Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1892-04-07

| bostons 81 | W IL C.ouoiess-
To be exact, you have increased your
| lightning capacity 1856 per cent, and de
creased your annual expense l6 per cent,
| showi1g that the city government should
| feel proud Of
| The dypxmos are now located at Fsi,-
! feld and bills all paid excep. fu6ning the
wires to there, the bill for which IS no. in
Under the conaac! vi h the Eiison Com
pany. they were 10 paint the poles two
coa,s. Cold weather came on after one
eost vas sddsd, and il vas thought best TO
| put the other c. lat on IL the spring, and the
company discounted the pace of painting
one coat, sl74 90 Tits expense, when
paid out, should be chHsed TO the cost Of
| the plant, and no. 10 runniDg expense.
| fothe other members OF that committee,
| Alderman Marshall and Councilman Mel
rick ~i.h to 1terd my hacks for sssis-
tance, advice AMI work that ,hey have put
| iat0 the same. oar great diff Guilty was to
| locate So lights on our streets so hay would
best acco mmodate the whole. We do not
claim that xe have got each lamp in the
exact plsc. it should be, Bat se believe we
| have made IN Improvement over ,he oil.
Poor Department.
| The poor department ia in 1tst-clsss con-
ditlon. A great deal of work has been done
BY ths. department the past year. A new
home, second to noL e III the Safe, has been
built, snd the mates seem TO b, as COM
fortsbie in their old age as he most humane
couid desire.
In the hands Of Mr. and Mrs. POLAND the
/ 81 .,s,- N,a tE.t thA nit .pI
economically cared for. The overseers of
the poor the pss. year inaugurated new
departure by haviqg wood 1t on the wood
| 10. in Sidney, hauled to the aims house and
delivered to supply the oity's outside poor
from there, instead Of buying from the
wood dealers. This has been 4 great sxv-
| ing TO the city, as the wood is laid down st
the aims house for s3.25 per cord, and the
inmates are able to work up all desired.
Some 30 cords of fitted wood have been
delivered to the poor Of the city the past
year, and 10 cords Of four foot wood. This
has all been saved by the inn stes, and de
| livered BY the aims house team withou. ex-
per Sc to the city, and they hsve some %
cords on hand sll fitted for the stvoe.
Streets.
c )ncfete walks, q personal examination Of
them this week shows the concrete comes
up with ous crack People who ought to
know, say the past winter has been a severe
test as We have had but little snow sad
considerable fro,t l woald recommend
that il sidewalks to any considerable sx eot
are to be constructed this year, concrete be
used
Our paving shows up well also and is
sppre eci .ted by our ciiiz -us, la view Of the
suits for damages that have been brought
by the Abutters on Main, above Temple
street.. l recommend that psving be not
exte lded 10 that direction until those suits
sre Withdrawn or law passed allowing the
city to Assess abutters for improvement, IS
is done in most other cities.
| Our roads and sidewalks are in good m
dition and have been well and economically
managed. Ticonic bridge has been newly
plsnked 1894 yards Of concrete walk the
streets for the year have bee q KEEP. in good
order. No city 10 the East has 8 broader,
strsighter or more beautiful one than our
Main street Hiih its grade brought up and
its widened sidewalks.
Fire Dept.
| Our fire department has maintained its
reputation for efficiency, and has added to
its force new hose company en- Tic1tic
rect and the city has provided q new hose
house and furnished it with all modern ap.
plisnces.
Schools.
Our schools have progressed, aud q new
school house has been built to scc1mmt-
date the pupils Of our growing city. Water
iiie prices herself on her school facilities
and intends to spare no expense to keep In
the advance in the future, ~ it has in the
past,
Police Department.
| The efficient work Of the Police depart
ment the past year has shown good results,
and the cost OF maintaining the police force
has been slightly decreased.
The number of arrests is less than last
year, and, as compared with other cities in
| this county, as per the report of the county
| com missioners, the showing is very graft
| flying. The report of the city marshal
shows that there we're 81 arrests msde
during the vear, as follows: drunkenness,
SO; other charges, %,
I The cost 10 the csunty for the past year
/ on account Of drunkenness in this city is
/ only $3.50 83, agsins. Sl608 60 six years
ago. with one-,hird less population.
| The expense to the county for enforcing
the law against the sale Of liquor this year
hss been sl284.74. against $3.50 3 six
years ago.
| The expense to the county on account of
ttsmps, has been 1923 81, as against s243
six years ago.
The cost OF lhs muli -ipll court a.
Waterville the plst yer on soeount Of
| criminal matters hIs been 81 ,443 05 agsin.t
| 81, ,s35 "a elk years ago
! These ststis les sh W that the morals Of
Of the community have improved, the laws
| honestly enforced. and great saving made
| in expense to the ety and c6u1ty.
| A new police STATIC has been built on
! Water street, which will save much time
and expense in making arrests.
| take pride IN saying ;hst no other city
in this county makes a. favorable sho wing
in the matter Of good Older, decrease in
crime and absence Of unusual tuu uls aud
! disorder.
In Conclusion.
! Ia conclusion | wcui recommend that
we be very moderate in our improvements
this year. Lst u rs.i on our laurels one
/ year and erjoy what we have.
| There is one 'hing. however, that be
| lieve wou be joi iavestm mt, sys-
tenn of tfe alarm. Four years ago. vh;n,
Is chairman Of special committee, in
ves!igsssd the cost of s fire alarm, il WA.
| found that it would cost about s2200 to put
in such an smou7t Of fire alarm apparatus
a. this city wou require Ia that est-
mate, the i,sm o: poles was $500. The
poles We Row have and the expense .ouid
| be so much less.
! recommend that YOU eon.iie, ths, mat
u. Try them.