Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1878-03-26
Doings of the Board OF Aldermen.


The regular meeting of the Board of Alder.
men was held on Saturday afternoon.
Petition of A. G. Thomas for new road, re.
ceived and referred to the Committee on New
Roads
Ordered, That Peleg Morton be granted permi..
sion to use portion of Commercial street fol
building purposes
Ordered, That Jesse johnson be authorized to
erect post 10 front OF his store on Water street
Ordered, That Parrot < Chase be permitted to
erect two posts IN front of their store on Water
street
The following persons, II r. Morse, ". W
Robbins and &. W. Phsbury, on recommends
ton OF the Fire Department, were confirmed re-
spectvely as Chief Engineer, lst Assistan; and
ID Assis ant Engineers of the Fre Department.
The Committee to nominate persons to make
complaints against truaut children fence vie wei 5,
&c made report, and the persons named in the
report were unanimously elected 10 the Offices
named, the City Clerk being delegated to cast the
vote for the convention.
HeaM ComnHte-Chas. Z. Nash, Alfred Shaw
DR.. Martin.
city EHginter-J. W. Patterson.
Persons 10 make complaints against truant emil
dreR-Alfred shaw, Sumner Barton, Geo. Is.
iioyt OrIen VIII amson, w. F. Hallett f. W.
G, tche, p p. Hall, Luther Stone, J. h. Pierce
JOHN Farnham.
Fence IieWers-Eben Packard. John Arnold,
Charles Hamlen, w. c. Haywood Albert n.
Cihi NJ Eheh ~ iuWuStuu, " llliaiu H. WOOus,
II. liussey, o. {. Whitehouse, Chas. n. lIsmlen,
Albert Bolton, f. H. Chadwick, &. w. Dudley,
l.. ii. Libbcy, Simeon {. Cross, Cyrus Guild, Il.
{. Hoyt, Hiram McCansland, j. W. Clapp, Elisha
Barrows, George Wooster, Samuel Guild
Tythingmen-Alhed Shaw, Elisha Atkins, W.
F. Hallett, l.. A. Church stephen Folsom, Paul
p. Hall, Stephen Russell, Geo. p. Hatch, {. F.
Aver. J. w. Harlow and J. D. Pierce.
Surveyors Of LmaJer-Abner Coombs, Ira II.
Randall J. e. Wceber, j. NJ. Longfelow, Daniel
II
Mesher, Josiah p Wynan, Alvin Fogg, A. +.
Beal. G. w hank, John II. Church, Cyrus Guild.
5. h. lIodgkins, Jane. Folsom Osgood Carleton
George b. Iioyt John y. Mitchell y. c. Haett,
J. A. Jones Stephen Heating, l.. ID. Mosher, P.
=. Hall, Freeman Barker, George p. Ha:ch.
Greenlief Bsrrows, Charles Milliken, Charles
Saunders. Sumner Barton, Joseph Farnham, c.
+. Cummings, Charles II. White, William W.
Butler.
Swreyors Of Wood. Stone and Bart-N. NJ.
Matthews Reuben Mckinney. j. b. Dyer, H. IL.
Harvey, NJ. p. Taught. Abner Coomb,, j. NJ.
Webster A. Carleton, P. S Percival, Benz Gard
ner +. w. Brann, John IL. lIussey, J. A. Saun-
ders, W. q. Fheld, John Dulon, Hiram Sawtelle
Alexander Woodward, S. B. Worthley, James
Folsom, ID. A. Cony, Albert I. Fuller CYRUS
Guild, D. b, Written, George w. Hanks, Elias
Allen, Alfred Turner, James Savage, Frank G..
Pierce, Albert Moore, Otis Pierce, G b. Morton,
Ira II. Randall, L. +. Bartlett, J. j Fuller, John
Jewett, A. ii. Small, Baker Weston, Greenlief
Barrows, d. 7. Turner, L. z. Shaw, Thomas Full
Ter, George NJ. Bean. Cyrus Balla' d, +. A. Saun-
deis, j. L. Ward, Ii. A. b. Chandler, w. +. Per-
cival, W. W. Curtis, j. F. Arnold, c. W. Stone,
J. l.. Fish, p. p. Hall. James n. Wade. Chss X
Hall, A. b. Folsom, John l.. Dutton, o. H. Gage,
Samuel Guild, c. IL. White. w. w. Butler, Sum
ner Barton }. A. Mitchell. j. +. Gsnnett J. A.
Fairbanks.
Sealers Of Leather-A. d. Locke, E Haskell,
W. b. Hunt, John Lawrence, G. F. HAYES, j.
w. Cross, G. +. Collier, w. NJ Folsom, John d.
Robbins. j. II. Low.
UagLers and Neasurers Of Coal-Arno Bit
tues, Harry T. Gilman, Orren Williamson, Chas
A. Greenwood, Hiram Reed b. c. Robinson, ID.
A. Cony Chas. II. White and A. ID. Ward.
city Vagher-Harry T. Gilman
The following persons, appointed by the City
Marshal as special police, were confirmed by the
Board 5. d. Sweat Rufus Lishness, Chas. F.
Smith leman Achorn, IL. T. Morse, j. +. Ward,
J. H. Chandler, Benz. Copp, Jr.. Fred A. Wilson,
A. &. Thomas, Herbert X. Hughes, W. w. But
Ter, Henry sewa and E. b. Longiellow.
Sumner Barton was confirmed by the Board
as Deputy Marshal.
Request OF q. A. Robert .on to erect a post in
font of his house on Sewall street, read and ap-
proved.
On motion Of Alderman Fowler, the Committee
on Accounts was increased TO seven, by the addi-
ton of Aldermen Walker, Townsend Mitchell,
Chisam and Slbley.
On motion of Alderman Walker,
Ordered. That the City Marshal instruct the
night wstchmen as to their duties about lighting
the street lamps, etc.
On motion Of Alderman Chisam, committee
of two was appointed to receive, SOFT and count
the votes for City Treasurer.
Aldermen Chissm and Mitchell were appointed
that committee, and reported as follows
Whole number of votes, 6
S. Lane had 6
And S. W. Lane was declared elected Treasurer
for the current political year.
For Collector:
Whole number of votes, 6
S. w. Lane had o
And y. w. Lane was declared elected Collector
for the current polical year.
A petition was received from Al Staples ct ais,
for new street, being a continuation of Lincoln
street west, read and referred to the Committee
on New Streets.
On motion Of Alderman Walker
Ordered. That the Committee on Streets aud
Bridges investigate the question in regard to a
Bridge Keeper, and report at the next meeting
what in their opinion it is best to do.
On motion Of Alderman Fowler,
Ordered, that when the Board adiourps IL be 10
meet next Saturday at 2.3o o'clock, p. NJ.