Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-03-12

committee to sort votes, Aldermen
Simpson and Councilmen T. A. Fortier
and S. w. Getchell. The election of the
city officials was along strictly party
lines and resulted as follows: City
clerk, j. +. Letourneau; city treasurer,
Sanger N. Annis; city tax collector. S.
E Whitcomb; city physician, Dr.. Hen
ry w. Abbott; city solicitor, Charles w.
Atchley; city auditor. John L. Thorn
as; street commissioner, A. D. Esty,
(this announcement was received with
APPLAUSE; city engineer and electri-
clan, Eugene w. Crawford, fifth term;
superintendent of buriaIs, Colby Get
chell.
The matter of the election of the as
sistant ward assessors and the ceme-
terry committee was tabled for later
consideration.
In session as municipal officers the
following We're elected: Roscoe w. H
Hanson, whose term as member of
the Board Of Health had expired, was
reelected; inspector Of buildings, Mil
ton Z. Hunt. The mayor and aldermen
/ in session as overseers of the poor
elected Joseph p. Giroux as .overseer
Of the poor and returning to session
of the mayor and aldermen, the follow
ing appointments were made by Mayor
Wardwell and confirmed by the board
Of aldermen: City marshal, Charles H.
harrington; deputy marshal. sSETed H.
, Lessor. W.
'Mayor Wardwell appointed sthe fol-
lowing committees with the consent of
the board CT aldermen and cDhncilmen:
4 Undertakers Franz Remington,
Chas. Rodrigue. Edmond ,,Vasse. s T.
Harold Branch, Chas. F. Aver. ~
4 Cullers of Hoops and Staves-E. G.
Meader, Chas. A. Flood.
| Surveyors of Wood and Lumber
Sidney A. Green. =. PaEson Witham,
r. A. Croyford, E. T. Morton, Roy W.
Moore, II. II. Winters. E. w. Crawford.
Measurers of Wood and Bark,
Weighers of Coal, Hay and Ice-A. w.
Flood, H. NJ. Fuller, f. M. Rand, G.
A. Flood, A. Z. Purinton, S. A. Green,
Carl Green, G. A. Wilson, w. /. Sterling,
J. F. Giroux, Frank Merrick,, Harry r.
Aldrich, Teri L. Begin, Denis J. Cote.
Moses w. Crosby, Geo. D. Farnhafa,
Peter. Gagne, Eugene c. Herring. Az
phorlse LaFlamme, John O'Donnefl,
Cornelius NJ. Ryan, Edmond F. Tray
nor, VIM. A. Traynor. Joseph Truman,
Charles p. Tulley, VIM. A. Tulley,
Chas. B. Vigue. David B. Vigue, Joseph
NJ. Vigue, Edward H. Vigue. bewis
Nigue, Guy A. Wentworth, Henry A.
Wright Arthur Tracey, E. T. Morton.
r. A. Croxford, Nj. Frye. John Heth-
erington, Elmer Bcchard, Fred H. ia
cobs, Arthur A. Thompson, E. C. Fair
field and John A. Dawson, r. L. Knight.
Fence Viewers-Frank Williams,
Robichaud.
Sealer of Weights and Measures, In
spector of Vinegar, Coal and Burning
Fluid-E. w. Crawford Hold over un-
til July. $500
Sealers of Leather-Arthur L.
Holmes; Samuel Erwin. Z. q. Hilliard,
Leslie p Loud, Alberto Landry.
The mayor declared a srecses, after
appointing these committees, until 2
O'Clock in the afternoon.
Afternoon Joint Convention
At the afternoon session in joint con-
NNlilAOh lilO AoitSSAAio S~'-SA-ee1AAS SASSSS
sors were elected, the Democrats not
voting: Ward 4, Edward G. Crosby;
ward >, Edward Toulouse; ward 3, Will
liam Graves: ward 4, William A. Jones';
ward S, Charles f. Aver: ward 6, W.
j. Rancourt; ward Z, Daniel K. La
EIeur
The cemetery committee was APP
pointed as follows: Fred j. Arnold,
George l.. Cannon and f. w. Noble.
In session as mayor and aldermen,
the following appointments were made
and confirmed: Headquarters man,
Pearl Scribner; day janitor, Frank B.
Lowe; night janitor. Charles Lashus.
The appointments of special and reg
ular police were passed over till
Wednesday night, when there will be
a special session of the city govern
ment. Mayor Wardwell said that he
had been i'll for a few days and wanted
time to think the matter over.
Joint Committees
In session as board of aldermen, the
following joint standing committees
were appointed and approved.
Accounts-Mayor Wardwell, Alder
men Rose, Simpson, Councllmen Camp
bell, Fortier, Tibbetts.
t Bells and clocks-Aldermen West and
Belliveau; Councilmen Frost, Buzzell
and Haines.
Claims-Aldermen West and Thomp-
son, Councilmen Getchell, Pooler and
Fortier.
Finance-Mayor Wardwell, Aldermen
Rose and Simpson, Councilman Camp
bell, Fortier and Marston.
Fire Observation-Disclosures Wardwell,
Aldermen Simpson and McDougal,
Councilmen Getchell. Tibbetts and
Marston.
New streets-Aldermen Rose and
Toulouse. Councilman Page, Getchell
and Butler.
Street lights-Aldermen West and
Thompson; Councilmen Page, Frost and
| Haines.
New observation-disclosures McDoug-
al and Belliveau; Councilmen Page,
| axston and Binnette.
Parks-Aldermen McDougal, Toulouse
and West: Councilmen Campbell. But
Ter and Picher.
Public buiIdings-Mayor Wardwell:
.95arn,aD poca and SimpSnn. Council