Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-06

on Highland avenue.
The city government met "Wednesday
according 10 appointment. c. H. Mari
was elected frs, assessor to fiji the
vacancy csus.d ~ the death
of u. c. Palmer. by the swo boards in
convention. Afterwards the board of al
dermen retired TO their room where the
following business vxA transacted; The
$40 600 bond for the city treasurer was
approved and accepted with 4. Hatch and
Charles Swift - sBresies- The mayor ap-
pointed Alderman Neal to fill the vacancies
on the different committees. An appiica-
ton was presented by l.. B. Wing to erect
and run . STATIONARY engine in his laundry.
The city clerk Was notified to give notice
according to Statutes that such an engine
could be had. The bond of
Walter H. Merrill for billiard
ball WAS spprosed and accepted
Aldermen Noyes. Fuller and Cunning
ham were appointed a committee to act
with a committee from the CO nmon council
room consisting Of Couneiimen, Johnson,
Jackson and Dorr a. conference commit
tee on the sewerage question. The
committee could not agree. The
special committee to investigate the
cause of the scarcity of water at the late
fires on Freneh's court and vicinity make
the following report We find upon in
yestigation that the water company have
never refused to put on pumps when re-
quested to do so by the chief engineer.
owing to not having proper facilities for
the chief engineer TO communicate with the
superintendent at the pumping station he
found il to be of more value TO him and
quicker service to have the steamer, and
we would recommend that a telephone
or some other means be devised for the
chief to obtain communication with the
pumping station. We also find that the
houses above +. Drake and others are with
oct sufficient fire protection. We would
recommend that two additional hydrants be
put in under the direction of the chief en-
gineer to secure better protection for the
buildings in this vicinity. We find that the
pressure at the hose house is all that the
contract calls for. We also find there is q
perfect understanding between the chief
engineer and the superinten dent of the
| Water Co. ~ to hen the pumps should be
| put on, and we further find that if the chic I
| engineer had been consulted this investiga-
| ton would have been unnecessary.
| Signed.
j NJ. NoiEs, Committee to
JoHS CtsSiSGHAM. investigate
j. W. 7. Johnson, water supply.
| In the common council, the records of
the preceding meeting were read and ap-
proved. letter was read from the Rich
ards Paper Co. of South Gardiner, asking
for exemption from taxes for 1893. An
order was presented by Councilman Bailey,
that the joint standing committee on print
ing have the names, ages and dates of all
deaths which have taken place in the city
of Gardiner in the years of 1891 and 1892,
to be placed on the city reports.
| An order that the city treasurer be author
lied to issue bonds, to be known as the
sewerage bonds" with interest coupons
thereto attached to the amount of S25, 900
was laid on the table. Mr.. johnson was
a pointed a committee of one so wait on
the mayor and call his attention to the non
placement Of the drinking fountain.