Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1916-02-28

ton Of Nr- Bo0tEDE. ana a rising vote
Of the caucus unanimously nominated
Frederic E Boothby for the Republican
candidate for mayor 10 be voted for
Monday, March s.
Mr. Boothby Accepts
Mr. Poothby took tire floor ard in
short speech accepted the nomination,
and promised that i elected he would
give the city the best administration of
which ne vas capable. He told of the
interest ne alwa-s took in the city OF
Waterville and Of his coming here once
in two weeks all the time that his resi-
Terc.. was away from the city He had
come back here TO live as soon as ne
was able - do so and this Re had al
WAYS considered his home city. Mr..
roottbv's speech was enthusiastically
che4red and it was evident that ne was
close 70 the hearts Of the voters.
The Retiring Mayor
Hon. Martin F. Bartlett then adj
dressed the caucus as he had SAID ne
would when taking the char. he palo
a tribute to the men in the city gov
eminent with him during the past
wear. saving that what had been ac-
ccrnplished had been through the splen-
did corporation Of all the members
and Of the subordinate officers. He paid
his respects to the Democratic organ,
and its attempts to pick flaws IN the
city report, saying that they would
try ore place one morning and as that
apparently did not suit them would try
something else the next morning. He
SPOKE. of the $4,000 in notes that they
have been talking so much about and
declared that it was true that the note
account had been inorea sed si0,0 this
year. but that the High school had to
be repaired and that the Democrats
collected practically $50, 900 in insurance
On the building in December. 1914 and
used it 20 paw notes that they had
contracted and left this administration
to pay the cost of repairing the build
ing Also they had left sl2 900 in old
bills that they should have paid.
which more than takes care OF the
$4,000. The administration of this year
has paid not only that but has paid
three senli-annual hydrant rentals to
the kennebec Water District. the Dem
ocrats failing to pay the one that was
due in December. 1914, and the Repub-
lican administration having to pay it.
the one that was due in December.
1915. was paid. When the present ad-
ministration came into Office not only
was there a large number of unpaid
bills to be taken care of but there was
not q single piece OF city property that
was in the proper condition. everything
had been neglected. The boilers in City
hall were in an unsafe condition, the
same was true at the almshouse. the
east entrance of City hall was falling
down. the whole hall was in bad shape.
over $500 has been spent in permanent
improvements there. ALSO Mr.. KEEL
liner informed me that it has been i'm
possible to heat the stage for some
time, but with the repairs on the boil
ers there has been no trouble expert
enc-ed in heating the stage and there
has been s1s3 less spent for coal this
year than last and the ianitors inform
me that there is now coal enough in
the bins to last into next fall" He paid
a high tribute to the work Of Janitors
Lowe and Lashus at the City building
and to their efficient and earnest work.
VI
results accomplished the police accom-
pilshed by the police department was
one of the best that Waterville ever
had and that only that day a large en-
! ployer Of labor in the city had said to
! him that he had never had as little
trouble with his help getting drunk or
! into difficulties as he had had this year
He spoke Of the fact that when the
sprinklers started out this last spring
every standpipe was frozen and It wa
necessary to have them repaired at an
expense Of nearly 500. as an example
! of Democratic good government. He
declared 1t was possible to keep the
tax rate down as there would probably
be no increase in the county tax and
none in the State tax. and there would
not be $4,000 extra to provide for in
| old bills. Mr.. Bartlett then spoke q
personal word in explaining that he
was not opposed to the 54-hour law az
some of his opponents in the city had
declared and that he voted for 1t and
for two amendments that were propos-
ed by the labor men. His remarks were
received with enthusiastic cheers.
| On motion Of j. NJ. Greaney the chair
man Of the ward committees were
made members Of the city committee.
| On motion of Carroll n. Perkins the
city committee was empowered to Ill
| all vacancies. The caucus then ad-
| iourned,