Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-03-13

For inspector of buildings, Andrew
Ware was elected over Milton e. Hunt.
by the same vote.
FOR clerk to the overseers of the
poor, Nj. j. NORM was elected over j.
+. Giroux by the same vote.
The board then went into session Al
mayor and board of aldermen, and an
order signed by Alderman Daviau that
the committee on finance employ an
auditor and report on the financial
condition of the city at the April meet
ing was passed and sent down for
concurrence.
Orders that 5000. be paid Mrs.
George H. Proctor during the fiscal
year 1917, that 1920 be paid Mrs. Frank
Romeo and that IS per week be paid
Joe Mlcue We're passed and sent down
for concurrence.
Joint Standing Committee
On motion of Alderman Daviau. it
was voted that the following commit
tees be the committees of the mayor
and city government for the coming
year:
Accounts: Mayor Meader Aldermen
Clement, Collins, Knauff, Councilmen
Merrill, WEIGH. Stewart and Toulouse.
IN
Rose, Councilman Butler and Marston.
Claims: Aldermen Daviau and Smp-
son, Councilmen Reeves, Bourgon and
Coro.
Finance: Mayor Meader, Aldermen pa-
viau. Clement and Knauff, Counci,meu
Stewart Joseph, WEIGH and Merrill.
sire Department: Mayor Meader. AL
dermen Collins and Clement, Councilmen
toulouse; Bourgoin. Merrill, Stewart. But
Ter and Lachance.
New Streets: Aldermen Carey and Col
Inns, Councilmen Reeves and Frost.
Street Lights: Mayor Meader. Alder
men Collins and Carey, Councilmen La.
chance. Stewart and Fortier.
New Sidewalks: Aldermen Daviau and
Carey. Councilmen Reeves. Butler and
West.
Parks; Mayor Meader. Aldermen Da-
viau. Clement and Simpson, Councilmen
Joseph, Stewart and Bourgoin.
Public Buildings: Mayor Meader, AL
dermen Clement and Collins, Councilmen
Merrill Joseph. Toulouse. Butler and
Reeves.
Streets and Sewers: Aldermen Collins.
Davau, Carey and Clement, Councilmen
Joseph. Reeves, Butler and Stewart.
Appropriations: Mayor Meader Alder
men Daviau and Carey. Councilmen
WEIGH, Merrill. Joseph and Toulouse.
Salaries-Mayor Meader. Aldermen Ca
rey and Collins, Councilmen Bourgoin.
WEIGH, Lachance and Stewart.
Insurance: Mayor Meader. Aldermen
Daviau and Carey, Councilman Joseph,
Lachance and Stewart.
Standing committees on the part Of the
mayor and board Of aldermen !:
Pensions: Aldermen Carey, Daviau and
Simpson.
Police: Mayor Meader. Aldermen Col
Inns, Clement, Daviau and Carey.
Licenses: Aldermen Collins, Clement
Sanitary: Aldermen Clement. Carey
and Collins.
Sprinkling: Mayor Meader. Aldermen
Collins, Clement, Daviau and Carey.
From the common council came the
usual order for the temporary loan OF
100000 which was passed in concur
renee, as was an order requesting ex-
Mayor Boothby to present his portrait
to the city for the mayors Office.
An order signed by Councilman
Stewart that the name of the school
building on Walnut street which was
changed last year be restored to lis
original name and which had been
passed by the common council was on
motion of Alderman Knaun referred to
the city solicitor.
The boards then adjourned until :
o'clock in the afternoon.
The afternoon session was called to
order at o'clock and the boards imme-
diately went into joint session. On mo-
ton Of Alderman Daviau the same
committee as served in the forenoon
was appointed to receive. sort and
count ballots and they then proceeded
to the election of a street commissioner.
the ballot resulting in IL votes for Au-
gustus Marshall. one for f. w. Craw-
ford and seven for A. d. Estey.
Alderman Daviau announced that
William Grondin elected assessor in
Ward ). was unable to serve and Al
bert LeClair was elected to his place.
Mayor Meader announced the ap-
pontment Of T. A. O'Donnell as day
tanitor and Xavier Bourgoin as night
janitor at City hall.
Mayor Meader then read list Of
special police officers and they were
confirmed on motion Of Alderman Da-
viau. The list is as follows:
Elmer w. Allen, William Ward Har-
old P. Davis, George Dulac. James Ma
honey. Steve Savoy. Charles Quimby.
Albert Murray, Arthur H. Getchell,
George Vigue, Joseph L. Norman, De-
sire Dallaire. Ernest c. Bickford. Jo-
sepr w. Wolfram. James Gauthier.
Claude Taylor. William Huard. Ar
thur Castonguay. Wallace Bragg.
Albert Dutill, Ernest Simpson
Louis Romeo, Joseph Moureau. Fred
Finnemore. Edward MCLAUGHLIN,
Charles H. Butler, Paul Burgess, King
Gullifer. Ray Spear, Henry Roderick,
Allie Sweet, Charles H. Dusty, r. c.
Woods. Walter McAlary. John Crow
ley, Peter Murphy. Thomas Thibodeau,
Howard NJ. Hanscom, Daniel Berry,
Milton NJ. Branch, George II. Simpson,
Henry j. Bourque, Edward J. Lambert
Frank Matthew, Philip Guigere, Gedeon
Maheu, Jr.. Fred e. Pooler, Henry
Vashon, Charles Beauchesne, Harry
Bellivau. J. T. Boulette. Rock Nedeau.
Napoleon Butler. Perley Dutill. Frank
Coro Edward Giroux. James Cote.
Gedeon Breard. T. A. O'Donnell. Xavier
Bourgoin. Thomas Page. Joseph b.
shaw.
Mayor Meader then named Ernest e.
Finnemore as city marshal and George
H. Simpson as deputy marshal and
they were confirmed.
Mayor Meader read a communication
from the Maine Central Railroad ask
ing that Fred Dyer and Joseph Bou-
ford be appointed special officers to
guard the Maine Central car shops in
this city and he appointed them and
they were confirmed.
The bonds Of George Jellison ~ con-