Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-05-07
HALLOwEIu.

"e regular meeting of the city council va.
heio last Monday evening at which the fo,,o~-
Ing business was transacted: The records of
'"e last meeting we're approved. The com.
"'''ee on highways reported that they had
Examined the streets and sidewalks. and REQ.
.,;.. certain improvements The COM
uln'ee on city property reported that thew bad
e"pioyed Newell Hovey TO ring the c;,v hoII
ana + w. Maddox to take care of ,bs d.,
rooms and city clock. and had leased tho ri
lowing property: East basement Of Ci,x
nan building to Leigh and Wineate. and
west basement TO c. w Howard: the Iot in
oheisea to W. R Stackpole: part of the lot
nolth or the cemetery to Perley Milliken
al ano ,he remainder to E. Stafford and
=. Shehan. The mayor was ordered
s'u uraw ms warrant for seventy-fve
poiars 10 favor of John B. Hubbard
n oS'' ", a. h. to pay expenses of Memoir i
D".' Inc street commissioner was instruct
" epair the concrete sidewalk on Union
rueet aoove the railroad, also the sidewalk
vi VII. SECOND street from the house of William
Wilson to the Page cbool-honse and on
Middle street from Winthrop street to Lin.
coin; and to build culvert across Wata-
street from near the house of Nr. O'Hare to
the river The Committee on Fire Depart.
meht was instructed to purchase five hundred
rect OF new hose. The Committee on Claims
WAS instructed to investigate the claim of
MIS- mary Leonard for alleged injury to her
person oy FALLING on the sidewalk on Acade.
my street last winter; and the claim
Oh hev. ii. f. Harding for alleged dam
age TO his property BY fowage of
water from Middle street into his cellar was
referred to the same committee. The sum
OF one hundred dollars was appropriated TO
pay l. W Day for sprinkling Water street
from Leigh Wingate's coal shed to S. Cur
RES Jrs coal shed, and up Winthrop street "A
Tar as the sidewalk on Second street
petition from fifty-five citizens was presented
asking that the use of City hall be given to
the Salvation Army to hold meetings on Sun
Jay evenings. An order was passed grant
ing the request of the petition. The reports
OF tne municipal Judge and city agent tor
April were presented and accepted. The
city marshal reported in regard TO the en-
iorcement OF the liquor law, that in April he
mad taken out two search warrants, and two
persons, VIM. Williams and Dennis Clarity,
had been found guilty of single sales. On
the recommendation OF the chief engineer,
the aldermen appointed Geo s. Emerson en-
glneer, and E r. Lewis fireman OF the steam
hre engine, with salaries the same as last
year. The pay rolls of the engine companies
were presented by the chief engineer amount
ing to 1852 Sc and ordered to be paid The
street commissioner was ordered to put in
good condition the sidewalk on Loudon Hill,
from the school house to the Farmingdale
line An anc:ioneer's license was granted to
J. Edwin Nye. Roll of accounts No. 9,
amounting to 1852 26 was approved and or
dered to he paid. Ordered that victular's
license be granted TO E. H. Libby when he
shall comply with the requirements of the
statutes
j. c. Mcclure and f. K Lewis were
licensed as bill posters. The chief engineer
was directed to reorganize the fire depart
ment the same last year An order
directing the street commissioner to put
Greenville street. as laid out last year, in
safe condition for travel was passed by the
Aldermen but laid on the table in the
Common Council.
Thomas Leigh, Jr., who has been on tt Q
editorial staff of the Boston Post, has clio ed
his engagement there and is spending few
weeks here at his home
The cherry trees are loaded with blossoms
The Hallowell Granite Co., have now
about 1925 men at work at their sheds in the
city and at the quarries. presenting a busy
appearance The fine weather in April has
been very favorable for them; they have
made more progress on the Equitable building
job than they expected bv this time. They
have Just completed monument for the Goth
Maine Reg't, to be set up at Gettysburg The
die is finely polished, on one face of which is
inscribed "Twentieth Maine, Third Brigade,
First Div. Fifth Corps" in the center of
which is u Maltese cross On another face is
inscribed, Here the Goth Maine Regiment,
Col. !. l.. Chamberlain commanding form
ing the extreme left of the national line of
battle, on the I'd day of July, 1868, repulsed
the attack of the extreme right of Long
streets corps, and charged in turn, capturing
3OS prisoners. The regiment lost SO killed
or MORALLY wounded, and SO wounded out of
1853 engaged. This monument erected by
survivors of the regiment, A. d., 1886, marks
very nearly the spot where the colors stood"
On the other two sides are cut the names of
the officers and men who were killed. or died
of wounds received in this action. They are
also at work on soldiers monument for
Machias on which will stand granite statue
of a soldier at "parade rest" similar to the
one on the Auburn monument. They have
lust received an order for a monument for
Long" John Wentworth of Chicago, the
shaft of which will be so feet long and 5 fl.
square at the base, in one piece. They have
also ust closed contract for monument to
go to China.