Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1910-04-05
HALL0WELL
The Regular Meeting Of
The City Government.
". G. Fish and R. E. Lowell
Confirmed as Night Officers.
Two WeII.known Couples Enter the
Matrimonial Slate.

The rt gular monthly meeting of the
city government was held last night,
Mayor Wingate in the chair, clerk T..
NJ. Henderson. with Aldermen Oslen,
Church, Shea, AndreWs.-Moody, Pick
ard and HUFF present.
The first business taken up was the
appointment Of night police and spe
cial officers. The night officers named
by City Marshal Geo. r. Vickery We're:
William G. Fish and Russell f. Lowell.
AS has been mentioned before there
vas objection to the removal of Robert
Hunter and On his displacement a
fight has hinged ever since the new
administration has been in power,
large petition having been presented by
the heaviest taxpayers and prominent
citizens, asking fer the retention of
Hunter. This without any diSparage-
ment to Mr. Lowell. simply an express
ion of the wish of the people who have
found in Mr., Hunter Il tried and faith
full officer. When the vote was taken
last night to confirm. those voting to
confirm We're Aldermen Huff. Plckard,
Shea and Church. Those voting for the
petition of the people We're Aldermen
Olsen, Moody AMI Anderson. William
G. Fish and Russell L. Lowell We're
then confirmed.
The special officers. Geo. w. Narney.
Charles Stevens. Thomas Jones, Fred
Leach, George Williams and G. w.
White, were confirmed by the votes of
Messrs. Huff, Pickard. Shea and
Church. The votes against the con-
firma ton We're Messrs. Anderson and
Olsen, Alderman Moody having left the
room.
The city treasurer was authorized to
to pay the two persons collecting the
largest number of brown-tail moth
nests, the SUM of IS each; to the per-
son collecting the next largest number
the sum of So; and to the six persons
collecting the next largest number 81
each; also to pay 10 cents per dozen
nests that may he brought to him,
The oversecr Of the poor and city So
iicitor were directed to take upJat once
the matter of liability of the support
of Charles +. Austin with the proper
officers of the city of Augusta.
Ordered that the overseer of the poor
should nave care and custody of the
house owned by the city, known as
TIE NltI cOItil iiot'SE, anu ''i''Nii S'iANSN
from the tenants occupying the house
the rent due on same.
The city treasurer was authorized to
negotiate a temporary loan of $1,000 in
anticipation of taxes for the year 1910
Ordered that all poll taxes shall be-
come payable on demand by Sept.
next and all Legal means shall be en-
forced in the collection of the same.
At citizens meeting is called for
April IS to fix the valuation OF ii. l..
Brown COS, property on the iongfel-
low place.
Ordered that the salaries of the Off
GERS of the city for the current year be
as follows: Mayor, 800; judge of munich
pal court 5000: treasurer and collector,
sJ75: superintendent of schools, $50; city
marshal $500; city clerk, 500; overseerS
of poor. $lG0; chief engineer. $50; I'd engi-
neer SIS; Sd engineer, $10 Board of
Health. each. $25; inspector of buildings,
$15 pension clerk, $50; truant officer, $40;
CITY physicians, he to furnish all medi-
cjues $50; city solicitor, for all services,
$50; assessors each per day While en-
ployed, S.: street commissioner, per day,
s.: driver of city team, per month, and
rent of tenement, $3.50; superintendent
of water works, 500; treasurer of water
works, SIPS.
The following accounts for March were
audited and ordered paid: