Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1883-10-01


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AZ meeting Of the Mayor and Road =.
Aldermen held on Friday, the COMMITTEE. =,
'os ol'cont'nusnce Of Oak street for team
travel, made the following report:
10 the Mayor and Board of ALder-
:: IkNIIEaEn The petition of e. u NJ.
- SUI 10 others, asking tor the discontin.
..nce OF Oak street. except for foot travel
RI 20 special committee by this
ooaro, Who examined the question ana
ported that it was advisable 10 or.ns -
prayer OF the petitioners. The Road "e
Aioermen accepted said report, and on ,ha
I'm OF September directed the CITY Clerk -
notiIy AL persons interested to appear hefo.s
+. committee Of said Board Of Aldermen -,
tne printing house of Charles E. Nah On
YAK street, at 2.3O p. NJ, On the 18Th d.v ~
september A. ID. 1883, when and vhere 80,
committee will proceed tn alter the ..n,s ;,
The Committee on New Streets. =. reon;r.d
oy the City Ordinances, met at the time and
place above mentioned, and gave the .uh;ac,
mater careful hearing. Nine of the seysn.
teen ASKING f"r the Altering vf the stree,
witnorew their names from the petition
A~ehsy -nve persons. including some who do
no' reside on the street, and including the
nine who withdrew tom the petition. remon-
strated against any alteration of the .,r.s,
In additlon TO the request Of the petitioner,
four others owning property adjoining al
street. favor the alteration asked f,r on,
Judge Andrews, who has since the hearing
purchased house of d. W. Pill,bury on
YAK street, favors the petitioners Your
COMMITTEE nnd that the property adjoining
YAK street 10 assessed this year at e62. 555. OO.
they lind that $50 335 90 OF the a.ses.e ed prom.
erty favors the alteration, and 500 POO. 90 Of
the assessed property is unfavoraule to IN.
proposed alteration.
Your committee does not regard this opes-
ton as one to be settled entirely by those
persons who live upon Oak street, or who
own property situated upon said street. Thi.
is public highway, and it is a question in
which all the citizens are interested. They
believe the street practically il not used fnr
highway By horses and carriages and teams.
because of the great ascent which makes il a
dangerous way, coming as it does so ab-ubrIy
upon the railroad crossing. The committee
are satisfied that the street cannot be graded
without very great expense, and then to the
great injury to the property OF Messrs. c. h.
Cobb. u. 5. Carpenter and c. E. Nash. SO a.
to be q passable street for carriage. and
teams. The committee believe the public
interests demand its alteration as PRAYED for
by the petitioners, prov ided Dickman street
Is improved and graded. This, in the opinion
0' the committee would make the ascent
from Water to State street by way of VIM
throp, Dickman and Oak streets the most essy
and accessible, and thus improve the property
upon Oak street. Your committee desire to
submit with this report a letter from the
President of the Maine Central Railroad,
which shows that these changes can be made
without expense TO the city, and ask that this
report may be published and the matter Law
on the table until the next meeting of the
Board, that all interested may have full and
ample opportunity to consider the subject
matter before final action is taken.
The committee recommend the passage of
the accompanying orders.
A. j. BURNS, / Committee on
ID. A. CONr. ! new Streets.
Augusta, Sept. &c, 1883.
The following communication from Pres
ident Jackson of the Maine Central Railroad,
was read
PORTLAND, Sept. IL, 1888.
Messrs Baker, Baker 4 Cornish, augusta:
DEAR SIRs.-I under.tand that the discon-
tnuance OF Oak street at the point where il
reaches our right of way, is being considered
by the City Government of augusta hope
that the action proposed NAV be taken. and in
case it is so determined, we will put up a
substantial stone wall at the terminus of the
street with proper stone steps, so that foo,
passengers may be able to convenient use
the street "a before.
am, yours truly,
GEO. +. b. JACKSON, Prest.
The following two orders in rel alton to
al. nrI IL. ,,l 1,.,
on the table and be printed:
Ordered. That the course Of public travel
on Oak street for horses, teams and carriages
shall be changed at the east line Of Dicknan
street, extended northerly to "a point IL feet
south of the north line Of Oak street and
turned into Dickman street; and that that
part of OaA street from said extended line
eaaterlv to the west rail of the railroad track
be closed to public travel for horses, teams
and carriages.
Ordered, That the Maine Central Railroad
be and hereby are authorized to erect stone
wall from the east line Of Dckman street,
extending northerly TO point IL feet south
of the north line of Oak street and to erect
stones steps on said point from IL feet south
of the north line of said street, provided they
will remove the brick water tank now stand
ing near the foot of Oak street and keep the
stone steps to the sidewalk covered with
plank or boards in the winter time so As to
make it safe and convenient for foot travel.
said wall to be built under the direction Of
the Street Commissioners Of the Western
District.
Voted, That any matter relating to dam
ages in case of the discontinuance OF OAK
street, be referred to . committee consisting
of the Mayor and Committee on New Streets,
who are requested to report at the next
meeting of the Board.
Ordered, That the City Clerk be, and here
by is requested to give the requisite notice
to all persons interested in the matter OF
carving q drain from DAYTON to Sewall St.,
across the premises of Mrs Elizabeth Wilson
Voted, That this city accept the provision
Of section Of an act Of the Legislature OF
Maine. approved January p. 1888. entitled
an act authorizing the city Of Augusta to ap-
plv a certain bequest from L. W Lmhgo~
for library purposes. and to incorporate the
the Lithpow Library aud Reading Room.
In Board Of Aldermen Of the city Of Au'
xu.,a. at a large meeting thereof held at
their chamber in said city, September 2Sth,