Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-03-30

joint convention was formed and Seth c. White.
house was elected to fill the vacancy.
Selden B. Worthley was elected keeper Of the
| Kennebec bridge.
An order offered by Alderman Clapp, for the
Street Commissioner for the Western District to
make certain needed repairs ON Northern Avenue
mittee on Highways, etc. This order was in re-
Spouse to lengthy petition from citizens Of Cush-
noe Heights and vicinity, for such repairs to be
made.
G. B. Hoyt, supt. of Burial Grounds, reported
the cash received during last year by him, was
1888 90, all Of which had been paid into the city
| treasury.
On motion Of Alderman Libby,
| Ordered, That the petition of Paul P. Hall and
ais, for straighten ming the west side of Bangor
street, be taken from the files of papers Of 1874,
and referred to this city council, and the same be
referred to the Committee ON New Streets; and
said committee are hereby directed to examine
| and report to the city council estimate of the
cost of such change together with the land dam
ages pertaining thereto.
That the City Marshal, Chief Engineer of the
| Fire Department, Street Commissioners for the
Eastern and Western districts and all Others who
have or may have, control and disbursement OF
any Of the appropriations of the city, be and they
are hereby directed to so manage and control their
several appropriations, that the expenditures for
either Of said departments shall in no case, exceed
the amount appropriated therefor, and that the
heads of the several departments are hereby notl-
fed that they will be severay held to strict OBJ
servance of this order.
On motion of Alderman Nash,
Ordered, That the City Treasurer be and he
hereby is authorized to negotiate temporary loans,
to an amount not exceeding twenty thousand dol
lars for the purpose OF meeting the Liabilities OF the
city until the taxes for the current year shall be-
come available; said loans to be upon such terms
and rates of interest the Mayor and City Treas
hall Itnn fnrt no
Of the city.
Ordered, That no bill nor claim against the city
shall be allowed or passed by the Committee on
Accounts, unless such bill or claim shall be ap-
authorized on behalf of the city to make the con-
tract cause the expenditure to be incurred; un
less such expenditure be expressly required by
some specific vote of the city council.
Ordered, That the Committee on Finance be re-
quested to report at the next regular monthly
meeting Of the city council, what appropriations,
to be raised by tax, are necessary to defray the
expenses Of the several departments of the city for
the current municipal year, and to pay the State
and county taxes.
Alderman Whitehouse playfully introduced an
order for the treasurer to collect the usual fine
$50 of John W. Chase Esq, for not accepting
the office OF Assessor. 1t was thought by many
that the order should be framed and preserved as
warning to future Assessors-elect.
In BOARD OF ALDERMEN.
and vicinity for another night Waterman was pre-
eented.
Geo. w. Jones was licensed as an auctioneer,
and authorized to sell at auction evenings.
James e. Shaw was appointed and confirmed as
engineer Of the steamer Cushnoc, for the year be-
ginning April l, 1875.
The nomination of Alex. McCausland as Driver
was laid on the table.
On nomination of City Marshal Harrington the
following gentlemen were appointed special po-
hcemen Geo. H. Patterson. Henry Sewall, c. w.
Babcock, Geo. b. Hoyt, Ashford A. Sampson.
siding.
MONDAY, March 29th.
State vs. Woodward Thompson. The testimony
was closed on Saturday. The counsel this morn
ing agreed to submit without argument There
upon the judge charged and the jury took the
papers. After due deberaton they brought in q
verdict of guilty.
No. 43S, VIM. II. Rogers vs.. VIM. II. Libby.
Pillsbury for ptf. Titcomb for deft. This is an
action Of trespass to recover the value OF lo16
gallons Of vinegar and the % casks containing it.
The deft attached the vinegar as Deputy Sheriff,
Aug. 2lst, 1873, as the property of John H. Miller
The ptf. claims that prior to The attachment he
had purchased the share in the vinegar owned by
Miller, who had been his partner in its manufac-
ture The question at issue therefore is as to the
ownership of The vinegar at the time. At the
adjournment night the testimony was all in and
Mr.. Titcomb had submitted the closing argument
for the deft
Town Elections.
The following towns have recently chosen their
officers
NEwCAsTLE.-J. II. Converse, Moderator; Al
bert Gldden, Clerk; Isaac Genthner, David Boyd
Jacob Nelson, Selec;men &C.; Royal Wright,
Treas. Ephraim Taylor, Collector; w. Ames, s.
S. Committee. The town raised $4,000 for town
expenses. Resources liabilities, 81 ,051, not
including railroad matters. Voted to sell the priv
ilege OF taking alewives this year.
DAMARIsCoTTA-D. A. Campbell, Moderator;
w. w. keene, Town Clerk; u. w. Woodward,
J. F. Hilton, Eden Chapman, Selectmen, Asses
sors and Overseers of Poor; Daniel Cox, Collec-
tor; w. H. Hilton, Treasurer; w. H. Hilton, Su-
pervisor of Schools. The total liabilities of the
town are $40 29093 Resources, S6l3l.75; Total
indebtedness. Sl3, l50.lS. Deducting Knox and
Lincoln Railroad bonds and interest amounting to
S6705 50, the debt of the town would amount to
$6363 &c.
SIpNEY.-Wm. A. Shaw, Moderator; Jonas
Butterfeld, VIM. A. Shaw, Charles Hamlen, Sc
ectmen; Carlos Hammond, Collector and Treas
urer Misses Martha j. Clark, Lucy A. Warren
Anna Dutton. experimenting School Commit
tee; J. II. Field, Clerk.