Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1895-05-08

another year especially if we had much OF
an ice frcshet another spring. and recon-
mended that $500 he appropriated TO re-
pair the same The common council then
went to work on the bill and reduced the
original appropriation of $1,000 for the
erist mill bridge to $500. the material to
be southern pine four inches thick. The
for the Winter street bridge
was reduced from $1,000 to 300. The
wharfing OH Seal street between the rest
dence of George W. Coburn and that OF >
w. Cults was reported to be in an unsafe
condition, and after heated discussion
the sum of $500 was added to the bill to
repair the same. The question OF teach
ing physical culture in the public schools
was then taken up and 1T was voted
TO strike out the sum of $500 in the bill to
be devoted for that purpose. The com
mon council then added $500 to the bill
for repairs on tho Gardiner and Plttston
bridge, and sent it back to the aldermen,
who on-concurred with the lower body
on the item of $3.50 for hose wagon at
the New Mills; $500 for the wharfing on
Neal street, and $500 for repairs OF tho
draw pier OF the Gardiner and Pittston
bridge but concurred in the remainder OF
the bill The council insisted upon the
passage of the bill as amended and several
committees of conference held consulta-
lions and there were also several joint
conventions of the two branches. The
bill was finally doctored up, to tho dis
satisfaction of large number of the
members, rs follows To concur in APP
preparation of $3.50 for Il new hose wagon :;
to increase the street commissioner S
salary from $500 to 5000; to concur in
the amendment of $500 for repairs on the
draw pier of the Gardiner and Pittston
bridge The question of physical culture
and the repairs Oh Neal street wharfing
were both dropped and the bill passed
both branches and the tiresome wrangle
of the past six weeks was over. Roll of
bills No. 2, amounting to $685., 43. was
ordered paid. 1t was voted to tax bicycles,
tho money received to be used by the
street department in making better roads.
Sumner Smiley was elected Inspector of
buildings at salary of $50 per annum.
An order authorizing the mayor and city
treasurer to purchase the so-called Tarbox
estate at price not to exceed $4,000, and
to issue bonds bearing not over 3 !. per
cent. to pay for same, passed in concur
renee A communication was received
from the New England Telegraph and
Telephone Co., stating that it would fur
nish tho city with six fire alarm boxes for
one year free the city to pay the sum of
$50 per annum each year thereafter. The
council accepted an invitation from the
carnival committee to participate in the
parade, carnival day. In the board of
aldermen the following appointments
were made: Edward Berry. special police !;
Van X. Beedle, member of the board of
health for three years, and Dr. +. Il.
Strout for two years; J. j. Marston, city
liquor agent; H. A. Stone, weighor and
guagor and scaler of weights and meas
ures. 1t was voted that all public car
riages and express and baggage wagons be
licensed and numbered; single teams, 81 !;
double teams, So. The following licenses
We're granted for billiard halls: f. G.
Wakefield, city, and Walter III. Merrill,
South Gardiner; common victualler +
II. Goodrich; auctioneer. NJ. a. Haraden;
night lunch cart, Arl Wolman; to keep
and sell gun powder, J. A. Jackson, Geo
f Reed, W. Ii. Livermore. j. G. Lander,
Dingley Bros, &. W. Cross, and G. g.
Heath intelligence Office. b. f. Dunlap