Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1884-07-16
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS.
Monthly Meeting of tn. Mayor and Board
Of Aldermen.

At the last regular meeting Of the MAYOR
and board Of aldermen, the following bust
ness was transacted:
Ordered. That the next regular meeting Of
the Board of Aldermen be held on FRIDAY
evening, August sth.
Leyant Waldron was elected pound keeper.
RoI Of accounts No. 4. amounting to
S5,Ol72T, was read and accepted
The names Of Z. y. Leavitt and B. c. Har
vey were presented By Marshal Harrington 10
act as police. The names were approved.
The health committee reported that the
nuisance on Grove street, complained of
in petition Of q. G. Burns and others. had
been abatei.
Ordered, That the time within which the
collector Of taxes Of the city of Augusta for
the years 1881, 1852 and 1888 !. required 10
arrest and commit 10 Jail for non payment Of
taxes, be extended TO the 9th day Of June.
1885, and that the time within which the col.
lector is required to arrest and commit TO
Jail for the non-payment of taxes tor the
years l35l-5233 be extended one year from
the 9th day Of June, 1884.
The petitioners for the erection of two
street lights on Murray street were given
leave 10 Withdraw.
The resignation Of T. J. Trask as engineer
of the steamer Cushnoc was accepted and the
nomination Of l. Clark 10 I'LL the vacancy
approved. l.. J. Farris was elected as a
member Of the Atlantic Steam Fire Engin +,
Co, in place Of Levi Poor, resigned.
Ordered, ! hat permission be granted James
Bridge lay cross walk on Myrtle street
IN front of his residence
Ordered, That g. and H. A Cony be au
thorized to occupy portion of Winthrop St
not exceeding IA feet in width in front of
their stable, for the purpose of erecting build
ing.
The health committee TO whom was last
referred the petition of /. G Hovey, l.. G.
Johnson and others. for lowering the sewer
crossing State street on the north side of
Western Avenue, reported that the sewer was
built for surface drainage and was not in
tended to drain cellars, sink spouts or water
closets; that the nuisance would not be
abated until the sewer il extended to the
river; that until this is done no one should
be allowed to enter this or any other open
sewer; and we recommend the cleansing and
digging out Of the ditch on a true grade.
Ordered, That the street commissioner for
the Western district be ordered to put the
wall on the east side of Water street above
the journal office in safe condition and
when completed the mayor is requested to
personal Improvements for the payment of
the same.
The petitioners for a street lamp in Crosby
Court were given leave to Withdraw.
On the petition that Florence street and
Amherst street, each forty feet in width as
represented in plan of the Stacy lots near
the Shoe Factory south of Western Avenue,
may be laid out and established as public
streets, aRd continued as far south
rs may an examination be deemed nee
essary, the city engineer reported
| have examined the city records and do not
find any record of the laying out of Florence
street. There is private plan on which
that street and Amherst street, each 40 feet
wide, both offer, and in my opinion they
should both be laid out and established as
public streets, there being several dwelling
houses that would be accommodated thereby