Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1923-01-31
To Amend City Of
Gardiner Charter

House bill, No. Is. An act entitled,
can act to amend, An act to provide
a Charter for the City of Gardiner"
has been printed. 1t requires 80
printed pages. We give below sum-
mary.
Section I. Divides the city affairs
into three departments. Assigns
sub departments to each. Make
Mayor responsible administrative
head of departments of accounts and
finance, with an executive head of
each .sub- department responsible
directly to the Mayor. Makes the
city council the responsible admin
istrative head of the departments Of
public safety and charities and
streets and highways with an exc
cutive head of each sub department
responsible directly to the city coun-
Gil.
Section 2. Provides for the cleo
ton at large of mayor, to serve
one year, and for the election Of one
alderman to serve one year from
each of the six wards. Provides that
the mayor and alderman shall con-
stitutc and be known as the city
council.
Sections 3. 4. 5, and contain
minor provisions and amendments
necessary fpr CARRYING out the act
Section Z. Provides for the sus-
pension on petition of acts and ordi
nances Of the city council for further
consideration.
Section s. Provides order Of pro-
ecedure in the council.
Section 9. Defines the powers of
connect.
Section 10.-Providcs for appoint
ment and election of officers.
Section 1.-THE usual provision
for signing notes, bonds and con-
tracts.
Section ~ Provides for monthly
meetings of the city council.
Section 10 Provides for puhlica-
tion Of appropriations and new ordi-
nancce.
Section II Provides for publica-
tion of financial statements and
summaries of proceedings, monthly
and annually. and for annual eXami-
nation by a certified public account
ant.
Section IS Fixes the salary of the
mayor at $500 per year.
Section 16 Abolishcs the office of
purchasing agent and provides that
the mayor shall act in that capacity.
Section II establishes the old
division of the city into six wards,
with provision for establishing as
many polling places as may be
deemed necessary in each ward.
The complete act may be consulted
during the election at each voting
booth. There shall also be printed
upon the ballots of the said election
the question. "Shall the act afore-
said be adopted" Opposite and to
the right of the question shall be
printed the two words. Eyes" and
mo" with the usual square in which
the voter is to mark in the manner
required by law to express his opin-
ion. A printed copy of the full text
of this act shall be posted with each
notice of said election, and two
copies shall be kept posted in each
voting place in said city during said
election. and a copy in each of the
voting booths. An ample supply of
such copies shall be kept also in the
city clerks office for general use.
Section 10 All acts and parts of
acts inconsistent herewith and all
provisions of the charter and ordi-
nances of tho said city of Gardiner
inconsistent with this act are hereby
modified so as to conform to the
provisions of this act.
Section 20 This set shall take ef-
feet in ninety days after the final ad-
journment of the Legislatures SO far
as is necessary for the election au-
thorized in section eighteen.
The next step is to ascertain
whether or not the change will meet
with the approval Of the majority
OF the voters Of Gardiner.