Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1891-08-15

The following business was transacted
at the meeting of the City Council last
everipg:
Roll Of accounts No. 5, amounting 10
s254s74, was read and the several a.
connts ordered to be paid. The repol. Of
the city treasu"e or for tie month of July,
showing .ie receipts (sl5,07l 80 and dis
br-sements (sI3 SAG 81 Of his office, was
ordered to be placed Oh file.
Tue mayor appointed to serve as MEM
bers of the Board Of Health, W. N. Ed
wards in place of E Il Bean (tein ex-
pired) and Thos. J. Lynch in place Of R. j.
Mai. N (resigned), md the appointments
were con- rme1, read and referred.
To Comnt.ee Of r ghwsys:
Ordered, That e s eet within the CT ,
of Au,u lea ng essta-ly from Washing
ton s, Get, s1d J 'own as Waldo slreeI,
having heretofore for renv years used by
We pub srd m'i' ned ny sid city as a
pub &c street and way. and the record, if
sny. OF TO nal a, cep:ance of said street.
hsy.ny been des Dyed by Ere. sid Waldo
street as de nea ID on B. F. Chandler
pl.n Of } 9 ST. :vey No. 2 for the Kennebec
Locks end Canals Company now on file in
ne hep ieueC hesAs "a bceus 40 ueTepy
accep d IS and for public 81 .eet aud way.
Ordered, T. t tle strset commissioners
Of the citj Of August are hereby ordered
and ret.ed in repair ng the highways to
keep taem their proper widtI, which 10 so
feet in most cases or as originally laid out
To commi.tee on bp-ying grounds:
Ordered, That the committee on burying
grounds be authorized G. nd are hereby
directed to inquire into the e3pe 'iency Of
leasing small lot Of land on Bangor q .eet
to 0. T. Smart for stone yard.
Read ard passed:
Ordered, That ths petition Of the KeT ,e-
bee Light and Heat Co.. asking for loca-
ion of elec.iic light poles on Grove street
be grs1ted; the erection Of said poles to be
made under the supervision Of the commit.
tee on Highways.
Ordered, That the old toll house roof be
repaired at an expense not exceeding If
teen dollors. The same to be done under
the direc ion of The commi. Zee on Gig
buildings, aud be charged to the appropri-
alton for permanent improvements.
Ordered, That the mayor AMI the COM
mittee heretofore appointed for the propose
Of comforting with tie Governor and Coun-
Gil in relation to hose house 10 ward one,
be sD.horiz I'd and directed to prepare speci-
flcations for building sad hose house and
advertise for bids snd award contracts for
bull ling the came.
Ordered, That Vickesg & HILL be and
are hereby au'horz t. use not exceeding
oIe bird Of the sou-1 a.de Of Cor-s street
opposite their pub lisr nG house lot for Bold
ing purposes for ae De4s six. dres
Ordered, 1hat Tia s Get comm ssiorer
fos The eastern L 81 let rep T By paicl ing
with concrets the concrete re NORTH .tls
Of Conv street between Bangor s,fees and
Benz. Gareaet's .tors, and on Ar,enal
s.reet near ito jane en- with Spruce street.
Ordered, That Geo. W. Martin be Au-
shor,zsd to cree. 4 hi.ching post in front Of
his residei &c on State s cset. 10 feet SOUL
Of one already there, and 3 bitching post
on Pleassat stleet In front of his .tab.e
for the better p-otec. on Of sidewalk.
Ordered That The street commissiane.
thr western distyiet repsir tL. cross
drain near the Fuller { C0ny biickyari, and
g. sde the roadway 80 the wsier viii 10.
sssh the tixve.ed psrs Of the tish~sy-
Ordered, That here be set scst from
the contingent fand the sum of 500, to lie
expended u-de. the direction Of tae may or
and Board Of Hesi b. for ssritary purposes.