Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-02
GARDINER INSTALLS
ITS CITY OFFICIALS


the city charter the city council met
Monday forenoon at 10 o'clock for their
annual meeting. Hon. o. b, Clason adj
ministered the oath OF Office to Alder
man Fred NJ. Moves. who was recent
ly reelected as alderman of public
safety and charities for the term of
three years and after prayer by Rev.
r. S. Pinkham, the commissioners
proceeded to the election of city Off
Gals for the current year.
Only two important changes were
made. Mrs. James d. Genthner was
elected a member of the school board
for three years to replace Mrs. Grace
II. Gray, whose term had expired. Mrs.
Gray was nominated for reelection by
Alderman Moves. The nomina ton fail
ed to receive the approval of Mayor
Lamb and Alderman Russ. Mrs. Genth-
ner's name was brought forward by
Alderman Russ and received the ap
prevail of the mayor, Alderman Noyes
voting 1.-THE negative.
The other place where the commits
sloners failed to agree was on chief
of police. The name of It. c. Jones was
brought forward by Alderman Moves.
Alderman Russ and Mayor Lamb de-
clined to support the nominee and AL
derman Russ nominated Warren L..
TOzier as a candidate for reelection.
Receiving the support of Alderman
Russ and Mayor Lamb, Mr.. Tozier was
declared elected.
The following are the officials elect
ed at the morning session: City clerk,
Fred E. Miliken; city treasurer, Hen
~ Farrington city auditor, Fred r.
Ames: purchasing agent, Earl +.
Hodgkins; collector of taxes. Charles
+. Johnson; chief of police, Warren l..
| Tozier; third engineer of the fire de-
partment, Ralph w. Goodwin; city
solicitor, Everett II. MaXcy; city ply
sician. Arthur w. Strout; trustee of
the Gardiner Water District for three
years, Edwin l.. Russell; member of
school committee for three years, Mrs.
j. D. Genthner; city engineer, l.. M.
Barnard; Board of Health for three
years. J. Frank Kelley; harbor mas
tiers, w. ID. Harrington, Fred f. Pot
ter Wallace Tarbox, Charles E. Wake
| field surveyors of lumber, O. G.. An
drews, Charles H. Gray. Wellington
Blair. George Gray, H. A. Gray,
Frank L. Gray, Charles F. John
son, J. w. =. Johnson, Charles c. Law
renee, Harry 3. Lawrence, Blanche Ste
vens, James f. Sherman, Fred E. Wey-
| mouth, Charles F. Walker, Z. c. Bos-
worth, n. II. Trafton, Willis F. Wing
Fred E. McCausland; measurers of wood
| and bark, H. A. Gray, j. w. p. Johnson
| James w. Jones, Daniel Longfellow, Fred
| L. McCausland, ]. Walter Robinson, Wal
| lace TarboX Norman II. Traitor, Fred
+. Weymouth, Charles +. Johnson; fence
/ viewers and field drivers. George r. Dan
/ forth; trustee of Quimby Field, Alderman
Fred NJ. Noyes; inspector of buildings
, Charles II. Berry; measurers of stone
Hiram Potter NJ. W. f. Pray; measures
, of logs, Charles A. Annis, L. c. Bos-
| worth, George Gray, II. A. Gray, Charles
II. Gray. w. S. Lawrence; inspector OF
| leather, John L. Kelley; weighers of coal;
hay and grain, S. G. Decker, George w.
Eastman, Max Goldberg, F. w. Harring-
| ton, A. r. Hayes, j. w. Robinson. Wal
lace TarboX, Arthur E. Smith, E. l.. Bus
| sell, Ivers c. Harrington; weigher of beef,
| II. H. Ring; weigher of ice, S. w. Talbot;
| city bill poster, Robert w. Hill; city bell
ringer, Hillard Cook; superintendent OF
! by Hill cemetery, Chester A. Phillips at
| South Gardiner; ciey crier, Robert W.
| Hill; superintendent and matron of the
! City Farm, Mr. and Mrs. Morrill, A. Tot
! man; sealer of weights and measures,
| George w. Cross. The balance of the
/ appointments were left until a future
meeting. Following the election of the
officials the meeting adjourned until eve
| ming.
Evening Session
| At the evening session an order
| transferring all balances to and from
! the contingent account received unan-
imous passage. Jasper Leach, Fred n.
Boston and William Henderson were
appointed as weighers of coal. hay and
grain. On recommendation of Chief of
Police Tozier the following were ap-
pointed as special police: James w.
Jones. H. w. Dodge, Chauncy Nj. Dale,
Fred Ripley, John Fl. Wight, c. NJ.
| Watson and Chester A. Phillips.
| No appointments for the positions of
chief and second engineers of the fire
department We're made. The members
of the various companies hold their