Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-08-09
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slider the vote they had taken In secret SEES
sion to lay the Sanger avenue order ou
the fable. There is much feeling in the
matter. AS the facts were brought out,
Mr. Haines first laid out the new street,
Sanger avenue so that 1t would run in
direct line to an intersection with Main
street near the Beef Company's house.
This would, of course, make another grade
crossing, and at that time the committee
on streets of the city government Of 1894
held q hearing. The Maine Central also
appeared and objected to another grade
crossing, offering a piece Of land to the
north Of the track to Mr.. Haines if he
would agree to have the road enter Main
street ut that place, which would be over
the land of LUDLOW. The committee also
favored the change of location and offered
to make the change and recommended the
payment of the damage to Mr. Ludlow by
the city, on condition that Mr.. Haines
should build the street, ii stone culveIt
over the brook. and claim no other land
damages TO this MI Haines agreed y
long list Of heavy tax payers signed petit
ton for the proposed street, which plainly
stated that the damage claimed by John
Ludlow was to be paid by the city, and
this petition was presented to the last
year S city government at its last meet
ing. When the present city government
took up the work of their predecessors. the
Sanger avenue matter seemed TO shift back
and forth from committee to one and an
other of the branches of the city govern
ment. The committee reported that Mr.
Ludlow claimed damages to the amount
of 1880. The report was accepted in the
upper branch at meeting when there
was no quorum In the lower branch. AT
the next meeting the council laid the mat
ter on the table, but at its next meeting
accepted the report and passed an order
authorizing the street commissioner to
| open the street at once, and also empower
| ing the mayor to draw his warrant for
1880 to pay tho land damage to Ludlow.
This was the order which was indefinitely
postponed by the aldermen in their secret
session, Wednesda night. During the
| time which the matter has ben in 4ucs-
ton in the bands of the city fathers, Mr.
| HaineS has been at work to fulfill his part
of the first agreement. He has graded the
street the whole length, and built first
class culvcrt of solid masOny over the
| brook He has laid ont over $1,000 and
| there his work stops without an outlet
for his street He has also filed the two
written propositions mentioned, Thurs
day morning, one to pay all in excess OF
$3.50 which may be awarded Mr.. LUDLOW
on appeal; the other that if in five years
| the assessed taxes Oh the real estate
| bordering on the new street does not pay
| the whole of the 1850, he will pay the
difference. The street. If 1t can be opened
to the east will open up handsome build
ing section of the city. There are II house
lots, COMBS feet in size, on high land
which. it is claimed, Will readily be sold
and houses built thereon, thus increasing
the assessed valuation of the city. 1t is
understood that remonstrance WAS pre-
scented at the secret session, signed by
about 30 of the signers of the original
petition who claimed that the facts We're
nisrcpresented to them, There is Il good
deal of comment upon the action of the
aldermen.