Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-08-09
MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS,
Regular Meeting of the Mayor and City
Council.

At the regular meeting of the City Council
Friday night following business was transact.
ed:
Councilman W. F. Percival of Ward was
presented and duly sworn to the faithful Der.
formance of the duties of his office.
The reading of the records of the last
meeting were unanimously dispensed with.
The report of Guy Turner, CITY Treasurer.
tor the month ending july 3lst " as read and
or cred to be placed On file.
Roll of accounts No. 5. amounting tn
s2469 SO was presented. read and the several
accounts ordered to be paid
On recommendation of the CITY Marshal.
W. E. Rollins was appointed special police
officer
The following was presented:
Ordered. That the StreetCommissioner of
the Western District be and hereby is author
lied to repair the bridge upon the Bond
Brook road and put II into safe condition
and charge the same to highways.
| The committee 10 which was referred the
communication of Hon. P O. viekery rela-
tive to his tax for the years 1888 and 1884,
have had the same under consideration, and
submit the following recommendations That
the tax on $1,000 for money on hand, debt
due and all interest in shipping and all other
personal property assessed in 1888 and the
tax on $500 for twenty shares of islander
stock" assessed in 1884 be abated
The following order accompanied the re-
port:
Ordered, That the City Treasurer be and
is hereby authorized to pay to p. O. Vickery
the amount of taxes assessed upon $4,000 for
money on hand. debt due and all interest in
shipping and other personal property in the
year 1888, also for amount of taxes assessed
upon $500 for twenty shares of islander
stock" in the year 1884. provided the entire
tax for those years shall have been paid
The Joint Standing Committee on Street
Lights, to which was referred the petition for
a street light upon Weston Place, report that
they would recommend the erection of gas
oline light at such part of Weston Place as
will best accommodate the parties interested.
The special committee to which was re-
terred the order in relation to allowance to
Co. F for light and fuel report that they rec
commend the passage of the accompanying
order:
Ordered That there be allowed to Co f,
NJ. V. NJ, the sum of S45 per year to paw the
light and fuel bills of said Company and that
the Mayor be authorized to draw mis- warrant
therefor.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner Of
the Eastern District be authorized to extend
the sidewalk from the school house to the
house of Mrs. Mari.
The following order was passed:
Ordered That the Mayor be directed to
request the Maine Central Railroad to estab-
lish gate at its crossing at the foot of Win
throp street.
In CONVENTION.
The resignation of FL. +. Blanchard, City
Clerk. was read and accepted.
On motion of II. G. Staples, committee of
three were appointed to receive, sort. and
count votes for City Clerk. The result was
as follows:
Whole number of votes l6
A. M Goddard, 8
+. Z Southland, s
There was no choice and asecond ballot
was ordered, as follows:
Whole number of votes II
f. f. Southland, 8
A. M. Goddard,
And F. E. Southland was declared elected
City Clerk for the remainder of the year.
The convention then dissolved.