Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1894-05-15
cir GOVERN xEnr.
Many 0fdsrs Passed Tor Repairs and I'm
provemenis.

An order was passed authorizing the
miyor to draw his Arrant for the sum Of
S775 in full paymen, of the claim of Mrs.
Clara Robinson for perfonal injuries II /
ceived on the Sidewalk on State str, ct.
This is in full discharge Of an acti IN now
pending before the supreme judicial court,
wherein verdic. for Sl275 was rendered
last October.
An order for side walk on the nor side
of Crosby stree: lane, from Crosby st,eesto
State street, was passed in concurrence.
The mayor was authorized to purchase a
horse to take the place of the one that die d..
O.dered, That the street commits orer
for the Western district, under the diIec-
ton of TIE committee on drains aud sewers,
be instruct d to put in catch basin at tie
corper Of Sexall and Capital streets. This
was passed in concurrence.
The order for gravel walk on the west
81 lie of South Chestnut street from Green
to Lincoln streets was passed; also the
order for an incandescent Go candle power
light on Summer street; also an order to
cover the sidewalk on the east side of
Chapel street from Western avenue to
Green street with crushed rock.
The following order reported favorably
from the committee on highways, was
passed in concurrence: That two plank
walk from the residence of Geo. B. Choate
to the Townsend road after the line en-
Northern avenue has Teen established.
An order for fire alarm striker on the
house of Volunteer Hose, No. 3, was
passed; also an order for the street COM
missioner to fix the sidewalk on Oxford
street from Franklin to the street next
north.
A petition was pat in asking permission
to estao lish hight lunch stand on the cor
ner of Bridge and Water streets.
Roll of accounts amounting to $3G5G 81
was read and passed.
An invitation from Seth Williams Post,
G. A. r., to participate in Memorial day
exercises, was received and accepted in
concurrence.
| The following committee was appointed
/ and authorized to investigate the matter of
fixing the rifle range for the Capital Guards
Aldermen Davis aud Spaulding, and Coun-
cilmen Allen, Miller and Chadbourne.
d. w. Ward and others petition for a
concrete sidewalk on the east side of Elm
street, from Winthrop to Bridge streets.
| The committee on drains and sewers
have been author zed to receive bills and
contract for sewer pipe for the season
of "a.
| The following were introduced: An order
that the city engineer prepare set of street
map, for use of the common council; a
petition signed by Hon. j. Manchester
Haynes and others, for concrete sidewalk
on the south side of Western avenue, from
Sewall street to Grove street.
The following orders were passed in con-
currence: That an arc electric light be
established on the corner of Cony and Ar
senal streets, to burn until IL o'clock; that
the gas light on the corner of Church and
Flagg streets be abolished and that ar
incandescent electric light be established al
the southwest corner of the Congre gationa
church, to burn until midnight; also al
order for an arc light on South Sewal
str eet, near the house of Henry M. Breen
the light to burn until midnight.
An order authorizing the construction Of
a water service in the house of Atlantic
Hose No. 2, was passed.
Orders were passed authorizing the street
commissioner to repair the concrete side
walks on Grove and Bridge streets; tt
authorize the mayor and committee Of
highways ia dispose of the city land at tn
gravel bank west of Sewall street, for hous
lots.
The city council met in joint convention
and voted that the regular police force &C
as police officers.
The mayor was authorized to renew tn
lease of the building now occupied by E
Stone & Co., for six years at rent OF $50
ayear. The lease will be upon the sam
terms as the present one.
+ An order was passed for the building OF
gravel sidewalk on the east tide of Bango
street from Patterson to Murray street.
y The petition for sidewalk on Gag
street was referred to the committee, wit
a power to act.
The committee on sewers report favors
bly, on the petition of S. w. Lane and oil
:, ere, and an order was passed for builiip
a sewer from Middle street to the river.
l. The following order was pissed undo
extension of the rules:
Ordered, That the mayor in the name
:, of the city and in its behalf is hereb
n authorized and directed to execute cor
. tract with the Augusta Masonic Buildin
: Company, providing that in consi leratio
J. of the conveyance to the city by said con
p pany of strip of land 80 feet long and 81
e feet wide, on the west side of the land {
;, Water street next south of the land of Il
- r.;loa Ctataa RI no foyover kept omen Fl