Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-10-08
City Council Meeting.

City Council Meeting.
At the meeting of the City Council
Oct. s. the following orders were read an,
passed in concurrence:
Ordered, That the City hereby agrees I,
| lease for term not exceeding six years th.
City scale and scale Office to E. Stone & Co
for the sum of eight hundred dollars in ad
vance for full term and the Mayor is hereby
authorized to sign such lease on behalf Of
| the City.
The proposition referred to in the forego
ing order was as follows:
| Ordered, That the City Solicitor is hereby
instructed to bring immediate suit against the
town of Madison for pauper supplies fur
| nished the family of Mrs. Mcdonald.
Ordered, That the Mayor be and he hereby
Is authorized TO sign a contract on behalf OF
the city with the kennebec Light and Hea,
Co, for ffty-four arc lights to be located at
such points as may be designated by the
Committee on Street Lights and on such
terms as proposed in letter of Mayor to the
Light and Heat Co., which is made a part of
this order. The contract to run for a term
of five years.
CITY OF AUGUSTA.
MAYORS OFFICE,
AUGUSTA, NE, Aug. 81, 1855.
Hos. j. H. MASLEY, Treasurer Kennebec
Heat and Light Company:
Dear Str:-As there seems to be a de-
mand on the part of the public for better
system of street lighting and that no one sec
ton of the city may have any just ground of
complaint that one part is better lighted than
another, as would be the case if part was
given the electric lights and others the gas
or gasoline, | would make this proposition as
basis of contract for lighting the entire
city with 1000 candle power arc lights to
be placed at such points may be designat-
ed by the City Council and TO be suspended
by cables, or arms or on posts as they NAV
deem for the best interests of the city. In
addition to the eight lights at present in OPP
Grafton on Water street your Company to
erect six lights on State street at the follow
ing points, corner State and Bridge streets,
corner State and Oak streets, corner State
and Winthrop streets, State and Green
streets, corner State and Grove streets and
corner State and Capitol streets, also one at
the junction of Northern Avenue and Wash
lDgton street, one at corner Cony and Willow
streets, and one at corner Cony and Bangor
streets, total of seventeen lights, and to
discontinue all gas and gasoline lamps on
tracts in November with both the gas and
Gasoline Companies you to erect thirty-seven
additional lights similar to the above de-
scribed at designated points and to continue
this fifty-four lights TO the end of the NUM-
cipal year in March 80, the same to be
lighted at sunset and continue till II T. NJ.
every night in the month. The remunera-
ton for the service above described to be as
follows: For months of August, September
and October to be the same as you now re-
ceive for your total number of gas lights in
operation the past month. For the balance
of the municipal year you to receive the I'M
expended balance of the appropriation for
street lighting after the city pays to the
Globe Gas Light Company the amounts
called for under their contract for the
months of August, September October and
November The total sum paid your Com
pany from now till the end of the municipal
year would be about 5000. We would also
continue the contract for term of years at
$40 per light per annum, not less than five
lights on Water street to burn all night, and
two on Cony street. This proposition to be
subject of course to ratification by the City
Council. Yours truly,
GEORGE f. MACoMBER, Mayor.
Ordered That Horace North be and hereby
is permitted to erect hitching posts in front
of his houses on Chapel and Weston streets
for the better protection of the sidewalk.
Ordered That the Mayor and Committee
on Police be and hereby are authorized to
contract with some suitable person to prop
erly number all the dwellings and business
buildings in the village and Williams school
district.
Ordered, That Horace North be per
tod tn mt IN. I'D tI.,
width of Commercial st. opposite Hotel
North for building purposes he to properly
light the same nights
Ordered, That the owner of Wavery Hall
Building be and is hereby permitted, to erect
suitable number of hitching posts on Win
throp St. and Winthrop Court in front of
said Building, under the direction of the
Street Commissioner for the western dis
trict-said posts to be in part for the better
protection of the sidewalk, but mainly for
the hitchng of horses.
Ordered, That Mes,rs. Gay & Parsons
having applied for license to erect and
maintain a Steam Engine at their machine
works on Rhines Hill, the city clerk be and
lis hereby authorized TO grant the same.
Ordered That William II. Reid be per-
mitted to erect a hitching post in front of
hi. building on Western Avenue" for the
better protection of the sidewalk
The following orders were referred to the
Committee on Highways
Ordered, That the Street Commissioner be,
and he hereby is ordered to place a stone
crossing on Western Avenue" where
Chapel street" crosses said Avenue
Ordered, That the mayor and city marshal
be authorized to contract with some suitable
person to re-paint and re-establish the guide
boards or street signs of the city.
The following was referred to Committee
on Accounts
Ordered, That the Mayor be authorized to
draw his warrant for the payment of the bill
of Dr. w. l.. Thompson for the amount of
ssh 10, being for his attendance on VIM.
Barker and medicine as stated by the bill at
tnched.
The following reports were read and ac-
cepted in concurrence
From Committee on Highways. that c. +
Sturgis, who asked compensation for alleged
Injuries TO his horse, have leave to withdraw.
The report of the City Treasurer showing
his receipts and disbursements for the month
of September was read and ordered to be
placed on file.
In joint convention of the Aldermen and
Councilmen, Mr.. Geo. +. Doe was elected
to be Keeper of kennebec Bridge.
The Board of Aldermen elected l.. C..
Cornish, Esq, trustee of the Lithgow Library