Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1919-04-02
MONTHLY MEETING
CITY GOVERNMENT

~AuLuur1zeo 10 oman prices on Tar
v1E and similar road oils. with a view
u purchasing this SEASONS require
msutk.
Ordered, that the following he the
list Of salaries for the uDu:n year:
Mayor $6Dt . city clsr6 mo, In
cluftng work IN connection with p1i-
nRriee) SS0D: treasurer tnpt tnrlud-
inS premium Dc surety bomb S:6r;
COLLECTOR Of tRxss, on o collect.
&c s-1p u ! per cent: city solicitor
$500, street commissioner (.ncludtng
team LII supervision Of SIDEWALKS.
newers, sprtnkling hi p-cwn tail
moth work. s1S0D; sthse, commits
hioner, for clerk hire $500; city pny.
sic;an Including medicine ann substi-
lItuttJ Tbt: hoard of health fn.
taret, acting clerk $50, other TWO
30 Slpt; city marshal. including
auto. a. fees TO De turned into city
treasury $500; deputy marshal. all
tees 10 DE turned INTO city treasury
AA.5t day, Datrnimen, all fees to liz
turned into city treasury ga GAY:
special police 500 lay board Of as
SCISSORS, including clerk hire $500
year; ASSISTANT assessors So day;
clerk 70 oversee-E Of poor $500 year
clerk hire $30f; superintendent of
aImsnouse $500: clerk II commun
council Sbt; building inspector slDu.
plumbing inspector $500. clerk 70
mayoI not Exceeding sSE month:
CITY hail janllorE s:.oo DAY street
iabore-s, llne hours per DAY. NOT TO
exceed. at discretion OF street COM
missioner $3.50; single teans. 8
hours per day, no over $3.50: double
teams, = hours ner day, no over 81:
CIV engineer :I45G; city electrician
$3.50; chief engineer. FIRE department
81 gay. 1st assistant s1Ta. d yea.
md assistant S12a a e drivers Of
nook and Ladder No, ! and hose No.
: and auto combination and chemical
$a.oo DAY. drivers of hose no. 9 and
No. : and spare s3.25 DAY; q l. two
weeks vacation with nav. All dr:t-
e-s one night of !. nDurs each week
during year off duty with nay. ana
one Sunday each month";, captains e
n'mpanles draw SALARY Of So wear.
i~ieutenants of companies draw SALARY
u: 81 year clerks OF ORA
q satar, If 81. year reEular line
IIremen 81. year regular line tiremen
lighting time soc hour.
\ JoIE1 session 81 the aldermen and
cornrnu councilmen vak held. al
which Lewis c. Whippie was elentad
auditor Of the city. The following
names were added 70 the list of meas
urers of wood. bark and weighers Of
coal, nav and ice. as recommended
Ivy the Maine Central: John Crowley.
Nv L -
Brown. A. Lake. A. V. LeClair. Fred
Merrill and Fred Esterbrook.
DR.. Henry w. Abbott was elected
as d member of the board Of health
Tor "a term of three wears, TO succeed
Dr.. L. G. Bunker, who Withdrew mis-
nomination. ate, serving d term OF
aboursIx years.
For The past 20 years. Dr.. r. g,
Thayer mas been trustee for the
hennehec Water Distric. and was
Reelected for d term Of FIVE years.
The tollowinso special police off
GERS were named and confirmed:
Hugh Dawson. Louis Rancourt. Viii
liam Colby, Arthur S~turtivan1. Sam
e Michard. Alfred Gacne, Charles
Aver, Tim O'Dornell, Rudolph Chen
aver. Henry Butler. Joseph BouvIn.
Ben Smith and Clifford PooIer.
The joint session closed and the
session % the TWO bodieS was con-
LInued. 1t was vptcd 10 grant licenses
70 the managers Of the present NOV
Ing picture houses present public
carriage drivers. Fred z. Toulouse al
~ Water street; Quite and Houie
for their pool and billiard rooms. The
matter of granting a license 20 Ed.
j. Vigue for d billiard ROOM at 70 -
Ticonic street wak left with the com
mittee On licenses: Eddie Jones. local
promoter for the wrestling matches,
FLED an order 10 III granted a license
10 run boxing and wrestling matches
IN the city, ind il Was voted 10 charge
a fee of s2s per rear fpr the same.
a petition was read from Gray's
hospital on Western ayenu asking
for the abatement Of axe and the
matter wal referred 70 the commit
tee on finances. The petition read
that if the oruer was granted them
they would offer a free beu 10 tbs
city.
The petition from Eugene Bolduc
was read. asking the city 10 pay the
sum Of s55 for damages Il his team,
causeo by the citD roller. The matter
wal left 70 the committee on claims.
The following orders were rasse3
Ordered. that the Chamber of Com
merce I've granted the right 10 Diuld
and mAintain q board or plank walk
north of Armorv. Walk 70 be about
seven feet wide ano TO ne used for
Municipal Market purposes. Location
and construction Of same TO he under
the supervision of the City Engineer,
ordered. thai the committee or ac-
count he authorized 10 install u
proper system of bookkeeping fer
the city'E accounts.
Ordered. that the care Of the oity's
parks ne placed in the hands OF the
Stree; Department.
Ordered. hat the City of pfstar-
vile appropriate twice the suG
amount or So. 9ss 90 for the construc-
tiofs Of State Aid highway for the
present wear. II being understood
ate 90 additional.
4 Ordered. that the COMMITTEES on
streets and sewers awaru a contract
for the construction of a retaining
wall IN Water street, according TO the
plans and specifications prepared ~
the City Engineer. said committee
to authorize the construction Of su~n
best interests " the city.
Ordered. that the committee on
streets and sewers be auxhor,xed to