Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1879-08-02
D0ings Of the CITY CnunciI.

yesterday afternoon. the following business
was transacted:
The committee, consisting of Aldermen
Qninby and Townsend, appointed to confel
with the committee ofthe directors of the vii
| lage school district relative to the high schoo
subject, reported as follows:
| Whereas, The committee in charge of III,
subject of City High School have reported
that the Directors of the Village School Dis
trict, are considering the expedicncv o
changing the number of grades of the schools
in the village district by dispensingw theil
| high school department; and that, in theil
opinion, the establishment of Free High
! School for the whole city, under chapter 12i
%: the public laws of 1873, will become ex-
pcdicnt in the event that the Village District
| High School shall be discontinued. And
/ whereas,
The Trustees of the Cony Female Acadc-
my, by their vote of August Z 1878, have
| taken the usual preliminary steps ''for the
erection, at an early day, of commodous
brick cdfcc for educational purposes. on the
| site of their present academy" designed 10
| be suitable in all respects for the purposes
| of Free High School for the whole city; and
| the said Trustees are disposed to avail them
| selves of the power conferred them nv
| Chapter Ii of the public laws of 1873. as
amended by Chapter PIG of the laws of 1874.
to transfer to the Board of Aldermen the
right of free of their new building for the
benefits Of Free high School for the whole
city, in the Village District High School
be permanently discontinued.
BE Il therefore rofed, That whenever the
Village District nigh School grade shall be
| abol she'd and the Trustees of the Cony Fee
male Academy shall have finished and fur
nshed their contemplated accommodations
for Free High School, and are ready to
make over to the Board Of Aldermen by an
appropriate instrument in writing, the right
| of free use of such accommodations for the
purposes OF Free High School for the whole
| city, for period to be therein agreed upon.
with stipulation that the said Trustees will
| keep their said building and fixtures in good
| repair, rs tar rs they shall he able to do So
with the funds in their hands applicable to
such purpose; the Board of Aldermen, in
behalf of the city, will accept the right OF
free use thereof for the purpose aforesaid
and the city will in consideration Of such
tran fer, thercupon and theuceforth establish
and maintain, in the building aforesaid, a
Free High School for the benefit of such
scholars Of the whole city as may be entitled
| to attend such school, which shall be faithfully
administered agrecably to the laws herein re-
| fcrrcd to. so long ~ the city shall enjoy the
free use of the premises a. aforesaid; and il
is further voted that the name OF the institu-
ton shall be ''Cony Augusta Free High
School"
All OF which is respectfully submitted.
GEO. w. QrINBY.
A. ID. townsend.
Augusta, July 30. 1879.
The report and recommendations of the
committee were adopted, six Of the aldermen
voting in the affirmative and one in the nc ga
tive
The petition of the Kennebec Steamboat
Company. for leave to extend their wharf
- feet on the north side and 20 feet on the
south side, was granted.
The petition of NJ. $. Moulton. for a drain
OF other means to relieve his premises on
Water street of water, was referred to the
Committee on Highways.
The petition of Henry Hart, asking to have
teams prohibited from standing in front of
his eating house, was referred to the City
Marshal, with authority to take such action
as the circumstances require.
The report Of the Committee on Highways.
relative to building sidewalk on the east
side of Sewall street. from Western avenue
to Green street, was that the petition be
granted, provided $50 of the expense be rails
ed by private parties, and the report was ac-
cepted.
The Street Commissioner for the Western
District was authorized to build concrete or
other kind of walk on the east side of Spring
street.
The Dearborn brothers were authorized TO
erect post in front of their barber shop on
the west side of Water street
The Street Commissioner for the Eastern
District was directed to make a sidewalk on
the north side of the street leading from Hos
pital street to the Soldiers Home, for a dis
| lance of 32 rods, and to lay a cross-walk on
Hospital street
The statement of the City Treasurer for
July shows that the receipts were $50 ,504 80
aud the expenditures S23,3563l
Henry 7. Morse and Alexander McCaus-
land were appointed special police. Benjamin
Gardiner, weigher. and John ID. Robbins,
auctioneer.
Wednesday evening the Grecnbackers OF
Gardiner, put out transparency with a
painting on it representing "Solon's Steers, "
and in selecting the place showed excellent
Judgment hv hanging it over butchers shop.
Richmond Locals.
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