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

A regular meeting of the City Council was
held on Saturday evening, 10Th
The Committee on Highways to whom was
referred an order of the City Council passed
September 27th, directing certain eXamina-
tions of roads repaired this season by the
Street Commissioner for the western district,
and also to investigate in regard to the dis
charge of the official duties Of that officer,
made the following report:
That they had attended to the duty assigned
them by that order, by examining the more
important portions Of the work done on the
highways by the commissioner this season,
and we have made inquiries of the Commits
>ioner rs to the unfinished orders. He re-
ports that there have been issued to him
twenty nine orders for repairs and improve
ments on the streets and sidewalks by the
City council, twentythree OF wbich he mas
made; six Of the most unmportant have not
vet been made. He says, so far as regards
doing the work assigned him, promptly, he
has done the best he could under the numer-
Gus and pressing demands that were made
upon him, having received more than dolo!e'
nearly three times, as many orders from the
City Council for improvements and repairs
than were issued to the Commiss oner OF the
western district last year, and probably more
than double the number issued to any previ'
Gus Commissioner. Three of the jobs were
very heavy, and such in amount OF outlay Tor
labor and material ms is not often made on
our streets. As an index to what he has done,
and as voucher that he has not been Idle,
he submits a brief schedule of the principal
work he has done, emitting many minor jobs.
| In examining some of the principal jobs
done by the Commissioner, we ind them,
generally, we'll done and quite satisfactory.
| There is one job which is an exception; we
think the outlay on Washington street has
not been well made and consequently has
cost too much for what has been accomplished.
There has been quite an amount OF labor
| expended on what is called Sand Hill, more
than probably has been done there for the
last ten years, but no more than was needed
To all who are disposed to censure the
Commissioner for inetIlciency or lack OF
promptness in the discharge of his official
dpties. we commend the careful perusal Of
the accompanying report of the Commission
err, and also suggest that they examine inc
work already done by him. All OF when Is
respectfully submitted.
| f. ATKINS,
| =. =. HALL, commissioners
Ct. NJ. PULLEN. on
w. l.. THOMPSON, highways
ID. A CoNY,
| October 25th, 1878.
| The report was accepted,
A Joint convention of the two branches wa
formed, to which Mayor North made the fol
lowing statement concerning the highways
streets and sidewalks and the expenditure
made thereon the present season;
| Gentlemen Of the City Council;
The ordinary expenditures on the highway
by the Street Commissioners, together wit
the expenditures under specific orders by tn
City Council are in excess of the means pro
vided for their payment. l desire, in calm
your attention to the subject, TO communicat
such information as may assist you in deter
mining the amount Of funds which 1t may b
necessary to raise TO meet the requirements
the department. 1t will be recollected tina
nine thousand dollars were appropriated an
raised by taxation for the ordinary expense
of highways, and further sums were to be az
propriated and raised by loans, during tn