Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1888-03-07

| to her friends Monday afternoons. was sur
prised this week by gay party dressed in
the costumes of the last century.
Mrs S. c. whitmore gave the first of a
series of receptions last night.
Mrs. F, T. Bradstreet has issued cards
for a kettledrum today
The cooking school which has just been
started after the plan of the Boston cooking
school, is reported as hourishing.
reading room for girls recently has been
opened by the l0xlo club
HALLowELL
| The Common Council held its regular
meeting, and the last regular meeting for,the
year, Monday evening, at which the follow
given of the more important reports.
| The first item of business was the destroy
ing of the notes, bonds, and coupons of the
last year.
Amount OF Bonds DESTROYED. $500
" Coupons =" s.S5
Total amount DESTROYED, S.5.S5
/ Assessors report read and accepted
| Chief Engineers report read and accepted.
During the past year there has been slight
damage done by fire. There have been five
calls upon the fire department, at only two of
which il was necessary 10 work the machines.
The fire department is reported in good con-
dition
Roll of Accounts No. l2, amounting to
S725,So, ordered paid.
Report of committee on city property read
and accepted.
Report of committee on appraisal of stock
at city farm read and accepted.
Report of overseer of the poor read and re-
ferrred TO finance committee.
Received on MAYORS warrants s2ls5 90
. for produce sold, 277.o6
from other towns. sidoo
" sources, lou.9l
s2ooo.S
Paid for poor ON farm. Sl4os.od
oil of farm, 6esi.iQ
of other towns, 1855
Insane Asylum for insane poor, l62. .iG
Salary of Superintendent, S25.oo
s2oeos0
Report of street commissioner read and re-
ferred to the finance committee.
Received on Mayors warrants for high
WAYS, $4,000
For sidewalks, 10000
gravel 10000
From other sources, 5000
si2So.oo
Expended on Highways, sslo.sl sdoS 81
gravel, 259..4
q" bank wall on Water street, 1882
New road on Plains, 1000
Paid Hallowell Granite Co. per contract, 60O.0O
bills of 81 and -, S3l 81
services, lg1 days, 1880
Si23o.o0
Report of the trustees of the cemetery read
and referred to the finance committee.
Expended for labor tools, superintendents
salary, etc, S.Sss. .55
Lots sold to amount of, 33s 30
The Centennial Burial Ground Association
has done especially good work the past year.
This spring the association will place the
numbers aud names which have been pre-
pared for the avenues and paths, in position.
As most of the work is necessarily done i'll
the spring, it is recommended that an appro-
priaton of $500 or S400 be made Immediately
Report of treasurer of S. S. committee
read and referred to finance committee.
Received by Mayors warrants s52o3.oo
Salaries of Teachers, S43lG.O0
Paid Classical School, 10000
Books Furniture, Maps, Printing, etc, 350.5s
Miscellaneous expenses, S3.R
Cash ON hand 200
s5253.oo
Report of city physician read and accepted
The usual amount of sickness at the city
farm throughout the year, but less during the
present winter than last winter, owing, in
part to new furnace which has been placed
in the building.
Report of the local board of health read
and accepted. During the summer months
the work was confined to the investigation of
nuisances of which complaints were received
from different parts of the city. In all cases
before taking official action, the parties were
urged to abate them, and usually with sue
cess. The citizens were generally anxious
to comply with the regulations. Since the
organization of the board there have been re-
ported :, case of typhoid fever, 5 cases of
scarlet fever, 80 cases of diphthera. In
only one instance was a house guarded, and
in one day 20 persons were excluded. So
the necessity of the precaution is at once APP
parent. The board recommends better
system of sewers and better supply of
water. Either without the other would be
insufficient for the best sanitary condition
and health of the community.
City agent reported sales of liquors for the
lnonm Oh reofuaiy auouhtihg W "oN.fo'
Accepted.
Report of committee to apprase stock at
agency read and accepted.
| Report of the municipal court for the
month of February read and accepted. One
complaint of drunkenness, one complaint of
vagrancy.
The Board of Aldermen adjourned to
Tuesday evening, March 6.
| The following is the entire vote of Monday
in this city;
Ward Fuller, So; Jones, 5. Alder
men, Kittredge, Ca Wilson, 2. Common
Councilmen, Shea, 90; Perry, &c; Whidden,
2; Talpey, 2. Warden, Jordan So; Choate,
"a; Fuller, g. Ward Clerk, Burnham, 4.
Constable, Madder, ca Henderson, 3.
| Ward 2-Fuler, 46 Jones, s. Alder
men, Samuel Currier, Jr., "A; Nash, s.
| Common Councilmen, Grindell 46; Bacon,
46; Blake, s. Howard, 8. Warden,
Getchell, 46; Douglass, 8. Ward Clerk,
Lord, Sc; Barker, s. Constable, A. NJ
Grindell, Sc; Strickland, s.
Ward 3-Fuller, so; Jones, Is. Alder
men, Niles, so; Clark, Is. Common Coun-
cilmen, Chase, 50; Varney, 54 Allen, Is /;
Mariner, IL. Constable, Lord, 81; Taylor,
10. Warden, johnson, so; Emery, Is
Ward Clerk, G. S. johnson, so; w. II.
yarney, Is.
Ward 4-Fuiler, SO; Jones. 30. Alder
men, Perkins, 81; Winter, 20; Quinn, 2.
Common Councilmen, Austin, S4; Whit
comb, 50; Haines, 26; Burnes, 2; Leonard,
2. Constable, Harvey, 54 Williams, 80
Doyle, 2. Warden. Hurd. So Jones, 20
Thomas Jones, |. Ward Clerk, Warner 5S
| Holland %.
Wafi 5-Fuller, ~; Jones, IL. Alder
men. Lynn, IS; Hawes, 33.
The above was the especial feature of the
contest in Ward 5.
David Cargill Of Livermore Falls is in
town to make corrections and solicit sub
scriptions for the Maine Register for 1888,