Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-10-06
Doings OF the City Government.

The regular meeting of the Board of Alder
men took place Friday afternoon, and bust
ness was acted upon, as follows:
petition was received stating that the
petitioners understood that several years ago
a vote was passed to fix the grade of Water
street. where it crosses Winthrop street and
in that vicinity, some two or three feet high
or than it now is, and they represent that any
such change would be very injurious to valu-
able buildings adapted to the grade of the
street and would make access to the wharves
almost impractcabe, and they, therefore, res
pectfuly ask that an ordinance be passed fix
ing the grade of Water ST., across Winthrop
ST., and from Oak to Court st. at the level
that it now is.
A petition was submitted asking that n
drain be laid on the west side of Water street
from the store occupied by NJ. NJ. Swan to
enter the culvcrt at Bridge street, provided
the owners along the line will bear One-half
the expense.
The above papers were referred to the
Committee on Highways.
A petition was referred to the Health Com
mittee regarding the abatement of a nuisance
in the shape of filthy and offensive water rum
ming down Court avenue.
petition was received, and referred to
the Committee on Street Lamps, relative
to the erection of a street lamp near the
northern extremity of North Street.
V. ID. Pinkham, as trustee of the aqueduct
now laid in the city and supplied by De.
vine water, makes the following proposition
to the city: That the price to be paid for
the supply of water for fire purposes exclu-
sively shall be $l7 per year for each els
tern the city now has on the line of the
aqueduct. This contract is for five years
but when the city increases the number of
cisterns on the line of the aqueduct as now
laid the price is to be reduced on all to
SIS. The cisterns are not to exceed three
hundred hogsheads in capacity and are to
be kept tight by the city. If there should
be a failure at any time to supply the wat.
er for any cistern the rent is TO be suspend
ed for that time. And the matter was re-
ferrcd to a committee consisting of the May
or and Committee on Fire Department
with power to complete the contract at a
sum not exceeding the one named in the
proposition.
City Treasurer Turner submitted his ac-
count for the past month, showing that the
receipts were 81 ,565.0S and the expenditures
Sl4,l9l.SS.
A communication was received from Co.
lumbus Cottle, Street Commissioner for the
Western District, showing that the whole
amount OF money expended by MN up 10
Oct. 3, for repairs of roads and streets, in
GLIDING all sums for permanent Improvements
is about $500. The amount expended for
permanent improvements is about sl4ls.9s,
leaving S30Sl.02 as the sum used for
repairs and Improvements necessarily
included in the ordinary repairs and
improvements. This shows that the amount
appropriated, or $780, has been exceeded by
about $3.50. If other provisions are made
for permanent improvements there will be
left larger sum than will probably be need
ed for repairs the remainder of the year. He
estimates that the additional expense will not
exceed $500. The matter was referred to the
Committee on Highways with authority to take
such action as they deem expedent.
The following orders were passed
To allow James Devine to build and
maintain a reservoir on Western avenue ;
granting permission to NJ. V. b. Chase to
erect post in front of dwelling house of
his on Chapel street; also for Geo. s. Ballard
to put one before his house on Sewall street !;
that the Street Commissioner for Western
District repair and relay the brick sidewalk
on Water street in front of the stores of
Colburn & Taught, and +. L. Hamlen.
Adjourned.