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

proper having nothing whatever to q,
with the accounts of the water works
Tha earnings of the Water Works be.
| long to the Water Works and not to the
city. The pay of the treasurer OF the
two departments is entirely distinc,
and these accounts should be kept en-.
tireiy separate from each other. I
therefore, recommend that at your
earliest opportunity an order be
PASSED instructing The treasurer, Who
ever he may be in the future, to sep
arate one from the other, maintaining
and definitely stating each account
without reference to the other.
There is one other matter to which
I desire to call your attention at this
time. The charter of our city has
been amended, the ordinances have
been amended, and several new ordi-
nances have been added since any re-
vision has been had. No person is
able at the present time to definitely
state what the provisions Of our char
ter are. or what our ordinances con-
tain. Under a government such as
ours, it is absolutely necessary that all
officers of the government should know
the provisions of law under which they
are to act, therefore, I recommend that
you Immediately take this matter I'M
der consideration and by proper au-
thority conferred by you see that a re-
vision of our charter and ordinances
are made in the near future
Finally. We have accepted the
offices to which we have been elected.
Each and everyone of us have many
nr v.-l,;
personal attention and time Because
we are not under pay and because of
our personal matters will not be re-
ceived by anyone as an excuse for not
attending closely and promptly to the
business affairs of the city, which we
have assumed.
1t is the duty of every alderman to
be present at every meeting promptly.
If a meeting is called al 80, l promise
you not to keep you waiting until 40
or 7.4J, and You have no right to keep
me or your associates waiting when
ether engagements may require our
attention. Let us not get it into our
heads that because the people in this
city have elected us TO Office that we
are u little better than other people.
the small majorities do not indicate
this fact You and l are simply SER
wants, we have been employed by the
people at salary. which we have con-
sidcred sufficient for the duties we are
to perform, we have accepted that en-
Dlovment now let us live up to it like
men.
At the conclusion of the address.
elected TO the position without a dis
senting voice. Alderman-at-Large
Sticknoy presented an order adopting
the rules and orders of the last city
governments, as the rules and orders of
the present city government, until 9TH
erWisc ordered, and the order received
a passage.
Adjournment was made at this time
until 80 Monday evening.
The evening session convened prompt
ly at 80 o'clock. The mayors sugges-
ton Of purctuality was evidently well
taken for every member Of the board
was il his seat at the appointed time.
Mayor Bcane announced the follow
ing standing committees:
Finance-Aldermen Stickney and
Sleeves.
Claims-Aldermen Andrews and Pick
ard.
Observation-Disclosures Pickard ard
Olsen.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Sleeves
and Varney.
City property-Aldermen Jewett and
Andrews.
Street lights-Aldermen Varney and
Jewett.
Scwers-Aldermen Olsen and Stick
ney.
The following communication was re-
ceivcd from City Marshal Donovan:
"To the Honorable Mayor and City
Council:
Il respectfully submit the following
to you for your approval:
For night watch, James Leighton In
nlace Of George F. Church; A. r. Ad-
olson in place of G. L. Kilgore.
For special police-W. F. Fish. G. l..
kiIgore, C. F. Strickland. c. w. White.
Edward Stevens, Sherman Dunn
Charles V. Gipson, Herbert Latin. Will
liam Rich"
On motion of Alderman Varney It
was voted to lay the names Of James
Leighton and A. r. Addison on the ia
bic indefinitely.
The salary list. reported by the COM
mittee to whom it was referred. was
adopted. The list follows:
Mayor. 500; judge municipal court,
5000; treasurer and collector, $3.50; city
marshall s425; overseer of poor. 800;
assessors. 50 per day while employed;
city collector. $50; city clerk. SIS; chief
engineer. $50; second engineer, SIS;
third engineer. $40; Board of Health,
each, sos; pension clerk. $50; truant Of
ficer. $40: building inspector, SIS; city
physician. $50; milk inspector, $50:
street commissioner. So per day while
employed.
Employees of street department to re-
ceivo s1.65 per day; night watchmen
Sis per night
The following city officials were elect
Cd without opposition:
Treasurer and collector-C. X. Howe
Election of city solicitor omitted.
Assessor for three years-C. G. Wall
Overseer of poor-Laid over for one
week