The Portland daily press., 1898-03-22
MAYOR NEWELL iNAueURATED.
Well Known Lewiston Man Appointed
City Marshal of Lewiston.

Lewiston, March 21.-At the municipal
inaugural exercises today Mayor Newell
appointed Henry A. Wing marshal and
Arsene Caller deputy, BIO h of which ap'
pointments were confirmed. George II
Hale was elected city clerk, John B.
Straw street commissioner. G. G. Ben.
son treasurer and E. e.. Woodside collec-
tor.
Mayor Newell's inaugural address
showed the net debt to be 1913, 1893. 81 upon
valuation of thirteen and one half
millions of property.
Mayor Newell suggested that nothing
in the line of city business be concealed
from the newspapers and spoke good
word for the press.
In Auburn, George E. McCann was
elected city clerk, E. g. Eyeleth treas
urer f. F. Goss street commissioner, L.
NJ Mason member of water board.
In his inaugural, Mayor Harris recon-
mended creating a municipal sinking
fund OF the city's holdings in the Lewis
ton and Auburn railway, leased by the
Grand Trunk, and issuance OF $4,000
bonds on the same towards w1ping out
the floating debt. Tho bonded indebted
ness is s21s, $50 and the floating debt
Sl17, 900. The city government ratified
the purchase of the Davis property ad-
joining the City hall.
TWO MAYORS SEATED.
Biddeford, March 21.-The two city
I'M an tn6
in this city and Saco Mayor Levi w.
Stone of this city in his inaugural adj
dress, referred with satisfaction to the
decrease of the city debt under the Citi-
zen administration of the last two years
and urged the necessity Of further reduc-
ing the debt by strict economy the next
IL months in order to put the city with
in the statutary debt limit.
In Saco, Mayor S. L. Lord touched up
on the depression in local business
caused by the strike and urged all posi-
BILE economy on that account.
MAYOR HAYNES'S PLANS.
Augusta, March 21.-The new city gov
eminent was organized this forenoon and
vast amount of business transacted at
the opening session. Councilman L. 81.
Dudley was chosen president of the COM
mon council, and Alderman E. E. Park
man was elected chairman of the alder
maen. 1t is an Republican city gov
erment and all the old city officers were
chosen unanimously. Mayor j. Manches-
ter Hayness address was of unusual in
terest and was warmly received. His
chief aim will be municipal improve
ment and care that no money is mis-
spent.
BATH COUNCIL ORGANIZED.
Bath, March 21.-The city government
of Bath was inaugurated at 10 O'Clock
this forenoon. Mayor Joseph Torrey.
in his address dwelt extensively on the
financial condition of the city.
John Fl. Raymond was elected city
clerk; DR.. E. M. Fuller. president of the
board of aldermen; Albert Grassy, presi
dent of the counsel; and Cyrus W. Long
ley, clerk of the council.
DEMOCRATS CONTROL.
Ellsworth, March 21.-James A. Staples,
Democrat, was elected alderman in Ward
today by II majority over I. d. Patten,
Republican. At he regular election these
candidates polled tie vote and SEQ
ond election was necessary. Mr.. Staples's
success gives the Democrats the control
of the city council
MAYOR WEEKS'S VICTORY.
Oldtown, March 2..-Edgar B. Weeks,
4 IL
today by over three hundred majority
His opponent was Eben 7. Hartwell
Democrat The Republicans elected a
large majority of the members of the city
government