Daily Kennebec journal., 1911-01-26

partment shall be continued in the SER
vice of said department without re-
election or disappointment unless re-
moved for inefficiency or other cause.
or retired on arriving at an age limit
which may be determined by the city
council of said city; said section is
further amended by inserting the
words. "in case of vacancy by reason
of resignation, removal or retirement
on account of age limit" so that said
section as amended shall read as fol-
lows:
Section 4-The executive powers of
said city generally, and the admins
tration of police, with all the powers
of the selectmen of the town of Au-
gusta, shall be vested in the mayor
and aldermen as fully as If the same
had been herein particularly enumer-
ated; all other powers not vested in
the inhabitants of said town and all
powers granted by this act shall be
vested in the mayor and aldermen and
common council of said city, to be ex-
ercised by concurrent vote, each board
to have a negative on the other but
all elections Of officers by the city
council shall be by joint ballot of the
two boards in convention Except as
otherwise provided by law. the city
council shall annually on the 30
Monday in March or as soon thereafter
as conveniently may be. elect and ap-
point all the subordinate officers and
agents for the city, except as herein
after provided as to officers and mem
bers of the fire department. for the
ensuing year. shall define their duties
, and fix their compensation. in cases
where such duties and compensation
shall not be defined and fixed by the
laws of the state; and may by con-
current vote remove all officers whom
they have power to appoint. when in
their opinion sufficient cause for re-
moval exists. The city council may
by ordinance provide for the election
of and prescribe the duties of MEM
hers of the fire department.: provided
that the several fire companies may
adopt such rules and regulations not
inconsistent with such ordinances as
they may deem expedient subject to
the spproval of the chief engineer
mavor and aldermen. But all men,
bors and officers of the fire depart
ment shall be continued in the service
of said department without fe-elee-
tion or appointment unless removed
for inefficiency, or other cause. or re-
tired on arriving at an age unit
which may be determined by the city
council of said city. The mayor ana
board of aldermen in addition TO tie
appointment of any officers 10 De pE
them appointed under any law ot inns
state shall, on the third Monday Oh
March, annually or as soon thereafter
as conveniently may he, appoint olii-
GERS in the following positions. 10 thc
number and with the tenure now VI
| hereafter established by ordinance oil
| the city council, namely superlntend-
| mt of burying grounds, inspector or
INSPECTORS OF amy or all city bridges
trustees Of the Lithgow library and
reading room. and upon the nomination
Of the city marshal. a deputy city
marshal and other police otil'efS'
EXCEPT as otherwise provided by law,
all officers shall Da chosen and va
eancies supplied fer the current year,
of whom the assessors, city marsiai'
chief enginaor Of the fire department,
i'm case of vacancy by reason of res
icnation, removal or retirement on
account Of age limit, collector, over
eear of the moor street engineer, street
commissioners. experimenting school
| committee and treasurer snail not ne
members of the city council. and ex-
| eept as herein otherwise directed. The
| treasurer and collector OF taxes may
| be one and the same person. Except
! as otherwise provided by law, all the
| said subordinate officers and agents
shall hold their offices during the en-
suing year and until others shall be
elected and qualified in their stead un-
less sooner removed. All moneys re-
| celved and collected for and on ac-
count of the city by any officer or
agent thereof shall forthwith be paid
| into the city treasury. The city coun-
| Gil shall take care that moneys shall
not De paid from the treasury unless
| granted or appropriated; shall secure
| a prompt and just accountability by
| recurring bonds with sufficient penalty
ard sureties from all persons trusted
| with the receipts, custody or disburse-
ment of money; shall have the care
and superintendent of city buildings,
and the custody and management Of
all city property, with power to let or
sell what may be legally let OF sold;
and to take and hold in the name of
the city real and personal estate neces-
sary or proper for municipal purposes.
not exceeding in aggregate at any one
| time sl50,000. And the city council
shall as often as once a year. cause
| to be published for the information of
the Inhabitants a particular account
of receipts and expenditures and a
schedule OF the city property. and no
money shall be paid from the treasury