Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1873-10-28

The amour: advanced the Commissioner
fer the western district by the Mayor is
$4,000, and the Commissioner for the eastern
district is $4,000. The former has drawn
from the Treasury, by inadvcrtence of the
Treasurer, some one thousand or fifteen hun
bred dollars more than he had warrants upon
the Treasury. l would recommend that you
appropriate and raise By loan, a sufficient
sum to meet the requirements of the depart
ment of highways for the current year
JAMES w. NORTH, Mayor.
Augusta, October 70, 1878.
The convention was subsequently dissolv
ed.
\ petition signed by Geo. w. Sylvester and
40 others, asking for the repair of Gage and
Swan streets, and the construction of a con-
crete sidewalk thereon; also with one addi
tional name asking the furnishing of a street
caslght in the vicinity of the crossing of Wa
ter street TO Gage street, near the middle of
RiHes' Hill, so-called, was referred 10 the Com
mittee on Highways and authority given said
committee to cause the same to be done.
The following communication was received
from the City Engineer:
To the City Council of the CITY Of augusta
GENTLEMEN: My attention has been called
to the drain being laid on Spring street, by
Dr.. Brickett ard others. It is for private pur-
poses only, and will be six CO. inches in diam.
eter. The gentlemen have requested me to
make you the following proposition, viz:
That the city shall lay in the trench now open,
10 inch drain pipe from DR.. Brickett's house
to the brick drain crossing Bridge street a
distance of 200 feet, together with suitable
inlets for the surface water of Spring street.
They, Brckett and others, on their part will,
in addition to the work already performed
pay toward defraying the expense of the drain
the value of the same length of six inch pipe
As this would form a part of the system of
sewerage as laid down in the city plan,
would advise its adoption at once, that the
work may be completed this fall.
Yours Resp,
NATH'L ABDor, City Engineer.
On motion of Alderman E. W. Whitehouse:
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner for
the Western District be and hereby is author
lied and directed to lay 10 inch drain pipe
from DR.. Geo. Z. Brickett's house on west
side Of Spring street northerly to the brick
drain crossing Bridge street, in the open
trench now ready to receive II, upon the con-
dition that DR.. Brckett and A. Spraguc bear
and pay one-half the costs of same from DR..
Bricketts lot to Mortons lot.
In compliance with a petition OF 5. Cald-
we'll and Is others, which was presented at
preyiou meeting, the following order which
nassed the Board of Aldermen Sept. %, but
was tabled by the Common Council on that
day. WAS taken IN on motion of Councilman
Sni,h and nassed IN concurrence
Ordered That the Street Commissioner for
the western District be and hereby is directed
to construct culyest of stone on Chanel ST.,
east of State St. at the outlet of the gully on
the State let, and that the same be built forth
with.
On motion of Alderman Z. w. Whitehouse:
Ordered. That the City Marshal be and
hereby is authorized and directed to erect u
pos. and gas burner and shade, and con-
meet same with gas pipe or main of the gas
company's, at or near the crossing corner
Gage and Water streets, and also one at corn
err of Spring and Winthrop streets.
On motion of Alderman S. c. Whitehouse: