Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1893-06-10
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Al ne meeting Of the city council Thurs
Gay ne following routine business =.
zone Lack Of space prevented is pfryiou
Inc committee on new streets repo,.es
iavofabiy upon petition Of L. Z. WsIlm.,
.nd DINERS 70 have right of wav yY.n,a.
n'm IN ACROSS the city gravel Ls--viY,uslI,
ming ont new street Rsro.t aeeepts.;
me committee on highway. reported IA,
oraoiy upon petition Of G. h. johnson nm.
otnefs Tor . concrete or brick sidewalk n,
tne east side Of SexaIi street Ard "a.
stfeet commissioner for the western di.tr,,.,
was ofsiered TO gravel the sidewalk ana ,e
msIhtalo II in good condition.
Inc same committee reported f4yoyabts
upon the petition Of WIN. p. Txber an,
otheks fof the Relying of the plank siae.
~ask on Hospital street and the street com.
MISSIONER Tor the eastern district var di.
iscted 10 construct plank walk, under ths
direction Of the committee.
Inc same committee reported favorabIy
upon the petition of j. II. Norton And
otnefs TO have Jackson street repaired and
nas~&ik graveled and the street commits
sioner was directed TO do the work under
s'ie supervision of the committee.
Inc committee Of FIRE department. on the
petifion Of j. A. Norton and other. for ,
ydrant on jackson street. reported that /,
would be better to locate il on sessli street
"'g feet from the main. Report accepted
ne same committee reported tha. il n.
iound that the present cost Of running tb.
IRE alarm system was abou, s325 per wear.
The same committee. on III. order Ia
connect the Pine Tree Hose Co.. house
WIN 'hre alarm, reported fayorably bu,
me only question is the expense"
The committee submitted the same repor,
10 relation TO the petition of Cha. l.. Bur =
and others for the removal of the Cusbn .,e
oea 10 the Capitol house. As was pub
h'hed ~ Fridays Journal an order ws-
subsequently, passed directing the remosaI
of the bell at cost not to exceed s4Oo.3
The committee on highways reported
'aserabiy upon the petition of A. VI. Brow n
ana others for sidewalk on the north 81
Of Patterson street from Gannett street Il,
the south Belfast road. and the street ccm-
missioner for the eastern district as author
Ized to construct a sidewalk of gravel und r
the direction of the committee.
The committee on new streets reported
tavorably upon the petition Of Geo, W.
Merrill and others for 35 foot street, u,
be known as Scott street from State sire,
by the Neal house" to Grove street and for
the extension of the latter. Mr.. and Mr..
ID i. Pike, the owners of the land ha vip 2
rtliniuished all claim for damage. TIL.
streets were ordered accepted and built I'M
der direction of the city engineer and the
committee.
The following orders were read and
passed in concurrence
That the committee on sewers be author
lied TO extend the sewer on Chapel street,
from point near the new Chase houses, so
called, southerly to the sewer on Western
avenue.
That a hydrant be located on Sewall
street at the point recommended by the
committee on fire department.
That the committee on sewers be in
strncted to direct the extension of a sewer
from Northern avenue to Washington street
That the committee on sewers be in
structed to direct the extension Of the sew
er from the corner of Patterson and Gan
nett streets, up Patterson street to dis
lance of rs feet.
That the street commissioner for the
eastern district of said city of Augusta be
and hereby is authorized and directed to
have two catch basins placed on Murray
street and connected With the Murray street
sewer, at the places where IT'S" were
placed for his purpose.
That permission 10 hereby grant Ell
l.. j. Marden to sell fireworks at his store
July /, g , and 4.
The following petition was referred to the
committee on sewers;
TO the honorable Mayor and C2ty Council
Of Augusta
The Undersigned respectfully repre-
sents that the extension of the
sewer on on Eastern avenue from
near the junction of Middle street to
the river is required by due regard to the
public health. That the grade is sharp and
a small sewer will be sufficient for large
part of the distance. That $50 fl. of sewer
Aas built two years ago at the expense of
he petitioner, the city furnishing the ma
terial. from the residence of the petition
cr, nearly to Middle street. That 1t is on
IS question of II short time before the
sewer must be extended TO the river or its
present use become a nuisance To the peo-
pie living on the street below. And the
petitioner therefore prays that the same be
extended the present season.
Samuel W. Lane.
Arersr>. Me-, June X, 1893.
The committee on highways reported
f4yorably upon petition of +. W. White
house and others for the extension of Muir
ray street to the Belfast road.
The committee on sewers reported fay-
arably upon petition of ". f. Russell and
others for sewer on School street from
u tb., Of Horny