Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-03-14

, formally lnaugurated mayor of the
! city or Waterville Monday forenoon.
Associated with him in the manage
ment of the city's affairs this year
! VIII be the following aldermen and
councilmen. Aldermen Thomas Ker-
vim. ward one; Thomas T.. Delaney.
ward two. George d. Hegarty, ward
three; Otto II. Larsen, ward four:
Harry \. Tozier, ward FIVE; Edgar e.
! Blnette. ward six; Arthur G.. Pitcher
ward seven. The two latter are the
only ones who We're on the board
last year. The three first named were
promoted from the common council.
Councilmen f. G. Bickford and Da
Nld Il. Niguc. ward one, William !.
, Murray and Arthur w. Bushey. ward
two' Drew 7. HarthorE and i. 4.
Ilbbetts. ward three: George p. Pool
er and Adolphe Poulin ward four.
Walter S. Austin and Edwin NJ. Fos-
ter ward five; Harry Z. Drew and
ernest j. Breton. ward six: Peter =.
carey and Thomas Page. Jr ward
seven. Four only, Messrs Tibbetts,
Austin. Harthorn and Foster are Re-
pipiicans. New counclmen are
Messrs. Bickford, Bushey. Harthorn,
Iibbetts. Pooler. Foster and Page.
The aldermen organized with Ar
thur G. Pitcher. chairman and the
council with Harry T. Drew, presi-
dent and Basil Larkin, clerk. MIR.
larkln was opposed by Joseph WIS
ictte for the position of clerk but
was elected by the vote of the Re
pnbicans who threw their strength
his way.
1t is Mayor Tebbctts intention to
set TO work as soon as possible on
plans for the construction of a now.
school building and to that end the
following committee was appointed to
LOOK up the matter and report at the
next meeting of the cIty government.
Inc committee consists of Mayor
Icbbctts. Aldermen Larsen, Pitcher
and Tozier, Counclmen ". J. Murray
and David Ni2ue. Mrs O. a. Meader.
Mrs. George y. johnson, Mrs. Fred
Merrill. Mrs. George Hegarty and
Mrs. \. j. Eabitaillc.
With the city government rooms
profusely decorated with bunting
and flags. the Inauguration of tie
city government for the ensuing wear
occurred on Monday morning. There
were many ladies present and the
newly elected mayor, Leon O. Teb-
belts was presented with two beau
tltul bouquets. One Il basket of ion
quils was from the ladies of ward
one and was presented by the retir-
ing mayor, f. =. Finnimore and the
other magnificent bouquet of roses
was presented by the ladies of ward
four. the mayors own ward. The
presentation speech was made by
Mrs, otto Larsen. and was very
apropos. She clcNcrIy referred to
the turning the ward upside down III
the interest of Mr.. Tebbetts and was
heartily applauded. lmme diately
afterward, Mrs. Larsen presented
Mrs. Ellen a. Ecllihcr. the newly
elected member of the board of
education from ward four with a
bouquet of carnations, also from the
women of the ward.
1t was a little after 10 O'Clock
when the retiring mayor and the
inewly elected aldermen and council
!
paratory to the inaugural exercises
Aldermen Binctte. Iichcr and Hog
artN were appointed the crcdential
committee. whose report was &C
cepted and the doors we're then
thrown open for joint convention.
Aldermen 1inette moved Il vote OF
thanks to the ladies of ward four for
the decoration of the rooms ana Al
dcrmen Binctte and HeSarty and
Councilman Bicktord were detailed
to escort the mayor-eleCt to the
room.
On his arrival. Mayor-elect Teb-
belts was cordially greeted by Mayor
finnimo,e and welcomed to the
Office. He then turned and thanked
those who had been associated with
him for the past two years for their
support and help in making his ad
mnistrations the suCCesseses that
they were.
In accepting the flowers so gra-
ciously presented Mayor Tebbetts re-
turned his sincere thanks. He WAS
then sworn in by City Clerk Randall
and the Invocation was pronounced
by Rev. Charles a. kniCkerbocker.
pastor OF the Universalist church
which Mayor Tebbetts attends. The
oath was then given to the aldermen
and councilmcn.
Mayor TebLetts' address was COM
prehensive in it's scope and showed
Il complete grasp of the affairs of the
city Tie address follows in full.
Gentlemen of the City Council:
We have met here this morning to
formally inaugurate a City Govern
mont for the ensuing year. called by
our fellow citizens to assume the
responsibility of public office. We
should enter upon our new duties
/ with an appreciation of the conf
dence reposed in us, nor fail to care
fully weigh the obligations insep-
arabic from the trust imposed.
L. YOU Will bear with me for a
few moments, l Will try to outline
To YOU few of the policies which,
a " Y"C DrCE