Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-10-16
ORDER REVISION
Of City Ordinances and
Charter
N. E. SawtelIe Will Have Charge Of
Work-city Fathers Grant Salary
Increases to Assessors and to Jani.
tor Of City Building

The joint special committee TO whom
was referred the matter Of q revision
of the charter IN ordinances OF the
city, the committee consisting Of Al
derman Burton Giddings, Councilman
John c. Howes, and Councilman Fred
B. Worthing reported Monday evening
at the meeting of the city government.
that owing to numerous changes since
the last revision, which was made in
1906, a new revision is i~mperatively de-
handed. An order vas passed which
provided that the charter and ordin-
ances be properly revised and indexed
by Melvin E. Sawtelle, and that Mr..
Sawtelle receive as compensation the
sum of $500. The committee on print
ing was authorized and directed 10
have printed 200 cloth covered and 1000
paper covered copies. An estimate Of
the cost of printing and binding made
to the special committee placed the ex-
pense at 5000, but it was explained that
an accurate estimate was impossible.
Acting on the favorable report nv
the committee on salaries and fees. an
order was passed providing for the in
crease of the salaries of the CITY as
CSS W Sptt. lie DfeNlnll common.
sation was $3.50.
FINAL action was teen in the case of
l~0-year-old Henry Lessard-a case
which has given the city officials much
concern and confronted them with per-
picking problems. 1t was ordered tina,
the boy be committed to the Aunust,
State Hospital. This action Is under
stood to be preliminary to the trans
Ter OF the lad to the home for the
feeble minded.
Action was taken providing for the
increase OF the salary Of Alfred Gar
non. Janltor of the city building, from
800 to $500, this action following ,hA
receipt of a petition from Gaenon 70.
questing such an increase.
An order providing an amendment ..
'ile city ordinances which would effect
an increase OF the salary of the chief
engineer OF the fire department from
ssoo to s11OO was referred to the com.
m1ttee on salaries and fees.
Roll of Accounts No. 10, showing ar
aggregate amount Of $157,247.e1 was
presented by Alderman Hopkins. ac-
copied and the order passed. Alderman
Hopkins explained that the ususuaI
size OF the total was due to the fact
tllat a temporary loan Of s125. 900 was
Included and also a State aid tax.
A committee Of three to pass on an
plications for soldiers dependence
aid was named by Mayor Swift. on
motion of Alderman Giddings. The
mayor appointed Aldermen Giddines
Hopkins and Trouant as members az
the committee. Several petitions for
aid were Immediately referred to this
committee.
A petition asking for the repair ana
resurfacing Of the west side Of Bangor
street, signed by F.. G. Farrington and
others. was referred to the COMMITTEES
on highways and sewers. An order
providing for the installation OF an
electric light at Winthrop court was
referred to the committee on street
lights. An order providing that a suit
able furnace be installed at the A.
lantic hose hous was referred to the
committee on fire department. An or.
der was passed providing for the erec-
ton OF three gravestones in the city
lot.
Applications to run steam plants
were granted John T. Fowler at Cony
high school; Stephen Killam at Lin
coin grammar school: Xavier Derosier
at st. Augustine's church. and e. C.
Leavitt at Vickery & Hills.
An application for the transfer Of
the Hayes restaurant license from Err
nest Lurt to Fl. c. Messet was grant
ed and an innholder's license was
granted to Zaidie McFadden.
When the matter of petitions for
pool room licenses was taken UP City
Marshal Tyler was asked to tell Of
conditions at the various rooms, as he
found them. The marshal stated that
he had had complaint Of gembling
against but n place recently, A Pc
tition by Arthur Camille of Lewiston
for a license to run a pool room at 1853
Water street vas refused. The munich
pal officers granted the application for
the transfer of the White Bear pool
room license to Ihant Pawlin.