Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-07-12
MUNICIPAL MATTERS.
What the City Government did at
Their Last Meeting.

At the meeting of the City Government
last Wednesday evening the following bust
ness was transacted.
Roll of accounts No. 4. amounting to
S. ,532 As was read and ordered to be paid.
The report of the City Treasurer for the
mouth of June was read and ordered to be
placed on file.
The following orders were passed in con-
currence.
Ordered, That the Mayor be and hereby
is instructed TO have the scales Eox on Water
street removed to Commercial street to be
used as city scales and provide some suit
able building to be occupied for weighing
purposes.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner
for the Western District be and hereby IL
Instructed TO remove The watering trough on
Grove street TO the south end of City Park
and connect the same To the Augusta Water
Co main.
Ordered, That when the City Council an-
journs il be to the first Tuesday in October
aud that the Committee on Accounts be
authorized TO approve and order the pa, meni
of bills against the city for the months of
July and August.
Ordered, That Hayiiah Humphrey be aud
icieDs 10 ptEHlttteu 10 elctt u b4tShhs post
in front of his residence on Gage street ex-
tension, the same to be in readiness to pro
tect the side walk when constructed on said
street.
Ordered, That the Mayor call the attention
of the officers of the Maine Central Railroad
Co. to the necessity of having a suitable
fence placed on the East side of Rines Hill.
Ordered, That the City Marshal be aud
hereby is directed to place new locks on the
drawers of the tables in the City Council
rooms.
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner be
directed TO discontinue all private drains
which have been connected with the public
sewers without permission from the city.
Ordered, That the sum of one hundred
and fifty dollars be appropriated from the con
tingent fund toward repairing the school
house at Leavitt Corner, Church Hill Roat
Ordered, That the experimenting School
Committee be and are hereby directed To
repair the Cony School House TO the extent
Of putting in new floor and furniture.
Ordered, That Josiah ). Hobbs be and is
hereby permitted TO erect hitching post in
front of his new building on Melville street
for the better protection of the sidewalk.
Ordered, That the committee on paving
be directed to specify where sign and hitch
ing posts and htching rings shall be placed
on Water street between Market Square and
Bridge street.
Ordered That the Street Commissioner
for the Western DIstrict-be and he is here
by directed to cause to be removed all hitch
ing and sign posts, barber poles, ETC., on
Water Street--between Bridge Street and
Market Square.
The following was referred to Committee
on street lights:
Ordered, That street light be erected at
the corner of Cony aud Gannett Street, East
side.
The following reports from the Commit
tee on Fire Department were accepted
First, That the Chief Engineer be au-
thorized to purchase and have placed on said
Houses such fire Alarm Bells as he deems
sufficient for such purpose.
Second, That the Chief Engineer of Fire
Department be authorized 10 do the same
the cost not to exceed $4,000 each.