Daily Kennebec journal., 1914-03-10
HAIL0WELL.
The City Government Meets
d3. And Organizes 1T [
The Board Of Trade Prepares
8sH To Boom This City Il
Lodge notices..SocIaI Notes and
Other Club hotes..locaIs

ment was affected Monday. The coun-
Gil called to order by City Clerk
Trask. All the aldermen were pres
ent. The aldermen-a large were
sworn in, when Austin resigned and
his resignation was accepted. Mayor
Otis was sworn in by Judge Fred En-.
ory Beane, followed by prayer by Rev.
II. L. Nichols. The mayors address
follows:
Gentlemen of the city Council:
We have been called by our citizens
to assume the government of our city
for the ensuing year Most of us are
new to the positions, but if every man
tries to do his best (and | have no
doubt you WILD / think we shall sue
ceed.
The limited time between the cleo
ton and organization has not given me
opportunity to look into the details OF
the different departments,
Our schools seem to be in salts
factory condition. A larger amount
than usual was laid out the past year
in necessary repairs on our schooi
buildings.
You will see by the superintendent
report the committee have arranged to
begin the development of a commercial
course This seems to me a good IDEA
and l hope ii will meet with your CO.
operation.
You will be called on to make an
appropriation for the state Highway
on or before April Is. This should be
attended to, as one dollar raised by
Won will be supplemented by another
from the State.
There are so many needed repairs
on our streets and sidewalks that
would propose our taking day as
soon as possible and go in body over
all our streets and see where the re-
pairs are most needed.
Your poor department has, thlnK'
been as well managed in the past year
as was possible under the present con-
ditions. / will offer a suggestion 1or
your consideration. that may seem
little radical to some OF you gu
have a large farm, much too large 10
be carried on by your superintendent
and the inmates. The outside lapor
bill is always large. | would ADVISE
selling the tillage land down to 10 or
70 acres. which would produce all the
vegetables needed and hay enough
for two COWS and one horse. Wouio
retain all. the land surrounding .he
resetvofr "A ndasall the wood land ~hlch
is good property. The superintendent,
With the help of the inmates Wouia
he able to take good care of the small
or farm without other help. The pho-
eeeas of the land could be used in per
manent improvements on our roaos
ond sidewalks where they are SO much
needed.
7, tho matter of appropriations |
think we should get estimates of the
different departments as soon as pos
sib1e. AZ,
Re as economical as possible Win
doing good work as low tax rate VIII
attract other property here While
high rate will repel it.
Mar. 9, 1914. -.
G H Perkins was elected city clerk
and the meeting was adjourned TIL '.oo
P. NJ. Wy
II was petitioned that Harry w.
peed be seated in the place left vacant
b, tho resignation of Austin ana Reeu
was sworn in by City Clerk PERKINS.
officers for ensuing year are as toi-
lows: L
collector and Observation-Disclosures d
Howe -electedD.
Citv solicitor-Melvin H simmons
-elected). o,.,
ASseSSorS-George W.
elected three syears). ,-,,.
School committee--p e oAiiii'i9
felected for three years.
Fire department-Chlef ehsiiiee.
George NJ. Densmore; hrst assis I'd .
Charles smith; second assistant eii
gineer, w f. Johnson.
BOARD of HeaIth-Charles Cooillo7'
CITY physieian-J. d. Nuttins, Ji.
Inenector of buildings-L. II. Haines.
Insnector of milk. d. Nuttlng, Jr'
CITY auditor-Roy Marston.
sealer of weights and measures
Geo. H. Willis.
Pension clerk-Geo. H. Willis.
trustee of cemetery-John S. Robin
son.
Water commissioner-G. Z. wan.
Fence Viewers-David Sleeves, Bert
Johnson. Geo S. Patterson.
SURVEYORS of lumber. A. snare
Coo Choate. H. w GetcheH.
Measurers of wood and bark. A
snare. Geo. Choate, II. w. Getchen.
Weighers of coal-Horace Iurner
and Frank Wingate.
Special police--H. Keller, NJ. b.
Clement, William S. Woodside, J. l.
Thompson, Herbert Latin, Robert
Grover, C, f. Murphy and Geo. Dlns-
more.
Committee of five was appointed 10
canvass votes for Alderman-at-large
Reed. The result was: Reed tR) ooo'
Austin O) 306-
Petition OF Mr.. Meader was read ana
granted.
The standing committees were ap-
pointed as follows:
Finance-Turner and Reed.
Claims-Shepherd and Turner.
Highways-Pettengill and Shepherd.
Fire department--Canton and Hos
kin. -
City property-Reed and Canton.
Street lights--Olsen and Turner.
Adjournment until next Monday
night. ~ s..r
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