Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-12-03
DOings of the City Council.

Alta special meeting of the Board of Alder
men, held Monday afternoon, matter ofcon-
siderable Importance came before them, the
following paper being presented;
For the purpose of securing the income of
a permanent Fund for the use of ''St. Marks
Home for poor and INDECENT women" cor
poration established by law in the city of Au-
gusta. and State of Maine, the undersigned
propose to make donation to said city, in
trust. under the provisions of Chapter ninety
two of the laws of 1873, Of the amount of
money set against their several names.
amounting in the aggregate to seven thousand
dollars, provided the Municipal Officers Of
said city shall signify, by vote, duly adopted
and recorded, their consent to receive and
hold the said Fund in trust, under the law
aforesaid and upon the followeg prescribed
conditions, viz: The city may use the Fund
put into their hands as aforesaid, and in con-
sideration thereof said city shall agree with
the donors respectively, and promises that
said city will pay to the Treasurer of st.
Marks Home aforesaid, for the use of said
Home, the interest on said Trust Fund, at the
rate of five per cent. per annum, in
semi-annual installments Of two and a half
per cent. at the end of every six months from
the receipt of said Fund, so long as said Home
shall be maintained, and be conducted, as it
has hitherto been, in liberal and undenomi-
national manner i'm the admission of its bene-
ficiaries.
And if said Home shall hereafter be aban-
doned, or fail to be kept up in good faith for
the purpose of its original Incorporation, then
said city will ever after pay interest at the
rate of four per cent. per annum in seminar
nual installments to such parties or persons
as the contributors threof prescribe in their
written directions appended to their several
donations, as follows:
The following are the parties whose names
are annexed to the paper, the amount of do
nation and the direction as to payment If the
Home should be- abandoned: Mrs. Eliza A.
Bradbury, $1,000, to Forest Grove Cemetery
to keep the grounds, fences and lots in order
after ten wears from this date. For any years
prior to st. Marks Church, in Augusta /;
James w. Bradbury, $500, to the same Gem
etery for the purpose above named; Richard
ID. Rice, $500, same as above; Horace Will
liams, $780, same as above; Geo. w. Stan
lev, $780, same as above; Darius Alden,
$500, same as above; James G. Blaine, $500,
same as above; Ann NJ. Williams, $500, to
treasurer of Cony Female Academy; Joseph
H. Williams, $500, same as last above; Il. G.
Allen, 5000, to Forest Grove Cemetery for
purpose named above. The Council then
acted as follows:
Voted, That the city accepts, to hold in
trust, the donation of the fund of seven thou
sand dollars, raised by the contributors there
of for the endowment of ST. Marks Home
for poor and INDECENT women, upon the terms
and conditions of the propositions of this
date submitted to us by said contributors
and said city hereby agrees with said contrib
utors and promises to pay the interest upon
said Fund in accordance with the terms and
conditions in said proposition contained.
Voted That upon the receipt of the Fund
by the city, the Clerk is directed to furnish
the several contributors an attested copy OF
the proposition and vote aforesaid, and ia
certify the time when said fund is received
by the Treasurer of the city.
1t was oreered that the City Treasurer be
authorized to convey to Ann Lawrence quit
claim deed Of the property in the city belong
ing to her, which was sold for taxes in the
year 1875, she paying the amount of taxes
and interest.
Ordered, That the Mayor and the Commit
tee on Highways be empowered to cOntrac
for and superintend the building of banl
wall of granite, from the bridge to North,
wharf, for the protection of the street.
R-Partridge Bros. druggists under Gran
lite Hall sell the purest medicines, drugs
chemicals, dyes and apothecaries good
generally at the lowest cash prices and guar
antee quality and quantity as represented.