Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1900-06-08
PASSED THE BILL.
Amendment D Accomp|ishes
the Desired Result.
Secret Session Of City Fathers Smooths
Away All Differences.
The Salary Ordinance Given It's Final READING
and Passage.

| pasSdSe at the special meeting of the
city government. last evening. but not
| until u three hours session was held.
The passage was effected through
amendment ID, which took the place Of
amendment c. through which the bill
was passed at the last special meeting
The first part of the meeting was de-
voted to u secret session In which
there was some pretty plain talk. If all
| reports from the session are to be ac-
cepted. But when the bill was finally
given passage Mayor Lane stated
that he would not sign the bill in it's
amended form. That. he stated to the
! council, would not constitute a veto.
| but showed he is not satisfied with the
bill as amended. He further annOunc-
ed that he should report the bill to the
| mence their work. 50 that now the
final trig in the smooth running Of the
city government Is removed.
Before calling the meeting to order,
Mayor Lane called the upper and low
ct boards into the aldermens room
where an executive session was held.
There, it is stated. the announcement
was made that owing to work which
iihh B'tl h'lIIf iil'l UIilfI ftElllHBtItli'S
there would not be an overlap Of Sill
GOO in round numbers. brought over
from last year. but much smaller
amount. Through this ii would be nee
ossary to use the utmost economy.
Tho difference in amounts. it is re-
ported ms having been stated at the
secret conference was not discovered
r'.l Wednesday, 50 that the finance
4 ''tt,, ma every reason III believe
,ndt $1i 900 vas available when the IL
nance bill was made up ANA reported
To the city council for action. No so
luton of the difficulty was offered at
the secret session. At the close. some
suggested that there was the choice Of
three things. to observe the StrctcSt
economy, to raise the tax rate Or re-
fund the bonds that become due. this
year
by the revelation Of the amount
brought over. the pathway is greatly
smoothcd for thu passage of the appro-
priation bill The principal contest
over the bill has been what 10 do with
the uncxpended balance Of $l1 600.
It has been claimed hy some that the
balance should b. used in general work
anu permanent Improvements ''lll'IS
claimed that the amount should be laid
by t. meet what cXigencies might come
up. 1t was To carry the point Of the
former contingent that amendment g.
which acted as grease on the ways of
passing the bill. was tackled onto the
finance committees original report.
1t was : o'clock when the two boards |
went into secret session, but over IL |
hours had passed before the newspaper |
men and other members of the third |
executive body were notified that they |
might begin the work Of digging out |
what had been talked over in secret |
session.
At 9.3o the cigar smoke began to |
drift through the opened doris of tho al |
dermens room. For over half an hour |
the members were gathered in groups |
of tWos and thrccs discussing how the |
balance could be disposed |
Of to the best advantage. Various |
were offered, but finally, |
tho following proposition was agreed |
on. that to the appropriations the fol- |
lowing appropriations be made from
the unexpendcd balance and other !
sums in the treasury not engaged: |
I
district. $l100: eastern district $1,000
When the aldermen We're in order. |
Mayor Lane, letting his gavel fall. At
1880 o'clock, amendment {, by which
the bill was passed at the last session.
was rcconsidered ana the bill sent back
to the council. There. Il similar action
was taken with the amendment and
Councilman Fletcher introduced
amendment u. which embodied the
compromise feature previously men
toned.
The amendment was adopted by the
lower board ana the bill in this form
was passed by both boards. When the
bill was finally passed there were SO
many endorsements that the back of
the bill was covered.
The following revision to the ordin-
ancc relating to salaries received its
final reading and passage:
An ordinance q amend Chapter VI Of
the Revised ordinances relating to sal
aries.
Re it ordained by the city council Of the
city Of Augusta. as follows:
Chapter VI of the Revised Ordinances
relating to salaries is hereby amended 50
that said chapter, as mendcd. shall read
as follows:
CHAPTER VI-SALARIES.
See. Tho following officers shall re-
cciVc salaries as follows:
Mayor, $500.
CITY clerk. $50
CRY treasurer. 5000.
city collector. commission | per cent
upon the taxes collected.
city auditor, $500.
city marshal. $1,000.
Judge OF municipal court. $1,000.
city solicitor. $500.
city physician. including medicines,
$5n.
Street commissions West side. 5000.
Street commissioner. East side, $40.
Board of assessors, SIZE.
OVerSeer Of the moor, $500.
Board Of experimenting school commit
tee and supervisor of schools $500.
chief engineer of the fire department.
$500.
Assistant engineers $40 each.
Engineer of steam fire engine, $50.
Host Companies No. ! and No. as fol-
lows: Captains $50 each; 1st lieutenants,
/ So each: "a lieutenants. stewards and
clerks 81 each. hoscmcn. $50 each.
Hose Companies Nos. ). and ) as fol-
lows: Captains. list lieutcnants. clerks
ana stewards. so each; hosemen, 81 each.
Bell ringer. 500.
Clerk of common council. sou.
Health officer, $50
Keeper of city clocks, 500