Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-07-10
Daily 4ennebee yuuraal.
9tfp ano Gounfp.
CITY Cow RN MEkT.
Disturbances OF a Sidewalk on State Street
Enforcement Of Deg Law.

vote to discontinue the sidewalk on the
east side of State street from Grove to Win
throp street, an order authorizing the city
marshal to enforce the dog law and prose
cute offenders and appointment of CON-
mittee on the bicycle matter, were the prin-
cipal features of the work done by the city
council, Monday evening.
The state of expenditures shows
that OF the $40, l73.75 expended, SIS, 905.-
% was tie amount paid on deficiency bills
due prior to March lst, 1894, and S2G ,2GS.-
60 expended on current expenses. Included
in the deficiency bills was one for S2450,
interest due prior to March l..
Roll of accounts amounting to SG493. GO
was fead and ordered paid.
In joint convention Parker N. Savage
vas elected bridge keeper.
petition was presented by Councilman
Cushirg to reopen Bedford street from
Green street to the premises of Mrs. H. X =.
Gilman. Referred to committee on high
ways.
The special committee to whom the mat
ter was referred reported ia favor of leas-
ing the building and scales to Z. Stone &
Co. for coal Office for term of six years
from Sept. /, 1894, for $3.50, payable in ad-
vance. The lease is to contain provision
that the occupants shall 10 the weighing
IS heretofore. The order accompanying
the report received passage.
An order was passed authorizing the
building of a sewer to connect the State
House sewer with the Gage street sewer,
The State to pay the city $3.50 at the COM
pleiion of the sewer.
The committee on cemeteries was author
ized to expenl 500 for the improvement
eff Riverside cemetery grounds, said expen-
diture to be charged to the appropriation
for cemeteries.
A. M. Brown was authorized to exect a
hitching post ia front of his residence on
| Patterson street.
The hearse house at Riverside cemetery
! has been sold and where taken out a new
fence is to be built.
The committee of conference on the bi.
cycle matter reported that: Section s OF
the city charter provides that The city coun-
Gil may appropriate and reserve parts OF
the streets for sidewalks, which shall be
taken and deemed to be reserved exclu
sively for the accommodation, convenience
and use of persons travelling on foot and
this would seem to negative the proposition
that the city council has authority to per
NIT bicycles to be run on such
parts of the streets. But there is q
great difference of opinion as to what
is proper use of bicycles on the streets
and they recommend that the question be
referred to committee of the city council
of whom the mayor shall be one, which
shall give public hearing thereon. ETC.
This report was accepted. The old CON-
mittee of conference was appointed the
committee to whom the matter was re-
ferred.
The following order received passage
That the use of the sidewalk on the east
side of State street from Grove street to
Winthrop be and the same is discontinued
and all orders where by said silewalk was
appropriated and reserved from said State
street be and they are hereby repealed.
Among other orders passed was the fol-
! lowing: That the city marshal be and he is
hereby directed to enforce the dog license
law and to cause all persons neglecting or
refusing to license dogs owned by them to
| be prosecuted.