Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-05-15

CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Large Amount oil Business Transacted Thurs
day Evening Reports Submitted.


held in the rooms in Opera House
block, Thursday evening. and the fol-
lowing business transacted:
The roll of accounts of $3103.05 was
submitted and accepted. The mayor
was authorized to draw his warrant for
the sum of STATS to be paid the assist
ant assessors for services rendered.
The petition of J. II. Sturgis and
others. was referred to the committee
ON drains and sewers, to repair that
part of the old stone drain or sewer
running from Sewall street to the
point on Sewal street to Melville street.
A bill was presented for the payment
of $25 to the estate of George S. Ballard
for damages to the estate of George S.
Ballard. to fence in the front of the lot
on Sewall street, in blowing snow from
the sidewalk.
The committee on new streets favor
ably reported on the petition of A. w.
Brooks to lay out and establish Brooks
street so called. from Middle street to
its junction With st. GATHERINGS street,
the latter to eXend from Brooks street
to East Chestnut street The permits
sion was granted With the proviso that
the land included in the bounds and
measurements be given to the city, and
that the expense of establishing and
constructing said streets be not over
$50 for Brooks street, and $50 for St
GATHERINGS street.
The following petitions were received
and properly referred to committees:
For the establishment of sewer
south of the State House, signed by T.,
c. Burleigh and others.
For permission to enter private
sewer extending from the residence of
Dr.. Brickett into the Bridge street
sewer, at petitioners expense, signed
by Dr. George E. Brickett
That sewer be extended from the
westerly end of the stone sewer on
Western avenue, westerly to Florence
street, and further, if practicable,
signed by c. w. Trask and others.
That a concrete sidewalk be con-
structed on the northern side of West
ern avenue from State street to Chapel
street, signed by Byron Boyd and
others.
1t was ordered that the committee on
highways be directed to have the stand
pipe situated at the northwest corner
of DR. Bricketts lot on State street. re
moved to some other locality conven-
| lent for the street sprinkler
That the sidewalk on oxford street
from Franklin street to the residence of
J. Hallett. be relaid
That Nathaniel Noyes be granted
permission to use a portion of Cony
street While erecting a store on said
street.
That the sewer on Northern avenue
be extended from where it now begins
north as far as Jefferson street.
1t was passed in concurrence that a
| concrete sidewalk be built on the
northern side of Western avenue from
State to Chapel street; two-plank
walk on Child street from the residence
Of Mr.. Worthing to the walk opposite
G. c. Young's.
! 1t was also ordered that the street
| commissioner for the Western district
be authorized to have the city engineer
| establish the bounds on Court street
and to construct a plank sidewalk on
the north side of Court street between
| said points, as petitioned by Thomas
J. Lynch.
| That a concrete sidewalk be built on
the west side of Melville street. from
Green street to Western avenue; on
the north side of Grove street from the
head of Rines' hill to Chandler street
| That the sidewalk on the east side of
Bangor street from Quimby street to
Pettingill's Corner, be Strengthened and
gravelled
That a sidewalk be built from Green
street, on the east side of Green street
place, to the residence of Thomas j.
Lynch.
That a concrete sidewalk be built on
Swan street from Grove to Gage street
on winthrop street, in front of the
Iithgow library; on the northern side
of Court street, on the east line of j. j
Makers lot to Sewall street, and on the
south side of Court street to Chapel
| street; q gravel sidewalk on Hospital
street from the main thoroughfare OF
the hospital to the plank walk opposite
the residence of H. b. Cony.
That a concrete sidewalk be built or
the east side of State street from Grove
to Capitol street; a two-plank sidewalk
from Flagg street place to Church
street: a concrete walk on the west
| NIoIyilio ctrapt from Green