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

With the board in separate session.
an order was passed by the aldermen
naming the following standing COM
mittees Of the aldermen:
On Observation-Disclosures Baxter and
Colby.
on police-Mayor Bunker. Aldermen
Poulin and Colby.
On licenses--Alderpen Belliveau, COL
by and Wing.
On sanitary-Aldermen Baxter, Belli-
veau and Sayward.
on liquor agency-Mayor Bunker,
Aldermen Poulin and Boxter.
An order was pasesd and sent down
for concurrence, that the city treas
urer be authorized to honor the pay
slips in the street department, when
presented. Concurred In.
An order was passed in both branches
naming the following standing COM
mittees for the year:
On accounts-Mayor Bunker. Alder
men Colby and Whitcomb, Councilmen
Thayer. Haines and Carey.
On bells and clncks-Aldermen BaX-
ter and Whitco.nb. Councilrnen Parent,
Nigue ana Rowe.
On c!aims-lIayor Bunker Aldermen
Baxter and Belliveau, Councilmen
Lightbody, Lessor ana Winters.
Op' finance--Mayor Bunker. Aldermen
Baxter Wing, Vigue, Councilmen Par
ent and Lightbody.
On fire Observation-Disclosures Colby
and Poulin. Councilman Carey, Hascom
ad Parent.
On new streets-Aldermen Poulin and
Sayward, Councilman Carey, Lessor and
Partridge.
On rules and Observation-Disclosures
Colby and Wing. Councilmen Haines,
Thayer, Drummond
On street lghts-Aldermen Belliveau
and PouEn. Councilmen Collins, Les
sor. Hallowell.
On new Observation-Disclosures Baxter
and Belliveau, Councilmen Collins.
Hanscom and Lessor.
On Observation-Disclosures Colby and
Belliveau, Councilmen Thayer, Collins
and Druminond.
On parks-Aldermen Poulin and
Whitcomb, Councilmen Vigue, Haines
and Drummond.
On public buildings-Aldermen Belli-
veau and Baxter. Councilman Parent,
Lightbody and Hallowell.
An order was presented in the board
of aldermen to the effect that the SAL
aries of all the city offices be the same
as last year. Alderman Poulin moved
that the order have a passage The
vote being doubted by Alderman Whit
comb, the latter said that he opposed
the order on the ground that there
were some men on the street who were
worth more than 50 a day and some
that were not worth 81 a DAY. He had
confidence in the street commissioner
TO pay each man what he was WORTH
The order received passage
1t was ordered that the monthly meet
ings Of the city government be held
CT the first Tuesday Of each month at
40 P. NJ. 1t was further ordered that
all bills against the city be presented
on the Friday PREVIOUS to said meet
ing.
An order was introduced instructing
the city treasurer TO cash the pay slips
m the street department only when
they were properly made out, bearing
data as 10 the number of hours, the
date when and the place where the
work vas performed, and other data.
Tit order was declared passed on a
viva voce vote.
Doubted said Alderman Colby.
4 vote vas taken by show OF hands.
and the vote stood to . Thinking that
all the Republican aldermen mad voted.
Mayor Bunker said:
1 have vote on this question, gen.
tlemen, and I shall vote that the order
passes. and the clerk will SO record
it"
l shall record that the order does
not pass, TO s." said City Clerk Clair.
and this was the signal for the first
open break Of the session. break
which was continued throughout the
meeting.
An order that the city LIQUOR agency
be closed was laid on the table. amid
manifest feeling on that part of both
Republicans and Democrats. The vote
TO lay on the table was the straigh,
PARTY vote Of to g.
An order was sent up from tho co,,-
mon council that all contracts Of slNo
or over should not be valid until com.
mitted 10 the city council. On motion
of Alderman Pouiin, seconded nv Alder
man Belliveau, the order was laid IN
the table
An order that the city clerk ha ar.
thorized to furnish typewritten con;a.
OF the orders passed at each meeting
Tor the convenience Of the mayor. al
dermen and councilmen. was tabled in
the board of aldermen, the order having
originated in the common council.
An order originating in the common
council. signed by Councilman Drum
mond. to the effect that no money
should be paid out in advance for work
10 be done. was passed by the aldermen
in concurrence. ="
Alderman Poulin nominated r-.,,,
Langlois as clerk to the oversaors -.
me poor, Aldermen Belliveau and
Whitcomb having been Amounted
committee to receive, sort and count
votes.
II want every alderman "a ,,o.a -,