Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1922-06-20

The proposition of Daylight Say
ing time for Augusta with accom-
panying petitions for and against
came before the Augusta City Coun-
Gil at it's regular meeting held Mon
day evening at City hall, but the petit
tons were quickly tabled in the
board of aldermen by a unanimous
vote. So the matter was settled for
the time being at least and Augusta
people will not set their clocks ahead.
Petitions signed by about 300 citi-
zens of Augusta We're in favor of
Daylight saving time for the months
of June, July and August, while in
opposition petitions We're presented
from the East Pomona Grange at
Clinton. members Of the kennebec
Pomona Grange and members of the
kennebcc County Farm Bureau.
The matter having been formally
| brought before the Board of Alder
men for action, Alderman George S.
Williams moved that the petitions be
! laid on the table, and his motion was
unanimously carried.
The City Council gave its official
endorsement to the plans for the big
Fourth of July celebrate in Augusta
by passing in concurrence an order
appropriating the sum of $500 for
staging the celebration. The order
was introduced in joint convention
by Councilman Freeman +. Burr.
EX- Mayor Blaine s. Niles spoke in
favor of the order, pointing out that
Augusta has not had a Fourth of
July celebration since 1896 and that
merchants, members of the Chamber
Of Commerce, the Americanization
association and others believing that
it is good for the business interests of
the city to occasionally have q cele-
bration of this kind, have worked
out plans for a big observance of the
day in this city. He stated that it
was estimatcd that the sum of 81 800
to $4,000 will be needed to carry out
the celebration plans and that where
celebrations of this kind are put on.
il is customary for the respective
cities and towns to pay part of the
cost, but realizing that there are
many requests for expenditures that
come before the City Council, the
raising the funds for the celebration
had decided to ask the city for only
$500, or about one-third or one
fourth of the total amount necessary
the remainder to be raised by sub
scription.
K. Z. Beane, president OF the
Merchants Bureau of the Chamber
of Commerce, gave a brief outline of
the plans that have been worked out
for the days observance, the features
including Il big parade, Il fircmcn S
muster, a patriotic pageant to be
staged by the ladies of the Amer
icanization association, band con-
certs. baseball games. and finally the
dedication of Fort Western and its
presentation to the city, in it's re-
stored form, by Hon. Guy T. Gannett
and his father, William II. Gannett.
Councilman Roland Scribner moved
that the order receive passage, and
his motion was carried unanimously.
In behalf of the merchants of Au-
gusta and the committees interested
in staging the celebration Mr.. Niles
then thanked the council for their
action.
The finance budget as worked out
by the committee on finances setting
the total valuation of the city at S10,-
59G, sol, and the tax rate at 40 mills
was presented by Alderman HoWeS
and was passed in concurrence. The
budget showed the revenue on this
valuation as S423, S72.0i which to-
gcther with the tax assessment for
street oiling and sprinkling, poll
taxes and estimated revenues, would
make the total amount Of revenue
$51S13S. the amount of the appro-
priation budget. The city valuation
is lower than last year by about
1898, 900.
Petition on Police Matron
The following petition was brought
before the meeting:
1.-The attention of the undersigned
has been called to the fact that our
present police matron is not actively
employed in the duties of her Office,
and we therefore beg that some
method be used by which she may
give more attention to the many
matters demanding her care
Augusta Study Club Marion
Hayden, president
Augusta League of Women Not-
ers," Mary r. Merrill, president
Augusta Current Events Club"
Edith Southland, president
"Women's Christian Temperance
Tnor," Kathreen L. Peters. president
dent
Augusta Girls Community Club"
Ethclle 4. Garside, president
In connection with this matter,
Mayor Sanford T.. Fogg. explained
that the city ordinance provides in
part that the work of the police ma
iron shall he under the direction Of