Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1872-09-02

HoinSs of the City Council.
The august reet;as Of tie City Council
was held Saturday.
Roll Of Accounts No. C, amounting to
81, 1872 80, was presented, allowed and order
ed to be paid.
Petition of Mrs. G. 5. Carpenter and ten
other ladies, for concrete sidewalk on
Church street, was re ferred to the committee
on highways, bridges and sidewalks.
The highway committee reported, on petit
ton of II. A. Dewitt and others, that the
Street Commissioner be directed to cause a
gas light to be erected at the southeast corner
Of Sewall and Court streets.
The same committee reported on petition
of Thomas Smith, that it would be advisable
to pay said Smith one hundred dollars, that
being the sum claimed by him in full for dam
ages caused by alleged defect in sidewalk.
Petition of Mrs. Lemont for sidewalk
from her residence on Capitol street to State
street, was referred to committee on high
ways.
The committee on highways on petition of
ID that they had duly laid out drain COM
mencing at the southwest corner of Miss S.
\. Lees lot on Scwall street, thence running
tasterly on her south line, and on the south
line of w. II. Stacy's land about 100 feet, to
he west line of Melville street; said drain to
ne eight feet in width and on the northerly
,de of the line above described. This report
vas accepted and the drain established as
aid out.
Ordered, that the Street Commissioner for
he western district be and he hereby is di-
rected to construct suitable culvert across
Sewall street, so that the same will come ct
With the drain laid out across the lots of Miss
Lee and W. II. Stacy, this day established by
The city and said Commissioner is also here
by authorized to construct a drain across said
lots so as to carry off the water from Sewal
street in such manner (either open or cover
ed) as he may be directed TO by the Mayor
and Committee on Highways; and they are
hereby authorized to make any arrangements
with the owners of said lots, in relation to
arrying the water across their lots, instead
of paying the damages az praised and allowed
% them, if salts factory arrangement can be
made with them.
The following was passed; Whereas the
municipal officers of Augusta, at their meet
ing on July eth, 1872, assessed the damages
If John Mullken by reason of lowering
Western Avenue, where it passes through his
farm, at the sum of $4C0, ordered that the
Mayor be, and he hereby is, authorized to
raw his warrant in favor of said M!lliken for
Si00 in full payment for all damages sustain
ed by him in consequence of lowering said
,treet, heretofore, and hereafter, whenever
the convenience or exigencies Of the city may
require.
Petition of Geo. w. Quinby and six others
for a street from the northern line of the lot
of G.. w. Quinby on the west side of Bangor
street, by and on the eastern line of the lot
of r. N. Pierce, past his new house, and
four rods in width; and also from Patterson
street to Lincoln street, it being continue
ton of the four rods wide street that now runs
past the dwelling of Mr.. Robert Turner, to be
also four rods wide.
Ordered, that the city clerk, under the d.
rection of the committee on new streets, be
and he hereby is directed to give notice of the
intention of the city to lay out and extend
Murray street, as desired, and originally in
tended by G. w. Quinby, the owner of the
land, two hundred feet further east; and that
said committee lay out the same and report
their doings to the next meeting of the City
Council.
Ordered, that the City Marshal be directed
TO cause lamp post to be put up at the
southeast corner Of the junction of Green
and Chapel streets.
The prayer was granted and order of notice
ordered on petition of G. G. Stacy for ney
street, and committee on new streets ordered
to lay out said street. The Street Commits