Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-11-07

Although the city fathers had not met
In elaboration for three weeks, there was
not a great amount of business to receive
their consideration at the regular meeting,
Wednesday evening Two rolls of ac-
counts, Nos 131 and 1872 were read and
passed. A petition signed by r. W. Dunn
and about 20 others, asking that a new
street be laid out and accepted, running
from Main street at point near the resi-
dence of Joseph Ludlow to Brook street,
the same to be known by the name of Hill
side avenue. This is the street recently
opened and graded by Mr.. Dunn, who
claims no charge or land damages; re-
ferred. The resignation of c. G. Dow as
member of Hose No. 2,was accepted and
an order passed making Alton George a
member of the company In his place. A
bill of City Electrician Landry, amount
ing to so, was presented and ordered
TO be paid in the roll of accounts of next
month. This bill was for extra services
and additional help required to put up
poles, cut and replace electric light wires
on account of the many buildings which
have been recently moved through the
streets according to the mayors license.
An order was then introduced, stating
that as the cutting and replacing of wires
for the moving of buildings was not part
of the work of the city electrician accord
ing to the terms of contract, but an out
side expense, that in the future when any
person applied for license to move any
building, said person should come under
obligation to pay all thecosts of adjusting
the wires required to be cut in order to
move the building, and no license should
he granted till the petitioner should so
agree. The order was passed but later
the vote was reconsidercd and the order
was referred to the committee on electric
lights for one month. Ordered, that the
mayor be authorized to employ the services
of civil engineer to establish the grade
the owners of the land adjoining the street
was received, asking that the street re-
Gently built running from Silver street
near the residence of F. A. Waldron to
Summer street, same to be known as KIM
ball street, be accepted by the city, was
received and referred to the committee on
streets. The petitioners represented that
the street named was graded and no charge
or land damage required. An order was
presented by Alderman Noble, and passed,
whlcn requires the city treasurer and city
clerk to make out G list of the different
parcels of real estate which have been sold
for taxes since 1889, and also contained
directions for settling of the claims of the
same A claim was presented by Mrs Ida
Emery for damages received owing to an
alleged defect in the highway on Sherwin
street, Oct 81. The claim is that on that
day there was pile of gravel in said street
which was dumped there for the purpose
of making a crossing, but 1t was not
properly levelled off and in driving over it
the horse stumbled and fell and run
away followed in which Mrs Emery was
injured to the extent, she claims, of $1,000
The matter was referred to the committee
on claims. Adjourned to Nov. 20. After
the city meeting, the mayor and aldermen
met as municipal officers and granted a
license to Charles Simpson to run a bill
lard hall