Daily Kennebec journal., 1902-03-18

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departments, properly audited, and paid
by the city treasurer. This perhaps
would make necessary some increase IN
salaries but l think the advantage would
much more than offset the cost thereof.
AS others as well as myself seem 10
have misunderstood this matter, would
call your attention to a paragraph ~
chapter 166 of the Public Laws or 1873,
which reads as follows, viz: ANY city
officers elected or appointed by the city
council, or appointed by the mayor ana
aldermen, shall discharge their respective
duties under the direction of the mayor
and aldermen" So. as | now understand
it, the various committees have no au-
thority over any officer, any authority
over any matter except 1t be given them
by the city. ordinances or by vote OF th9
city council.
The duty now devolvng upon you is the
election of the city onicers for the ensu,
ing year. In this, | trust we snali az
have in mind the welfare of the city ana
vote for those who we believe, VIII Dtst
serve it's interests. Remember, however
that while you may believe that ore man
will best perform the duties OF some po-
sition, your associates may Just as non,
estly believe that some other man Will
do it better, and they are as mitch en-
titled to their opinion as you are 70
yours. After the officers are elected,
whether the man we want Is elected or
IL,
those who are elected, and in all ways
work together for the best interests oil
the city.
that | am in favor of certain persons for
certain places 1nis is without authority
/ have not tried, either directly or lndl-
rectly to influence the vote OF any mem
Der of the city council but nave caretu,iy ,l,r
IN contest. In case of a tie vote, wnlcn
/ trust will not occur, shall vote as |
believe best for the city, ana wish you
to do the same.
Then came the election of the officers
% preside over the departments OF the
eity and such shaking up has not oc-
cured before for many years, there be-
ing very few of the former officers TO be
seen in their old positions. Some OF
the contests were very close and none
knew how they were coming out until
after the election. The following is the
list of officers elected:
City Clerk, Charles o. Wadsworth
Third assessor, John Peacock.
Overseers of poor, George n. john
son, j. E. Cunningham and John w
Peacock.
City marshal, Frank Andrews.
City physician, w. o. Cobb.
City treasurer, Henry Harrington.
Tax collector, A. X. Jewett.
Street commissioner, G.. Z. Picker
ing.
City solicitor, G. A. Hildreth.
Chief engineer, j. L. Kendall.
First assistant engineer, G. S. Cobb.
Second assistant engineer Charles G.
Neal.
Directors of High school, j. S
and Miss O. h,
| Htath.
School committee, three years. Henry
Richards.
Ward engineers, Ward 1, F. d. Law
renee; Ward 2. Robert COsgrove; Ward
| 3, M. A. Harraden; Ward 4, Jasper
Robinson; Ward 5, J. r. Dill; and
Ward 6, Dan S. Weeks.
Harbor masters: f. E. Potter, Wal
| lace Tarbox. Charles Z. Wakefield and
w. D. Harrington.
Surveyors of lumber. G. c. Lawrence
o. G. Andrews, George Gray, E. w. At
| wood, f. T. Bradstreet, c. H. Gray, j
w. p. Johnson, S. r. Morrill,, +. w
| Wiley, C. F. Johnson, J. S. Towle, N
| T. Goodwin, Calvin Hilton, S. S. Davis
H. B. Lawrence, Wellington Blair and
Ralph Lawrence.
Measurers of wood and bark, M
| Chamberlain, J. w. Robinson, Harry
Holden, Dan S. Weeks, c. F. Johnson
A. w. McCausland, ]. w. p. johnson
w. F. Henderson, F. E. McCausland, H
]. Stone, ]. w. Jones, G.. A. Morrell
Daniel Longfellow, j. Il. Jewett, Wal
lace Tarbox.'G. l.. Towle.
| Fence viewers, ]. w. Peacock, Henry
| Merrill
Measurers of stone, Martin Chamber
lain, A. E. Andrews, John Milton, M
w. f. Pray and Dan S. Weeks.
Measurer of logs. f. w. Wiley, II. 3
| Lawrence, C. A. Annis. f. l.. Gray
| George Gray and Charles Gray.
Inspector of leather, Augustus Hop
| kins.
Care of city clock. G. l.. McKenney.
Weigher of beef, Amasa S. Ring.
Weigher and gauger, II. j. Stone.
City bill posters, Benz. Johnson, r. w
| Hill. J. S. Hill, Frank E. Reed and w
| F.. Thayer.
Auditor, +. A. Danforth.
Superintendents of burying grounds
Martin Peacock, Libby Hill; John Mil
South Gardiner.
City crier, Frank f. Reed.
| City bell ringer. E. Z. Whitten.
Sealer of weights and measurers, G.
l.. McKenney.
Pound keeper, L. H. Merrill.
The election of truant officers, night
| watchmen and the appointing of spec
| ial police, the election of member of
| the Board of Health for three years and
| a few minor officers were left until the
regular meeting in April. The follow
ing were named for the joint standing
committee on finance: Aldermen
Weeks and Turner, and Councilmen Ell
bridge, Douglass and Haley.
Joint standing committee on ac-
counts and claims, Aldermen Larrabee
and Weymouth and Councilmen Han
ley, Wing and Thurlow.
Both boards then adjourned until the
regular meeting in April. though the
joint standing committees will being
their duties at once