Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-03-03
Do:nes OF U.c City Council.

! directors adjourned to meet on .Iuesday
March 10th, ut i5 o'clock, L. M.
Do:nes OF tI.c CITY Council.
The regular meeting Of tie city council
| was held on Saturday.
The following orders were passed.
On motion of Alderman Parker,
Ordered, That the Mayor he and hereby is
authorized and directed in making up tue ac-
counts with the several appropriations, to
transfer from appropriations in excess in such
sums as may be necessary 10 appropriations
which are deficient.
On motion Of Councilman Smith,
Ordered, That the same special committee
that were directed to purchase lot of land
whereon to build an engine house on the west
,de Of the river, be ard they hereby are or
dered 10 purchase a suitable lot of land on
the east side of the river upon which to place
an engine house, if the same can be obtained
at fair and reasonable price.
On motion of Councilman Wall,
Ordered, That the Overseers of the Poor,
IN their coming report, to the City Council,
give names ot all persons that they have as
sisted outside fthe alms-house during the
past year with the amount placed agans. their
several names.
On motion Of Alderman Z. W. WhieLouse,
Ordered, That the Mayor be and hereby is
authorized and directed to draw his warrant
on the City Treasury for the sum CT seventy
five dollars in favor Of Young Brothers, on
account If money due them on building
t0mGs
On motion of Alderman Cotte on petition,
Jason +. Scribner and VIM. I. Scribner, with
their real estate, were set off from school dis
t1ict No. % to district No. 3.
The order Of inquiry relating to the com
pensation Of the Street Commissioners for the
eastern and western districts, was referred To
the next city council.
Alderman L. W. Whitehouse, from the
special committee on the petition of Benz.
Davis and others, in regard to the storage of
kerosene oil, Sc, reported the following ordi-
nance, which was passed to be enrolled in
both branches.
B. it ordained by the City Council of the
city Of Augusta IS follows:
Sect. /. No person shall be allowed to
keep on storage at any one time, more than
five barrels, in the aggregate, Of kerosene
OF coal oil, burning fluid, naptha, and ben
zine, in any building on any business street,
or within twenty-five rods of any dwelling
house, in said city of Augusta, under such
penalty as is imposed by the statute in such
cases made and provided.
Sect =. 1t shall be tie duty of the City
Marshal 10 make an inspection from time to
time, of all buildings in which said llumna-
ting or explosive substances are sold or stored,
provided the same be on any business street,
or within twenty-five rods Of any dwelling
house, as aforesaid, aud prosecute for all
violations OF the provisions Of this ordinance.
The committee on city buildings, on order
70. the purchase OF a lot Of land in the wes-
tern district for an engine house, reported
thar Z gNnpGIED IN purchaSp Surh lOt
The report was accepted. Aldermen S. C.
Whtehouse and Parker, and Councilman
Smith, Deliver and Pullen were appointed
committee to ascertain the price of a lot to be
purchased Of w X. Lancey, corner of State
and Bridge streets, and il in their opinion the
price is reasonable and right, the committee
is instructed to purchase the same.
The special committee to whom was re-
lerred the order to investigate the consump-
ton of gas by street lamps, reported as fol-
lows:
Gas is consumed by tie city in the follow
ing manner:
The city has six burners on the east side
which are registered or measured by meter
placed in store of Chsam, Robinson & Co., 10
burners on Water street measured by meter
at j. ". Cross shop; 81 burners on State
and adjoining streets, measured by meter in
the Mansion House. The burners in the Ken
nebec bridge are registered by meter in toll
house, and police office by meter in same.
The bills for TWO years ending Oct. l, 1873,
have been quite uniform and satisfactory.
But the bills tor the quarter ending Jan. LIST,
1874 were nearly one hundred per cent. more
than bills in corresponding years Jan. l, '72,
and %, and for this reason was not added to
roll accounts No. IL. We ascertained the
cause of il vas a change Of burners at the me-
tiers which registered the light used for aver
aging the lights. We would recommend the
burners to be changed and all to be of uni
form guage. One of the committee cores
pended with the gas company of Boston, who
report using TUFTS burner, and report also
that pressure has no influence over it.
On motion Of Alderman S. c. Whitehouse,
Ordered, That the City Marshal purchase
one each ! and feet Tufts burners and test
The same with the burners now in use and re-
port if a saving can be made to the city
The council adjourned to Saturday, March
IIth ~ two oplnpE p NJ