Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-01-06

treasury to help take care of the Lii
brary expenses Let us encourage
this good work all we can and when
some of you are making your wills
don't forget our Public Library.
The Schools Of Gardiner are in
splendid condition; the personnel of
tho supervisors and teaching force
ranks very high. ] wish that more
of our citizens would open up their
homes for our teachers so that they
could have a little more home life
than perhaps all of them are able to
obtain at the present time.
Trust Funds
We have trust funds which amount
t. little over S12000.00, the interest
worthy poor, our parks, library, and
cemetery. Mr.. J. S. MaXCy presented
the City this year with 100000 in
United States Government Bonds,
this being left to the City by his wife
for the worthy poor and to be known
as the Louise Allen Maxcy Legacy.
This was beautiful gift and as the
interest from 1t comes semi -annually,
it Will be a perpetual messenger Of
joy and happiness to some worthy
people handicapped in the struggle
to obtain a livelihood.
During the past year we suffered
Il severe loss in the death of one Of
our citizens. Robert Hallowell Gard
iner. He was the third of that name
to reside here, the grandson Of our
first Mayor. and although reared and
educated in a neighboring state
where he maintained his business
office, some thirty years ago made
this city his home, his voting place,
ana he has most conscientiously full
filed his suffrage duty in our cleo
tons.
No public work. no contemplated
industry, no charity case was pre-
scented. but he gave literally OF his
time and his means in the further
ance of the cause.
He made The first subscription
towards the building of our new high
school. and his liberality at that
time was an important factor in the
enterprise. In his later years he en-
gagged in and carried on almost single
handed the far reaching work Of
church unity. making its headquart-
ers here. His correspondence was
large and carried the name of our
city with his own to the farthest
parts of the globe. Through this
work he became our best known cit
izen. but we revere his memory not
for this prominence but for his many
generous deeds, both public and pri-
vate, and for his influence toward the
noble things of life.
Our Board of Assessors did very
good work last year in trying to
make 4 fair and equal valuation of
real estate and personal property.
While a splendid start has been
made, much remains to be done yet.
With but few exceptions. the people
coopcratcd with the assessors in their
very difficult work and this year. l
wish they might be given even great
CT cooperation. The Board of AS
Sc ssElent Review did splendid work
in handling cases Of complaint and |
know the assessors as well as the
City Government, appreciated their
assistance.
Proper parking places for automo-
biles is going to be q serious prob
lem which should be given attention
at an early date. I would suggest
widening Mechanic street. and poss-
IDLY making it a one way street. SO
one side might be used for parking
purposes,
Last year I recommended the APP
rointment OF a police matron. ! stu
believe it would be advisable to do
this when the right woman can be
found, with love in her heart for the
young people of our city.
| would like to see some action talk
On by this City Government to find
the sentiments of the officials in 9TH
er cities in Kennehec County in re-
gard to having n county aims house
instead OF each city maintaining its
own aims house as at present. with
large overhead expense in maintain
ing SO many large buildings with on
~ n few inmates.
The city is very much in need OF
new stables and buildings to proper
~ house its equipment. A committee
is already working on this and | hope
something may be done this coming
year.
Want State Road
One or two of our citizens have
suggested to me that something be
done to secure n state road from
Lewiston to Gardiner via Spears
Corner through to Rockland. This
would greatly reduce the distance be-
tween Poland Springs House and
their hotel at Rockand and If it
could be brought about, the state
would automatically take over the
Gardiner Randolph bridge. We wish
cur Board of Trade and Merchants
ASSOCIATE on would interest them
selves in this project and also in pro-
viding a camping place for automo-
bile parties in Gardiner.
/ also recommend for your early
4 hot e,fn tp IN To
provide a suitable memorial to the
veterans of the World War A hould-
err in front of the American Legion
hall or on the Common, on which
their names may be inscribed, would
be d fitting token of the citizens ap-
probation.
Last year, I recommended that we
install an automatic fire alarm Sys-
tenn. | still believe this would be
wise investment for the city to make.
Last year our aldermen served
without pay. This year, I recon-
mend that they be given some re-
Enumeration. There is no reason why
an alderman should give so much
time to the city without being paid
something for it. Last year. Alder
man Harris attended % meetings
and broke three springs during the
winter and spring in trying to get
here. 1t does not seem fair that he
should have to stand all of this ex-
pense. himself, in trying to serve the
city.
dependent children are getting to
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