Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-04-10
CITY GOVERNMENT.
Very Large Amount Of Business at Las,
Evenings Session.

concrete sidewalk on the east side n
Sewall street from Green to winthro,
street.
An order was passed authorizing tn,
mayor and committee on highways to la,
granite paving on that part of Waite
street from where it is now paved anf
macadamized to the Edwards Manufac
turing Company's crossing at the foot O
Northern avenue.
An order for an arc light at the corne,
OF Williams and Bowman streets was re
ferred.
An order for granite paving on Bridg,
street from Water street to the railroad
crossing was referred.
The following petitions were referred
TO the committee on highways For tn,
extension of the matchmaking of West
ern avenue; for a concrete sidewalk or
the east side of Sewall street; to have tn,
sidewalk on Perham street concreted; fol
concrete sidewalk on East Crescent
street; for a concrete sidewalk on thu
south side of Weston avenue from Sewal
street to Grove for new concrete side
walk on Gage street; for concrete side
walk on Elm street.
The petition for sewer on Court hill
was referred to the committee on sewers
The petition for an arc light near G. C.
Flagg's house on Winthrop street was re
ferred to the committee on street lights,
with power to act.
The petition for extending the work of
repairing State street was referred to the
committee on highways.
An order was passed to have the mayor
and committee on highways purchase
for the Eastern district "a portable stone
crusher.
The petition for a concrete sidewalk on
the west side Of Chestnut street from
Bridge to Winthrop Streets was referred
to the committee on highways.
An order was passed authorizing the
street commissioner of the Eastern district
to repair under the supervision of the
committee on highways, Willow street
and the sidewalks ON Willow and Maple
streets, and also to lower the grade of
Willow and Maple streets at the corner
where said streets meet, the cost to come
out of the improvement fund.
An order for sewer on Eastern avenue,
commencing at the residence of X. r.
Hanks and connecting with the sewer
which terminates at the residence of S.
w. Lane.
A petition for plank sidewalk from
the bridge crossing Bond brook near
Webber & Cages mill to and along Mill
street, was referred to the committee,
with power to act.
The report of the committee favorable to
erecting an arc light at the corner of Mt.
Vernon avenue and Mill street was ac-
ceptcd.
The petition for a two-foot plank side
walk from Winthrop street to High street
was referred to the committee on high
ways.
An order was passed authorizing the
mayor to purchase $1,000 split granite
paving blocks for use on Water street.
the expense to be charged to the special
appropriation on highways.
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mayor and city treasurer to make tenn
porary loan not exceeding $50, 600 in
anticipation of taxes asso ssed.
H. H. Rice, J J. Maher and others
petition for license TO run steam
boiler in the new building being erected
on State street by the Cover Medicine
Go. This was tabled pending notice for
hearing
Several largo petitions were presented
asking for an annual appropriation OF
$1,000 for the Litbgow library on condition
that the library be made free to residents
of Augusta.
A petition was presented by the n f.
Telephone and Telegraph Co. asking for
a location of poles on South Chestnut,
Chapel, Grove, Willow streets and Win
throp from Chestnut to city limit and
Western avenue. 1t was tabled
An order was passed authorizing the
MAYOR to draw his warrant for 5000
toward defraying the expenses of Memorial
day.
The street commissioner has been in
structed to construct brick sidewalk in
front of Masonic TEMPLE He was also
authorized to continue the paving on the
sonth end of water street to the south line
of the Journal building
+. w. Whitehousc and Others petition
for an extension of the sewer on Patterson
street to tho top of the hill. Referred.
A. W. Philbrook and IS Others petition
for concrete sidewalk from State street
to the First Baptist church. Referred.
L. W. Whitehouse and Others petition
for an electric light on Winter street mid
way between Winthrop and Bridge streets.
Referrrd