +. Drlscoll, Joseph McLaugh-
lin, Jr., Samuel Rosenberg; ward three,
Hugh T. Barker, Fred Fl. johnson,
Charles A. Sloman; ward four, Daniel
Chase, Tobias A. Burke, Joseph e.
F. Connolly; ward five. George E. Smith,
Walter 81. Brown, Everett r. Josselyn;
ward six, Charles p. Waldron, John 81.
Pierce, Elias Thomas, Jr.; ward seven,
Lewis A. Cloudy, Edwin G. Milliken,
Herbert o. Phillips.
The common council then went into
joint convention.
The joint convention was called to or
der by Alderman Merrill.
The city clerk read the returns for
mayor, by which it appeared that Hon.
Charles Fl. Randall had been duly re-
elected.
A committee was appointed consisting
of Alderman Rounds, Councilmen Ger
IRISH and Thomas to notify Mayor Randall
of his reelection.
Mayor Randall, accompanied by Rev.
Henry Blanchard, D. D., entered shortly
after, escorted by the city marshal and
committee.
The oath Of office was then administered
In turn to the mayor, aldermen and COM
mon councilmen.
Prayer was offered by Rev. DR.. Blan-
chard.
Mayor Randall then read his inaugural
address, which will bs found in full on
another page Of the PRESS.
After the joint convention the alder
men were called to order by Mayor RAN
dali.
Mayor Randall appointed George W.
Sylvester..marshal. and Joseph G. Ster-
ling and Timothy e. Hartnett deputy
for the ensuing year.
The following special policemen were
appointed: 7. o. Bonner, j. A. Craig,
II. b. Hunt, J. B. Henderson, G. F.
Harmon, +. E. Haggett, G. A. johnson,
A. NJ. Sawyer, e. W. Rowe, C. W. Stev-
ems.
Edgar E. Rounds was unanimously
elected gas agent for the ensuing year.
Mr.. Rounds said in relation to the
criticism that the gas now used by the
city is of inferior quality that he is not
in favor of reducing the price to such a
point that good gas cannot be furnished.
1t was then moved that the board of
aldermen proceed to the election of per-
chairman. A vote was taken
and resulted as follows: Alderman Dow,