Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-04-03
Doings of the city Council.

meeting of the Board o: Aldermen was
held yesterday afternoon.
f.. \. Mason and Era>tus Haskell declined
serving as Ovcrsecrs Of the poor; and j. W.
Patterson and =. c. Whtehousc were chosen
as Oversccrs
On motion of Alderman Walker. it was or
dered that the Mayor and committee on gas
and gas fixtures renew the contract between
the city and the Boston Globe Gas Co. for
| lighting the streets.
On motion of Alderman Fowler, Abner
Fogg and 4. J. Walker were appointed spe-
cial police, without pay.
Report of committee on petitions asking
that a certain person may be appointed to
light street lamps, that petitioners have leave
to Withdraw, As such person is employed by
Globe Gas Co.
On motion of Alderman Hobbs the petition
of +. +. Blackman and others. relative to
building sewer on Green street was taken
from the files of last year and referred to the
committee ON highways.
Alderman Hobbs presented the following
which was read and passed
Whereas, The illegal traffic in alcoholic
liquors is fruitful source of crime and
wrong: and
Whereas There are in our city a large
number of dram shops and tippling houses.
established by lawlcss men, in which large
numbers of citizens and youth are made
drunkards, and great want and suffering re-
suit thcrcfrom therefore,
ReSoired, That in all legal and proper ways
We will sustain our City Marshal and his po-
lice in their efforts to suppress anddrivc from
our midst this great and ovcr,hadowng evil.
The following officers were elected:
Citg fN,iitor-D. G. Robinson
Cifa Engiaeer-J. W. Patterson.
PcrSo"s 10 m@te compidiH against Tcmdnf ChH
rem Williamson, W. +. Hallett, +. W. Getchell, l..
7. Hall Luther stone, J. u. Pierce, John Farnhan.
Fence yi.wers-Eben Packard. Charles Hamleu
W. g. HAYWOOD. Albert y CLARK Asa d. Townsend
William II. woods, H. H. Hussey, O. C. Whitchouse
Charle: \; lIanlcn. Albert Bolton +. H. Chadwick
Guild, T. e. liOyt, Hiram Met ausland j. W. Clapp
Elisha Burrows, George Wooster samuel Guild.
Iyfhingmea-C u. white Elisha Atkins. W. F.
Iiallett, /. A. Church. stephen Folsom. PaulP Hall.
stephen Russell. Geo. +. Hatch, g. f. Aver, j, W
Harlow, j. ID. Pierce.
Surrcgorsof Lunber--Abner Coombs Ira II Ran
dali, J. wcbbcr, j. VI. Longfclow Daniel Foster
Hiram Sawtelle j. W. Lawson, ID. W. Mosher. 10
.iah I. Wyman, Alvin fogg \. 7. Benle, q. w
kns. Jane Folsom. osgood Carleton, Gco. Il. IIoyt
John y. Mitchell y. g. iiallett, j. \. Jones. stephen
heating; l.. u Mosher' T. T. Hall, Freeman BARRIER,
Geo T.. Hatch Greenef Barrows, Charles Millikcn,
Charles saunders. sumner Barton. Joseph Farnham,
c. T. Cummings; Chas II. white, Reuben Mcknmcy.
Surveyors Of ITood. StoBe aad Bdrk-N. NJ Mat.
hews. Reuben Mckinney, J. H. Dyer, H. II. Harvey,
W. L. Taught, Ahncr Coombs. j. VI. Webster, 4
Carleton, Ben. Gardner. T. W. Brann. John H. Illus
sev, j. A. saunders, W G.. Fiield. John Onion. Hi
ram >awcllc, Alex. Woodward. ;. H. Worthiev
L. l.. Getchell, Geo. T. Written. james Folsom, D.
A. tony, Albert I. Fuller, tyrus Guild, -. Is. Whit
ten, Geo. W. Hanks, Elias Allen, Alfred Turner
James savage, Frauk q. Pierce. Albert Moore, otis
Pierce, {. Il. Morton, Ira II. Randall, I. T.. Bart;
lett, j. j. Fuller, John lewctt. 4. II. SMALL Baker
Weston. GrceHef Barrows, ID. T. Turner, T.. T.
shaw, Thos. Fuller. tco VI. Bean, tyru, Ballard
I. A. saunders. j. +. Wurd. ". \. Il. Chandler W
+. PercVal. W. W Curtis. j, +. Arnold. &. W stone
j. l.. Fish l.. I. Hall. James n. Wade. ChnS. L.
Hall. 4. Il. Folsom John l.. button. .. II. Gage
Samuel Guild. &. II. White, Sumner Barton. !. A.
Mitchell, j. f. GauAett j. \. Fairbanks, Thos. NJ
Rollins.
Sealers If LeIfhtr--t. u. Locke, T.. Haskell, W
IL. Hunt, john Lawrence, &. I. Hawes. !. W Gross,
&. L.. Collier, W. VI. Folsom. John d. Robbins j. II.
Low.
UtigheyS dad Ntu>arers Of ToGI-iiarry I. Gil
man. orren williamson. tha-. \. "a wood, ILL.,
ram Reed, Il. G. Robinson II. \. Com, Ctas. H.
White and \. ID. Ward.
city U0gher-A. ID. Ward.
Engineer or Steamer CnstHoc--Thomns j. Trask
RiH9er N Beii-Bakcr Weston.
P0aM hcPer-le,ant Waldron.
The next meeting of the Board will be
held on the first Wednesday in May next at
: o'clock =. NJ