Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1889-05-02

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for protection against cows driven loesel,
And Al random On Western avenue.
The following ordnance vas passed to b,
ordained
Be ii ordained BY the city council of the
city of Augusta AS follows;
1 Section /. Any dog found going q, large
/ OUT of the enelosure of il. owner or keeper
and within the limits of this city. shall. IN
less described. registered. licensed aud wear
ing a collar, as hereinafter required. be de-
stroa ed
Section 2. The owner or keeper of any
dog may file a description thereof in the
Office Of the city clerk who shall upon the
ming of said description, register the same,
and upon the pa, ment TO him of twent, ave
cents and further payment Of one dollar
into the city treasury by such owner or
keeper, issue a license allowing such dog to
go al larSe.
Section 8 Such owner or keeper shall
cause such dog 10 wear a colla-. upon which
the name of the owner or keeper and the
number of the license shall be distinctly
marked.
Section 4 Whoever, owning or keeping
any dog, allows the same TO 70 at large With
IN the limits of this ci'y, without having
such dog licensed and caused TO wear col.
lar as provided IN sections | and ?, shall for
felt tea dollars 10 the use Of the city 10 be
recovered On complaint.
Section 5 Ii stall be the duty of the
city ma-shsl and of regular and special po
lice otic r. TO enforce this ordit snce and {,
de.troy all does found going at large con
trary TO its provisions.
Section e. Lie uses issned under the fore.
gong provisions shall be in force for one
year from their date and NAV be renewed
upon further pa, ment Of one dollar each
year into the city treasury.
Section This ordinance shall be in
force on and after June lst, 1889
The following reports of COMMITTEES were
accepted
Street lehts; This, an ineandescent light
be established on Page street
City buildings: That As the village district
has voted TO allow the school house on t;rove
street 10 he used as polling place for the
voters of wari One. II is unwise for the city
to erect n building for that purpose.
Buryirg Rround. That new fence be
built around the Cottle cemetery at cost
not TO exceed $50
Police That belts. badges and billie.
should be furuished by the city; That Mar
I, ans.
Highways That Cedar street siiewalk
be gravellcl; That sidewalk be built on
Siae St. between Laurel st and the French
school house; That Sidewalk be built on
Murray street; That a sidewalk be built on
ta.t side of Washington street: That the
wall on oxford street be completed.
d orders were passed giving effect to
the recommendation of said committees.
The follo~ing orders were passed:
Ordered, That the finance committee
be directed to report an appropriation Of
fourteen thousand five hundred dollars for
pavIng Water street.
Ordered, That the street commissioner
be and hereby is instructed to erect hitchng |
posts and construct suitable feed boxes on |
Commercial st. between Oak and Bridge SITS |
to accommodate teams that come in tn the |
city, aud that the city marshal see that no
team is ted on Water street between Hay
market square and Railroad bridge.
Ordered, That George Diplock be and is
hereby granted permission to erect hitch
ing post in front of his residence tn the |
west side of North street.
Ordered, That the chef engineer of tha
fire department be and he is hereby author
department on the west side of the river to
-, instead of lG men as now composed.
Ordered. That the committee on street
lights be and are hereby instructed to locate
aud maintain an arc light at or near the |
head of Allen street. near Pe'tingili's corner
Ordered, That the committee on street |
lights be and are hereby instructed to loca'e
snd maintain an electric light at the corner |
of Middle and East Chestnut streets.
Ordered, That the street commissioner be |
instructed to regtsvel the sidewalk on the |
west ii le of Spring street
Ordered. That Daniel Moore be and is |
hereby granted p rmis-on to erect two
hitch posts In front of his store on North
ern avenue for the better protection of the
.ilpwalk
Ordered That the street commissioner be |
and is hereby ordered to put in stone cul- |
vert across the Coombs mill road mi lsay |
bstseen Winthrop street and Western |
avenue. and charge the same to permanent
improvements.
Ordered, That Permission be and hereby
is granted $. G. c. Ward to erect a hitching
post in front of the store he occupies for the
prot ctinn of the sidewalk
Ordered, That the street commissioner be
and hereby is directed u gravel aud otherwise
repair the sidewalk on the east side of Ran
gor street from Petungili's corner to Whit
ney Brook, and put the same in safe condi
ton for travel.
Ordered, That the City Treasurer be and
her, by is author I'D and directed 10 convey
by deed to the L nt-d Stats Of America the
lots numbered II, Is, 10 -. so and 81 in
the west raage Of lots in Mount Pheasant,
&c metvry to be used as a burial place for
deceased soldiers of the United S,ate,.
Ordered, That special committee to con
s.t Of the Mayor and two aldermen to be
appointed by the Mayor, the President Of the
common council and two coupcilnen to he
appointed by he Preside Mt of the co nmon
council b. raised for the purpo'e Of insesti
caring ant repJr'ing upon the aivis,bilitv OF
replacing The rooien fridge across the X m
NJ bee river with one of iron. and in case .aid
shall deem it aivis,ble to buili a
new bridge rh.y are hereby directed to in
qrire a. to the class, size and strength nee
es'ary for the same ard the probable cost
there of aud report such facts to the CITY
Shoul the city council order the
erection of new bridge. the committee is
here by author - and directed to assume
barge of snch erection and make all repairs
necessary in the abutments and pier.
Aldermen Williams and .phason an
Brooks and Oven were appointed on the
special CON mittee authorized by the last
order.
An invitation to join in Memorial service,
~as extended by Seth Williams Post. G. A.
r, to the City Council and the invitation
uas accepted.