Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-01-12
MUNICIPAL AFYAIRs-
Meeting Of the Mayor and Rae.
men,


Inc regular monthly meeting of the Mavo,
ana Board of Aldermen was held Fr;d.r
evening" 1t was very extended session no,
ending until ii o'clock.
Roll of Accounts No. 10 .ou.:
$500 was read and accepted ~
Mayor Whitehouse resigned % .,,oo.
missioner, and ]. S. Fish was elec,ed :. oV sI,
the vacancy. W III
ordered, That committee of three bo a..
pointed to petition the legislature for n,
amendment of the city charter in relation 80
'ne erection and term of office of asses.ors
anu overseers OF the poor. so that those To he
e,ec.eu next after the amendment of the citv
Charter' snail be chosen one for one yea, ona
ior Two years and one for three years. and
thereafter, except to all vacancy, one a.se..
sor ana one overseer of the Door shall no
elected each year for the term of three vears
Inc Mayor and Aldermen Lane, Akin.
anu r uiier were appointed a committee To
oring the matter before the legislature.
The petition of William S. Kittred9e and
others Tor street lamp at the corner of Conv
street and the south Belfast road, was re-.
rerred to the committee on street lamps.
ordered, That the New England Telephone
ana Telegraph Co., be authorized to eroet
eieven telegraph poles. at such point. on
commercial street as the street commissioner
1or the western district has approved.
a clalm Tor damages was presented by Mrs.
Tiara Lonefellow by reason of the icy side
walk on which she slipped fracturing both
bones of the right leg. Referred to the Msvor
and Alderman Ryan.
The city clerk was authorized 70 issua an
auctioneer's license to r. W, Soule.
The civ CLERK was authDr;1od to ;.... =.
license to r. Quimby & Son to keep billiard
room.
Ordered, That Ward & Cogan be allowed
to erect corrugated iron building on land
belonging to Joseph II. Williams, east of
FORE street, and to connect the same to their
store by means of a corridor to be about the
same height above the street as the iron rail-
road bridge.
Ordered, That f. f. Blackman be allowed
to erect htching post in front of his resi-
dence.
The petition of Ruel Townsend and Others
praying the board to accept lot of land on
the Townsend road for public burning
ground, was referred to the committee on
burying grounds.
Ordered, That the committee on the fire
department be empowered to take into con-
slderation the matter of exchanging horses
with James keegan. with power to do that
which is for the interest of the city
Ordered, That the bill of the Augusta
Water Company be referred TO the Mayor
and committee on accounts and that they be
instructed to report a contract for supplying
water for the future use of the city or report
some other plan for procuring the same
| Ordered, That the committee on street
lights be directed to inquire into the expedi-
ency of providing and lighting the city with
gasoline instead of gas, and report At the next
meeting of the board.
| Twenty-Five of the city gas lamps are frozen
up and cannot be lighted.
! Charles Whitney was authorized to act as
special policeman at the skating rink.
| The report of the Municipal Judge for
December was read and ordered to be placed
on file
| Herbert NJ. Heath Esq, appeared and read
bill formulated by him for refunding and
paying the city debt. He was authorized to
bring the matter before the legislature.