Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-05-13

The follow ing routine business vas tran
sacsed 1t the regular monthly meeting of
the city governms Mt THURSDAY evening;
Ordered. That 4. ". Gay be granted
permission 20 erect hitch,ng pest in front
of his residence 8. Is Maple street, at such
a point as shall meet the sppfosll of the
street commissioner Of the eastern district
Ordered. That the superintendent Of
bnrials be authorized TO move the tool house
in Mt Pleasant eea,eiers frum its present
site to some osher location IL said @ mstery,
under the supervision OF the committee on
bury ing grouni.
Ordered, Thar the chief engineer of the
FIRE department is hereby Instructed TO re-
move, or cause 10 hare removed TO a more
suitable location, the hy,irant nos located
in front and in the driveway on the prem
ises of Alfred b. Perkins on Melville street.
for the better accommodation OF the pub
lie and the convenience of the said Alfred
B. Perkins.
Ordered. That the use of the city eonn-
ell rooms be granted to the kennebee Med
ical Association on Tuesday. May 25d.
Ordered, That the mayor be empowered
to place the unpaid tax bills for the year of
1857 in the hsal- Of suitable person for
immediate collection.
Ordered, That the committee on fire de-
partmeut be requested TO investigate the
expense now incurred in keeping the tire
alarm in running order. and report at the
next meeting of the city government
Ordered, That the committee on finance
be requested to investigate the expense in
CURED on the part of the city by the treas
urer and collector for clerk hire, AMI re-
port the same 10 the city government.
The following orders ami petitions were
read and referred
To committee on fire department
Ordered, That city furnish connection
to the fire alarm system for the benefit of
Pine Tree Hose Co. the same to connect
with their bell and also 10 raise the tower six
feet higher.
Petition of Chas L. Barns, Oscar Hol-
way and Is others, that the alarm bell on
Cushnoe hose house to Capitol hose house
and FIRE alarm striker be affixed there to
To committee On highways;
Petition of 4 NJ. Brown and 20 others
for sidewalk on north side Patterson street.
from Gannett street TO road over Malta hill.
Petition of Chas i. johnson, W. &.
Boothby, AMI 20 others for concrete or
brick sidewalk on east side of Sewaii street.
Petition of VIM. Z. later and Is others
for rela, Ing Of plank sidewalk on Hospital
street
Petition of George W. Merrill and Is
others for the lay ing out of 81 it. street
from State street, north of Neal house,
westerly to Grove street, and for continue
ton of Grove street southerly 10 Intersec-
ton of proposed new road.
Petition of j. 4. Norton and six others
for graveling of Jackson street, alleged 10
be 'in bad condition"
Following petition from W. d. Stinson
and IS others, individuals and firms;
We, the undersigned, citizens of Augusta.
respectfully represent that the landing
owned by this city and much needed foe
business use, is in bad and INSTRUCTED CON
ditiop, and that the business interests re-
quire that it be repaired so as 10 be conren-
lent for use in the handling of goods and
other freight and the free passage of teams :;
| and We respectfully petition that You abate
the inconvenience of its cramped condition
by removing from it the small buildings be-
longing to private parties, that now obstruct
it, and making the much needed repairs to
suitably tit it for business use.
To committee on burning grounds
Ordered That the tomb al Riverside GEM
etary be properly repaired so as not to leak
| water during the winter and spring rains.
1t is not fit to use in its present condition.
Ordered, That the present slope of River
side cemetery he properly drained as a Ger
| tain part of same is unfit for use for a
| burying ground in the present condition.
To committee on drains and sewers:
Petition of w. F Jones and II Others
for sewer on Winter street to Bridge
street.
To committee on street lights;
Petition of + II. Getcheil and 80 others
for arc light on North street.
Petition of George A. Parks and -
others for an electric light on Chapel
street.
The committee on highways reported
favorably upon petition of David Walton
and II others for plank walk on north
side of School street.
The petition of l.. L. Wellman and seven
others for new road on land of said Well
man, reported favorahly from the commit
tee, was laid upon the table.
The Overseers of the roor reported: FIX.
peniitures since March /, Sl500.72. Re
ceived for toHns, S5S9.S2.
The committee on drains and sewers re
ported that it had emplowed T. C. Dollver
to look up the Wade sewer matter. The
question of settlement was left in tn, If
hands.
1t was ordered that a sewer be built on
Spruce street from Hospital street to Ira
II. Randalls culvert.