Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-05-21
CITY COUNCIL
Holds Monthly Meet
ing Monday Evening
Matter Of Proposed Increase in Sal
aries Of q Number of the City De-
partments and Employees Is Re-
ferred to Committee on Salaries
and Fees

anu COS
The matter of proposed increase
IN the salaries of a number of the
departments and employees OF this
city was heard at the regular mont a.
ly meeting of the Augusta city
council held Monday evening at the
council rooms, City hall A number
OF the petitioners or their represent
atives at the joint convention stated
heir reasons for asking for the IA
crease in salaries. all of them speak
ing Of the high cost of living at The
present time, and the several petit
tons were referred to the commit
tie on salaris and fees.
In opening this matter orders were
introduced as follows:
That the pay of the men in the
highway department be changed from
$3.50 per eight hour day to So per
eight hour day and time and one-half
FOR all work performed in excess IF
eight hours per day to take effect
juno !. 1918.
That Chapter III. Section l. Re-
vised Ordinances. relating to sala-
ries Of police officers is hereby amend
ed SO to read as follows: police Of.
hcers each $3.50 day or night"
That the salary of the superintend
ent of the city farm increase from
$500 TO $500 u year.
mat the salary OF the ianitor Of
City hall be raised to 50 per dav ann
$3.50 per day for helper.
That Chapter VI, Section / of we
Revised Ordinances of the civ ~
Augusta relating to the salary of .hn
deputy marshal is hereby amended,
so as to read as follows: "Depu;y
marshal including services as police
ofncer sS'5 per day or night"
Ihat chapter VI. Section !. of the
Revised Ordinance relating to the s0l-
airy of the chief engineer of the fire
apartment is hreby amended so as
10 read as follows: Chief engineer IF
hre department $500" Also Same
chapter ard section relating to sal
ares OF hose companies three four
ana hVe is hereby amended SO ns :,
carry an increase of $3.50 per month.
IN JOINT convention public automo-
pie licenses We're granted to Charles
NJ. Hysler, Felix Voytoyich and Ii
onel Bryant. The petition of c. F..
Dudley for pool room license was re-
ferred to the city marshal with power
TO act
At the meeting of the municipal
cH1cers the matter of the revision OF
the jury lists was taken up and the
revised list for each OF the wards was
An application for auctioneer's H.
cense by Peter l.. Kyle of the firm of
+. q. Bailey Of Portland was granted
When the Board of Aldermen and
the Common Council met in their re-
spective rooms an invitation was ac-
cepted for the city government to
join with the Seth Williams Post, G..
\. R., in the parade and exercises of
Memorial day and the city clerk was
authorized to write the Post to that
effect and to thank them for the in
vitation.
Roll Of accounts No. s. amounting
to sl0o.67e.42, was passed in concur
renee
The report Of the committee on
'idAht W dS dcCepleu III concurrence.
that the order ought to pass that
henceforth no auto or cab driving Ii
censes be given to applicants not in
tending to make and not actually
making the occupation of auto or
cab driver their main business and
means OF livelihood and further that
any licensees of this year who are
not making auto or cab driving their
sole means of livelihood be given
leave to receive their licenses back.
together with the amount paid for
same. And also that no applicant be
allowed to drive until his license is
granted.
The report Of the committee on
highways and sewers was accented
in concurrence. that the order ought
to pass that the lower end of Oak
street be rebuilt and the stone stems
and approaches thereto be put in
safe and proper condition.
The report of the same committee
was accepted in concurrence, that
the order ought to pass that a con-
crete sidewalk be BUILT on the south