Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-03-12
THE INAUGURATION.
MayOr Bunker Indicted Into Office
And City Government Organ
lied at WaterVille.

in some instances. let us be brave enough
to bear them ourselves. CANNOT We litaIi-
age our municipal affairs In the SAM
manner as We would if We were the d.
rcc.ors of a large corporation ana expect
ell to retain our dictatorship Just as Iolii
and no longer than we rendered Il so"i
account of ourselves ana our WORK prov
ed a help to the board. :.
True, we are not all of the same point
ical belief. but i'm my opinion tili'I Is no
more reason for our being at oudS over
our municipal affairs than 1t would be
for the directors of Il corporation quar-
reling over the affairs of the corpora
ton because they happened to dlHer III
their religious opinions. Let US all Try
to be directors III truth during the com
ing year.
I'm thu. appointment Of al subordinate
officers. look first u fitness. Let us nave
il distinctly understood that every en-
ploye of the city, whether he be at the
head of a department or occupying mi
Tor position, must be Industrious. tina I
every hour may be used no some good
purpose. also that he must keep. sober,
and / mean by this that he is not mere
y to keep himself in 4 condition TO nav
igate his own person without assiStahGf.
but that he must keep SOBER IN the
strcteSt sense Of the word that ms
brain may be as clear as nature org
inally intended that it should be, that at
all times he may give the best service
possible See that your appointees are
men of the strictest honesty. | DO no.
believe that any man, regardless OF po-
itical atiIliation. ever desires 10 AGAIN
witness the humiliatinS scene that was
recently enacted before the Board OF
Registration; when a man, occupying d
position of trust and responsibility, gave
false information TO the board. L be
lieve that every man present was dm-
pressed with his unfitneSs Tor the posi-
ton which he held whether from his in
ability to keep his records and accounts
in a condition such that he could give;
correct Information when called upon. or
If he wilfully told that which he knew
was an untruth for the sake OF party
advancement.
Il would like TO ask every man who
| may be appointed to q subordinate Of
| flee to keep his records and accounts in
such manner that within q hours after
| the close of the municipal year his re-
| ports may be ready for the printer, that
! our annual report may be placed IN the
! hands Of every citizen at least IL days
| before our municipal election
POLICE DEPARTMENT.
Cannot We have a police department.
| every man of which from the marshal
| down to the last one of the special Off
GERS fully realizes his responsibility and
while on duty keep himself in 4 neat,
| presentable manner, ever courteous to
| all our citizens and not alone to our citi-
zens hut to every stranger. within oui
| gates" Lat them refrain from loafing
| in public places as we'll as forego the
pleasure they may derive from bowling,
| playing billiards, pool or working gam
| bling machines. etc. and let them be
/ ever NlGlIilnt ana acllNt Ill preserving
| the public peace and in detecting viola
| ton OF all laws and ordinances of the
| city. And what l have s.lid in regard 10
our police holds Sood also no the lanitor:
! Of our public buildings.
| STREET DEPARTMENT.
Our street department will need your
| stricted surveillance, thai the city may
| receive its Just dues for every dollar
spent by this department.
Il believe thai money could be saved
1 IN- ipttjlC~ all construction TX hN
| contract to The lowest bidder the WORT:
| 10 be done under the supervision of our
street commissioner and i'll 4 manner
satisfactory to Your committee on
| streets. [ believe the greatt st care
| should be exercised by our city treas
| urer i'll paying time Slips from this de
| pdrtnlent and none should be cashed un-
| less the slip distinctly bears the labor
| crs name, the number of hours which
! he has worked. as we'll as when ana
| where he has worked and under no cir
! cy in anticipation OF work TO be done
| III I'll" future.
SCHOOLS.
| 1T is needless for me- knowing as 10
| that many Of yoii have families to edu-
| cate tC. urge N,lJr earnest co-opera ton
| or system Of education but there is
| one suggestion il this connection which
! would Offer. The city government Of
| 1907 appointed Il committee ID see if there
| could be secured Il suitable lot for 4
! High school building. AS l remember,
! tho committee reported that land al ia
| cent to the present High school lot could
| he secured for about $500, which II added
! t. thu present l0t would make suit tb,"
| site for Il fifst-c!dsS modern High school
| builiing.
| Il would urge YOU, il our financial CIR
| Ctimstancr@ will warrant it. to make 4
special High school appropriation Of 4
sum sufficient to secure the nct essary adj
! d.;ion to our present hot, also to secure
| plans. that in 1908 a High school building
| may be constructed ] believe that W.,
| can well afford to practice thc most rigid
| economy ana deny ourselves many i'm
| provcmentS which would give comfort
| and pleasure if by 50 doing we can pav d,
| the way to give the youth of our city
better advantages for an education than
| they At present possess. Let us ever bear
| in mind that the bows Of today will i'll 4
| few years be occupying the positions that
| We are now endeaVorinS to ill.
| CITY LIQUOR AGENCY.
II believe that it is for the moral well
| fare of our community that thu Citl Ii
| uUor agency he closed until such a time
| at least rs We may be abe to have il
| run in 4 manner and ror the purpose for
| which it was intended, thai those who
| desire to purchase liquors for medicinal
| purposes may have the opportunity and
| those 2N0ne. | believe it better for those
! who desire to purchase liquors for n 10