Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1886-06-07
MUNICIPAL AFFAIR.
Regular Meeting Of IN. Nav.
Council, CAsS

uclu Trl0dY evening.
40 non OF accounts, No. 8, amonn,;no -
soso, was read, passed, and the se1ersI
accounts g, ordered to be paid.
The petition of ]. W .Patter.on v.. ,o.o
to City Marshal Morse. ieiefreo
Ordered, That the Supr of R,,;.,.
structed 10 have the CITY hearse rena;.. 1e IN,
painted, at an expense NOT excead;nr esn ""u
ordered, That the City Marsha, he :,
.:ructeo TO keep all peddlers from selling -,
ospiaying their goods on Water street ar am
oaer place than Market Square
4, oruered' That the Street Commissions 70.
.ne Western district be authorized 10 reno;r
the plank sidewalk on Cedar street ep"''
chapter XIX of the City Ordinance w
Amenoed so that any child between the aoo.
VI TX ana seventeen years without regular
ana lawful occupation, and growing mn in
isnorance' who shall, when able to attend
school, De absent therefrom for at least two
Gays (instesd of half the time as originality
u9 any Twelve successive days while
s oa ~ .ept' shall be liable to penalty of
q, "nu II absent the whole of said twelve
oays, 10 penalty of $5. In default of nav.
ment of any fine imposed the child sh.II ba
confined in the Aims House for a period not
exceeding 80 days. "''
Inc Committee on Street Lights recem.
mended that gasoline lamp be erected near
the residence of 1. F. Thompson.
ADe committee on Highways reported in
1aVor OF graveling the sidewalk on Arsenal
street. commencing near the south line of ST
Catharine's Hall, extending to the sopth line
OF Chas. DeGrandy's lot; of gravelinp the
sidewalk on Green street, commencing Ar
Sewall street, and running east to the west
line of Chas. H. Nason's lot.
The Committee on Highways recommended
that the sidewalk on Oxford street be re-
paired; that j A Fairbanks be allowed to
erect three hitching posts in front of his store
10 support an awning; that the Street Com
missioner be authorized to lay plank walk
commencing at the stone bridge near the
Bartlett house, so called, running easterlv to
the school house in the Williams district:
that the Street Commissioner gravel such
part OF Bangor street as may be necessary
near Mr.. X. Turner's north line and running
north to ii. IL. Harvey's machine shop; that
the street Commissioner be authorized to re
pair the concrete sidewalk on Patterson street.
gravellng such part as may be necessary.
| The Joint Standing Committee on Schools
to whom was referred the recommendation of
the Superintendent of Schools that school
districts No IL and % be united. reported in
favor OF allowing the districts to remain sep
arate and that District No IL have spring
term only and District No. 25 have tall
term, scholars in both districts attending
these schools; also winter term in both dis
tricts.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner for
the Eastern district be ard hereby is author
lied to lay cross walk from the head of
Park street to the sidewalk on Bangor street
Ordered, That the Committee on Sewers
be instructed to confer with Mrs. Ann Staples
to see what arrangement can be made as to
the assessment against her for entering the
city sewer.
Ordered, That the Committee on Drains
and Sewers he requested to examine the Gull
vert near Jas. N. Wade's on Sewall street.
and report il the city should extend the same.
Ordered, That the Street Commission
for the Eastern district be authorized to clear
the sewer extending across Cony street near
the store of Benjamin Gardner.
Ordered, That the Committee on Street
Lights he directed to place = street light on
| Weston Place, east aide.
Ordered That the City Treasurer be au-
thorized to set apart los numbered in Mt.
| Pleasant cemetery for ihe purpose of the
burial Of such deceased soldiers or sailors as
may he designated by Seth Williams Post,
No. ID, Department of Maine, G. A. r the
said lots to be under the control and care of
the city, except for burial purposes as hereto.
fore mentioned, and if said Post shall disband,
or when it shall cease to exist as Post, any
portion OF said lots which shall not have been
used for burial purposes shall revert to the
use of the city.
Ordered, That the time within which the
collector of taxes Of the city of Augusta for
the years 1881, 1882, 1888, 1884 and 1885 il
required to arrest and commit to Jail for non
payment of taxes be extended until the 9th
day of June, 1887
Ordered. That the Street Commissioner OF
the Western district be directed to cause the
drain from the corner of Sewall and Winthrop
streets to be covered from Sewall street to q
point opposite the residence of Josiah p
Wyman
Ordered, That in accordance with the pro-
visions of sec. 1911, chap. 6 of the Revised
Statutes, the City Treasurer is authorized tc
pay all taxes on real estate assessed to S. G.
Avery for the year 1888, and apply the same
to tax deeds now on file, said real estate hav-
ing been sold to the city of Augusta for take.
remaining unpaid for the year 1884.
Ordered, That the Supt of Burials be
authorized to expend q sum not to exceed S5(
for shade trees in Riverside cemetery on the
line of the drive way and on Park street, the
money to be taken from the sale of lots T
said cemetery.
Ordered, That, it having come to the notice
of this Board that the marble tablets on the
lot of Otis Pierce in Forest Grove cemetery
have been malcously damaged by some I'M
known person, the City Marshal is author
lied to offer a reward of $50 for the appre-
hension and the conviction of the person
committing the outrage.
Ordered, That there be allowed to Go.
F., M. v. NJ. the sum of S35 per year to
pay the light and fuel bills of said Co
Ordered, That the Committee on Drains
and Sewers be authorized to construct sew.
er of stone or tile, from the corner of Chest
nut and Court streets, to connect with the
sewer at the corner of Chapel and Court
streets, provided sufficient sum can be OBJ
tanned from the AUDITORS to warrant the con-
structiop thereof.
Ordered, That Joseph Farnham be author
lied to erect two hitchng posts in front OF
his lot on Cushnoc Heights.
Ordered, That the Mayor be authorized to
contract with some suitable person for the
extension of sewer in the rear of b. +.
PARROTS brick store.
Ordered, That Chas. E. Greenlief be au-
thorized to erect post on the east SIDE OF
Summer street.
Ordered. That b. F. Parrott be author
lied to erect post on Winthrop street.
! Ordered, That the Special Committee on
Water Works be requested to examine the
works from time to time during their con-
structiop, select the hydrants and consider