Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-10-01
DOin.s ofth City Council.

| DOaHss on the eiiy council.
The regular monthly meeting of the city
council was held Saturday afternoon.
| On the petition Of G. W. Jones represent
ing that the sale of Paintings recently made
by him has not been paying business to the
owner that the public have been benefited by
| the sale, and requesting that the two and one
| half per cent. may be RENTED, the petition
er was given leave to withdraw.
| Petition of Mary c. Stratton for the abating
| of "a nuisance existing in the street in front
| of her house on Chestnut street, in shape of
q pond which stands nearly all the year
round, and is very offensive as well as incon-
Streets in concurrence,
Roll of accounts No. Z, amounting to
S2Q35 50, was ordered to be paid.
Report of committee on New Streets on
petition of Geo. w. Quinby and others, that
the prayer of the petitioners be granted, and
| that street be laid from said Quinby's north
line 10 Lincoln street, four rods in width, so
as to conform with the reservation of that
width across the land of the heirs of Samuel
Patterson, as reserved and set apart by them
for that purpose. The report was accepted
and notice ordered.
Report OF Committee on School Districts
on petition of Franklin Prescott that he might
with his estate, be set off from school dis
trict No. lG and annexed to School District
No. ID, recommending that the prayer of the
petition be granted, was accepted in concur
ence.
Ordered, That the sum of one thousand
dollars appropriated for contingent expenses
for 1872, be transferred to the appropriation
for expenses and repairs of highways.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner for
the Western district remove or cause to be
removed the fences that are in the road be-
tween the junction of the old county road and
the north line of Isaiah Furbush's on North
ern Avenue.
Ordered, That the committee on Highways,
Bridges and sidewalks, consult with the pru-
Dental committee of the Universalist church
and society OF this city in regard to the best
mode of conducting the water o the east
roofof their church across the sidewalk, with
the view to the better accommodation of the
travelling public and report at the next regu-
lar meeting of the City Council.
Ordered, That the Committee on Police
Department, together with the City Marshal
procure some room or rooms on, or in the
vicinity of Water street, to be used by the
Police as q watch-house and lock up, subject
| to The approval of the City Council at its next
| meeting.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner for
| the Western District be and he hereby is di-
| rected to build Cushman Street, and have the
same completed during the month of October
Ordered, That the Committee on the Fire
| Department inquire into the expediency of re-
pairing the mouth of the cistern at the
head Of Court St., SO as to preserve the water
| in said cistern from impurity arising from
| travel near the same.
,, Ordered. That the Street Commissioner for
the Western District be and he is hereby di-
rected TO grade forthwith with gravel suitable
| for concretng the sidewalk on Chestnut street,
between Winthrop and Green streets.
The following ordinance was given two sew
eral readings and referred to the Committee
on enrolled ordinances IN concurrence:
Be it ordained by the City Council of the
city Augusta:
Any person who shall drive or lead any
horse, COW or any other animal upon any