Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-04-05
CITY FATHERS talk over. new
SCH00LH0USE and GRIND OUT
BIG CR|ST At MONTHLY MEET

a. tie opening of the meeting of
30 city government held Tuesday
srering. Mayor Tebbetts stated that
mis- was the first city government
,sat NJ had ever attended, that al
though he had been n resident Of the
,ty for seven years. he had never at
tended a meeting OF the governing
body,
Taclr wa3 a large grist of business,
.te most important being the matter
ola nov schoolhouse which 1t is the
intention Of the administration to
build This year.
The now aldermen took advantage
ihdr prcrogatives and their names
wore attached To many orders for re-
rars o' sidewalks and for new side
walks ~ The various parts of the city
represented b. them. as well as to
NAM odors for street lights.
Mayor Tehbctts after reading the
roll o. accounts. which was accepted,
he read "a list of special police officers
Which were elected. Napoleon Bizier
was clotcod fence viewer.
NNN ''i #'NV S'oi WY NitTh VII
cudng Primaries and elections) 5000
year. treasurer mot including pre-
MUM on surety bond) $3.50 year;
collector of taxes, on amount collect
81 $40 of 10: city auditor, $500
year; city solicitor. si00 year: street
commissioner. inclu.iing team and
supervision OF sidewalks. sewers,
sprrhiinr and brown tail moth work.
$500 year: street commissioner, for
c'ort rrc. 5000 year; health officer.
!llej yoar: city marshal. all fees to
D. TUNED into city treasury. $1,000
year deputy marshal, all fees to be
turned into the city treasury, SIS per
day patrolmen. all fees to be turned
into the city treasury, $425 per day:
spoCrd police. per day. 1915: board
Of assessors. including clerk hire,
S200o year; assistant assessors. 81 per
dan clerk to the overseers OF poor,
$500 year; Mothers aid. 5000 year:
superintendent of nlmshouse, $500
Year, clerk to common council. SIS
year, building inspector. $50 year:
plumbing inspector, 500 year: clerk
10 mayor $500 year; city hall jani-
tors 1915 per day: street laborers, 8
daF. single teams. 3 hours a day, not
Over $J.2j per day: double teams, 8
hours a day. not over 81 per day; city
engineer and city electrician. includ-
inc auto hire. s2f25 year; milk in
spector. including all expenses. $500
year: cher engineer: fire department.,
81 pr day; list assistant, SITS year:
md assistant. SIPS year: drivers OF
look and ladder No. and Hose No.
and auto combination and chemical,
rcr day 1915; drivers OF Hose No. 3
and No. and spare $3.50 per day;
AL two weeks vacation with pay. All
drivers one night of 10 hours each
vcck during year off duty with pay
and one Sunday each month";: cap
taius Of companies draw salary OF
S2i wear: licutenants OF companies
draw salaries OF SIT year: clerks of
companies draw salary OF $s5 year;
rcgHIar line fremcn, SIC year: regu-
lar liro fremen. fighting time, soc
per Hour.
There were many orders for street
lights Which were all referred to that
committee. Among these were orders
for a loo candlepower light at the cor
nor ~ Elmwood avenue and Rosedale
avenue" the same at the corner Of
Falrmount and Bangor avenue, the
sam" on Boutelle avenue. n $50 cam
dlcpowcr light at tho corner of Oak
hud and Cool streets and the same
a. the corner of Cool and Oakland
streets. That zoo candlepowcr light
be placed at the corner OF Green
wood street and Central avenue.
Nmoug the many sidewalk and
street orders which were referred to
tic committee on sidewalks. were
those FOR the rebuilding of Canibas
avenue. under the direction OF the
street commissioner; that the side
wa, bo repaired on the south side
oi WIDEN street. that the sidewalk on
Winter street be repaired. that grav-
81 wall. he made on rleasantdale av-
Cnrr
u vas voted that the use of the
,l'y Opera House be granted to the
JUNIOR class of the High school for
V' junior reading on Thursday eve
rg Aprii C.
The committee on the new High
s.Upol which was appointed by Mayor
IHhhCtts soon after his Inauguration,
reported their findings.
Tte report was as follows
HAT the need of new school
pudding is imperative. A congested
condition exists throughout the en-
ufe school system. Conditions are
particularly bad at the High school
building. This building Is equipped
TO house 900 students. The enroll
mont is now SO. AS only about so
Students will graduate in June of
W. and as the anticipated enroll
ment IN the Freshman class of Sep
t'mucr. 1922. is over 100. 1t can
readily be seen that conditions in this
building will be very much worse by
next fan.
The Pleasant street school. for
merry the High school and now used
as Junior High school building is
unit 10 be used as school. 1t is old
and unsanitary and has completely
outgrown its usefulness.
Because of lack Of room. the
BOARD OF education has found 1t
necessary to suspend three kinder
eartcns. At the present time 133 pu-
PTS are unable to attend school ex-
cept on part time. The prospe cts are
mat an even greater number of pu-