Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-06-27
permit shall be issued by the City Clerk un-

permit shall be issued by the City Clerk UNI.
der the direction Of the Mayor and Aldermen,
authorizing the connection to be made under
such conditions as may be prescribed in the
permit.
2nd, Any person may associate and unite
their private drains in a common drain, and
may enter the common drain into the public
drain by each person SO uniting, making a
written application therefor and obtaining
permit conforming to the provisions of article
lst and filing with said application the arti-
cles of association, under which said COM
mon drain is or may be constructed.
ID, Any person may connect with private
drain entering the public drain by making
written application therefor and obtaining a
permit in conformity to article lst and with
his application he shall file the consent in
writing OF the owner of the private drain per-
hitting the connection.
4th, The permits shall be issued by the
City Clerk, under direction of the Mayor and
Aldermen, upon certificate that the appli-
cant has paid into the city treasury the
amount assessed for entering the drain, and
the Clerk shall make a record of said permits
in full in the book kept for that purpose, and
all permits shall contain condition offorfeit-
ure for all unauthorized connections with
private or common drain.
Ordered, That the same rules and rcgula-
tons as have been adopted concerning the
connecting of private drains with the sewer
now being constructed between State and
Chapel streets, shall apply to the connecting
Of all private drains hereafter constructed,
with any public or common sewer.
Ordered, That the City Solicitor be and he
is hereby directed to eolec: any sum now due
the city, for building the bank wall on Rne's
hill in the year 1872, as reported IN the Street
Commissioners report for the western district
for said year.
Ordered, That the Health Committee be re-
quested to abate the nuisance by the side of
the railroad track, near Oak street.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner for
the western district be directed to remove the
ashes and other unslighty debris and obstruc-
tons from Commercial street, between Oak
and Bridge streets, at the expense of the par
ties depositng the same in said street.
Ordered, That the Mayor be requested to
cause the water tank, now located on land of
John ID. Lang. south of the Kennebec Jour-
nal building, to be removed as soon as prac-
ticable, and thus save the city from paving
rent for SAID land
An order relating to discount on taxes was
passed by the Board of Aldermen, allowing a
discount of per cent on all taxes except poll
tdAess pdlu vi VI uSloTc kiIt AOlh vi august,
and requiring interest on all unpaid taxes at
ter October LIST. The order was amended by
the Common Council, but before the matter
was settled finally, that branch adjourned.
IL BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
Thomas Little, Esq, filed his bond as
Treasurer and Collector for the current year.
The Chief Engineer nominated 80 persons
to same as members Of Pacific Engine Com
and the all approvaA
Rev. L. L. Grant, on Sunday, June II, bap-
TIED four recent converts at Bowdoinham.
Five were received into the church, one by
letter Others are expected to be baptized
soon.
Rev. Mr.. Stiles, will remain with the Uni
versalists in Machias for three months, when
he will return to Tufts College, of which he
is a member.
The Free Baptist society of Dexter have
the frame up for commodious church edifce.
This will make six churches and two halls
used for church purposes, by different socie-
ties in the village.
Bay Sile society Gree Baptist in Cape
Elz beth, is in a tlourisng condition, Rev.
Mr.. Pritchard the pastor. states that he has
good congregation on Sunday, that the Sab
bath school and prayer meetings are well sus
tanned, and that the prospect is cheering
June IA ten were baptized and added to the
church, besides six others.
The Cniversalist society of Waterville have
engaged Mr.. Babbitt OF the Canton Theologi
cal Institute, to preach for them for three
months. He will commence his labor the first
Sunday in July.
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ference for this year state the number of
churches under the jurisdiction of the Con-
ference to be 10; with a membership of
ID, 43G.
fQuite religious interest prevails in Arson.
Two converts were baptised by Rev. Charles
Woodcock, Sunday.
The repairs on the Baptist church in Wal
doboro' church, are painting outside including
spire, rebuilding chimneys, and front steps,
undermining the pulpit, putting arms upon
the pews and frescoing walls and ceiling.
The plans are not fully completed.
The long contemplated repairs on the First
Methodist church edifice in Bangor have be-
gun. The vestry has been put in condition,
and the walls of the lecture room are low be-
ing tinted. When this is completed, new
carpet will be put down, the whole adding
much to the appearance of the interior of the
edifce
Mr.. Crumbine, pastor elect Of the Con-
gregational church in Waterville, is ex-
pected to commence his labors here on the
first Sunday in July.
Rev. Mr.. Hanscom, pastor of the Metho-
dist church in Winslow, has moved into the
parsonage, and it is very acceptable.
The Universalist society in Fort Fairfield
have organized a Sabbath school at Hackers
Hall, and hold religious service there Sun
day p NJ, half the time. Rev. c. Purring-
ton supplies the pulpit.
The Free Baptsts of Houlton, having paid,
the past sixteen months, $4,000 Of their church
debt, will hold tea meeting at Frisbie's Hall
on the evening of July LIST to raise funds to
finish payment Of the debt, $500.
The Missionary Convention of the Lincoln
Baptist Association convened Tuesday, June
2sd. the Baptist church in Thomaston. Rev.
B. Franklin PATHWAY. pastor of Cedar church
of Rockland was elected Moderator and
Charles Toby of Thomaston, Clerk. The
meetings were of a deeply interesting nature,
made douby so by the presence of two re-
turned missionaries from the Foreign field.
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