Daily Kennebec journal., 1880-04-03
S2,145 90
PAY UNDER PROPOSED ORGANIZATION.
Sl,921 90
Total,
Saving to city annually,
S21S 90

Saving to city annually, S2lS 90
The following orders were passed:
Ordered, That the City Treasurer be, and
hereby is, authorized to deed and convey by
quit-claim deed to Patrick Scanlan, certain
real estate sold for taxes in the year 1876.
Ordered, That the Mayor and City Solici-
tor be, and hereby is, authorized to lease the
hall, now occupied by the Capital Guards,
and Il smaller room on the floor below, at
right OF entrance to said hall, for a term Of
three years, at price not to exceed Slo0 a
year to be used as an armory for said
Guards.
Ordered, That the Committee on New
Streets be and hereby is ordered to Law out a
new street running from Western Avenue
south, on line parallel with Chapel street,
as prayed for in the petition of VIM. n.
Soule and wife, and that the City Clerk issue
notices for the same.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner of
the Eastern District be and hereby is ordered
to concrete the sidewalk on the north side of
Patterson street, as prayed for in the petition
of Harvey Chisam and 30 others.
Ordered. That the Chief Engineer and
Committee on Fire Department be and here
bv are authorized to contract with some re-
| sponsible person to enlarge and repair the
engine house on Cony street, and TO locate
the steamer Augusta n. said house: also
to contract with some responsible person to
haul said steamer to all fires and alarms
The cost of hauling the steamer not to exceed
$3.50, and of the repairing and enlarSing the
house not to exceed S425.
Ordered, That q special committee,
consisting of the Mayor and two MEM
bers of the Board be appointed to see what
improvements can be made in the conditi on
of Water street, such as sewerage, paving
and regulating of grade, and report expense
of same.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner of
the Western District be and hereby is author
lzcd to build a concrete sidewalk on east side
of Spring street, running from winthrop 10
Bridge street; also n stone crossing from
terminus of sidewalk on Bridge, to north
side of Bridge street.
| Referred to the Committee on Schools !:
Request of Saml. Worcester that the build
| ings and land. about twenty acres, known as
| the Lovejov lot, on south SIDE OF western
avenue. may be set off from Village School
Dist and restored to District No. H.
Referred to Committee on Street Lamps
Petition of ID. NJ Watt and 20 others for a
street lamp at the corner of Grove and Swan
| street: also at the corner of Grove and Cres-
cent street.
| Referred to the Committee on Highways -
Petition of BENJAMIN Mcdonald and nine
others for better sidewalk on the east sue
| of Sewell street, from Green to winthrop.
| Petition of A. j. Reynolds and two others
| for a sidewalk on the east side OF Bangor
street. between Cony and Patterson street.
Petition of Mrs. b. X. Percivai and q
others for sidewalk on the east side OF 90
nv street. to the north line Of Mrs Branch
| land.
IL. o. Maguire and others pray for repairs
ou Prospect street.
others for concrete sidewalk on the north
side of Cony street, from Bangor to Belfast
street.
A small innocent looking pocket book was
seen reposing quietly on the sidewalk on
Water street, Thursday forenoon, but no one
molested it because they thought II was an
April fool Joke; but an old farmer who had
inst driven into town, saw it and went for II
like spring chicken for grasshopper' ana
,hose who saw him smiled, and he smiled,
too. for when he opened it he found two
bright half dollars. And probably he VIII
smile again when he finds out they are made
of pewter instead of silver.
Ar a business session of the quarterly con-
ference of the Methodist church, last Mon
iay evening. an unanimous vote was taken IN
favor of having their pastor remain WIN
them another year. This will be the tniru
year that Mr.. Sterling has been instaiieo
over this parish. We are glad that the rev
erend gentleman is to remain IN Augusta a''-
other wear and that his Sterling qualities are
appreciated not only among the Metnodis's'
| but also by people of other denom'naeon''