Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-02-26

to give the city what it ought to have
regardless of the addition of a few
paltry dollars to the debt. If the Dem
ocrats had been in power they would
have built the schoolhouse just as the
Republicans have. In the street de-
partment every cent has been well
spent. know personally that the may
or and some of the members of the
city government went to some of the
heavy taxpayers of the city before the
bond issue was made and asked their
opinion of the matter and everyone of
them said go ahead with it. They talk
ed last night about efficiency and
about that we We're going to have
war and that we had got to save out
money. Well Gussie Gardiner told the
Democrats three years ago that they
ought TO have navy and they are just
getting around to start on it. That is
sample of Democratic efficiency. The
city government has done what it
ought to have done and it is up to the
Republicans to go to the polls and see
that the Republican city government
is continued. The debt has been in
creased but the city government has
given value received for every cent of
1t. In the poor department we have a
man who is the envy of the State They
write here and ask how it is that our
poor are so well taken care of and so
cheaply. We must retain the services
| OF this valuable man. The language
| used at the meeting last night was
enough to make any man with red
blood in his veins go out and fight. It
was an outrage to compare the CITY
government OF Waterville with a band
OF drunken sailors.
Lets every man get out and roll up a
handsome majority at the polls on cleo
ton day. 1t gives me pleasure to sec
ond the nomination of Mayor Frederic
Z. Boothby.
On motion of Edgar j. Brown the clerk
OF the caucus cast the ballot of the eau
Gus for Hon. Frederic e. Boothby and
he was declared nominated
Mayor Boothby was greeted with n
great hand as he rose to speak. the men
IN the nan rising and cheering for several
minutes lie pronounced some of the
statements made at the Democratic eau
Gus the night before regarding the CITY
! reports as lies and announced that they
would be in his Office at noon Monday
and anyone could have one who wished
He spoke Of the many things that had
MADE for increased expenditure during
the past year. including the Brook street
schoolhouse, the care of the families Of
Company Fl, the extra number of cleo
tons, the settlement of the Stewart
claim, the police signal system tho !,
crease IN pay in the police and street
departments the greatly increased cost
OF coal, and spoke of the fact that ope
7 man VINO so freely criticized the admin
isratioh Friday night had been a fire.
quent caller at City hall and had often
.oihpi'fnented him on the work being
'o"e ne spoke of the fact that $50 900
worth of new buildings had been ereotoa
III 'he city during the past year. which
! showed that people believed in ito nros.
perity. Said that Waterville was grow
ing fast towards the next civ in +ho
state In size and pledged himself to Give
MS pest services to the CITY if a,eo+aa
next Monday. March 5.
In accordance with the usual ous+ox,
the chairmen of the various ward COW,
mlttees We're elected members of the c;t,,
committee, and the city committee u..s
given the power to fill all vacancies rrba
caucus then adjourned