Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1917-01-24


county road from Walcott's corner to
Warren town Zine, to three tenths
miles The order provides that the
town of Union shall, at its next annnai
town meeting. vote $500 for that pur-
pose.
Webb of Observation-Disclosures appro-
priating $1,000 to aid in repairing mgh-
way leading from Franklin in Hancock
county to Cherryfield in Washington
county, located in townships nine ana
ten, Hancock county. The resolve pro-
vides that the county of Hancock shaii
raise $1,000 for the same purpose.
button of Bingham-Resolve appro-
priating $1,000 to be expended DURING
1917 for repair of highway IN town OF
New Portland, leading from North
New Portland village to klngneid VII
lacc-said sum to be expended unuer
| the supervision of the state highway
| commission. The accompanying sta'e-
ment of facts says that the town OF
/ New Portland had a total valuation OF
| s3Oo.525 for the year 1916, and the aV-
craze tax rate is approximately three
per cent The town has SO miles or
/ highway, spanned by NUMBER OF
bridges over 20 feet long. eight pclns
over 40 feet The road desired 10 De
repaired is five miles long; 1T now car
ries heavy traffic and is a through
course for automobiles. and the town
is not financially able to keep the road
in proper repair to bear the traf11c.
| IIartwell OF Old Town--Resolve ap-
nropriating for 1917 s794.50 to rcim-
/ m,rse the county commissioners Of Pc
nohscot county tor expenditures during
1915 for repairs on state bridge be
tween the city Of Old Town and the
| town of Milford.
| Andrews OF Warren--kesolve appro-
priating $500 for 1917, and like sum
for 1918, to regrade and surface road
leaoing from Craw lords Corner in
| Warren to the Union town line. dis
! lance of four miles, provided the town
of Warren at its next annual town
meeting. raises $500 for such purposes.
Said sums of money are to be expended
under the supervision of the Selectmen
| of said town.
! Jordan of DISQUALIFICATION of W..
Nv. Farrell and As others, requesting
construction of road in town of Tai
mage, Washington county.
/ Anderson of Portland-Resolvc au.
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tract with the publisher of the Maine
State Year Book for the purchase OF 700
| comics at a price not to exceed s. per
COPY, and for 700 copies for 1918. at
a price not to exceed $40 per copy;
said books to be delivered to the Sec
rotary of state on or before Aug OF
each of said years. The resolves APP
propriates $1,000 for 1917, and $3.50
! for 1918, for the purposes of this con-
tract.
! Lewiston Police Commission
4 Langley OF Lewiston An Act 10 pro-
vide a police commission for the APP
pointment OF the police force ana
chief of police for the administration
Of tn. police force OF Lewiston.
! Section one provides that the police
department OF the city of Lewiston
shall consist OF three police commits
I sioners, q chief of police, two captains
and 20 patrolmen.
Section second provides that the
police commission shall consist or
three resident citizens Of Lewiston.
One shall be appointed for three
years. one for two years. and one
for one year-and one each year
thereafter for term of three
wears The commissioners shall
be appointed. and all vacancies of the
board shall be filled, by the governor
of Maine. Members of the commission
shall always be from the two political
parties polling the largest number OF
votes in the last preceding state cleo
ton. This section also provides that
it shall be the duty of the police com
mission to appoint patrolmen TO serve
during good behavior, after SUCH APP
plicants shall have passed a satisfac-
tory test. The police commissioners
shall each receive fee of IS for each
meeting that they shall attend, and the
chairman shall be elected by the com
misioners annually.
Section three provides that the chief
of police shall be elected by the duly
qualified voters of Lewiston at the reg
ular city election. and shall assume
Office on the same day as the officers
of the city council chosen at the same
election: and shall hold office for a
term of four years; except that a
special election for chief of police
shall he held at the call of the city
councll as soon as feasible after this
act shall become a law and said schief
Of police so elected shall hold office I'M
til his successor shall be elected at
the regular city election in the year
1921, and is duly qualified. Any citi-
zen who shall have resided in Lewiston
for at least five consecutive years i'm
mediately preceding his candidacy
shall be eligible to this office but must
submit 9 petition for nomination.
signed by not fewer than 100 voters of
Lewiston, to the city clerk at least
two weeks before the day of election
The bill fixes the salary Of the chief
of police at $500 per annum and he
can be removed only by the police COM
mission by . majority vote upon writ
ten charges by at least five citizens Of
neglect of duty or incapacity, through
illness or otherwise. The chief Of DO
lice shall appoint two captains from
the patronlen at a salary of $1,000 per
annum. The salary of patrolmen shall
be $1,000 per year until five years ser
vice, when he shall receive S1l00 per
wear. Each patrolrnan shall be ap-
pointed to serve until Go years old.
" hen he shall he rPtired upleSS ,ra