Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-09-03
MUNICIPAL AFFArRs
meeting OF the Mayor snd Bo.ra NJ
men.
special meeting of the Mayor and Board
OF Aldermen was held on Fr;d.r

special meeting Of the Mayor and Boar
OF aldermen was held on Friday evening.
Inc special committee of aldermen ?,
"hom was referred the communicative, ,s -
Auahtic Engine Co relating to the remnxal
VI - l.. Narston, member az said e,a;o
company, reported that chapter 10 SOP .,
tue ordinances provide the manner of alac,;,, =.
All officers ard members of the g.
department. and said sec. / Of chan 10
also provides Tor the manner of removal ~
any ofncer or member OF the fire omar
iieht' the Atlantic Fire Engine Companv has
no authority to dismiss any of its members or
" appoint or elect members. ANY by- law.
men may exist comforting authority would
!" ,ie opinion OF the committee be in confict
win the ordinances of the city the retore vo,d
and OF no effect 0'-
ne committee further reported that ,ba
uniform practice has been for the ci,v com
Gil u elect such persons member. of the FIR.
/ department as have been recommended IN The
chiei engineer and therefore recommend thu.
passage OF the accompanying order.
ordered, That the communication Of the
huaHtic engine company be referred TO the
chie1 ehgin' er OF the fire department.. with
instructions l. report to the city council rec
ommending such action By the CITY council a.
IN the opinion Of the chief engineer will be.t
sub-erve the interests aud efficiency of In.
fire department.
Chlef Engineer Morse then appared b, fore
the Board ahd recommended that c. l. MARI
.oo De discharged from the fire department
Inc aldermen cuncurrrd
The members of Atlantic Engine IN NJ
2, presented to the Board The felowi ing names
to nj vacancies in said company. which will
occur Sept. 81, 1883: Charles Dyer. Frank
Hysum, A J. Haskell. c. w Webber.
hese names were approved by the Board
j. .. Weston was elected asst. engineer
OF the fire department in place of w. w.
Robbins, resigned
y. b. X. Petingil was elected supervisor
OF schools in place OF C. F. Warner, resigned
The following Orders were passed
Ordered. That the Street Commissioner of
the Western District be ordered to haul two
hundred and fifty loads of gravel onto Cush-
noe Heights during the coming winter There
Is to be sufficient quantity lett near the resi-
dence OF George Doughty 10 repair the side
walk there; also the sidewalk on Washing
ton ST., commencing al Stephen k~ting's and
extending to the house of Ethel Jones being
a distance Of TWO hundred iee., the balance
to be lett as the street commissioner NAV d-
rect, and the work to be done by the CITY
teams.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner of
the Western District be directed to repair
and extend the concrete sidewalks on Grove
street, so far as it can be done with the stock
of coal now on hand.
Ordered. That the city engineer be in
sfructed to make survey of the size and To-
cation of lots with the name of the owner of
the same, adjoining and living On the streets
where city drains and sewers are or shall be
constructed, and report the same to Mr..
Morgan and Committee on Highways as
soon as may be.
The monthly report of the Judge of the
municipal court was received.
The monthly statement of the Treasurer
and Collector was received and is as follows ::
To the honorable Mayor and aldermen:
The following brief statement shows the
receipts and disbursements of the city
treasury from August first to September
first, 1883;
RECEIPTS.
6 Turner, tax collector, $50, 90 90
III. W. True account of poor department, IS So
Cemetery lots sold, 30 %