Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-09-07
MUNICIPAL AFrAuu.
ontniy Meeting or the CIV
Council. sS

Ahe city government held i,s rso,,.
meeting on Friday evening at wh;nh IN,
ioho"lng business was transacted in oHr w
renee iu concur
ordered, That F. L. Webber he .,.ho.
of Spring St. f =" Tue east side
oroered. That J. B. Dyer be allowed -
pace TWO posts in front of his sto-e ON NJ,
ern Avenue. s'oie on North
me inhabitants of Prospect street na-
''',oneo Tor oe street lamp on their stree,
D. r. farrott and others petitioned tha, :.
NV W,. street be laid out from the south side of
,nthiop hiil to lane near the residsnca of
j. II. Arnold '"e iesiuence OF
Fred y Getchell ard others petitioned to,
oe ~" siuewaik to be laid out on the west side
Vi urove ST., south from CAPITOL.
>. oueSeu, mat Gannett & Morse be allowed
poses 'Aa'ihg par-
ID. X. Harvey petitioned that he mich, ha
granted permit to run out prohibi,inn a ~
III 'front.' OF his factory at Pettingill's corner
The following ordinance was oiven a
passage. given
be II ordained by the C,tu Co,ncJ NJ TIA c...
AUGUSTA. that sections one. two, three and Sonty
y cmdpter nineteen Of the Ordinances Of said Iii,
DEC. l. All children between the ases of six ors
sessnteen Years, residing in the city OF Augusta
WI ~ any regular and lawful occupation. CROWN
some sutncient reason to the CONTRARY 10 et,.nd
;me PUBIC or private school, or suitable place Of
SEC z. The city council Of the civ of Au,ust.
snaIi annually appoint one or ore per.on, Who
aone are authorized to make comm aint, az s.ec,f.S
a UNI, MS ofdnsnce 1t shall be their duty to arrest
"a sech cniioreh as are de cribed in the first and
third sections OF this ordinance no NAV he fosns
curing school hours in any of the streets. aleys.
m.ns & :, or public places Of resort and amuse
nen' ana 10 take them to such schools as thew are
accustomed or entitled to attend where thew shaII
oe detained during school hours BY the teacher
tnereof; and written notice OF such arrest or detn
tion shall be forthwith sent to the narept or s~srd
iaH OF such child by the officer by whom the srr.st
,i MADE and every child who shall have been three
complaint as an habiiual truant. -
DEC. q Every child in the city of Augusta be-
W.. .msen .ne ages OF six and seventeen years. who
regular and lawful occupation, and growing up in
Ignorance, or shall bee an habitual truant sball
oe punished oy hne not exceeding twenty dollars
70 De recovered TO the use oil the city, on complaint
before the Municipal Court in said CITY, or by being
placed Tor such period OF time as the Judge of said
court may deem expedient. In an institution of in
sruction' house OF reformation, or other suitable
situation provldedfor the purpose under the author
ny conferred by sections twenty one and twenty
three OF chapter eleven of the Revised Statutes
SEC. l. the house on the CITY Farm of ssid c,tv
shall be the House of Reformation for the confne
ment OF iruan!s; and the Superintendent OF said
"A ~
sent 10 laid House OF Reformation, and shall kee.
them diligently employed during the term for which
they may be sent there.
The following "statement of facts" was
presented and referred to the Committee on
Finance:
l. On January Is, 1881. f. F. Pillsbury
conveyed to Nath'l Gilman two lots of land
situated on Green and Chapel SITS. in Angus.
ia, the deed describing each lot by metes and
hnI do and ..t.. ID
$50, p. 40.
3 On. September Is. 1882, NathI Gilman
conveyed to Charles Miliken precisely the
same premises. The deed does not attempt
to describe them by metes and bounds other
wise than by saying 1.-The same premises
that were conveyed to me by Eben +. Pills
bury by his deed of warranty dated the 18Th
of Jan. 1881, to which such deed and registry
reference is hereby made for more particu-
lar description of said premises"
By these deeds both parcels passed to Mr..
Millikeu.
3 1t seems that the city of Augusta. how
ever, assessed one of these lots to Nath'l Gill
man in the year 1888, and as Mr.. Gilman re-
fused To pay the tax's on 1t, the land was sold
and hidden in by L. G Doe, his deeds being
recorded In Book 355. ps. 567 and 563
These deeds are of course void, because
the Assessment was 'olu. ne tltie 10 Tue
land still remained in Mr.. Milliken and the
city could not take Mr.. Mlliken's land for
taxes wrongly assessed to Mr.. Gilman.
The simplest way would have been for the
city to return to Mr.. Doe the money paid by
him and to abate if ne cessary the taxes.
Mr.. Milliken paid all his taxes for 1888
and ought not to be troubled anv more con-
corning the matter.
The above statement covers the case, we
think. Very Respectfully
BAKER, BAKER & CORNISH.
The following monthly financial statement
was presented and accepted.
To the Honorable Mayor and City Council:
GENTLEMEN Il have the honor to submit the fol-
lowing brief statement, showing the receipts and
disbursements OF the city treasury for the month of
August, 1885:
RECEIPTS.