Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-02
APPROPRIATION
BILL PRESENTED
TO CITY COUNCIL

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Inc appropriation bill for the wear
1875 amounting to $205,294.47 was
presented to the City Council at it's
March meeting held Monday evening,
ana was given It's first reading bv
Mayor Price. The Chair announced
that a special meeting of the Council
would be called for Monday evening.
March 8, at which time the bill would
De given its second and third read
ing and final passage.
The first item to come under the
mead of unfinished business was the
petition of the New England Tel. and
Tel. Co. TO permission to locate new
poles. AS this Is done under the SUI
pervision Of the city officials, and all
the petition asks for is the placing
OF new poles in the present locations
1t was granted. Alderman Traitor
reported that h with Alderman Per-
Klns had conferred with Mr.. Wood
Mr.. Wood regarding the sewer set
tlement, and that while the claimant
was satisfied with the amount sug-
gested by the city he preferred a
cash settlement instead of the usual
credit procedure. After a brief dis
cussion of the facts in the case it
was voted that Mr.. Wood be given a
cash settlement.
Under the head Of new business the
petition of the members of the Gar
diner Fire Department asking for an
increase In salary to amount to $50
was presented being signed by Pat
Bishop and 40 others. 1t was voted
that this petition be accepted and re-
ferred to the COMMITTEES on Public
Safety. The same action was taken
with the petition OF Fred A. Munroe
and Sc others asking for a polling
place and hose house in Ward Four
Mayor Price suggested that the COM
mittee with the firemen meet with
the Public Safety Committee at an
early date to act on the matter Of
salary increase, in order that the rec
concentrations of the committee may
be presented at the next regular
meeting of the Council. Thursday
evening of this week was set as the
date of this meeting to be held at the
City Building.
The role of accounts amounting to
Ss,152.41 was ordered paid on the ap-
prevail of the Finance committee. AL
derman Walker presented the petit
lion of c. S. arHris and II others of
South Gardiner, asking for a sewer
on Bartlett street in that ward. This
was referred to the committee on
ways and bridges for their consideat-
ton. The city clerk read an ex-
tremely interesting report from the
directors of the Gardiner Public L.
brary wherein they reported the most
progressive and helpful yea of that
institutions existence. 1t was vot-
oil hot WI 1AN 81 ~
placed on file.
Alderman Ladd was then heard
from. and proceeded to say that in
the grand shuttle" at election time
Ward One, his home ward, lost two
public officials, namely. the city
treasurer and a member of the
school committee, and then went on
to say that now member of the
fire department from that ward had
been lost" He called upon Chief
Dunn of The fire department to state
publicly the reason why the man
had been dropped from the rolls of
the department. Chief Dunn an
swered that the fireman, Charles
Clark. had failed to attend the fires
regularly. Mr.. Iadd inquired If the
chief had scrutinized the other rolls
as carefully and then ensued an in
teresting little verbal battle between
the alderman and the chief. AS the
argument waxed warm Mayor Price
took occasion to remark that II the
citizens of Gardiner had made a care
full perusal of the charter they would
find that it was the duty and prlvl-
lege of an incoming mayor to APP
point officials, and went on to say
that it was certainly no reflection on
the officials who failed of reappoint-
ment. He pointed out that it was
the duty Of the Board of Aldermen
to confirm the appointment OF the
mayor unless that had good and suffl-
cient reason for doing otherwise. Al
derman Ladd responded that his re-
marks were not in criticism OF the
mayors appointment, but in DEFENSE
of his ward, for he thought 1t was
carrying things too far when the hfe-
men were taken from the rolls. Here
the discussion ended, brought to a
close undoubtedly by DIR. Prices per-
tinent information.
The appropriation bill for the year
1925 is given below. The item of $500
for Memorial Day and societies IN
cludes the, appropriation of $50 Tor
the Boost Maine proposition.
Appropriation Bill
Highway, $4,000; sewer, $1,000;
common schools (Bal. S176.06), $685.
o4o; education. SITS; high school, s14,-
$50: O. school expenses, $685.; eve
ming school, $500; school book sup
plies, $500; physical education,
$4,000; Gardiner Randolph bridge,
$1,000; compensation. s363.s2; poor,
$4,000; delinquent children, $1,000; pub
lie library, s27OO; fire, $4,000; police
5, $500; street lights. $3.50; health
$1,000; elections and registration
$1,000: water rent, $3150; interest. SILL
500: city building, $1,000; State tax,
s36,134.OS; county tax, $S461.47; pub
lie parks 5000: mothers aid, Ssoo:
sinking fund, $4,000; contingent, sZooo'
salary, $4,000; Memorial Day and do go
bonds n school. $4,000: 1925 bills,
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