The Republican journal., 1910-11-10
AN INSURANCE MATTER.
Another Exhibition of the Workings of th
One-Man City Government.

Notice was sent to Alderman Hall, chair.
man Of the finance committee, from the office
of Field & Quimby, that $15,vOO insurance on
the Memorial building was about to expire. and
at the October meeting it was voted to renew
under the 80 per cent. clause. It was a unani-
nous vote and the understanding was that the
insurance was to be continued with Field &
Quimby. Two days later the city clerk noti-
fed Field & Quimby not to renew the policies
and divided the insurance between Charles H.
Sargent and Maurice w. Lord.
The matter was brought up at the November
meeting, held last Monday evening, Alderman
Hall claiming that the vote at the October
meeting was to renew with Field & Quimby
and that the records of that meeting were in
correct. Maurice W. Lord, the mayors brother
in-law, was present and took conspicuous part
in the proceedings. prompting the mayor and
accusing Alderman Hall Of being vindictive
and animated by personal animosity. The mat
ter was finally brought to an issue by the mayor
calling for a vote as to whether the policies
should be renewed with Field & Quimby. AL.
dermen Hall, Jackson and Woods voted in the
affirmative and Aldermen Dyer.and Rogers in
the negative. Mr.. Lord then told the mayor tc
vote and he voted in the negative, making tie
The aldermen refused to pass the amount ir
the roll of accounts to pay for the policies with
Messrs. Lord and Sargent, while the counci
voted in favor. Meanwhile, for the protection
of the city property, Alderman Hall has in.
structed Field & Quimby to renew the policies
as voted at the October meeting
Tuesday Mr.. Lord called at the office Of
Field Quimby and was not only very insult.
ing in his language to Mr. Quimby but tried te
intimidate and to bribe him. He accused Mr.
Quimby Of inspiring articles in The Journa
relating to insurance matters, and said he hac
got page in the Waldo County Herald in
which to expose the whole thing. He sug.
gested that if Mr.. Quimby would go to Alder.
man Hall and get him to drop the matter he
Lord, would see that the insurance with Field
& Quimby falling due in December would be
renewed with them, and said that If the loss o1
the commissions was the trouble he would fiz
that. Mr.. Quimby said he was not aware that
Mr.. Lord was an alderman and in position te
neither to be bribed nor intimidated
This is only another illustration of the work.
ings of one-man city government, whereby
the tax payers money is diverted to the may.
or's personal and political machine, and it is
sought to punish all who are opposed. Insur.
ance has been taken from the local agencies Of
Field & Quimby and James Pattee & Son as il
expired and it is understood that quite ar
amount has been sent out of town. The same
policy has been pursued with regard to othel
lines of business. An outside concern wa.
brought here to compete with those who hae
not seen fit to contribute to the support of the
mayors personal organ, and business men O.
Waterville and Bangor have been solicited t,
advertise with him, with the assurance tina
they would get business from this city ant
county. This is the mayors way of "boominl
Belfast"