Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1924-01-08
Officials Sworn In

Officials Sworn In
Donald S. McNaughton was in
augurated mayor of Gardiner at the
first meeting of the new City Council
on Monday morning and the follow
ing aldermen were indicted into Of
flee: Ward !, Eugene Chase; Ward
9, j. Frank Blaisdell; Ward 8, Ernest
l.. Goodspeed: Ward 4. Frank Ames-
bury; Ward 5, Norman II. Trafton;
Ward 6, Clarence S. Harris. The
meeting was called to order by DR..
3. E. Lamb. the retiring mayor, and
Mayor McNaughton took the chair.
Judge W. c. Atkins administering
the oath of Office. The invocation
was given by Rev. Charles Howard
Atkins of the Highland Avenue NJ E.
church, after which the mayor gave
his inaugural address. He then gave
the list Of the appointments he had
made and these were all ratified by
the aldermen. There are several
changes in the list principal among
/ them being the combining of the Of
fees of chief of police and chief of
the fire Gepa rtment, Roscoe C. Dunn,
who has been chief OF police. now fill
ing both offices at n salary of $500
! year: also the appointment of Bion
L. Jose as city engineer in charge
of highways, at 4 salary of $500 per
year. The other officials are: City
Clerk, Fred Z. Milliken; city treas
urer, Harry G. Coombs; city auditor
Avis CT. Ames: tax collector. Clyde
| Gray; city marshal, and chief of the
fire department, Roscoe c. Dunn:
second engineer, Oliver d. Sprague;
third engineer. w. Norris Potter: city
| solicitor, O. +. Clason; trustee of
Gardiner Water District for three
years, Earl f. Hodgkins; member of
school committee for three years, K.
p. Hazard: director of public lib
rary for three years. Mrs. J. Walter
Robinson; city engineer, l.. M. Barn
ard; health officer, Dr. w. o. Cobb;
night watchmen. Michael Cusick
Charles M. Watson and l.. A. Pea
cock: constables. Roscoe c. Dunn.
Chester A. Phillips, Clyde Gray;
special police officers, Eugene d. Neal,
A. G.. Robinson. l.. A. Peacock, Ches
ter A. Phillips. George II. Corbin,
Jesse f. Savage. Charles NJ. Watson,
Charles r. Carleton. Ralph w. Clary.
Allen f. Wakefield. Leonard r. Jack
son, Lawrence II. White. John Wight.
A. G. Hinkley, Foster Tabb, George
Croker, Warren Hartman, Frank
Harrington: harbor masters. Fred e.
Potter. Wallace TarboX: surveyors
OF lumber. George Gray, Fl. A. Gray,
Frank L. Gray. Charles +. Johnson,
j. w. p. Johnson, Harry r. Lawrence,
Fred T.. Weymouth, Charles +. Wal
ker. Norman II. Trafton. Fred +. Nc
Causland, Fred T.. Potter, John r.
Kelley; measurers of wood and bark,
Fl. A. Gray, J. w. =. Johnson. J. w.
Jones, Daniel Lonefellow, Fred F.
McCausland. J. w. Robinson, Wallace
To- ri, g. ~
Weymouth. Charles F. Johnson, Fred
f. Potter, John r. Kelley, Ira c.
Hubbard; I fence viewer and field
driver George X. Danforth; trustee
, of Qunby field. Charles II. Berry;
inspector of buildings, Charles H.
Berry: measurers of stone, Hiram
w. Potter, NJ. w F. Pray: measurers
of logs. Charles a. Annis. George
Gray, Charles II. Gray. Wallace S.
Lawrence, Harry p. Lawrence. II. A.
Gray, Elmer Walker. Ira G. Hubbard;
inspector of milk. Walter c. Curtis:
inspector of leather, John Il. Kelley:
weighers Of coal, hay and grain. Max
Goldberg. A. r. Hayes, Wallace Tar
box, Edwin l.. Russell. Fred n. Bos-
ton. William F. Henderson, Fred f.
Potter. Viola Christensen, Lewis
Mooers: weighers of beef. Fred II.
Ring; weighers Of ice. Samuel W.
Talbot; city bill poster, Robert W.
Hill; city bell ringer. J. +. DAILY:
superintendent of burVing ground, r.
u. Dill, Libby Hill. Chester A. Phil
lips, South Gardiner: city crier. Rob-
ert w. Hill: sealer of weights and
measures, Frank Wise. Jr.: super
intendent and matron of Aims
House, Mr.. and Mrs. Warren T. Har-
rinan; day officer, Earl Pickering.
Several bills were then read and
approved, and salaries named for the
various city officials. Two commu-
nications were read from Mayor Nc
Naughton from the Alert Hose Co,
Offering their recommendation for Of
fees of the Hose Company. Mayor
McNaughton and Aldermen Trafton
and Goodspced were appointed n
committee of accounts and claims.
and Aldermen Amesbury. Blaisdell
end Harris n committee to nvesti-
gate the needs of the fire department.
The matter of the fire department
answering out of town calls was TAX
en- up. and 1t was decided that for
the time being the chief should get
the consent Of the mayor before an
swering such calls. and in case Of
emergency should use his own
judgement
The meeting was then adjourned
and it was agreed that there should
be a meeting before the next regll-
lar one, this to- be at the call of the
mayor.