Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1912-01-09
GARDINER.
New City Fathers Begin
TransaCting Business.
Depuiaiion Of Firemen Pay Re-
SppCis-- Question Unsettled.
Funeral, Monday, of the Late Cap
tain Robert F. Westman.

The new city government met at
100 p. M, Monday evening, in the
city rooms, Mayor Lamb presiding,
Aldermen Berry and Noyes present.
The report of the last meeting was
read by Clerk Wadsworth.
VIM. Morrell. who was appointed
one of the trustees of the public lib
rary, sent his resignation to the COM
missioners, and it was accepted. An
other win be appointed in his place,
later.
An order was read from the commits
sioner of agriculture ordering the city
TO destroy all brown tail moth nests
in the city by Feb. 10. 1912. and also
to notify real estate owners TO destroy
the nests on their property, or the
city would do il and the owners would
have the chargess.to pay.
A number OF the firemen were also
present and had talk with the board.
1t seems that they have no personal
grievance against the present fire
chief, only that he was not a fire.
man, and never has been" Some of
them would have been satisfied if
Charles Neal had been appointed chief.
He is now second engineer. 1t seems
also that some of them are not in
favor of the recent uitimatum which
WAS handed to the mayor stating they
would disband in - days unless John
L. Kendall was reinstated as chief of
the department. The commissioners
will take action on the petition later
An insurance policy of $1,000 cover
ing the Armory building was accepted.
The matter of appointing subordi-
nate officers was taken up and most
Of them We're appointed, about all hay
ing served in the old government The
result Of the appointments follows:
Night watch and special police
Michael Cusick and Frank f. An
drews; eonstables. Ward l. Z. Deforest
Wiles: 2. James w. Jones; 3. H. w
Dodge; 4. Fred l.. Merrill; .. Warren
Tozier; G. Chester Phillips; truant Of
ficer. Chester Phillips, South Gardiner.
Ward engineers-Ward l, NJ. w. T.
PraH: ,, james w. Jones: 3, John r.
Wight: 4, Fred L. Merrill; ;. George
I. Marley; &. Dan S. Weeks; harbor
masters, II. ]. Stone, W. D. Harring-
ton, Fred Z. Potter. Wallace Tarbox,
Charles Z. Wakefield.
Surveyors of lumber-O 5. Andrews.
T. T. Bradstreet. wellington Blair. $
S. Davis, Geo. Gray. Frank Gray
Chac II. Gray. II. \. Gray. c. F.
Johnson. J. ". =. Johnson. G. c. Law
renee, Harry b. Lawrence, F. t. Me
capsIaad. a. W. Mccausland Blanche
Stevens, Chas. +. Walker. w F.
Wing.
Measures of wood and bark-H a.
Gray, Eugene T. Hodgkins, J. w. p.
johnson. c. F. Johnson. James w.
Causland T.. L. MeCausland. ]. Walter
Robinson, Wallace TarboX. Dan S.
Weeks.
Fence viewers and field drivers-Jer-
One p. Grover and Geo. r. Danforth-
Trustee QufMby field-Alderman
Moves.
Inspector of buildings-Chas H.
Berry.
Measurer of stone-Hiram w. Pot
ter; W. F. Pray, Dan 5. Weeks.
Measurers of logs-C. A. Annis, f.
r. Bosworth. Geo. Gray Chas. H.
Gray. w. 5. Lawrence, H. B. Law
renee, H. a. Gray.
Inspector of leather-John r. KEEL
ley.
Care of city clocks-Geo L. McKen-
ney.
" NiSItI vi bGSl-I1tGDtIt n 1iHS-
Weigher and guager-H. j. Stone.
Weighers of hay, coal and grain
f. r. Bradstreet. S. c. Decker, Max
Goldberg, Geo. w. Eastman, f. w
Harrington, w. ID. Harrington, A. K.
Hayes. S. d. Martin. ]. Walter Rob
inson. Wallace Tarbox.
Weigher of ICES. w. Talbot
City bill posters-R. w Hill, Frank
II. Reed.
superintendent of burying grounds
Martin Peacock, Libby Hill; +. 4.
II. Smith Highland avenue; Chester
a. Phillips, South Gardiner
City crier-Frank L. Reed
The meeting was very quiet and
finely conducted and the delegation of
firemen voted the mayor and aldermen
their thanks for the gentlemenly way
! in which they were received They
We're not acting as authorized COM
mitteess representing the firemen of
the city, but, simply gave their honest
opinion of the standing of the depart
ment
Adjourned to Monday. Jan. Is.
d. j. Nigue was in Lewiston on bus
mess Monday