Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-03-10

ton and must be paid out Of the
current year taxes.
Here briefly 1 have given you a
financial statement that would dis
courage any business man, and will
require careful consideration by YOU
in order to handle the finances for
the ensuing year, in such a prudent
manner that we shall not only re-
lfeve the condition for the present but
build for the future.
l think it better to discuss the
needs of the various departments at
later date. when we have had an
opportunity to confer with the heads
of each and when we are more COM
petent to Judge.
Having full confidence in this coun-
Gil and your willingness to cooperate
in all that concerns the city's good,
1 shall not take more of your time
except to pledge to you my coopera-
ton and support in all things which
tend to advance the business inter-
ests or moral welfare IF our city.
When the ceremony was over the
new city government went into joint
session for the election Of the city
officers for the ensuing year.
AS had been expected Franklin D.
Gaskell is to be the new chief of the
police department and as deputies he
mas Alfred Poirier and Albert Thib-
odeau. George Beckett is the only
member of the Democratic force to
be reappointed by the Republicans.
chester w. Getchell was made CITY
treasurer and collector of taxes and
the office of citv clerk went to Ray
mond Litghbody. E. w. Crawford
was re-appointed to the positions of
city engineer and electrician, which
he has held for a number of wears
IN spite of changes in politics in the
conducting of the city.
An order was passed that all mem
bers OF the police force and the city
nan Janitors should receive one day
week off with pay and an annual
vacation of week with paw.
lt was voted to pay Michael Joseph
80 week and Mrs. George II. Proc
tor $500 in four installments. this
money to be charged against the ap-
preparation for aids and allowances.
The city fathers voted to appropri-
ate 1880 for the construction of state
highways and 1t was decided tina II
state aid road building this year
should start at the Overhead bridge.
1t was voted to authorize a loan in
anticipation of taxes not to aggregate
more than s450,00S.
al oLuei was passed asking eX-
Mayor Leon Q. Tebbetts to present
ms portrait to the city so that it
may be hung In the mayors office in
CITY Hall with the portraits of 9TH
er mayors of the past.
Following is the roster of the new
city government:
The officers elected in Joint ses-
SION of the board OF aldermen and
CITY council are as follows:
City Clerk-Raymond Lightbody.
CITY Treasurer and Tax Collector
, Chester w. GetcheH.
Tax Observation-Disclosures Pulsifer.
Assistant Assessors-Ward /, Mrs.
i. l.. Ward: Ward .. Mrs. Fred DIV
err; Ward ), Mrs. Alice Haskell:
Ward 4, Mrs. Joseph Giroux: Ward
., Mrs. Grace 3. Jones; Ward q.
Mrs. Parker Stewart; Ward Z, Mrs.
w. +. Colby.
City Solicitor-Cyril NJ. Jolly.
City Auditor-Lorimer II. Dixon.
City Physician-Dr. Blynn O..
! Goodrich.
City Engineer and City Electrician
Eugene w. Crawford
Supt. of Burials-Frank II. Austin.
Cemetery Committee-Fred ]. Ar
mold, George Cannon and o. A..
Meader.
Sealer OF Weights and Measures
! Eugene w. Crawford.
Inspector of Buildings - Volney
Rollins. =
Plumbing william D.
Haines.
Sealers of Leather. p. Loud
and Alberto c. Landry.
Observation-Disclosures Roderique,
r. isarold Branch, Edmund +. Long
ley. Edmund Vallee, Wallie j. Ran
court.
Cullers OF Hoops and Slaves
Charles A. Flood and G.. r. Soper.
Surveyors of Wood and Lumber
Sidney A. Green, Roy w. Moore, Gill
bert Bourgoin, William King. Ed
ward NORM, f. Payson Witham. H.
r. Winters. George A. Rancourt.
John Ware. Pearl G. Butler
Measurers OF Wood and Bark,
Weighers of Coal, Hay and Ice-F.
NJ. Rand, c. A. Flood, S. A. Green,
w. !. Sterling. j. Z. Giroux, Frank
Merrick, Harry r. Aldrich, Moses
w. Crosby, George D. Farnham, Pc
ter Gagne, Eugene c. Herring. AL
phonse LaFlamme. John O'Donnell.
Conelius NJ. Ryan, Edmond +.
Traynor. William A. Trainor. Jo-
seph Trueman, Charles p. Tully, Da-
vid p. Vigue, Joseph Fl. Vigue. Ed
ward Fl. Vigue, Arthur Tracy. M.
Frye. Elmer Bechard, Fred H. ia
cobs. Arthur A. Thompson, John A.
Dawson, E. w. Crawford, r. L.
Knight, c.. D. Mitchell, A. B. Lake,
Fred L. Merrill. A. A. Dow, A. w.
Reynolds, G.. f. Cullifer, Vilbon
Boisvert, A. V. McLain. Fred Ester
brook, Louis G.. Whipple, Samuel
Clark, D. Mccormick. c. A. Proctor.
f. II. Libby. N. A. Weymouth, A. r.
Aldrich. A. r. Genest, l.. e. Gibbs.
J. NJ. LaPlante, r. L. Erwin, /. Allen,
Dennis E. Sweeney. Carl Green.
Fence Viewers-Martin Blaisdell.
Victor Robichaud. Napoleon Bizier.
The government then went into
Joint session. Edwin NJ. Foster was
elected chairman of the board Of
aldermen and George II. Dewes.
chairman. and c. Z. McCarn,. clerk
of the city council.
Then the aldermen sitting as
municipal officers elected the follow
ing officers:
Clerk to the overseers OF the poor,
Henry Butler; city marshal, Frank
lin D. Gaskell: deputy marshal. AL
fred Poirier; headquarters fficer,
Albert Thibodeau; regular police, p.
]. Joyce, Joseph Violette. Henry j.
Higgins, Francis Allen. Walter Ma
heu, Fred McCarn, George Beckett,
city hall janitors, day, Martin Smith;
night, Charles Lashus: trustees to
the public library, A. +. Drummond.
Mayor Paul r. Baird, H. t. MuzZy
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