Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-30
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AT the city government meeting Monday
evening, the following business was tran
sacted:
Ordered, That the street committee for
the Western district be and is hereby or
defed to repair the sidewalk on Mill street,
the same to be done under the direction of
the committee on highways.
Ordered, That the mayor and city treas
urer be, and they are hereby authorized and
directed for and in behalf of the city of
Augusta, to make temporary loan, to be
paid out OF money raised by taxation during
the present year, for the sum of S25, 900.
Notes for the same shall be signed by the
city treasurer, on behalf of the city and
countersigned by the mayor. The rate of
interest to be paid on said sum is not to ex-
coed three per cent.
Ordered, That the committee on burying
grounds be authorized to sell the old hearse
house, situated at Riverside cemetery, Ban
gor street, if it deems it Advisable. Said
hearse house stands there unoccupied and
ID fast going to decay.
Ordered, That the Augusta Water Com
pany be and Il hereby authorized to move
hydrant No. GA, located on School street,
opposite the old brick schoolhouse, about
II feet west.
Ordered, That Horace Purinton be grant
ed permission to occupy portion of the
highway, leading from the junction of the
Togus road, so called, with the road leading
to the National Home, toward Windsor
town line, for the purpose of moving q
building. Said right being granted on re-
ceipt of the requisite land.
Ordered, That the Masonic Building Co.,
be granted permission to occupy, not ex-
ceeding one-third of the width of Water
street, adjoining its building lot, for build
ing purposes, as provided for in chapter
seven, section nine of the city ordinance.
Ordered, That the superintendent of
schools committee be, and hereby allowed
the sum of $25, for collecting, storing and
distributing school books in the county dis
tricts. - ,s,
Ordered, That the sewer assessment
against the Williams school district, for
connection on School street, amounting to
$15, and on Stone street amounting to
$50, be and the same is hereby abated.
Ordered, That the Augusta Water Co.
be, and they are authorized to lay q l6 inch
main, across the city farm from the east
line Of the orchard to the reservoir.
Ordered, That the salaries of the city
officers, named in chapter six of the ordi-
nances of the city of Augusta, approved
January 81, 1898, shall be paid in quarter
ly payments, except as is herein otherwise
provided, provided that the mayor may, in
his discretion, draw his warrants for month
ly payments thereof when requested. The
driver of the city team for the fire
department shall be paid monthly.
The deputy marshal and police Of
fcers shall be paid monthly, pro-
vided the city marshal shall on the first day
of each month, or as soon thereafter as may
be, furnish the city auditor with certified
statement of the services of regular and
special officers for the month, next preced-
ing with the number of days or nights of
service of each. The auditor shall ex-
anime the same and if correct shall certify
the same to the mayor within one
week and the mayor is authorized to draw
his warrant for the payment of the
same. The members of the several
hose companies and the hook and ladder
company, shall be paid quarterly upon the
certificate of the chief engineer of the fire
department, certified by the auditor to the
mayor, as in the case of police officers.
A petition was presented, signed by 20
taxpayers and citizens, that the portion of
State street, between Winthrop street and
Western avenue, be macadamized, or be
otherwise put in first-class shape for public
travel. 1t being at the present time
in a condition discreditable to this COM
munity. This was referred to the commit
tee on finance.
A petition signed by 30 taxpayers and
citizens, was presented to have q sewer
built on the east side of Gannett street, from
Greenleif street, to present sewer on Cony
street, and abate nuisance that now exists.
II was referred to committee on drains and
sewers.
A petition, signed by 10 citizens and tax
payers. was presented for the extension of
the crushed stone sidewalk from Western
avenue to Green street, ON the east side of
Chapel street the same as passed for the south
end of said street, from Western avenue to
Grove street. 1t was referred to committee
on highways with power to act.
Permission was granted to Macomber
Hill and Wight to occupy. not exceeding
one third of the width of Water street, ad-
joining their lot south of the Hayes block,
for building purposes as stated in yester-
days JOURNAL.
Ordered, That the ordinance in relation
to the riding of bicycles be printed in the
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and that so notices be posted in conspicu-
Gus places by the city marshal.
CITY OF AUGUSTA.
In BOARD OF ALDERMEN,
MAY 2Sth, 1894.
Be it Ordained by the City Council OF the
City of Augusta as follows:
ANY person who shall ride bicycle or
tricycle. on either of the sidewalks on Grove
street, State street, Winthrop street, Ban
cor .treet Cony street or Water street in