Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-06-15
CITY GOVERNMENT
MEETING IS HELD
THURSDAY NIGHT

The Thursday evening meeting of the
city government was called to order at
S45 and the first business taken up was
for the appropriations. which totaled
s273, 25s
Appropriations
They were as follows:
Associated Charities, $500; Board of
He alth. $500; Meat Inspector. s1o0; City
Hail. $1,000; bridges, $1,000; coupons,
sl5,750; current expense, SIS, 120.21;
common schools, $4,000; fire depart
ment, $4,000; high school, $4,000;
Hayden Brook sewer, $4,000; county
tax, s13,S53.1S; interest. $4,000; police
department, s10,50O; public library,
$3,70O; sewer department.. $4,000; street
department. $4,000; new sidewalks,
$4,000; street lights, $4,000; to reduce
note Indebtedness, $4,000; support of
poor, $1,000; bells and clocks, SIS;
parks, 1925: Memorial day, s125; water
contract, $500; State aid highway,
s1,S65: overlayings and attachments. 3d.
500; miscellaneous, 500; State tax,
$50. 343.4O; highway patrol, $500; music,
$50: special highway maintenance.
$50. Total, S273,2 56S5.
Salaries
The salaries were then fixed as fol-
lows:
mayor, $500; city marshal, $150G; deputy
marshal, So per day; street commissioner,
$3.50; street commissioner for clerk, $3.50;
city engineer, $3.50; city electrician, $3.50;
overseer of the poor. $1,000, assessors,
$780, assistant assessors, 81 per day: city
clerf $500; city treasurer, $50; city col
lector, 7S-10Oth of l per cent; city solicit
tor, 5000; city auditor. 500; city physi-
clan, $500; inspector of buildings, $50;
teams, street department. $3.50 for single,
S. for double, per day; laborers street de-
partment, 81 to $3.50 per day; police Off
! GERS. s2.75 per day; board Of health, 500;
clerk to mayor, s35 per month; special po-
lice. $3.50 per day; superintendent aims
! house, $500; clerk common council $50;
plumbing inspector, $50; City hall jani-
tors, $3.50 per day; driver of city team,
$2.75 per day; chief engineer fire depart
ment, 81 per day; 1st assistant, SIS; End
assistant. SIPS; central stations drivers,
s2.75 per day; other drivers, $3.50 per day.;
captains of companies. s25 per year; clerks
of companies, s25 per year; lieutenants of
companies, ST per year; regular
firemen. s12 per year; regular fire
men fighting time 50 cents per hour
The tax rate was then fixed at 80
mills per dollar and it was voted that
the taxes go on interest from Septem-
Der 1.
An order for sidewalk repairs on
Bartlett and Gilman streets was re-
ferred to the committee on streets.
An order for a catch basin on Vet
eran court was referred to the same
committee.
An order for sewer on Russell
street went to the same. committee.
An order that Francis street be ac-
cepted was referred to the committee
on new streets.
An order that the city marshal take
up with the Waterville. Fairfield and
Oakland street railway the matter Of
their cars standing on Temple and
Main streets was passed.
AS municipal officers the aldermen
granted a permit to the Waterville and
Fairfield railway to build spur track
to the Purinton brick yards.
The meeting then adjourned and the
aldermen went into session to hear an
insane case. man being committed
to the asylum at Augusta.