Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-25

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Augusta.
The amendment provides that the
board of education in Augusta shall
consist Of five persons, two of whom
shall be women and one of whom
shall be the mayor of the city and all
of whom except the mayor shall be
appointed by the mayor for a term
of two years.
No more than two of the members
appointed by the mayor shall be
members of the same political party.
The board Of education shall perform
all the duties and be invested with
all the powers Of experimenting
school committees Of towns including
the right to direct the expenditure
Of all moneys appropriated for the
use Of schools.
A referendum provision is attached
to the act.
Gardiner Of Gardiner-An act to
revise the military law of the state
OF Maine. The act provides that the
National Guard shall consist Of the
regularly enlisted militia between the
ages of Is and As years and the
commissioned officers between the
ages of 81 and Ga years, organized,
armed and equipped as provided by
the National Guard regulations and
recognized by the war department as
National Guard. The restrictions as
to maximum age and citizenship shall
not apply to soldiers who have
previously honorably served In the
United States army. navy. marine
corps, the organized militia or the
National Guard.
The act further provides that the
staff of the commander in chief shall
consist of the adjutant general. who
shall be eX officio. chief of staff,
quarter master general and pay
master general with the rank of
brlgadier general, the senior officer
on duty with each of the staff de-
partment and such aides de camp
not to exceed four in number one of
whom may be a naval aide with the
rank of lieutenant commander as may
be appointed by the governor.
Moody of 1ork-Act making it I'M
lawful for any person at any time
to hunt. chase, catch. kill or destroy
| any deer in the county of Cumber-
land or in the county of York 1t also
shall be unlawful to have in posses
sion at any time any deer or part
thereof taken in either of these
counties. The penalty for a viola :
| ton is a fine of not less than $50 or
more than 500 for each offensc
| Ranney Of Winn-Resolve appro-
priating $4,000 in favor of Lee Acad-
envy for maintenance.
Granville of Parsonsfield-Rcs
appropriating $1,000 in favor OF Linn
ington Academy for maintenance.
| Curtis of Brewer-Act relating to
| pensioning members of the police de-
partment of the city of Brewer
| The act provides a pension of s175
day to be paid by the city of
Brewer to any member of the police
| department of that city who is per-
manently incapacitated by injuries
sustained in the actual performance
of duty and to any member Of the
department who has served not less
than 20 consecutive years if in the
judgment of the city council such
member is incapacitated for further
useful service in the department.
Section two of the act provides a
pension of 81 a day to any member
of the police department who re-
ceives injuries causing his death,
totally disabling him for labor while
living or while so disabled and after
his decease the same to be paid to
his widow as long as she remains
single.
Section three of the act provides
that all persons pensioned in case Of
an emergency upon the call Of the
mayor of Brewer or chief of police
shall be liable to temporary service
in the police department for which
he is fitted and during such service
shall be entitled to one-half pay in
addition to his pension.
Provision is made in section five
Of the act that it shall take effect
upon its acceptance by two-thrds of
the members of the city council
Kitchen of presque Isle-Resolve
appropriatne $1,000 in favor Of the
Presque Isle General hospital.
Granville of Parsonsfield-Reso
appropriating $4,000 in favor of Linn
erick Academy for general main
tenarce.
amend the charter of the city of
Gardiner.
The act divides city affairs OF
Gardiner into three departments, as
signing sub departments t. each and
making the mayor responsible adj
, mirfistrative head Of the departments
Of public safety and charities and
streets and highways with sub de-
partmcnts responsible directly to the
CITY council.
The act further provides for the
election of a mayor at large to serve
for three years and one alderman
from each of the six wards. The
mayor and aldermen shall constitute
the city council and the mayor sl.all
receive salary Of $500 per annum.
Granville of ParSonsficld-Rcso
appropriating 100000 for the con-
tinuarce of the white pine blister
rust control.
Cakes of Portland-Act fixing the
annual fees for motor vehicles regu-
larly used for livery or hire accord :
ing to horse power. but in no case
shall the registration fee be less than
so. The act shall not become ef-
fective until January ], 1924.
Pinkham of Fort Kcnt-Resolve
appropriating So for the erection
of state of Maine building on the
grounds of the Eastern States En-
position at Springfield. Mass. to he
designed for the purpose of exhibit
ing the products of Maine farms and
its industries and the advertising of
its possibilities vacationally and in
all other respects.
Dudley of Bryants Pond-ReSolve
appropriating $4,000 to build one mile
of road connecting the improved
roads leading from Woodstock toward
Rumford.
Nickerson of Swanville-Resolve
appropriating $3.50 to repair a road
in the town of Swanville leading
from Goose River bridge at Swanvillc
Mills to the Swcnville town line.
Brett of Otisfeld-Resolve appro-
nriating $4,000 to build a highway in
the town Of Otisficld extending from
the Casco town line to Spurs Cor
ncr. distance of about two and
one half miles.