Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1876-09-07
Doings OF the CITY Council.

AT the last meeting of the city council the fol-
owing business was transacted:
Petition of Arson z. Bowler Of Somerville, for
compensation for injury to horse by reason Of al
legged defect in the South Belfast road, near To-
gus pond, was referred to City Solicitor.
Petition Of Augustus l.. Damn, for compensa-
ton for personal injuries received on account of
alleged defect 10 sidewalk opposite Emile Bar
bier's place, Feb. Is, was referred to the Mayor
and CITY Solicitor.
A communication was received from Loten
Griffith, Street Commissioner for the Western
District, recommending that the horses owned by
the cily be employed next winter i'll hauling
gravel for the streets and sidewalks when it can
be done at much less cost than IN spring or
summer, and on motion Of Alderman Higgins an
order wa. Iassed to that feet
Thomas Jones, who served in the navy during
the war, and who did not receive any bounty
from the city, but who was credited upon the
quota OF Augusta, presented a petition for said
bounty. 1t was referred to a special committee
consisting of Aldermen VIII tehouse and Lincoln,
and Councimen 81 ooks, Jones and Bartlett
Alderman Ogood, from the committee FL
nance, reported in favor Of the city paying $l00
towards defiayng the cost Of splnkling Water
street, and order authorizing and directing
such pay ment was pas, ed.
5. W. Lane, Collector and Treasurer, presented
monthly statements of the Condition OF his de-
pariment.
Inc following 0fuef, WtilCn originated IN the
common council, and was advocated by Alderman
Libby in his board, was passed, and vetoed by the
May or in the ,uhjoined essage:
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner for the
Eastern District is hereby authorized to contract
with John Is Norton for the building of a good
sidewalk on the west side of Hospital street
from the south side of the Hospital lane to the
souh side of the residence of T. c. Hoyt, pro-
vided said Norton will contract to build the same
for seventy five dollars.
CITY OF AUGUSTA,
Mayors Office, Sept. /, 1870.
To the Common Council.
The order directing expenditure for new
sidewalk along the highway south of the street
leading TO the Insane Hospital having been
passed this day, deem it my duty to withhold
my approval Of the same, for the following rea-
sons:
1T The money appropriated by the city coun-
Gil the present year for highways and for perma-
nent Improvements, will be nearly if not quite ex-
hausted when the requirements of previous orders
for expenditures shall have been carried out con-
sequenty there is no money to be relied upon
with which to pay for the contemplated new side
walk, when completed.
I'd. The comparatively few number of persons
to be accommodated by q sidewalk as contemplat-
cd, makes it questionable whether it is best to ex-
pend mooey at that place at the present time in
aSnuch as there are many other places in the
thlckiy settled parts of the city, where public
venience and necessity almost demand that i'm
, floNNiHeuts bc Hidut nut WIiCn cannot well De
made on account of Our already large annual ex.
pcnses AMI city debt.
81. There is already a plank walk extending
along the whole route from Hospital lane to the
gully, near the Chelsea line. A few inexpensive
repair. would render il as good as when new.
4lh. have been unable to find in the records
of the city that a sidewalk has ever been duly or
legally la out and established along the highway
between l points named in the OF der.
For The reasons above given, and for others
which have not deemed 1t necessary to name
hereby respectfully return the order to the
brauch IL which it originated.
CHAs. Z. NASH. Mayor.
veto. When the order thus vetoed originally
passed by the common council, only three men,
bers were present, and one voted against it.
On motion of Alderman Lincoln it was ordered
that permission be given the Devine Water Co., to
lay iron squaduct pipe in Page, Capitol, Sewall,
Green and Winthrop streets, on the same terms
that such privilege is given to the Augusta Gas
Co. and the Augusta WaterCo.
Several routine reports Of committees were
made and accepted.
On motion OF Alderman Whitehouse
An order looking to the reimbursing of BENZ.
G. Gay, for alleged improvements opposite head
OF Patterson street; an order authorizing Charles
Ii. W hite TO erect posts; an order for repairs OF
burrylng ground; order to pave gutter on
Bridge stieet,-was passed.
ou motion OF Alderman Osgood:
An order was passed for q street lamp on Hos
pital street, between Cony and Middle streets for
the fractional overlap to be added to the sppropria
ton for cont ,ngeut expenses.
r III of Accounts No. 6, was passed.