Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-09-07

ssssisr Monthly Meeting q the CIV
C0u0eil.

AsBsier AoAtAly Meeting ~ the r,~v
Ceuseil.
Attn. regular meeting Of the City Council
neid Friday evening the following busine.,
vas transacted in concurrence:
Roll OF accounts No. 6. amounting to Al :
1874. Oh, was read and accepted.
petition praying that the large sewer of
granite extending from the river up Green
street to Mr.. Charles Nason's residence be
extended to Chestnut street, was read and re-
ferred to the committee on drains and sewer.
r. u. hoyt was given permission to erect
two hitching posts in front of his residence
on State street.
communication was received from !. O.
Webster, supervisor of schools. recommend
ing that school district No. ID be abolished:
that the territory OF said district living upon
Gross Hill road, be annexed to district No Z
and that lying upon Prescott road. be an.
nexed to district No. l6, as district No. 10
has not kept up its organization and has
practically ceased to exist and there has
been no return of election of agent since
1881, no school since the spring of 1882, no
census of scholars since 1882, At which time
there were only nine. Read and referred to
the committee on schools.
Doughty Brothers were given permission
TO erect post in front of their store, for
the protection Of the sidewalk.
communication from Samuel Guild and
others living or owning property 10 the vicin-
ity Of Court street, between Sewall and
Chestnut streets, prayed that the Weston
street sewer be continued through to Chest
nut street, as greater part of the drainage
and surface water from the district above,
between Winthrop and Green streets, has
been turned from its natural course, so as to
flow across and damage the property of many
Of the petitioners. Referred to the commit
tee on drains and sewers.
| Permission was granted Abby B. johnson
to erect hitching post in front of her resi-
dence at 81 Grove street.
Ordered, That the street commissioner for
the Eastern district be directed to relay the
wall to the bridge on the Mud Mills road and
put the same into safe condition for public
travel.
A petition was received from Walker
Gynne and others, asking for the construc-
ton of 3 sewer on Oak street, and an order
was passed referring the petition to the may
or and committee on drains and sewers. with
authority to construct a suitable sewer on
Oak street. between Flsgg street and the
west side of Pleasant street, providing a suf-
fcient namber Of property hol1ers will agree
to connect private drains with said sewer. and
| pay for so connecting, such sewers Is shall
in the judgement of the committee, be reas-
enable and just.
| X. A. Perkins and others petitioned that .
drain be laid from the southeast corner of
j. K. Fuller's lot on Chapel street. to the
stone drain crossing Chapel street, north Of
N. V. B. Chase's lot: that the drain running
on top Of the ground from Chapel street,
across the vacant lot north Of z. A. Perkins
lot, be lowered so that the water and accumu-
lations of other drain water now standing
under the street may pass. Referred to the
| committee on drains and sewers, with power
to act a. they deem proper.
| Ordered, That the mayor and committee on
drains and sewers be authorized to fix the
terms upon which private drains may be con-
nected with public sewers.
Ordered. That the superinte ndent of bury
ing grounds be directed to investigate the
case Of Charles Hodskius and see If other
parties have been trespassing on his lot in
Mount Pleasant Cemetery, and report at the
next meeting Of the council what action is re-
Quired in the matter.
Ordered. That the street commissioner for
the Eastern dist, he dir cited to relay the
culvert in front of the residence of w. G.
Kingsbury on Belfast street.
| Ordered, That the mayor and committee
on finance be committee to examine and
report what amount of the expenditures of
the highway department should properly be
! charged to the appropriation for permanent
Improvement
Commune stions were received from j. 0.
Webster and Almira +. Rice, each of whom,
the former in behalf of Erastus Bartlett,
Esq, and the latter the r. ID. Rice estate,
offered to pay one-qusrter the cost of sew
er, extending from the east side of State
street and crossing the lot of Erastus Bart
lett, to the east side of said lot. to take the
place of the brook near the south line of
Bartlett's lot. The committee on drains and
sewers. having examined the premises rec
commended the construction of the sewer and
an order was passed authorizing the construc-
ton of the sewer and the purchasing by the
MAYOR OF l6.inch iron pipe for the purpose
The following report was read and ordered
to be placed on file:
To the Hon Mayor and City Council
GENTLEMEN: [ have the honor to submit
the following brief statement showing the re-
ceipts and disbursements of the City Treasury
from August lst to September lst, 1885:
RECEIPTS.
Guy Turner, Tax Collector, $4,000 90
Joseph Woodward, non resident tax, So
school District No. -, 500
Mrs Foss. Cemetery Lot. 1000
eso.ois.s 81
DHBURskMENrs.
Schools, >s.s2s0s
Interest, l,164 20
Temporary Loans, 22,soo.oo
Citv On 60 co