Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1874-05-30
Doinss of the City Council.

Petition Of Rcuel Glidden and seven others
for continuation Of underdrain across said
Glidden's lot, and across Melville street, was
presented by Alderman Thompson, and re-
ferred to the Committee on Highways, etc.
Petition of L. w. Neal for bank wall of
stone, about thirty feet long and six feet deep,
opposite the residence of said Neal on Bridge
street, was presented by Alderman White
house, and referred to the Committee on
Highways, etc.
Petition of ID. T. Sanborn for $500, for
injuries alleged to have been received in con-
sequence of alleged bad road in the eastern
district, was presented by Alderman White.
house, and referred to the Mayor and Street
Commissioner for the eastern district.
Alderman Thompson, from the Committee
on new streets, on petition OF |. Nj. Sherman
and 20 others, for extension of road to South
Belfast road, past the residence of Capt. Boil
ton, reported that the committee are of opin-
ion that such extension would serve the pub
lie good TO limited extent only, and that the
expense of building and maintaining would be
such that they do not feel warranted in
recommending it. The report was accepted.
The same Alderman, from the same Com
| mittee, on petition of L. C. Partridge and
others, reported that the prayer of the petit
TONERS be granted in part, and submitted the
! following order:-
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner for
| the western district be, and is hereby ordered
| forthwith to properly grade the place known
| as Butman Place, and render the same safe
| and convenient for public travel; and that
| the same be known IN future as Dayton
Place.
Alderman Nash, from the Joint Special
Committee to whom was referred the petition
| of 0. c. Whitehouse and thirty two others for
| such immediate measures to be taken to abate
| the nuisance in the gully near the Mansion
| House as may be most etfectual in removing
| and preventing a recurrence of the same, re-
port that they have given the subject careful
| consideration, and find the said gully to be,
| as described by the petitioners, an intolerable
| nuisance, emitting very offensive exhalations,
| detrimental to the health of persons residing
near it, and which every sanitary considera-
ton demands should be speedily abated. The
committee are of the opinion that the proper
and most eXpedient mode of abating said nui-
| sance, "and preventing a recurrence of the
| same, is to construct substantial covered
drain or sewer, of sufficient capacity, from
| Chapel street where public sewer debouches
upon land of Joseph Baker, across said Jo-
| seph Bakers land about one hundred feet to
| Court street, thence across Court street where
| there is now water course, to land OF w.
| NJ. Thayer, and thence across land of said
w. NJ. Thayer about three hundred feet &c
the water. course under and across State
| street. In the opinion of the committee said
drain or sewer should be not less than three
by three feet in size, inside, and should be
| constructed of split granite or rock laid on
| cedar or juniper timbers as base or bottom
| The committee have conferred with w. NJ
Thayer, above named, and he engages, in q
| writing given to the committee, to pay toward
defraying the cost of constructing stone
drain large enough to carry away the water
and filth that empty on his land, the sum O.
five hundred dollars and the committee have
also conferred with Joseph Baker, above
named, and have received his promise, also
in writing, to contribute toward such a draiI
across his land, in the same proportion pei
running foot, as the said w. NJ. Thayel
agrees to pay. The committee find that sew
eral private drains are so arranged that theil
waters and filth flow into said gully, and ado
materially to the unhealthfulness of the To-
cality; and in case the city construct sub
stantial covered stone drain as herein recon-
mended the committee would also recommend
that all owners of such private drains as emp
ty directly or indirectly into any part of sale
gully, be required either to discontinue sucl
private drain or drains or connect them prop
erly with the public substantial covered stone
uTHlu dIOTSedlu, anu tlidt tHcy alsO NC ISQuitS '
to pay to the city reasonable sum of money
for the privilege of so connecting. The prop
ositions in writing, aforesaid, of w. M
Thayer and Joseph Baker are hereunto at
tached.
The committee submit, with this, their re
port, the accompanying order.
CHAs. Il. NASH,
w. l.. THOMPSON, Joint
S. f. ROBINSON, Special
A. ID. LOCKE, Committee.
FRED'K HAMLEN.
The report was accepted and the followin
order accompanying it, was passed
Ordered, That the Joint Special Commute
to whom were referred the petition of o. {
Whtehouse and others for such measures
be taken as shall permanently abate the nui
sance near the Mansion House be directed t
advertise for proposals from responsible par
ties to construct substantial covered drai
or sewer from Chapel street across land {
Joseph Baker, thence across Court street, an