Daily Kennebec journal., 1906-03-13
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year and is not available for your presen

year and is not available for your present
needs, as it should have been.
Under these conditions We must ask
our citizens to refrain from calling upon
the present city council for other than
such expenditures as are absolutely neces-
sary for Il clean up-to-date city.
Nothing can be more important to the
city than that our assessors should so re-
adjust the taxation values of all proper
ty, to the end that each portion bear its
measure of the public burden and no
more
Having full confidence in this council
and your willingness to cooperate in all
that concerns the city's good, [ shall ey-
as the situation demands.
Gentlemen. l thank you for your very
courteous attention.
When Mayor Jones had concluded his
speech the boards then in joint action
proceeded to the election of their offi-
Gers. On motion of Alderman Barton
a committee of five consisting of Alder
men Brown and Poulin and Council
men Whitcomb, Marquis and Clement
were appointed by the chair to receive,
sort and count ballots. The Republican
minority for the most part did not vote
The officers We're then elected as fol-
lows:
City clerk-John E. Nelson, S; F. w.
Clair, 1G.
City treasurer-F. A. Knauff, S; Nor
man K. Fuller. 16.
Tax collector-Norman X. Fuller, 16
Tax assessors-By a unanimous vote
Fred Poulin was elected as assessor for
a term Of three year.
Assistant assessOrs-Ward 1, Frank
Nj. Joseph: Ward ?, James McLaugh-
lin; Ward 8, Leslie Williams; Ward A,
Edwin w. Clair; Ward 5. Arthur
Getchell. II; Perley Whitaker, 4;
Ward q. Horace Thyng: Ward Z, Fred
Taylor.
City physician-Dr. ]. C. Bernard 16;
DR.. H. Z. Milliken, l; DR.. D. B. Crag-
in, l.
Street mmissioner-Sumner Rowe,
1G; J. M. Crafty, 5.
Chief engineer of the fire department
w. ". Berry. IS; Luke Ivers. 2.
Assistant engineers-C. c. Dow and
James c. Rancourt.
City solicitor-A. A. Matthew, Is;
Frank ]. Small, 1.
City auditor-Perley G. Whitaker,
10; Luke Spencer. l.
City engineer--Wallace G. Smith, 16;
John Burleigh, 1.
Truant officers-George II. Simpson,
Marshall G. Gullifer and Arthur j.
Taylor.
The election of the city electrician
was laid upon the table for further
consideration.
B. Smith.
V,,Or Of n;Ie, Il
Frank Walker. the clerk being in
structed to cast ballot representing
unanimous vote. Mr.. Walker was in
like manner elected inspector of vine
gar. Supt. of burials, Edwin Tcwne.
Tho cemetery COMMITTEES was elected as
follows: Clerk, F. J. Arnold: Edward
Ware. Edwin Towne, q. w. Fitzgerald
and w. f. Reid.
Pound keeper-G. F. Terry.
Measurers of wood, bark and lumber
d. Z. Buck, A. w. Flood. II. NJ. Ful-
Ter. F. NJ. Rand, S. \. Green, C. a.
Flood, H. A. Tozier, A. j.. Purinton, c.
3. Davis, A. B. Green, Thomas Smart
G. A. Wilson, Z. c. Fairfield, P. H.
Plaisted.
Weighers of coal--A. w. Flood, c. 3.
Davis, Charles A. Flood, S. a. Green,
F. NJ. Rand. A. b. Green.
Fence viewers-Franik Williams,
Martin 1,lajsdell, ]. w. Morrill,.
Alderman Barton then moved that
the boards proceed to the election Of 4
manager of the Opera house. Mayor
Jones objected saying that lie preferred
to wait until the afternoon session. Mr.
Barton insisted that as the candidates
for office had made known their names
and that as the office was one carrying
with 1t one of the largest salaries in
the power of the city to bestow the
matter could be settled just as we'll at
once. The matter was put to vote ard
the mayor was defeated by a slight
majority. Mayor Jones then said that
as he had been presented with the
names Of Samuel H. Chase and John 3.
Friel he was in duty bound to present
the same to be voted upon. Alderman
Barton then presented the name Of c.
B. Kelleher. The votes stood at the
close of the balloting, C. B. Kelleher,
II: John B. Friel, 3, and S. H. Chase, 1.
The next in order was the selection
of the chairman of the board of alder
men after the joint session had been
ulSSOlVeQ. Jne name OF Alderman
Charles H. Barton of Ward was pre-
sented and accepted. He was answered
in the negative and Alderman Barton
was declared by Myor jones to be the
choice of the board.
The boards then adjourned at the
noon hour TO meet for the completion
OF business at o'clock in the after
noon.
The adjourned meeting was called to
order by Mayor Jones at o'clock in
the afternoon and no business was
transacted of surprising nature. OF
course everybody expected that the Ii
quor agency would be opened, but
nothing was done in regard to the mat
ter until after a number Of orders had
been passed. Hon. S. S. Brown, alder
man from Ward 4. arose and said that
he had a matter which he felt his duty
to bring before the meeting. He said:
II understand that there is a large
amount of bad liquor being circulated
in the city. Now 1 was much impressed