Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12

Nlll LII. l.. u. bunker as mayor, y. L.
Foulin chairman of the board of alder
men and l.. Eugene Ttlayer president
of the common council. Mayor Bunker
is Republican, while the city govern
ment is Democratic by majority of
TO in the aldermen and to in
the common council. The following
were seated:
Mayor-Luther G. Bunker.
Aldermen-Ward /, John P. Baxter,
Dem; Ward ., Charles D. Sayward,
Rep; Ward 3, F. A. Wing, Rep; Ward
4, Miller r. Colby, Dem; Ward ), Sell
don F. Whitcomb, Rep: Ward 6, j. Z.
Poulin. Dem: Ward :, Harry Belli-
vcau, Dem.
Common council-N-ard /, Henry J.
Collins, Dem; J. A. Lightbody, Dem;
Ward ?, II. T. Winters, Rep; c. Free
mont Rowe. Rep; Ward 3, A. F. Drum
nlond. Rep; Lincoln O. Hanscom, Rep;
Ward 4. l.. Eugene Thayer, Dem; {.
II. Eigue, Dem; Ward 5. F. j. Part
ridge. Rep, George f. Hallowcll. Rep;
Ward 6, w. D. HaineS, Dem, James
Parent, Dem; Ward :, Augustus Carey,
Dem, ThorIas II. Lessor, Dem.
IN his inaugural address Mayor Bun
ker laid special emphasis upon the
need Of good officials during the COM
ing year. He said that it was his opin-
ion that political favoritism had been
too prominent a factor in the awarding
of the city Offices in times past. He rec
commended that the offices of chief of
the fire department, building inspector
and sanitary commissioner be COM
blned in one, that steps be taken to-
~
school building in 1903. that the work
of the street department be done by
contract, and that no pay slips in any
| department be honored by the city
treasurer unless the date Of the work
done be endorsed on the slip. Mayor
| Bunker recommended the closing of the
city liquor agency as "a blot on the
| fair name of our city"
Tie following minor officers were
elected:
City clerk-Fred ". Clair.
City treasurer and tax collector-Nor-
man X. Fuller.
Member of the board of assessors for
three years-ChaTles H. Barton.
Assistant assessors-Ward l, Edward
Loon: Ward 2, Ernest MARSHALL; Ward
| 8, Leslie d. Williams: Ward 4. E. w.
| Clair; Ward ., John Clukey; Ward 6.
| Albert Glazier.
! City physician-James f. Poulin.
/ street Observation-Disclosures Rowe.
Chief engineer fire derartmcnt-(Ta-
| Lled)
Assistant engineers of the fire de-
r3rtpicnt-C. &. Dow, first; James Ran
| court second.
| City soil .itor-A. y. Matthew.
Ar!Gltor-Pcrlcy l.. Whitaker.
CITY cn.inccr-W. +. Smith.
sscal.r of weights and measures-W.
Il. Smith.
Superintendent Of burials-Edwin
| Towrc.
Cemetery cnmnittcc-F. ]. Arnold, s.
J. Tuppor. Frank Rcdington, Edwin
T7vne. Walter T.. Reid.
Manager of Opera housc-C. 3. KILL
her.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Remington. c. A.
| Kedineton, II. Il. Smell Edmond Nailee.
Pound keeper--G. Fred Terry.
Cutler of hoops and staves-E. G.
NcaJcr.
Measurcrs Of wood and barll-D. p.
| Buck. A. ". Flood. II. NJ. Fuller, F. NJ.
| Rand, s. 4. Green. c. \. Flood, H. A.
Tozirr A. l.. Purinton. c. 3. Davis, a.
| T. Green. Thomas Smart, G. n. WILSON,
| L. c. Fairfield. p. II. Piaisted
! Weiehers of coal. ice and hay-A. W.
! Flood, G. L. Davis. Charles a. Flood,
| 4. A. Green. T. N. Rand. a. =. Green,
w. I. Sterling. George Farnham. Jr.
Fence viawers-Frank Williams Mar
tin Blaisdell, ]. w. Morrill,.
AZ the afternoon session deadlock
! Gcyeloped over the election of minor
| officers who are chosen by the mayor
and aldermen. The test case came i'll
! tie vote for clerk and overSeeT of the
moor. Frank Langiois had four votes anu
r. Il. Giroux had three. Mayor Bunker
exercised the prerogative Of voting and
| cast a ballot for J. Is. Giroux. making
| the vote tie, four to four. He also de-
| Clared the Office of clerk to the over
seer Of the poor to be vacant. 1t Is un :
! derst0od that the mayor was acting on
| legal advice. in so doing.
| TIE Democratic aldermen deny the
right Of the mayor to vote under these
! circumstances and it was said after the
meeting that an Injunction would be
asked for to prevent the mayor from
exercising this power at the adjourned
meeting March 10. Among the Offices
thus left TO he filled in addition to that
Of clerk to the overseer of the poor are
city marshal, deputy marshal, police
officers, truant officers, milk inspector
and Inspector of vinegar.