Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-19

ed, and rs it has small opportunity to
| obtain funds for it's various public
benefactions. it is necessary that the
| city should provide for the extermna-
ton of tie pests within our own Dor
ders. l imagine that representatives of
the society will wait upon the finance
committee at the proper time with a
definite conception of the probable as
sstance needed. 1 may say that the
city is obliged to do this under the
law, if the individuals do not. and then
portion of the expense can be levied
against the property Of those neglect
ing to do so, and collected as taxes are
collected.
FARMINGDALE AND RANDOLPH.
1t has always seemed to me that
Gardiner Randolph and that part of
Farmingdale lying along the River
Road, should be one single municipal
| ity. The interests of one are the in
terests Of al. and while I have no def
mite idea of the sentiment for or
| against such a consolidation, l believe
It would do no harm to have a bill
drafted allowing such action. OF
course the citizens of each town would
have the right to vote upon the matter,
and a rejection of the plan by either
| town or city, would end the matter as
| far as that particular town was con-
| concerned 1t may be somewhat preju-
diced in the premises. but I believe the
advantage would be as great for the
towns as for the city, and there would
be a greater inducement for mutually
Of endeavci, than with the present ar
rangement.
WARD LINES.
Under our ordinances, it is the duty
of the City Council once in ten years
and not oftdner than once in five years
| to review and, if it be needful, TO alte:
| said wards, in sucn manner as to pre-
serve as near as may be, an equal num-
Der of inhabitants in each. We now
HAY three wards with barely two hun
Gred voters, and three others with be
| tween three and four hundred each
| This makes UNEQUAL representation anG
should be remedied.
ABOLIShMENT OF COMMON COUN
| GIL.
| 1t has been suggested many times
| that the common council should b
| abolished in accordance with tn,
amendment, to or charter mad'
in 1888, and that Il singh.
board of one alderman from
each ward and one to be elected
at large should conduct the affairs of
our city in conjunction with the mayor
| 1t would be only fair at the next NUM-
cipal election, to allow the people t
vote upon the proposition. With on.
board, and they receiving a small
compensation for attending to tn.
| ,:-~I,, I.
progress, but that however, is for the
people to decide for themselves.
I am not uninindful Of or ungratefu
for the magnificent expression of con
Gdence as evidenced by our PRACTICAL!
Unanimous nomination and election
10 these important offices. 1t was fine
1t was generous. Men are pretty mucf
of 4 sameness wherever you find them
land in the mair. favor the right in plac
of the wrong. They know that we will
Imake some mistakes, and we will. W.
know that it is beyond human posi-
bility to satisfy everybody, but ".
lalso know that, if We try, we can d
that which will benefit the larger
number OF people. If we do things in
stead Of dreaming them; if we try t.
make good by giving everybody a
square deal, I have an idea that if We
nut an ear to the ground at the end OF
the municipal yea, that we shall heai
something about good anil faithful. il
not infallible servants. Gentlemen,
thank you for your attention, and W.
will now proceed to the business of tn:
session.
The meeting then proceeded to tht
election of officers. The office of city
clerk came first and Charles o. Wads.
worth who has filled that office for %
years was unanimously elected.
First Assessor-George N. Johnson
unanimously reelected.
| Overseers of the Poor-Geo. n. John
son. NJ. a. Haraden, John w. Peacock
City Trcasurer-Eerry Harrington.
For collector of taxes-This office was
the only one in which ballot was nee.
essary and Sumner Soule won out by
IA to 10.
City Solicitor--Charles A. Knight.
| Chief Engineer-John L. Kendall.
Second Engneer-Charles F. Cobb.
Third Observation-Disclosures G. Neal.
Ward Ergineers-Ward /. II. w. j.
Pray; Ward 2, James w. Jones: Ware
l3. NJ. A. Haraden: Ward 4. Fred T.
Merrill; Ward ), J. 3. Keene; Ward
Dan S. Weeks.
Directors High School,. S. Maxcy
Chas. II. Gray, Gertrude L. Heath.
Directors of Public Library for
years-'Henry Richards. The othe1
members are ]. W. Robinson. years
C. S. Jackson, years: Charles II. Gray
, years: VIM. Morrell. 1 year.
School Comrittee--Dan s. Weeks.
years; O. B. Clason, years; Henri!
richards. year.
Harbor ,Masters-Fred Z. Potter
Wallace TarhoX. Charles r. Wakefield
w. ID. Harrington.
Surveyors of Lurlber-O. G.. Andrews
f. W. Atwood. F. T. Bradstreet, Wei
llipgton Blair s. S. Davis. Geo. Gray. II
c Gray. Frank Gray Chas. H. Gray
Calvin Hilton, c. F. Johnson, j. w P
Johnson. c. C. Lawrence, Harry p
Lawrence. F. f. McCausland, S. 1,
MOrrel, J. w. Robinson, II. j. Stone
Wallace TarboX and Dan S. Weeks.
MeasurerS of Wood and Bark-Mar
tin Cham berlain. H. A. Gray, Henry j
Holden. W. F. harrington, Eugene T
Hodgkins. J. W. P. Johnson, G. F. John