Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-03-11

ing a full investigation.
The committee then withdrew to the
mayors office for an inspection of the
ballots cast in Ward /. This was
rather tedious bit of work and con-
sumed nearly the whole of the re-
mainder of the forenoon
The committee chosen to investigate
the contested case reported just before
noon and in favor of Mr.. Vaughan, al
lowing him 125 votes and Mr.. Barton
124 The committee did not, however,
find much new evidence to materially
change the positions of the two oppo-
nents. The matter was finally sifted
down to one vote that was doubtful.
Mr.. Barton claimed that this was as
defective as some of the others thrown
out but was willing to have it counted
for Mr.. Vaughan for the sake of set
Ting the dispute. Mr.. Barton, believing
| that he had considered the interests of
his constituents sufficiently, did not
| care to carry the matter any farther,
so the vote was allowed to count for
Mr. Vaughan and he was declared
elected. The committee so reported
| and Mr.. Vaughan took his seat.
| The council then adjourned to 2.3O.
After coming together again the MEM
| bers reeled off the business more rap
| idly. The committee consisting of
Mayor Blaisdell, Aldermen Keith and
Rand and Councilmen Greaney. Loud
and Libby, which had been appointed
to make up the joint standing commit
tees, reported as follows:
| Accounts - The mayor. Aldermen
n.l
er, Morrill,, Goodrich.
| Bells and clocks--Aldermen Rand and
Bosnian: Councilmen Bridges, King
Goodrich.
| Claims The mayor, Aldermen
Vaughan and Keith; Councilmen Union
Wade, Morrill,.
| Finance - The mayor, Aldermen
Wardwell and Leonard; Councilmen
Allen, Butler, Decker.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Rand
and Leonard; Councilmen Greaney, AL
den, Loud.
New streets-Aldermen Foster and
Vaughan; Councilman Goodrich, Ma
| heu, Libby.
Rules and Observation-Disclosures Bo-
shan and Keith; Councilmen Decker,
Libby, Butler.
Streets-The mayor. Aldermen Foster
and Wardwell; Councilmen Wade, AL
den, Maheu.
New Observation-Disclosures Foster
and Bosnian: Councilmen Alden, King
| Allen.
| Printing-Aldermen Rand and Keith;
Councilmen Union. Bridges, Maheu.
| Parks - Aldermen Wardwell and
Leonard; Councilmen Morrill,, Loud,
! Allen.
| Public buildings-The mayor, Alder
men Wardwell and Leonard; Council
men Greaney, King, Loud.
| Streets-The mayor Aldermen keith
and Leonard; Councilmen Greaney
Union, Wade.
An order was passed by both
branches instructing the city treasurer
| to pay the slips of the employees of
the street department only when pre-
scented in person or properly endorsed.
The bond of the city treasurer was
fixed at $4,000. The printing Of $50
copies of the lists of city officers and
| the committees was ordered. 1t was
| also ordered that all the reports of the
| committees be typewriter and copy
| furnished to the presiding officer of
each board, the mayor and the city
| clerk.
A committee consisting of Mayor
! Blaisdell, Aldermen Vaughan and
Bosnian and Councilmen Goodrich, Nor
rill and Libby were appointed to fix
| the salaries of the city officials. The
committee reported the same salaries
/ that We're paid, last year, and this was
accepted.
The boards then went into joint seS-
sion for the purpose of electing the
city officers. The following were elect
| ed:
City treasurer, F. A. Knauff; asses
scr for three years, J. Frank Eden;
street commissioner, S. A. Green; city
physician, DR.. P. S. Merrill; city So
| licitor. d. p. Foster; auditor, H. D..
Bates; assistant assessors, Ward 1, E.
| G. Crosby. Ward 2, Vede Vollier; Ward
3. F. +. Graves; Ward 4, G.. Stanley
Reynolds: Ward S, w. e. Chadwick:
! Ward 6, Edwin Towne; Ward Z, c. H.
Duste: chief engineer of fire depart
ment, George F.. Davies; assistant en-
gineers, Charles E. Bushey and William
II. Romeo; truant officers, city marshal,
deputy marshal, Joseph Libby and
CHdTltS CdDdna.
About the only contest in the cleo
| lions and the only one where it was
necessary to resort to balloting was
that of assistant engineer. on the first
ballot it was tie between w. H.
Savage and C. E. Bushey. On the
second vote however, Mr.. Rushey got
10 out of the 10 votes cast and was
declared elected.
The minor officers are practically the
same as last year and are as follows:
Pound keeper, G. Fred Terry; cutler
of hoops and slaves, E. G. Meader;
tithing men, Increase Robinson. Chas.
H. harrington; superintendent Of bur-
ials. Frank Redington; undertakers.
Frank Redington. c. A. Redington, j.
f. Pooler. c. F. Aver, H. 3. Smell, Ed
ward Vallee: measurers of wood and
bark, surveyors of lumber and wood.
d. P. Buck, S. A. Green, A. b. Green,
A. w. Flood, C. A. Flood, Thomas
Smart. Fri Drew, H. NJ. Fuller, Fl. G.
Tozier. G. A. Wilson, F. M. Rand, r.
A. Purington; fence viewers. Martin
Blaisdell, Frank Williams, j. w. Nor
rill: cemetery committee, w. B. Ar
mold, Frank Redington, H. B. Smell.
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