The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1899-03-08
SOUTH PORTLAND
Something About the Organization Of
the New City.

by the Embellishments Mt the
Throttle and 90 Them the Fruits of
Victory Will Most LIKELY 60.
There was an election over here on
Monday and yesterdny 1t showed and ap-
pearing above the political surface under
which so many of cur good Republicans
now lie completely covered with the white
PARTICLES are the following gentlemen who
will organize the. new city government
Hon. &. C. Reynolds, mayor, Geo. L.
Spear, Frank p. Seaman, Horace +.
Davis, Charles +. Willard, Charles j.
Hilton, Frederick W. Jordan and Willard
w. Pickett the aldermen elect. And
tight her 1t Is worthy Of note and COM
mendation that in the slashing and cut
ting of names no territorial district was
left without its Erepr ,sentatiye in the new
council md this is as it should he. for
there was the greatest danger in the swap
ping bound TO so ON when seven candi.
dates were ballated for one ticket and the
result was to tie letermined!by a.plurslity
vote. that some not very poprlous district
might be lost in the shuflls.
Nothing OF this kind can happen in the
future for one Of the first duties of the
city council under the new charter will be
t. divide the territ cry Of the city into
even wards, "to contain as nearly as
nay be, consistently, within well defined
limits, AN equal number of legal voters"
The city has the power TO establish by
ordinance such officers rs may be neoes
s " for municipal government not provid
e. by the enabling acs, but tho latter ara
Of special interest just now and among
them are these: the assessors, overseers of
the poor and health officers shall be elect
ed By the city council ON the second Mon
day in March or as soon thereafter as
may he. At the first election thereof
under this act, three persons shall be
elected assessors, one Of whom shall he
selected for one year, one for two years
and one for three years, and, at each sub
slquent election, one assessor shall be
elected for three years each OF whom shsll
continue in office until some other persor
shall have been elected and qualified in
/ i place. Three overseers of the poor
shall be elected in the same manner as
are the assessors, and shall hold oflics the
same time. and all subsequent elections
Of these officers shall be in the same
manner as all subsequent elections
The city council may elect
an assistant assessor in each ward. whose
duty it shsll be to furnish the assessors
with all necessary information relative
to persons and property taxable in his
ward. The city concil shall also elect
city solicitor and determine his salary.
The city council shall, as soon after is
organization as may be convenient. elect
by ballot city clerk. Ii city treasurer and
auditor The compensation of these off
GERS shall be tixed by the council and the
official fees received by them shall bo paid
into the city treasury If 50 ordered by the
council II deemed expetient the Offices
of city clerk and city treasurer may be
hell by the same person.
The treasurer of the city shall also be
the collector of taxes for said city, with
all the powers of collectors Of taxes under
the laws of this state. He shall be styled
treasurer and collector, and may appoint
assistants and deputies as provided by
law
There shall be annually elected by the
city council street commissioner and the
city council may, by the affirmative vote
OF two thirds of all its nom bers, Establish
by ordinance, u police department, to con
sist Of chief of police and such other
officers and men as il may prescribe and
may make regulations for the govern
ment Of the department. Until depart
ment of police shall he established in ac-
cordance with the provisions Of this act,
the mayor Lshall have the appointment
control and direction of the police force CT
the city.
The city council may establish q fire de.
partment for said city, to consist Of such
Off GERS and men as it may prescribe, and
it may make regulations fer the govern.
Inent of the department.
The city council shall establish, by or
dinanoe, the regular salaries or remunor-
alton Of the offices established by this aot.
in case the same is not ixeu herein, and
of such other Offices as mny be hereafter
established, and after the first municipal
year no ordinance Of tho council changing
any such salary or remuntration shall
take effect until the municipal year sue
ceeiiug that in which the ordinance is
passed.
All officers Of the police department
shall be appointed by nomination by the
mayor and confirmed by tho city council,
and may be removed by them for good
cause. All other subordinate officers shall
bs elected by the city council, and may
Re removed by them for cause
A municipal court is established to he
denominated the municipal onurt of
South Portland. and to consist of one
justice who shall lie an inhabitant OF said