Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1896-04-17
CITY COUNCIL.
Very important Matters Brought Up at Thurs
day Evenings Meeting.

Chairman Lewis OF the committee on
accounts, presented the report on the
committee on the roll of accounts:
He said that for some time past there
had been some question about the over
seers of the poor exceeding their au-
thority in some expenditures. There
was, he said. bill of $7S for a jigger
wagon All the committee but one had
approved this bill, but the committee
wished to know whether the city council
would sustain them in approving such
measures.
| Alderman Lane said he understood at
the committee meeting that the bill for
the jigger was not included in this
months roll and when he found that
it had been included refused to sign the
roll
| Alderman Curtis inquired of the
mayor if the overseers of the poor had
authority to make such purchase.
| Mayor Choate said he knew nothing
|
this particular expenditure but he was
unaware that any officer had authority
to purchase city property. except such
authority be expressly given He
| thought the city council must control
the expenditures of the city. The roll
of accounts received passage in the
board of aldermen, but was amended
| by the following order introduced in
the common council by Councilman
Hamblin:
| That the items in roll of accounts No.
4 under head of support of poor being
bills of a. w. Brooks, SIS: ]. J. Maher.
So and J. II. Chandler. s78; be laid on
the table and referred to the city solicit
tor as to legality of claim.
The bill of Fletcher 4 Robbins for
extras on the new city barn. was taken
| from the table on motion of Alderman
Lewis, who introduced the following
order:
Ordered, the bill of Fletcher & Rob
bins for extra work on the new city
barn. be referred to a committee of
| three; said committee be composed of
| the mayor one alderman, and one
report what in equity should be paid by
| the city.
Alderman Stephen A. Miller, and
Councilman Frank r. Wellman We're
joined with the mayor as the commit
tee.
The following petitions were received.
and submitted to the committee on
highways:
Petition of +. A. Small and others
for sidcW ak on the west side of Mel
Vile street. between Western avenue
and Green street
| others for repairs on the condition of
Western avenue from where it now is
macadamiZed to the rise in the road be-
tween Sewell street, where said avenue
is in a comparatively decent and dry
coalition.
Petition of w. H. Harris and others,
for a concrete sidewalk on the south
side of Swan street
Petition of G. A. Sanders and others.
for a sidewalk on Childs street. to COM
mence at the residence of Mr.. Worthng
and connect with the walk opposite
The petition of John b. Norton ana
others. for gravelling Hospital street
from the main thoroughfare of the IN
sane hospital to the plank walk opposite
H. b. Cony's.
The petition of Leslie c. Cornish and
the trustees of the Lithgow library ana
reading room, for a concrete sidewalk
on Winthrop street in front of the Lith-
gov library lot.
An order that the sewer on Northern
mill be relaid, was referred to the COM
mittee on sewers. with power to act
The following orders was passed:
For G. a. Robertson to erect hitching
post near his residence on Sewall street
That the street commissioner for the
eastern district repair Meadow bridge
on the North Belfast road, expense of
same to be charged to the highway
special appropriations.
That the highway committee inquire
into the condition of Bennett street
with power to act.
That the street commissioners pur-
chsse % stone monuments, marked on
the top with the letters r to be used by
the street engineer to mark the angles
and corners of streets and roads, the
cost not to exceed 20 cents each.
That George Motherwell be allowed to
erect a hitching post in front of his
residence on Cedar street
The remonstrance of Adrian J.
Mitchell. and Others of the Stone school
district in North Augusta, against the
suspension of the school in said dis
trict, was referred to the committee on
schools.
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