Daily Kennebec journal., 1917-01-02

Street Lights-Aldermen Giddings, An.
derson; Councilmen A. l.. White, Howes
and Folsom.
Observation-Disclosures Anderson and Par.
menter
Salaries and Fees-Aldermen Philbrick
and Cunningham; Councilmen Hinckley
Rand and c. A. White.
Assistant assessors were named as for-
lows Ward !, Walter Kimball Ward .
Richard Upton; Ward 8, Kenneth Lee
Ward 4. Arthur Droun; Ward 5, Eugene
Bennett; Ward 6. Z. ]. Drury; Ward 4
Charles r. Smith; Ward s, Raymond
Ware.
1t was then voted that the joint rules
of the outgoing city council be adopt
ed for the rules of the present coun-
Gil. also that the regular meetings of
the city council be held on the third
Monday of each month at 7.30 p. NJ.
| The convention was then dissolved,
the aldermen retiring to their room
and resuming their session. Alderman
Anderson moved that the rules govern
| ing the mayor and aldermen for 1916
be adopted for the year 1917, and the
motion was carried. The city clerk was
directed to prepare rosters of the
members of the joint standing COM
mittees.
The following order was passed; !;
"Ordered, that for the purpose Of pro-
curing temporary loan or loans for
the use of the city, the city treasurer
be and he is hereby authorized, with
the approval of the mayor, to borrow
from time to time during the present
municipal year. beginning on Jan. /,
1917. a sum or sums not exceeding at
any one time s25.00o. for paying in
debtedness of the city, due during said
present municipal year on temporary
loans in anticipation of the taxes of
said current municipal year, and to
execute and deliver for such loans the
note or notes of the city, payable on
or before Jan. 6, 1918, out of money
assessed and collected within said
present municipal year. No such notes
shall be issued hereunder which to-
gether with those outstanding shall eX-
ceed the balance of uncolected taxes
of said municipal year plus cash on
hand reserved to meet such notes. Said
note or notes shall bear the authenti-
eating certificate Of the First National
Bank of Boston.
Subject to the limitations imposed
by the order, any such notes or any
portions thereof may, at or after their
maturity, be paid or replaced by the
issuance of new notes payable within
said municipal year. Another order
passed was as follows: "Ordered. That
the mayor and city treasurer be and
hereby are authorized and instructed
to issue and sell the bonds of the city,
in amount of sixteen thousand dollars
(s16.000), payable in 25 years from date
of issue. with interest payable semi
annually at the rate of per cent. per
Ii deemed expedient said bonds
may bear interest coupons. The pro-
ceeds of said bonds shall be devoted
to the payment of the bonds of the
city of Augusta maturing Feb. IS. 1917.
and amounting to $4,000" A report
of the joint standing committee on
salaries and fees, to whom was refer
red the order for paying $50 to DOM
Unique Matthew for office rent, having
considered the matter therein. report |
ed that the same ought to pass. The !
report was read and accepted.
Other routine work occupied the |
of the council and aldermen |
till 11.55 A. NJ, when the meetings !
were adjourned, and the city council |
betook itself to the Hotel North in a /
body where they enjoyed a fine din