Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-12-09
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| At the regular meeting of the City Council
Monday evening the following business was
transacted; Records of last three meetings
read and approved. The committee on high
ways reported that they had gwen the legal
notice and laid out street from Water to
Second street across the land of Reuben
Packard, Samuel A Stoddsrd and Mrs Free
man Peva, the bonds of which were submit =
ted The re ort was accepted The month
~ reports of the Municipal Judge and city
agent were presented and accepted.
The City Marshal reported that since the
last regular meeting he had served sixteen
search warrants and made nine seizures five
IN shops and four outside. Report accepted.
! Roll of accounts No. 8 amounting to 1921 81
was approved and ordered to be paid. The
Mayor was instructed to draw his warrant for
S37 to pay expenses at the cemetery. An
order was passed permitting the boys and
| girls to coast on Acade nv and Union streets
above Middle street AMI anyw he re on Summer
and Page streets, and the CITY Marshal was
instructed to enforce the ordinance prohibit
| ing coasting on the highways with the above
exceptions. The City Marshal was also
ordered to have copies of the article In the
ordinances in regard to keeping the sidewalks
clear of snow printed aud posted throughout
ter three months, and to see that SIS id article
is strictly enforced. The treasurer was in
structed with the advice aud consent of the
the Committee on Finance, to issue bonds TO
the amount of S2000 the proceeds
| to be used to Ply two notes
against the city of that amount In joint con-
vention the City Solicitor advised the City
| Council in regard to the proper course to be
taken to establish legal bounds to Greenville
street, fter which the convention dissolved.
A petition from II. w. Lynn and others was
presented asking that Greenvile street be
widened as public wants and n cessity require,
which referred to the committee on high
ways. The resi- !nation of VI. w. BOYD as
president of the Common Council was pre-
sented and accepted by that board
and N. l.. Niles was elected
, to fill the vacancy An invitation from
J Councilman E. NJ. Henderson to the City
: Council to be present at an oyster supper at
his dining saloon on Friday evening to be
given as a compliment to ex-President of the
! Common Council f NJ Boyd, was present
| ed and the invitation accepted The
contract with the Classical School for the
tuition of city scholars as approved by the
/ Aldermen at the last meeting. was approved
| by ths Common Council.
The entire property of the Hallowell Cot
! ton Manufacturing Co, consisting of the
cotton factory, 252x47 feet, stories high,
all equipped with machinery in good running
order, blacksmith shop, Office, storehouse,
large boarding house, and nine dwelling
houses will be sold at auction this Thursday
afternoon at O'Clock on the premises, J.
( Ed in Nye being the suctioneer.
While F. +. johnson was unloading car
at the freight depot on Tuesday afternoon,
the little finger Of his right hand was caught
between the chime of hog.head and the
car, crushing the flesh from the lower part of
the finger
The following officers were chosen by John
B. Hubbard Post, G A r., on last Monday
evening; VIM. r. Stsckpoe. c.; G. S
johnson, s, V. c.; J. II. Fish. }. V. G. G.
s. Fuller, Q. NJ; J. z. A. HAYES. s.; Geo.
0. Morriii, Chap; G. NJ. Dodge, O. ID.
John Thompson, 0. G
On Tuesday forenoon as Mr.. and Mrs
Wood of Vienna were driving up Win
throp hill, their horse was frightened bv
boy cossting, overturning the wagon; and
Mrs. Wood ujuring herself seriously though
no bones were broken.
There will be an exhibition of the practical
working OF the Lewis Hand Fire Extnguisher
this afternoon near the engine house which
will be OF interest to all properly owners.