Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-14

ture from $500 to $500 ana increasing
tn pay of the President of the Senate
and Speaker of the House from $500 &c
. 500. Two dollars shall be deducted
from the pay of every member for each
day that he is absent from his duties
without being excused by the house to
which he belongs.
The Augusta Police Bill.
Rep. Gannett of Augusta-(BY re-
quest) Act amending the charter of the
city of Augusta providing that police
officers except marshal and deputy
marshal and policemen who shall be APP
pointed for special occasion shall hold
office until reaching the age OF 60 years
or during good behavior. to he desig-
mated as regular police. Their APP
pointment Is to be by the mayor upon
recommendation of committee or
board of three to be known as the
board Of police examiners, said com
mittee or board to be appointed by the
mayor and to serve without pay one
member of this committee shall be n
physician and the duty of this COM
mittee shall be to examine all appli-
! cants for the position of regular police
and the applicant passing the highest
examination during the preceding three
years shall be the eligible candidate to
be appointed by the mayor. If the
candidate passing the highest exami-
nation for any reason is not appointed
by the mayor then the candidates shall
f, be presented for appointment by the
mayor in order of their standing when
passing the examination. The tenure
of office of this committee or board
shall be three years.
| The act provides that the mayor
may order any officer appointed under
| this act that he deems unsatisfactory
or incompetent before the examining
board and shall prefer written charges
against him which shall be heard by
said board. This act shall In nowise
be held to affect the status of the pres
ent police force of the city of Augusta
and shall in nowise affect the length OF
their term of service. A referendum Of
the voters of the city of Augusta vot
ing at any regular or special election
before Jan. l 1918 is provided and the
act is to take effect If accepted Jan. /,
1918.
| Lobsters and Dogfsh.
Anderson of Standardization
to recover part damages for the an
nual destruction, wrought upon the
Maine State lobster migratory in
dustry by the Federal Migratory
pest" Of lobster and food fish de-
vouring sharks-the dogfish, said fed
eral dog fish officially declared to be
pest by the Bureau of Fisheries in re-
port to the Gath Congress.
| The claim to recover said part dam
ages to amount to 100000 annually:
said claim to be urged before the Fed
eral Committee on Claims by the Maine
State Congressional delegation as
speedily as possible this claim to re-
main in force until several dogfish re-
duction works are built on the main
coast for the progressive reduction of
this pest" to the Maine lobster in
dustry.
Amending Gardeners Charter.
Ellis of Gardiner-Act amending
Gardiner city charter. The amended
act provides for declaration of nominal
tons by city clerk, and that where not
more than two candidates for nominal
ton have filed their statements and
petitions as required by the city char
ter, no preliminary elections shall be
held. 1t also provides that in case of
recall the name Of no candidate other
than that of the person whose removal
is sought shall be printed on the Of
fetal ballot unless the candidate be
nominated at a preliminary election or
by declaration of the city clerk. The
act is subject to a referendum of the
voters of the city of Gardiner at the
first special or annual election in that
city at which this act may be legally
voted upon.
For Hibberts Gore.
Murphy OF Caiais-Resolve appro-