Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10

Monday morning brought to Water
VILE new city government, one that
is to conduct and transact its business
for the coming year, and to endeavor
to promote the good and welfare fare
of the municipality. 1t was not long
after nine o'clock when men began to
assemble in groups in the corridor of
the city building and as the appointed
time for the inauguration Of the new
Mayor and government arrived. there
was little standing room left in the
council rooms. 7st
George D. Meseryey, chairman of
the board of aldermen presided, and
upon motion from the floor appointed
Aldermen Clement and Hall as a cre-
Dental committee. When credentials
were examined the boards went into a
joint session, after Ralph Friend and
Harold Dubord had been elected presi-
dent and clerk respectively of the COM
mon council. Mayor Hilliard was then
escorted to his chair by a committee
composed of Aldermen Bourque, Glenn
ent,' and Councilmen Larkin an Tou-
louise, After His Honor and both por-
tions ofthe board had been sworn in,
Mayor Hillard delivered very brief
Inauguration address. In 1t he said
thaNhe had not striven at being
lengthy. but concise and to the point.
During the last four administra-
tions,' said the mayor, much has
been expended in public improvements.
1t all has been necessary. The present
needs for growing citp have been
cared for, and what now remains in
that line to be done is chiefly sewer
and street work" The aim of the pres
ent administration will be toward a
perfect efficiency of the various de-
partment5 and toward strengthening
the financial standing of the city"
There has been a good spirit of CO.
operation between the council and aid
ermen, and only through the continu-
ance of this cooperation can we give
the service the voters expect of us"
The joint convention was then dis
solved. Alderman Cyr presented the
name of George d. Meservey for re-
election as chairman of the board of
aldermen and the assent unanimous.
Before the ballotiug Aldermen Meser-
Wy and Bourque and Councilmen But
Ter and Councilmen Butler and Larken
were appointed committee by the
Mayor to count and assort ballots.
+ Ballotirfg for the municipal officers
then began. Mark j. Bartlett was re-
elected city clerk by a majority of IA
to over H. L. Pepper. H. b. Crosby
was also reelected as city treasurer
by l9 to 1 over Edgar j. Brown, and
as assessor of taxes by the same ma
jority. Gedeon Pitcher retained his po-
sition as chairman of the board of as
SCISSORS with only one vote out of 10
going to the Republican candidate.
Few changes were made down
throughout the list of officers. the
Democrats having practically every
thing their own way. F. K. Shaw as
city solicitor, Otto Knauff as city au-
ditor, John A. Burleigh as city engi-
neer. each received six votes, the high
est Republican vote possible, against
IA ballots of the Democrats.
Much interest has been centered
about the appointment of city marshal
for the coming year. and those who at
tended the inauguration with the in
tention of learning who was to be the
head of the police department for the
coming year were disappointed. for
Mayor Hilliard said he would refrain
from making the appointment at this
meeting, as he was not thoroughly IA
miliar with the situation and wanted
an opportunity to look it over.
The officers elected and appointed at
the Monday morning session tc serve
during the ensuing year, and the joint
standing committees are as follows:
Mayor, Louis E. Hilliard; city clerk,
Mark ]. Bartlett; treasurer and col
lector, Howard B. Crosby city ply
-. 1st Nror l.
Plumstead; city auditor. L. Eugene
Thayer: city engineer, E. H. Craw-
ford; street commissioner, Timothy A.
O'Donnell.
Assessors, Gedeon Pitcher, chairman:
Z. Payson Witham; Chas. H. Barton;