Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-16
les on sidewalks, reported that the petitioners
have leave to Withdraw. The report was ac-

nave leave to withdraw. The report was ac-
cepted.
Alderman Hall, ifon the same committee,
made similar report on the petition of Edith
{. Marson, which was accepted.
Alderman Nash, from the Joint Standing
Committee on Gas and Gas Fixtures, on or
der to inquire whether there can be any prop
er reduction or any more economy in the con-
sumption of gas by the city, made Il report
that in compliance with the instructions of
said order the committee had caused the reg
istering meters at Robinson & Co.'S, east side,
at g. II. Cross store and the Mansion House,
west side, to be carefully tested, and that the
same were found to be entirely satisfactory as
to correctness. The committee found upon
examination that there was considerable diff
ference in the amount of gas consumed by the
burners in the street lamps, some burners
consuming six feet per hour, others seven
feet, and those on the level of State street
consuming eight feet. The committee have
caused all said burners to be made uniform
and ola capacity to consume six feet per hour.
1t is their belief that this reduction of the
burners to the capacity of six feet per hour,
as originally intended by the city when the
burners were purchased, will effect reduc-
ton of about two hundred dollars in the an
nual expense of Lighting the streets. The re-
port was accepted.
Alderman Nash, from the Joint Standing
Committee on Accounts to whom was referred
the communication of Thomas Little, Esq,
Treasurer and Collector, asking the appoint
msnt of an impartial person to reaudit his
vouchers and books at his expense, made
report, viz "That they engaged the Hon.
Henry X. Baker of Hsllowell to perform the
service asked for by the said Treasurer and
Collector; the committee are of the opinion
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asked of him in patient, CAREFUL and impair
tal manner, and they submit to the city coun
Gil his report to them of the result of his
examination of the vouchers and books afore
said. The committee are authorized to say
that the treasurer and collector, Mr. Little,
is entirely satisfied with Judge Bakers report,
and states to the committee that two items OF
error-one of two hundred and ninety-six
dollars, and the other of seventeen dollars
should properly be charged to him in his ac-
count for the current financial year. the COM
mttee recommend that the same be done"
The report was accepted and the report Of
Judge Baker was ordered to be printed and
bound with the city reports Tor the present
year.
On motion of Alderman Nash it was
Ordered, That the Auditor of Accounts
cause to be charged to the city Treasurer in
financial year, certain note known as the
Peleg Morton note with the interest thereon,
amounting in all to the sum of two hundred
and ninety six dollars also that the said Au
ditor cause to be charged to the said Treas
urer, uncollected village district taxes to the
amount of seventeen dollars the said note
and interest and uncollected taxes having been
enormously dropped from the account of the
said Treasurer for the previous year.
Alderman Nash from the Joint Standing
Committee on Finance, on order, reported
that there be raised by tax to defray the eX-
penses of the several departments of the city
for the current municipal year and to pay the
State and County taxes, the sum of ninety six
thousand dollars, and on recommendation of
the committee it was
Ordered, That there be raised by taxation
for the expenses of the current year, the sum
of ninety-sx thousand dollars, and that the
same be appropriated as follows, to wit