Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-04-29
local anu State Mems.

Doings OF the City Council.
There was a regular meeting of the City
Council on Saturday afternoon last.
The nine following petitions were presented
Y and referred to the Committee on Highways
II Petition of J. S. Hobbs and twenty -four
others, for a sidewalk on Melville Street.
Il Petition of S. =. Plummer and 10 others, for
gravel sidewalk from the eastern terminus
of the present plank walk on the north side
Of Lincoln st. to the South Belfast road and
from thence along the west side Of the South
] Belfast road to Paterson St.
Petition of Daniel Whtehouse and others
for concrete sidewalk on the west side of
Pleasant ST., from Bridge to Winthrop St.
Petition of Moses Wells and sc others for
j concrete sidewalk on the east side of Flagg
and south side of Church streets.
Petition Of John Is. Norton and % others
for gravel sidewalk in place ofthe decayed,
dilapidated and dangerous plank sidewalk on
1 the Hospital road from the south line of the
Arsenal lot to the Hospital Lane.
Petition of Allen Lombard and n others,
for concrete sidewalk on the street leading
southerly from Cony st. past the Old Fort and
easterly to Arsenal ST., and representing that
1 thS hhSXIIS stOueS now on Salu street are
l worth to the city for other uses enough to pay
for a concrete walk five feet in width
j Petition of Joseph Baker and 20 others, for
a concrete or stone sidewalk from the corner
Il OF ST. Marks Home formerly the Smell lot)
to State St., as said walk is indispensable to
the comfort and convenience Of travellers on
Winthrop ST.
Petition ofA. G w. Sprague Manufacture
ing Co., II. A. Dewitt, Agent, and A. others
with order accompanying, for concrete side
ewalk on Water ST. from the store of Will
Hanson and Greenwood to the Bond Brook
pbridge, and representing that the present side
walk is in very bad and unsafe condition.
Petition OF A. &. w. Sprague Manufacture
Co, Ii. A. Dewitt, Agent, and II others, with
ctder accompanying, representing that the
street and sidewalk between the cotton fac
8tory and Joseph Farnham's house on the hill
IS in very bad and dangerous condition, also
that from its location it is inadequate to the
public demands, that it needs the completion
of the westerly bank WALL new sidewalk,
Fwldening, grading, &C.; also representing
that the street leading past Thomas Frain's
and Milton M. Stones to the Bond Brook
road is unsafe and needs new bank railing,
&c,-and asking the requisite repairs be made
The following order offered by Councilman
Higgins, was referred TO the Committee on
Highways: Ordered, That the street COM
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hereby is directed to put down or cause to be
put down plank sidewalk on Oxford ST. as
ordered by the City Council, Apri! &c, lo72,
said sidewalk to be two planks wide.
Petition of Il. f. Savage to be set Off from
school district No | and joined to school dis
trict No Is, was referred to the Committee
on School and School districts.
Petition of VIM Harvey for the city to
Investigate his claim for alleged damages TO
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leading from Augusta to Manchester, was re-
ferred to the following join. special commit
tee: Aldermen Libby and Parker; Council
men Cony, Dolliver and Beale.
Petition of u. +. Page of Halloweli, for
500 on account Of damage TO sleigh and
horse on the Goth of March last, caused by
an alleged defect in the highway on State St.
NEARLY opposite DIR. Wilders. was referred to
the City Solicitor.
The eighteen following orders were passed
in concurrence;
On motion Of Alderman Libby,
Ordered, That the commissioner for the
Eastern District be and hereby is directed to
rebuild the culvert across the Thomaston
road near the dwelling of George A. Field,
Of larger dimensions than the present cul-
vert, and to cover the same with stone; and
that he let the same by contract or otherwise
as may be for the interest of the city; and
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for the building of same, through the Daily
kennebec Journal, and that the same be
awarded to the lowest responsible bidder.
On motion OF Councilman Cony,
Ordered, That petition No. "a, Of S. S.
Brooks and others, for sidewalk on Arsenal
street, be taken from the files and referred to
the Committee on Highways.
On motion of Alderman S. C. Whitehouse,
Ordered, That tine Committee on Finance
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the City Council the appropriations for the
different departments, State and county tax,
and that the same be raised by tax on real and
personal property, including dogs.
On motion Of Councilman Cony,
Ordered, That the committee on highways,
bridges and sidewalks be authorized to con-
tract for all needful repairs on the Kennebec
Bridge; and any party contracting to make
such repairs shall give good and sufficient
the approval of said committee.
On motion Of Alderman Atkins,
Ordered, That the street commissioner for
the Western District be and hereby is d.
rected to rebuild the wharfng on the east
side of State street against the land of Horace
Bowditch and Moses NJ. Swan, or to replace
the same with stone wall, as in his judgment
may be for the best interest of the city.
On motion of Councilman Higgins,
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land others be drawn from the records of last
year and referred to committee on highways,
with the order relating to the same.
On motion of Councilman Cony,
Ordered, That the city teamster, Alex.
McCausland, be directed to report to the
street commissioner for the Western District,
to perform such labor with his team as said
commissioner may require, and all work so
performed to be credited monthly to the Fire
Department; and when his services are not
required by the commissioner for the west
side, then he will report in like manner to the
1commissioner for the east side.
On motion of Alderman Atkins,
Ordered, That the street commissioner for
Western District, be and hereby is directed
to build On the east side of State street, at
the Gage gully below the Augusta House, a
riprap wall of similar construction to that on
the west side of said street at said gully, and
that he obtain the consent of the owners of
Gland AUDITING on said street to placing said
wall and the fill against the same on their
land as far as the same may be necessary to