Daily Kennebec journal., 1877-09-04
Doings of the City Council.

AT the two last meetings of the city council the
following business was transacted
Orders passed That water leased Of Harriet
Williams be drained into the Bridge street reser-
voir if it can be done at an expense Of $40. That
the pool cf water sonth of CAPITOL and east Of
State street, be conducted across Capitol street by
q suitable cuiyeIi. That the ci y Treasurer have
further time in whica to submit The report of his
collections for July aud Aug That the new street
laid out III "Britts gully" on petition Of A. g.
Thomas, be built as ordered by the committee on
the subject. That the superintendent of butials
grade The road running east from the gate on
Winthrop street, IN Mt. Pleasant cemottry, aud
extend the avenue running west and make other
Improvements; also that the new lots enclosed
shall be appraised at $40 each. That Samuel W
Lane and Sllas Wyman be authorized to erect
hltchlng posts opposite their residences. That
thanks be extended to Msj j. 7. Farley and the
men of his command for services rendered at the
Mansion House fire. That the street commissioner
Tor the western district be restricted to- the of
the city teams in repairing highways. Authorz-
ing the building OF reservoir Of the capacity of
10000 gallons, at PcttengilPs conner, If sum
sufhcient can be spared for that purpose from any
appropriation. That the committee on new streets
lay out new street IRON the River road, on land
OF Henry Clark's, running essteIly on land of
said Clark and land of Gideon sJIallowcll to the
road leading over Church hill 10 NHssalboro; in
same, and that the committee give an estimate of
land damages and cost of road That Stevens &
Owen and Geo. II. Cross be authorized to set
posts front of their premises.
The street Commits IneT for the western district,
reported that the whole amount expended in his
department, up to September lst, was S337l So,
Of which s391 80 were for permanent improve
ments.
III. W. Paine was granted license to keep aud
maintain bowling alley, subject to the rules and
regulations IN such cases, the alley to be on the
lot recently purchased by +. l.. Hamlen, OF this
city near the depot.
The New England Fair.
The combined exhibitions of the New England
Agricultural Society aud the Maine State Agiicul
tural Society, opened in Portland yesterday, the
most elaborate preparations being made, and the
weather being very auspicious. The following
are the officers OF the Maine State Agricultural
Society:
President-John Marshall Brown. Falmouth.
Secretary Samuel Wasson, East Surry.
Tre-tsurer-Wm Z. Hubbard, Bangor
Trustces-N illiam +. Gacelon Lewiston, l. b .
Henderson, South Stetson, Is. Nj. Hight oAowhe-
gan.
The following are the officers for the show and
fair:
Superintendent of Horse Department-Wm. F.
Garcelon, Lewiston. First assistant, Wi m. keene
MCcnaulc ais.
Superintendent of Cattle Departmental d.
Henderson, South Stetson. First assistant, Peter
W. Aver, Freedom.
Superintendent of City Hall, b. NJ. Hight
Skowhegan. irst assistant, w. II. Pennell.
Superintendent Fruit. Diary, etc, Department
4. A. Gilbert, East Turner.
Superintendent Of Implement Uall-D. NJ. Dun.
ham, Bangor.
Assistant Secretary in charge at City Hall-A
l.. Dennison, Portland.
Chief Marshal-Capt Matthew Adams, Port
land. Aids, a. NJ. Sawy er and E. ii. Rich Port
land.
Forage Master-W. L. Gibbs, Glenburn.
Official Reporter-P H. ingalls,, Portland
Committee on Reception-lIon. NJ. NJ Butler,
Hon. 1. Il. Reed, Hon. Il. NJ. Richardson, Hon.
l.. D. Nj. SWEET, lion. Fledr ic Robe. Hon. Enoch
knight, Hon. w. l.. Putnam, Hon. w w. Ihom-
as, jf., Hon. Samuel j. Anderson. Hon. Fred n
Dow, Hon. Charles +. Libby, DIR. S. ii. Tewks-
bury.
Committee OF the Press-John NJ. Adams, f.
ii. Ewell, Stanley T. Pullen, ii. W. Richardson,
Stephen Berry.