Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-03-11
COMMITTEE OF CITIZENS FOR
Welfare CITY, SUGGESTION OF
MAYOR TEbbETTS IN INAUGURAL

~ " NnUOUIin6
, waste of money to build any kind
OF a road other than of crushed
rock on College avenue. Elm. Sill.
yer. Spring and Temple streets. We
should continue the Front street
paving as far as possible this year.
and hard surface street extending
! from the Elmwood Hotel to the Sis
| ters' hospital should be commenced.
| Digging Up Streets
! This is a practical question OF
( more than passing moment. The
| practice is all too common of build
| ing piece OF street and then
| straightway tearing it up to repair
or lay underground gas, water mains
! or sewers, Only in emergency cases
should permits be granted to dig
| up our streets. and the cost Of re-
| placement should be borne by the
individual. firm or corporation ask
| Ing for the permit.
A Business Administration
! We have been chosen as the peo-
| pies representatives to conduct the
| business for the city OF Waterville
/ for the coming year. We are as %
| directors of a big business. corpora
! ton requiring wisdom and Judgment
, in the administration of its affairs,
Indeed this city is such a corpora
J ton having valuation of $4,000
OOO and expending annually for mu-
| n1cipal purposes nearly 100000. It
| Is for us to know how to take, not
| most, but least from the tax payer
| and learn how best to expend it for
the common good Of all. It is for
us to police the city. to maintain or
| der. to build streets and sidewalks.
! to construct sewers. to care for the
| poor. to educate our children, to
light the city. to keep it clean and
safe. to guard its good name, to
maintain it's credit and to hand to
our successors the city's affairs with
J a record of increased efficiency in
the public service.
Beyond this there is little to be
| done, for this we are elected and
in this spirit we have subscribed to
! the oath of office.
Citizens Committee
| In line with the foregoing sucges-
items relative to a business admins
tration. 1 have given some thought
TO the formation of a citizens COM
nittee, such an innovation may be
neither advisable nor desirable. Such
a purpose contemplates an invitation
| 10 certain representative citizens in
terested in the growth and progress
or the city to stand with the Mayor
ana City Council in the execution of
| plans for the public good. NV
thoughts go out to certain men in
the professions and trades, men in
business. mechanics, physicians, law
yers, clergymen, thinkers and doors
VINO. regardless of party or creed
| would be willing to give some of their
| time to the earnest consideration of
| CIVIC Iiiatters. Such a committee
| would exist for counsel rather than
Tor action. Such u committee would
, III no wise be a substitute for the CITY
council. 1t would have no power to
determine any issue. 1 am willing to
leave this with you as a suggestion.
MY only reason of speaking of the
! matter here and now is because be-
, heve Waterville needs 4 getting to-
| gether We need to gorget the things
that are past and, gone. the issues
that bear no fruit, and frown down
/ the criticism that seeks to destroy
| more than to construct.
Conclusion
1t has been said by one of our
, great public men that public office
Is public trust. 1t is a statement
not 50 we'll known but that it will
. bear frequent REPETITION. Having been
CHOSEN Mayor of the City of Water
vile l am not unmindful of the
meaning of the endorsement of near
ly 5000 of my fellow citizens. Sensi-
bic of the obligation laid upon me, I
have but one ambition, having neith-
er personal ends to gain nor other
ambitions to serve. 1t will be my
constant aim to administer the office
OF chief executive of this city in the
interest of all the people. / ask no
consideration not accorded every
other public servant but in the work.
Ing out of plans and purposes for the
cfty's good, / ask the cordial support
of the city council and the public.
The city of Watcrville and it's pres
ent needs, the city of Waterville and
its future. This sentiment l would
keep at the front in this adminstra-
ton and men will be asked to line up
for or against it.
The City Government met for q few
minutes before the exercises and the
beard of aldermen elected Otto n.
Larsen from Ward Four chairman for
the ensuing year, The Councilmen
elected Thomas Page, Jr.. from Ward
Seven president and Eugene Conner
'ecretary.
The Meeting
The Government met in joint scs-
sion and the following men were
'lccted to the various offices of the
aty. Each mans name was brought
p separately and in each case he
sas elected by q single ballot cast
" the City Clerk Arthur l.. Holmes,
litter Mr.. Holmes had been re-
appointed to office for his third term.
these officers are as follows:
F. Harold Dubord. treasurer and
tax collector; Charles F. Miller,
member of the board Of assessors:
Assistant Assessors. Mrs. Margaret
Ecarce. Ward /: Mrs. Dora Butler.
Ward .; Mrs. Julia Sweeney. Ward
3: Mrs. Maud Mccarthy, Ward 4:
Mrs. Lucy Grondin, Ward s: Mrs.
Alice NORM. Ward 6: Edward Le-
Brun. Ward Z: Frank Plumstead,
Cit.' Solicitor: Mrs. Harriette l.
Holmes, city auditor: DR.. James F..
Poulin. city physician: Eugene w.
Crawford. city engineer and city
electrician; Sherman J.. Berry, SUI
perintendent of burials; cemetery
committee, Ora A Meader, Charles H.
Barton, and Fred J. Arnold: under
takers, Charles F. Aver, T. Harold
Branch, Edmund F. Longley, Wallie
J. Rancourt. Charles Roderigue and
Edmund Nallee: cullers of hoops and
slaves; Edward G. Meader and Char
les A. Flood: surveyors Of wood ana
lumber. Sidney A. Green. E. Payson
Witham, Roy w. Moore, H. T. VIM
terS George A. Rapcourt Nyilli,,,