Daily Kennebec journal., 1884-05-05

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The report was accepted and ordered to be
placed on hle.
Roll Of accounts No. 2. amounting to
e3532. "a vas read and passed.
Mr.. Lane. from the committee on accounts
to whom was referred certaia bills for the
support Of the poor, reported That they have
examined the several bills submitted to them,
which have been approved by the overseers
of the poor for the municipal year l883-84,
and have submitted said bills in roll of &C
counts No. 2, amounting to e1432S9 Your
committee further report that any sxamina.
ton of bills for the support of poor, by the
committee on accounts, amounts to nothing
more than an examination by an auditor,
entails large amoant of labor upon your
committee, with no probability Of benefcent
results; and your committee recommend that
all bills for the support Of the poor be
referred to the mayor and overseers of the
poor for approval and payment, to an amour,
not exceeding the sum appropriated by the
city council for the support of poor.
prOtracted discussion over the report
ensued between the mayor and the alderman
offering it. The mayor held that the report
conficted with the city charter. and 1t frs,
ruled that it was not in order.
Aldermen Lane-I appeal from the ruling
Of the chair.
The chair refused to recognize the appeal.
Alderman Lane. This 10 the first time to
my knowledge in the history Of any deliber.
alive body when an appeal from the chair
being takeR, the chair assumed to rule on the
matter, and that the body over which he pre-
sided could not vote understandingly on the
question. This 10 all have to say.
Upon this the mayer read that portion of
the city charter with which he alleged the
| report was not in unison, and submitted the
report to the board. The report was accepted.
Ordered, That the city treasurer be and
hereby 10 authorized BY quit claim deed to
dispose Of all right title and interest, which
the city Of Augusta may have acquired in
any real estate BY payment of taxes, upon
payment to the city treasurer, BY the party
Or parties who held the right of redemption
of such tax titles, or BY their legal repre-
sentatives, the amount of the original tax asd
costs, ,aa1 interest thereon At per cent her an.
mum from the date of such sale to the date of
such conveyance BY the city treasurer.
communication was received from Dean
IIey CAPIcuoluk Ms WhllukuGoD 10 UGA bH0
sidewalk in front of his house, Of which he
10 the owner, to the city, for . reasonable
compensation. Referred to the committee
on highways and streets.
Ordered, That permission be and hereby
is granted to Miss A. NJ. williams to occupy
portion of Cony and Arsenal streets not
exceeding Is feet in width while repairing
the stone wall in front of her residence, she
to indemnify the city for any damages arising
therefrom.
petition asking for street lamp on the
west side of Water street. at q point midway
between Bridge and Winthrop streets, was
read and referred to the committee on street
lights.
Ordered, That the committee on highways
with the mayor and street commissioner of
the western district be committee to exam
inc into the condition, especially the grade OF
the sewer built on Western Ave. last season,
and report at the next meeting of the board
what, in their opinion, the interest of resi-
dents in the vicinity of said sewer demands
should be done 90 far as changing the grade
of said sewer and extending the same.
Chief Engineer Morse presented the follow
ing names for members of the Cushnoc Steam
Fire Engine Co. No. l: ]. o. Weston, J. A.
Merrill, Charles Diplock, c. G. Lakin, +. A.
Morton. Howard McKeaney, william f.
Rollins, II. NJ. Taught, C. ID. Gray, VIM.
McKennsy, G. L. White, Albert E. Gasliu.
The above named persons we're elected men,
bers Of the company.
There was some talk Of referring the names
to the committee on the FIRE department
Alderman Pinkham objected and said, bring
ing his fist down upon his table {: l don't agree
to referring to the committee on the fire
department. You have chosen your engineer
and if he 10 not competent, then discharge
him.
William +. Rollins, on motion of Alderman
Ryan, was elected clerk of the company.
The following communication from Geo.
<. Macomber, clerk Of the village school
district, was read
At the annual meeting of the village school
district held on the 2Sth Of April, 1884, it Vas
voted to request the board Of aldermen to
amend chap. 10 of the city ordinances, 50
that it shall cover the ground provided in
chap. IL. sec. 2l of the revised statutes; also
to appoint an officer to enforce said ordinance
- provided by sec. 22 Of said chapter.
The committee on streets, to whom vas
| referred the petition of Philbrook & Leigh
ton for damages reported; that they find no
liability on the part of the city to pay dam
ages in the aforesaid case.
Ethel H. Jones was elected surveyor of
lumber.
John o. Webster and Joseph H. Manley
were elected directors of the COny Female
| Academy.
On motion of Alderman Lane, the name OF
Merrill N. Brown which was nominated for
superintendent of burials by the mayor ct the
last meeting Of the board and laid on the
| table, was taken up.
Mayor Whitehouse-I withdraw the name
of Merrill NJ. Brown and substitute IN Its
place that of Andrew Folsom. Confirmed.
Adjourned.
GARDINER.
Hereafter the Daily Kennebee Journal